Jones Beach Airshow 2009

[Fighting_falcon_51]

Hey Dan, did you get anymore info on the C-130 yet?

Also here is the times for KFRG 2008 ( All credit goes to Dan)

Sunday, May 17th


Monday, May 18th


Tuesday, May 19th


Wednesday, May 20th
Thunderbird #8 Arrives (Time TBD)

Thursday, May 21st
Thunderbird C-17 Support Aircraft Arrives (~2:00pm)
Thunderbirds Arrive (~3:00pm)

Friday, May 22nd
Practice Airshow at Jones Beach (10:00am - 3:00pm)

Saturday, May 23rd
Air Show at Jones Beach (10:00am - 3:00pm)

Sunday, May 24th
Air Show at Jones Beach (10:00am - 3:00pm)

Monday, May 25th

[GrummanFan]

Keep in mind, those times are tentative, and are based on other shows and the Thunderbird's normal routine. But I believe they are a damn good approximation.

[Gerard]

>Friday, May 22nd
Practice Airshow at Jones Beach (10:00am - 3:00pm)<

Someone mentioned that the Thunderbirds do not participate in the practice airshow.
Is that true?

[fk6065]

>Friday, May 22nd
Practice Airshow at Jones Beach (10:00am - 3:00pm)<

Someone mentioned that the Thunderbirds do not participate in the practice airshow.
Is that true?

Yes that was me. The last time the T-Birds were here they did not practice on Friday. They went up 2x on Thursday.

I have no idea of their schedule, it is a little early. But in the past, and this very well may have changed, the team usually transits to the show site on Tuesday, go over details on Wednesday, do media flights, etc and fly 2 practices on Thursday, and take Friday off.

This was the teams routine in the past, and as I mentioned it may have changed. I am sure with everybody on here there will be plenty of notice when "everyone" starts to fly in to Republic.

[Fighting_falcon_51]

Keep in mind, those times are tentative, and are based on other shows and the Thunderbird's normal routine. But I believe they are a damn good approximation.

Thats how it was in 07'.....we will find more info closer to the show date I would imagine.....anyone here work for sheltair? Could you send us some times.

[h2opunk1822]

well i used to work for em.. but my g/f still does.. so i can try to get them.. but as for them giving it to me.. ehhhhh went out with a bang so thats probally out of the question.. ill ask her tomorrow and see what i can pull for everyone.

[Sm0otHockeySpeeD]

Any LaGuardia employee's on here that can give me a heads up as to when the F-18's will be taking off for today's Yankee game??

Yesterday they took off at 13:20. I have a scanner as well and I'm listening to 118.7000. Still, there's a bit too much static.

It would be greatly appreciated.

-Brian

[moose135]

The game starts at 1:05pm, and they should fly over just before game time (right after the anthem) so I would suspect they will launch sometime around 12 or 12:30.

[Fighting_falcon_51]

well i used to work for em.. but my g/f still does.. so i can try to get them.. but as for them giving it to me.. ehhhhh went out with a bang so thats probally out of the question.. ill ask her tomorrow and see what i can pull for everyone.

Ok thanks, I know someone that works there also maybe I will see if I can get any info.

[Sm0otHockeySpeeD]

Well...it was four F-16's and they sure as hell didn't take off from Laguardia. Must have been JFK.

I saw them absolutely zooming right over the Whitestone bridge. Oh well...ya win some ya lose some.

See you guys at the show!

[SCOTYDEMCO]

There will be something for Bob at the show.

Another month or so now.

[Derf]

I know that they would do something, the airshow guys really liked interacting with Bob and Chris.

Here is you in the Back of the P-51

Goodtimes 8)

[USAF Pilot 07]

Well...it was four F-16's and they sure as hell didn't take off from Laguardia. Must have been JFK.

Probably not - The Air Force is too cheap to send 4 people TDY to a place like NYC (unless they stayed in a South Bronx motel all crammed into one room!).
They're probably from Hill in Utah, showed up there at 4AM, took off at 7, hit up three tankers on the way out here, did the flyover, and then hit up 3 tankers on the way back out there... Sending 4 people TDY to NYC and paying them per diem for 2 days is in no way an acceptable AF expense; but... spending tens of thousands of dollars to launch tankers to get the fighters out here to support the flyover, well that's money well spent because it's "training" dollars!
I kid, I kid (but seriously, it wouldn't surprise me)...

In all honesty, I don't know where they were out of, and hopefully they did get to stay in and spend some time in the city!

[SCOTYDEMCO]

Hey Fred. Look at how small my head is, lol. Good times indeed.

I wouldn't doubt the above about the 16's either. Maybe they were out of AC or VT? Hpefully someone will let us know. I missed everything in my office today, nice weather too.

[Gerard]

Hey Fred. Look at how small my head is, lol. Good times indeed.

I wouldn't doubt the above about the 16's either. Maybe they were out of AC or VT? Hpefully someone will let us know. I missed everything in my office today, nice weather too.

They were from the 174th Fighter Group out of Syracuse, NY so they probably just flew down from Syracuse then back home.
Just watched it on my DVR and they flew over about 1PM. YES had a shot coming over the stadium from field level then one
from the blimp. Blimp also had a cool shot of the stadium and you could see one of the PD Koalas flying right under them and over
the stadium.