January 23, 201213 yr Civilians want to see their airplanes up close. Louder is better. Surely you know that.
January 23, 201213 yr Steven Tyler's singing made me want to defect. And as for the flyover-- FRED? Really? What's next, an E-8?
January 23, 201213 yr Steven Tyler's singing made me want to defect. And as for the flyover-- FRED? Really? What's next, an E-8? Drones.
January 23, 201213 yr The Fred crew did a nice job for the Patriots game today. Agreed. Barnes was headed out to Red Flag, so Westover got the nod. Picture from the 439th- And as for the flyover-- FRED? Really? What's next, an E-8? Please. I like a great pointy nose flyover just as much as the next person, but talk about overplayed, nice to change it up every once in a while. The Fred got way more reaction than I've ever seen, you could see the players keep looking up. That being said, this one was a few years back at Gillette. They don't get any better. (1:35)
January 23, 201213 yr Surely you've heard it fly before. Nobody wants to hear that any louder than they have to. I'll have to be the dissenter and say that these flybys always give me goosebumps, and I'm not even a Septic. If the RAF did this, I wouldn't care what it was.
January 23, 201213 yr Agreed. Barnes was headed out to Red Flag, so Westover got the nod. Picture from the 439th- Please. I like a great pointy nose flyover just as much as the next person, but talk about overplayed, nice to change it up every once in a while. The Fred got way more reaction than I've ever seen, you could see the players keep looking up. That being said, this one was a few years back at Gillette. They don't get any better. (1:35) and then "Danger Zone". Bleh. I'll have to be the dissenter and say that these flybys always give me goosebumps, and I'm not even a Septic. If the RAF did this, I wouldn't care what it was. What's a Septic? Is it like a dikfur?
January 23, 201213 yr What's a Septic? Is it like a dikfur? What's a....wait a sec...I see what you did there.
January 23, 201213 yr What's a Septic? Is it like a dikfur? No, nothing derogatory! From Cockney rhyming slang: Septic = 'septic tank' = Yank. You can also say 'lamb shank'.
January 23, 201213 yr (1:35) Fireworks then a fly over right under? Looks epic...but is there no worry about ingesting a bunch of firework remains?
January 23, 201213 yr What was painted on the bottom of FRED? GO PATS and MHK MHK = Myra Kraft's initials, she's the late wife of the team owner and the Patriots dedicated the season to her.
January 23, 201213 yr Fireworks then a fly over right under? Looks epic...but is there no worry about ingesting a bunch of firework remains? Gotta work on your perspective...those jets were above the fireworks...
January 23, 201213 yr The Wing's Facebook page has some good reverse angle images of the flyover, as well as some close-ups of the markings:
January 23, 201213 yr No, nothing derogatory! From Cockney rhyming slang: Septic = 'septic tank' = Yank. You can also say 'lamb shank'. Holy shit, people really talk like that? I thought it was just hollywood crap in Ocean's 11...
January 24, 201213 yr Steven Tyler's singing made me want to defect. And as for the flyover-- FRED? Really? What's next, an E-8? It's a C-5 from the Patriot Wing located just up the road. Tail flash is complete with the Patriots' logo.
January 24, 201213 yr Holy shit, people really talk like that? I thought it was just hollywood crap in Ocean's 11... They do indeed. Various words from rhyming slang also make regular appearances in 'normal' British English dialects, too.
January 24, 201213 yr If I read one more comment with "This guy will be the next bud holland" I am going to gouge my own eyes out. Every breach of safety or lapse of judgement does not equate to the deliberate disregard for aircraft limitations and life that Bud Holland operated under. There are people with momentary judgement lapses, frequent judgement lapses, and then there is the Bud Holland ###### the rules I make my own and do what I want mentality. Without knowing these people individually we can't gauge which category they fall into so stop with the sweeping generalizations on every incident posted...FFS
January 24, 201213 yr If I read one more comment with "This guy will be the next bud holland" I am going to gouge my own eyes out. Every breach of safety or lapse of judgement does not equate to the deliberate disregard for aircraft limitations and life that Bud Holland operated under. There are people with momentary judgement lapses, frequent judgement lapses, and then there is the Bud Holland ###### the rules I make my own and do what I want mentality. Without knowing these people individually we can't gauge which category they fall into so stop with the sweeping generalizations on every incident posted...FFS Valid point, but the incident in question was nothing close to a "momentary deviation" Edited January 24, 201213 yr by BQZip01
January 24, 201213 yr Valid point, but the incident in question was nothing close to a "momentary deviation" Maybe my lack of experience with this type of flying is to blame, but isn't there a long reaching AF tradition of doing flyby's below published mins or am I just talking out of my posterior?
January 24, 201213 yr If I read one more comment with "This guy will be the next bud holland" I am going to gouge my own eyes out. Ready? This guy will be the next Bud Holland. Go.
January 25, 201213 yr Ready? This guy will be the next Bud Holland. Go. I don't think you could have picked a better avatar.
January 25, 201213 yr Ready? This guy will be the next Bud Holland. Go. iim niht surte what im typpintg bearcase my eyes arree beedin pretety baaedly
January 25, 201213 yr Maybe my lack of experience with this type of flying is to blame, but isn't there a long reaching AF tradition of doing flyby's below published mins or am I just talking out of my posterior? History, yes. Recent history, no. BTW, pushing the minimums and a momentary deviation are quite different from this one (flying 700 feet lower than the 1000 ft minimum AGL is not off by a "little")
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