Sickening Fly over pic {Beware}

[cosmania]

Oh, and HE knows to be lined up on the CENTER carrier!

 

[Flying Low]

I did, I assumed plane guard... Although I don't think that it's going from right to left (at least not when the picture was snapped), looking at the rotorwash in the water below it, it looks to me to be hovering...

I think it is hovering also. I meant right to left as in the direction it is facing. I just didn't word it properly.

 

[Flying Low]

I'm guessing photographers on board.

Probably he is both plane guard and has the PH on board. Otherwise they would have had him clear of the photo.

 

[puck_11]

Updated Version of that photo

I remember reading in Naval Aviation News that it took like 9 months of briefings and ORM prep to get this picture taken.

 

[WishICouldFly]

At least the B2 is centered on the carrier!

 

[fudog50]

The pictures posted by Puck 11 were last years Valiant Shield.

72 Lincoln on the port, 63 Kitty Hawk Center and 76 Reagan starboard.

I was on 72.

I got lots more pics if anybody wants them, some frameable, and some perfoming other manuevers in formations.

Pretty awesome display of power

Let me know.

 

[JustAGuy]

I guess I am the only one who thinks it is cool?
Not a cool flyover, but an impressive picture. Lots of power in that picture. I wish the Hornets were in Form a little better....but oh well.

Those are from this year's Valiant Shield, and funy enough, there is not a single plane in there from any of the carriers. All land based Hornets in that picture.

Look the photo is cool, but how hard is it for the Buff driver to fly over the CENTER carrier? What is going through his head?

Not sure which pass this was because the "Official" photo that came out was a picture from the Helo you see looking back at the carrier groups and up at the planes.

 

[lowflier03]

Yeah that is our helo hovering down low in the pic. We had 2 up taking pics. The other one was taking the "official picture." And yes the freakin B-52 couldnt seem to find the center carrier.

 

[The Stinkster]

Those are from this year's Valiant Shield, and funy enough, there is not a single plane in there from any of the carriers. All land based Hornets in that picture.



Bad gouge....there are CVW-5 aircraft (the supers) in the picture. Check your sources.

 

[JustAGuy]

Check, I'll kill my source later.

 

[BigIron]

I can just imagine what the AF guys were saying...
"FU&&, Wish I could be a tail-hooker."

Actually, I think they were saying:

"Thank God I don't have to live on that f**k'in boat"

 

[WheelsUpHeelsUp]

Anyone else notice the 60 going from right to left in the lower part of the second picture?

I did but can't help but wonder why it's in the pic with "real" airplanes.

 

[FlyMikeFly]

How Harriers Roll

Again, let the Marines lead the way in showing off a real flyby. Check out the link below.


Or he's another one that is pretty impressive.


And yet another.

 

[HAL Pilot]

^ I learned a new word today.....Motard. It works here.

 

[CommodoreMid]

Never mind, didn't see the second page of comments.