Just thought I'd throw that out there.
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Air Show At Mather
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, Jun 03 2007 02:25 PM
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Posted 03 June 2007 - 05:06 PM
thanks supermama. anymore details please provide. I will take my son if the traffics won't be as bad as last year.
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Posted 04 June 2007 - 02:36 PM
To avoid the traffic, take the shuttle. They were running them quite frequently last year, from the light rail parking lots. This year I think they intend to run them even more often.
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Posted 04 June 2007 - 02:43 PM
take light rail, it is so worth it...
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Posted 04 June 2007 - 03:02 PM
Uh-- actually it starts at 9 am this week end. For anyone interested this whole week is Air Force week.
I'm gonna try to add the link. All kinds of interesting stuff going on this week.
http://www.beale.af....eweek/index.asp
scroll to Air Force brochure and click on it. kinda cool.
I'm gonna try to add the link. All kinds of interesting stuff going on this week.
http://www.beale.af....eweek/index.asp
scroll to Air Force brochure and click on it. kinda cool.
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Posted 04 June 2007 - 05:29 PM
QUOTE(cybertrano @ Jun 3 2007, 06:06 PM) 
thanks supermama. anymore details please provide. I will take my son if the traffics won't be as bad as last year.
Last year traffic was amazingly messed up. It was the day of my father's funeral, and many of the out-of-town guests were delayed because of the Blue Angel traffic. However, we kind of put it in perspective. For an old Chief, it was to be the last official time, in a long line of times, when a bunch of Navy officers screwed things up for him
Hopefully they'll get the details worked out this time, if they learned anything last year.
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Posted 04 June 2007 - 08:02 PM
I couldn't resist commenting on this as my son is stationed at Beale AFB...please all go and have a great time but remember to bring some ear plugs for the little folks...those planes are really loud and fly low!!!
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
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Posted 05 June 2007 - 04:33 AM
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Posted 05 June 2007 - 08:41 AM
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Posted 05 June 2007 - 12:10 PM
Is there a spot away from Mather where you might catch some of it? I was thinking the bluffs above Hazel, but that will probably be packed. I wonder whether you could see much from El Dorado Hills (certain parts).
There's going to be an F22 Raptor there. It's the most expensive plane ever built (watched a fascinating show on it this past weekend on the History Channel). $100 mill per plane, and they actually had to put inhibitors on the software, since the plane is capable of maneuvers that would tear the eyes and guts out of a pilot. They say this will be the last manned fighter, and that no one anywhere will attempt to match it this century.
However, they also said that cheap drones can be made that, when you put 100 of them against the F22, make the drones (UCAVs) a much more cost-effective and deadly options.
Any way you slide it, very cool stuff.
There's going to be an F22 Raptor there. It's the most expensive plane ever built (watched a fascinating show on it this past weekend on the History Channel). $100 mill per plane, and they actually had to put inhibitors on the software, since the plane is capable of maneuvers that would tear the eyes and guts out of a pilot. They say this will be the last manned fighter, and that no one anywhere will attempt to match it this century.
However, they also said that cheap drones can be made that, when you put 100 of them against the F22, make the drones (UCAVs) a much more cost-effective and deadly options.
Any way you slide it, very cool stuff.
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Posted 05 June 2007 - 12:16 PM
There will be a Global Hawk watching over the whole thing, too.
Then again, there's always a Global Hawk watching us. *looks up and waves*
Then again, there's always a Global Hawk watching us. *looks up and waves*
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Posted 06 June 2007 - 10:05 AM
5 THUNDERBIRDS FLEW OVER EMPIRE RANCH AT 9:50. Looks like from Beale to Mather.
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Posted 06 June 2007 - 10:40 AM
QUOTE(Redone @ Jun 6 2007, 11:05 AM)
5 THUNDERBIRDS FLEW OVER EMPIRE RANCH AT 9:50. Looks like from Beale to Mather.
Thunderbirds are due to start arriving today and tomorrow they will be doing drills over mather. If you get a chance come on out that way. Last year they were doing their supersonic stuff for more than a week before the show. Funny I haven't heard any yet.
I can't remember the name of the plane.. a something fortress.. is supposed to make an appearance. I hear it's privately owned now. That's kinda cool. I also saw some little fixed wings coming in early this morning. They have slightly altered the approach paths for some of the smaller planes. I wonder if it's because of how many of the planes are coming in, lately?
The sky has been really busy. Ya'all get a chance come on out.
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Posted 06 June 2007 - 11:35 AM
QUOTE(supermom @ Jun 6 2007, 11:40 AM)
Thunderbirds are due to start arriving today and tomorrow they will be doing drills over mather. If you get a chance come on out that way. Last year they were doing their supersonic stuff for more than a week before the show. Funny I haven't heard any yet.
I can't remember the name of the plane.. a something fortress.. is supposed to make an appearance. I hear it's privately owned now. That's kinda cool. I also saw some little fixed wings coming in early this morning. They have slightly altered the approach paths for some of the smaller planes. I wonder if it's because of how many of the planes are coming in, lately?
The sky has been really busy. Ya'all get a chance come on out.
I can't remember the name of the plane.. a something fortress.. is supposed to make an appearance. I hear it's privately owned now. That's kinda cool. I also saw some little fixed wings coming in early this morning. They have slightly altered the approach paths for some of the smaller planes. I wonder if it's because of how many of the planes are coming in, lately?
The sky has been really busy. Ya'all get a chance come on out.
They are due to arrive later this afternoon or tomorrow early and I work 1 mile down and on Jackson Hwy and it's fabulous to watch them practice. Last year was awesome looking forward to the next few days of practice.
Does anyone know exactly what time they will perform on Saturday? I want to bring my kids down here to at least watch that part would like to know approximate time if anyone could let me know .... Thanks and have fun if you are going out to watch and see this awesome show...
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