Blue Angels

"David LaCourse" wrote in message
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On 2009-08-01 13:00:08 -0400, Frank Reid said:

Over in the UK, I was right in the middle of my backcast when a
Tornado came over my head at about 150 feet doing mach snot. The
plane went over, then the bang, then the wind from the vortices.
Needless to say, really screwed up my cast, i.e. before the loop of
line settled around me, I was hugging mud.
Frank Reid

bseg Remember the X Rock at Second Current? Years ago two F-15s flew
over PIR at about 250 feet. Never saw them until they were on top of me
and when I looked up, fell over (**** you, Richard!) into the current.
Fortunately I had on neoprenes and a good wader belt. I simply swam to
the island. I thought they were F-14 Tomcats, but the next time they flew
over (the following week on Wednesday) I noticed that the wings were
fixed. Now they are flying F-16s. I no longer look up without sitting
down first.

Soon after the war in Bosnia, a heli dropped off a "downed airman" at the
Sand Banks across the lake from Lakewood. It was a hot sunny day, too hot
to fish and everyone watched and wondered what was going on. About a half
hour later, two A-10 Warthogs showed up and buzzed the area and stayed in
a pattern above the lake. Soon another heli approached and "rescued" the
"downed airman," while the A-10s circled a bit closer. Great show.
Fortenberry should been there to see all four aircraft wasting fuel.

FYF
FYR

d;o)


Years ago, we were practicing with the race cars at Cotati Raceway. F102
comes over and paces a car down the back straightaway. Then hits the
afterburner and goes straight up. Approved? Nope. Did we report it? No.
Did we want a ride in the jet? You bet. And as to radial engines, in the
last couple years I got to sit in the co pilot seat of a Radial Otter as to
flew out of Kenai, AK to Wolverine Creek and wife gave me an hour in the
front seat of an T-6. Got to fly loops and rolls. Fantastic.
Not my flight but same thing, same company.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rEJcVSEGIM