OFF-Topic / Misc.Discuss What aircraft did you spot today in the Current forums; A Piaggio-180 flew over the house this afternoon. I knew what it was before I saw it. The props sound ...
With NAS Oceana six miles to the east of me and NAS Norfolk about twelve miles to the NW of me, I see lots of aircraft.
Mostly F/A-18's, or the Lear VIP jets. Once in awhile a C-130. Lots of choppers,too. Instead of the helo's flying a direct
route to or from Oceana, they parallel US-264 to US-64. I think this is flying IFR (I Follow Roads).
No mistaking the sound of the P-180, Aaron. I hear them all the time. They have a bunch of them at AvantAir in Camarillo, so they fly right over us. We typically get an F-18 or 2 on Tuesday or Thursday nights passing between China Lake and Pt. Mugu. I swear they know where my house is, the always seem to light the burners right over my house. I love it!
For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return. Leonardo Da Vinci
Two Canadair water-bombers, plus another pair or air-tractors (deployed as water bombers), putting out the fire some 3-4km from where I live. Happened couple of days before.
Actually, those are the most frequent planes to see here, if we discount passenger planes from-to Split airport.
No mistaking the sound of the P-180, Aaron. I hear them all the time. They have a bunch of them at AvantAir in Camarillo, so they fly right over us. We typically get an F-18 or 2 on Tuesday or Thursday nights passing between China Lake and Pt. Mugu. I swear they know where my house is, the always seem to light the burners right over my house. I love it!
This one is now based here at the Highlands Airport in Abingdon. Someone with way to much money I guess. A very interesting craft to say the least. Two F-16s flew over the shop yesterday at a pretty good clip and they were high enough to be leaving a constant contrail.
Couple weekends ago I was sitting with family in the restaurant at Centennial airport and just watching the planes fly while having a real good lunch. First a T6 takes off and does a bunch of low fly byes ala Top Gun, then a P-51 sets up to take off and man does it sound good as it goes down the runway and lifts off, loved it.
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Two F-16s flew over the shop yesterday at a pretty good clip and they were high enough to be leaving a constant contrail.
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