Thunderbirds to Fly By at Super Bowl

[Hauler Driver]

Just saw that the Thunderbirds are going to do the fly by during the opening of the Super Bowl this year. Should be good!

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[AirDOGGe]

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Well I saw them,.........barely.

It was dark though, and they went by overhead so fast that if you blinked twice you might have missed them.

Congrag to the Colts.

[MRussell]

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It was low & fast, and the formation was tight in heavy IMC. And the timing was absolutely perfect. I was impressed.

[Skyracer]

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I thought it was frickin' awesome. The subtle illumination of the birds and smoke trails by the stadium lights, silouhetted against the night sky. Hey, you'll never see that any airshow.

[Mluvara]

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It looked like they were broadcasting the raw video signal from one of the cockpits to the stadium jumbotrons too..

[MRussell]

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It looked like they were broadcasting the raw video signal from one of the cockpits to the stadium jumbotrons too..

Saw that. Definitely.

[speeddemon]

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Don't start with me or I'll sic Feiny on you!

Just remember...they're called "Aviators" in the Navy....we're BETTER than 'pilots'.

[Randy Haskin]

Re: Thunderbirds to Fly By at Super Bowl

It looked like they were broadcasting the raw video signal from one of the cockpits to the stadium jumbotrons too..

I believe that was recorded cockpit video. Since it was damn near night time when the actual flyby happened, you wouldn't have enough cockpit lighting to actually see anything that was broadcast live.

[fenceliner01]

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unless your wings are Gold.

whistling guy/titter

Yeah, but I don't think the Red Arrows are in North America right now

[fenceliner01]

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Yeah, but I don't think the Red Arrows are in North America right now

or perhaps you meant these..

[fenceliner01]

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Just remember...they're called "Aviators" in the Navy....we're BETTER than 'pilots'.

they wanted to use the word cockswain, but it and pilot were already taken.

[fenceliner01]

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they wanted to use the word cockswain, but it and pilot were already taken.

oops, s/b spelled "coxswain"...my bad.

[Mluvara]

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I believe that was recorded cockpit video. Since it was damn near night time when the actual flyby happened, you wouldn't have enough cockpit lighting to actually see anything that was broadcast live.

Probably true, although there are some good low light cameras nowadays. OTOH, I imagine they didn't move the whole ground crew over to Miami for the superbowl...

[speeddemon]

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or perhaps you meant these..

No, actually THIS is what mine look like.

Except my favorite pair--the one I wore every day on my khaki's--was a tarnished pair that T-6 racer Bob Jones gave me when I got my wings...the same pair that he had gotten winged in back in the '50's. Since his son didn't go Navy, I was the 'adopted' one....

[fenceliner01]

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No, actually THIS is what mine look like.

Except my favorite pair--the one I wore every day on my khaki's--was a tarnished pair that T-6 racer Bob Jones gave me when I got my wings...the same pair that he had gotten winged in back in the '50's. Since his son didn't go Navy, I was the 'adopted' one....

Cool - always liked that tradition, whether it was wings, or rank insignia.