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Beach tomorrow, Eisenhower for the Marines Sat, FRG Sun/Mon.Quote:
Originally Posted by lijk604
A good place to hang out is in the parking lot by Dave & Busters off Runway 1-9. Most of the aircraft when returning will do a fly-by/low approach and thats a great location for viewing.
Plus it has plenty of parking and room to move around.
I'm not worried about the backlighting as I'm watching more than snapping but I know what you mean.
It was Media Day at the show today - local TV, radio, and print had reporters, cameras, and more at the museum. With the on-again, off-again clouds and fog, we didn't get much flying done. Fifi made a couple of landings then called it day with low ceilings, three A-10s arrived - two demo-team jets, plus their Vice Wing Commander, in to watch the show. The Golden Knights also arrived, and the various civilian aerobatic performers were coming and going all day.
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Chris Baranaskas checking out the bombardier's compartment in the B-29.
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Two frequent visitors to the museum - retired Soviet Colonel Vladimir Edelman and retired US Army Captain Jack Hayne, were once Cold War adversaries. Today they were interviewed by Michelle Charlesworth of WABC-7 News.
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I even had a brush with celebrity. Actually, I had been helping to shepherd their interview - it involved both men, Colonel Edelman's wife and granddaughter (who served as his translator) and several different locations at the museum. Michelle was preparing for a ride in Fifi (which never happened) so we took a few shots once she was in a flight suit.
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Hoping for blue skies on Friday...
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So that's it then? No F-18 Demo? I guess we would have seen them by now, not to mention at the practice.
Still can hold out for the static Prowler though.
Anyone catch any practice or media action?
The F-18 rocketed off 19(!) around 1355.Quote:
Originally Posted by ch2tdriver
Outstanding! I was outside and heard it, figured it was a Lear 25. :biggrin:
Caught the A-10 make a pass right over my office at the Huntington Quad. Turned on the scanner to FRG freq and picked up a "VAPOR One-One" lifting off of Massapequa HS and looking for a transition. Is this the V-22 Osprey??
Maybe I should go back outside incase the Hornet makes a low pass?
I'll be at the beach tomorrow...syched now! Both my kids are ASKING to go, even the 3 year old! :redface:
Two more F-18's and the E6 did an overhead break and landed approximately 2:45-3:00.
Who said this was going to be a boring air show???
I was working in Smithtown when I heard a noise of an acft I've never heard before. Sure enough, not too far over the trees comes a CV-22, much faster than a helicopter. Never seen an Osprey fly before.
So I get to the beach at Lot 6 around 10AM and the blue skies and sun begins to disappear. I hear the sound of an approaching Huey and here comes the State PD Huey followed by one of their 430UTs low level from the East. The landed at the command Center LZ and shutdown. Then by 11AM it was pretty much almost 0/0!!! Actually heard the Golden Knights overhead and someone else but they departed. Had my sweatshirt and hat on and luckily had my book and iPod with me occupy myself. Got a little chilly. At 12:15 I decided to put my stuff in the truck, switch to sneakers and go check the copters. As I approached the Theater area the sun burned off the fog and it turned into a fantastic day!! Heading back I hear Rob Reider get on the PA and explain that Yes we are going to have a practice show though somewhat edited!! Headed down to the shoreline as Sean Tucker started it off. He was followed by the Iron Eagles who were EXCELLENT!! Very impressive.
John Klatt followed then some jet power as the A-10 roared in with a nice set piece. This was followed by I believe Mike Goulian but I was distracted by the Super Hornet circling over the
Bay area. THey came speeding in low and did a great demo including.......BLOWING VAPOR BIG TIME!!!! Oh man just about right in front of me and it was friggin so cool!!! They did a few vapor blasts later but nothing like that one!!!! :biggrin: It was worth waiting for.
Thought that was it but a Flight of 4 Skytypers did a Flyby then Rob Rieider said the Super Hornet would return for an encore with the 2nd pilot aboard and before that David Windmiller flew in and gave us a nice if abbreviated demo. The F-18 returned did a nice flight and that was it. Considering I thought it to be a washout I was very happy indeed with what I saw.
And boy was that sun strong!!! Even with glasses I was squinting.
Headed to FRG after that (traffic was terrible on the Southern State) and got to see a few flybys and around 4:45 the B-29 departed to the north then came back with a high flyover 1-9 then landed 1-4!!!
Nice long day now heading for a hot shower a few cold ones and Bruins/Lighning Game 7!!
I just got back with my student from a lesson from ISP. Tower refused touch n go's so we headed over to Gabreski for them. On the 106th's ramp are 2 F-16's. It appears they are from the South Carolina ANG. I asked tower if they are here for the airshow and he says yes. So we may be in for a surprise tomorrow if that's the case. I know it's not the demo team, but we may get some fly-by's.
I know we have a member here from the 106th, maybe he can provide some more info?
....oh, and for you airline guys a Delta Airbus landed at ISP and taxi'd over to Sheltair. I think they were departing tonight with a sports team charter.
Funny, at the AAM today they mentioned over the loudspeaker that me might get a flyby by a couple of F-16s, but that flyby never happened, so I guess those were the 2 F-16s that went to ISP !!! :wink: Let's hope we can get some high speed >>>AFTERBURNER>>> passes from those F-16s to make LOTS of noise down at the Beach !!!! :cool: Keep your fingers crossed because it's really shaping up to be a GREAT show !!!
It was a pretty good practice show once the fog lifted, here is just one of many shots from today showing some vapor:
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Also, an older white fighter jet flew in to Republic around 6ish this evening, sorry I don't know what it was.
Two more from today:
Iron Eagle team:
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A little vapor from the A-10:
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Guys thanks for all your updates. I would like to know the schedule if anybody has it? Particularly when F-18 and F-16s may fly.
I have been trying to get schedule from http://nyasinfo.com/guide/ but there is no info on it (or perhaps I don't see it)
Kindly help as I will be commuting from very far away.
thanks
A few from Friday...
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After the fog lifted it certainly turned into a very jam packed entertaing day at the beach. Two Superhornet demos!! that was great. Nice pics here !! I tried to get some at republic after the show but that darn green partition was up and had to be creative and didnt get nearly the pictures I wanted....
Ken
Yeah I thought the fog was going to give us a "No Go"!! But it turned out pretty good. What is the reason for the partition? Protect cars/people from jet/prop wash? Luckily I am tallQuote:
Originally Posted by gettysburgerrn
and use a point and shoot digital camera so it wasnt so bad.
Hello, I haven't been out at the base in a few weeks but I remember from the Calverton Air Show they had a SCANG F-16 come by and make some noise. Nothing like a full demo. I live on the north shore and today alone I've been witness to flyby's from a B-17 and one of our own HC-130's. What a treat that B-17 was, sounded like 4 boats out of water... going very slowly.Quote:
Originally Posted by ch2tdriver
Hi Guys
So was at the air show today sat may 28th. After seeing Super Hornet demo I wondered why was it flying so far away and so high, with no low altitude high speed pass especially unlike the 2009 Super hornet demo.
Then I read the story about Blue Angels low altitude maneuver on May 22nd (at Lynchburg, VA) and thought maybe that has something to do with it.
Did any of you guys also noticed that F-18 flew much further out and higher than compared to 2009 demo? Heck by comparison A-10 was much closer and often at lower altitude.
This was the subject of a lot of wonder and questioning from plane buffs and casual watchers alike where I was near the centerpoint. Anyone know the story with the Super Bug being so high and far out to sea? :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by zentradi
Funny enough, it seemed the first practice demo by the Super Hornet (AD-234) yesterday afternoon (Friday - 5/27) was much closer to the beach than the one (AD-235) that followed later in the afternoon.
Perhaps it just may be an issue of comfort with respect to the two separate Super Bug demo crews?
Bummer, I guess those 2 F-16s at ISP weren't in town for the Airshow
because I heard there were NO F-16 flybys at the beach today.:confused:
2 Educated guesses as to why the Super Hornet was high & out a bit.
1) The onshore breeze was really picking up during the Skytypers & you may have noticed that a few of their maneuvers actually went over the crowd which was a No-No. It wasn't intentional, but the wind took them inland. We also saw the A-10 have a few VERY close passes that were also likely a cause of the strong on-shore breeze.
2) I don't think the Blues incident necessarily had anything to do with the 18's demo, it was isolated & the CO who was ultimately responsible has been relieved. That being said, keep in mind the 18 Demo teams have been on the bench for some time now since a Pilot & WSO from the West Coast team were both lost as a result of a crash a short time ago. They have just recently been cleared to fly again & this was in fact one of their first shows back. I would imagine, the rules have been tightened a bit, especially in the conditions they were dealing with today (Wind, Fog, Haze). That coupled with the difficulty associated with doing a demo over water makes for cautious pilots. With all that has recently happened in the airshow world, I'm OK with that.
I loved the show today. Even though there was no Jet Team, it was just an unbelievable collection of Civilian talent & warbirds (along with our friends from the ACC & Navy). I also love how well run this show is every year. Truly first rate from the top down. I'm heading back to the beach tomorrow with the kids, minus the camera. I plan on just sitting back and watching my young kids catch the aviation fever just as I did so many years ago. See you all on the beach!
You may remember that last Fall, I spent a day on the Hudson River, for a promotional shoot with a restored PT Boat on behalf of the AAM. The boat's owner brought it down for the show. Saturday morning, I met him at the dock, along with several museum patrons, for a "ride". We headed out onto the Atlantic off Jones Beach. We stopped across from show center, just outside the airshow safety box. A couple of aerobatic performers did their thing, and then the War Birds showed up - Fifi, B-17 Yankee Lady, as well as the AAM's B-25 Miss Hap, and their P-40, P-47. Chris Baranaskas rounded out the group with his P-51 Glamorous Gal. When they began making their passes along the beach, we were cleared into the box, and made a number of high speed runs along the beach. The boat was bouncing along the waves, throwing up a ton of spray (I got wet, my cameras got wet...) putting on a show for the crowd. What a blast!
Here are a few shots from the beach...
Fifi passes the Jones Beach water tower.
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Chris and Glamorous Gal make a high speed pass.
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We also had our History Under the Stars photo shoot tonight. Here's a closer look at Glamorous Gal - maybe my favorite airplane to shoot...
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You are absolutely correct. I was thinking the same thing. The 2nd demo WAS much furthur out than the first.Quote:
Originally Posted by Boxman
John, wow, the water is definitely the place to be at Jones !!!!! Next year I will have to rent a boat! LOL
Hey guys. I don't know if anybody is out at kfrg, but i am east of the threshold to runway 19 just north of the museum. Parked on the shoulder. Trying to figure out the best spot to be on the perimeter. Any tips or info on where to find you? Looks like they are taking off on 19 and landing on 14.
Manny! If you're out at kfrg, from me a line. 8452824956.
Yesterday at the AAM was tremendous...I should be done going through all 800+ photos by next airshow day...
A boat on the water could be a good place to watch the show from - although you will be at least a mile, if not more, away from the beach. A boat on the water is a terrible place to shoot the show from. Imagine if you will a small aerobatic plane flitting around the sky, or a P-51 screaming along at 500 feet and 400 knots. Now try to track, focus, and shoot while you are bobbing up and down, up and down, up and down...Quote:
Originally Posted by gonzalu
800 photos? That's not even one day's worth for me...and it's only about 2 hours worth for Fred! :wink:Quote:
Originally Posted by cowens727
What a great time at FRG today. Planes moving in and out like clockwork and great Fly-Bys especially the Hornets, which sent up the back-up today for the Legacy Flight and the A-10. I went over to the rear lot of Atlantic by the Numbers of Runway 1 to watch the Hornet depart for its demo. WOW!! They blasted skyward right at the end of the Runway and boy was that loud. Set off a few car alarms and almost busted my eardrums!! But WTF!!! :cool: I saw one of them leave later (Empire 85) but according to the AAMs Facebook page the rest might be here until Tuesday.
Well at least you solved the backlighting that is always a problem at the beach.Quote:
Originally Posted by moose135
Antonis, just saw this :-( darn... I got there around 12:00pm today, yesterday only made it for HUTS
Moose, my VR works up and down too LOL... but seriously, for me is all about the light. Sun-in-yer-face is NOT my idea of fun and indeed all my images are dull or close to it... very few ever come out ok... Jones from the sand is only OK when the air is SUPER CLEAR otherwise the light scatters too much and well, now I am getting technical LOL
Nice seeing you last night at AAM
Cheers!
I was not planning on being at the show today, but made it for the last 2 hours.
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Hi, guys!
Had an AMAZING day at FRG with my girlfriend. Started the day just north of the AAM on the perimeter road. The highlights included the A-10 with a couple of fly-bys and the Heritage flight (B-29, B-25, B-17, Mustangs) which did a few as well.
When the sun crossed over the centerline of 19, we went across to the Dave and Busters lot and spent the rest of the day there. Saw the A-10s come by again, saw a B-17 once more. Then the Hornets took off. Hornet 1 came around for a pass and went full-afterburner, no more than 250 feet AGL. It set off every single car alarm in the area, and sent a few dogs running away, tails between their legs. I was deaf with a ringing in my ear for about an hour. Someone down the fence has a decibel meter and measured the first fly-by at 146!!!!!! The two Hornets went and did their shows. The first one came back and did another burner pass (a bit higher this time). Then Hornet 2 came in with an F-4U Corsair and did a slow pass with it. The F4-U broke off for landing and the F-18 did another pass with the gear up but no burners (did a cool corkscrew as it climbed away). Finally came in for landing, and we headed home, half-deaf. I've included some images straight out of camera in another thread I started in Spotting Review.
TIS
Now AAM FB page saying the other Demo Hornet could be leaving between 920 and 10AM on Monday so heads up guys.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gerard
Here are a few from my visit to the AAM on Friday (more images from Saturday to follow). Nice images Moose and Eric!
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Probably one of my better image of the Geico Skytypers
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That is a great shot of Skytyper 2, Mark!
Here are some from Sunday. I spent most of the day camped out in the old control tower with Fred - apparently, there was a disturbance in the Force when I skipped the tower in favor of the PT Boat on Saturday.
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This guy is watching us, thinking "Who are those guys in that tower???"
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Shots taken Sunday from the museum:
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Isaac
Some of my Sunday images (around FRG). There are many more in a thread I started in Spotting Review (hoping people will post there since this one is SO long!)
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TIS
now that's downright amazing!! i bow to you oh great one....Quote:
Originally Posted by moose135
Moos that A-10 landing configuration is just W-O-W... Great shot, one of the best thunderbolt II shots I have ever Seen.
Great job guys, see a lot of good pictures here, Im happy that weather and light was good :) lots of great pictures, FIFI in flight just Priceless. Keep em Flying !