Thought you guys might like these.
The downwind at Hickam takes the jets pretty close to my house so when they're in the pattern I can usually see them from my living room. Yesterday a whole butt load of jets flew in, F-22s, F-15s and even some adversary F-16s. When I heard them in the pattern I ran out and grabbed a couple of pictures. Unfortunately I didn't see the F-16s today, but I'll keep an eye out for them.
Not sure if it's a single or dual-seat Eagle.
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seems the first letter is an M. whats the second letter on the tail?
Nice pics. Those are probably F-15Cs - single seaters
http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2015/01/104th_fighter_wing_deploys_for.html
but they operate B's also.
MA 102nd FW/101st FS (ANG), Otis ANGB, Massachusetts Massachusetts, F-15A/B operations from 1987 to present
Yeah, I had a better pic I found:
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Quote from: GDS_Starfury on January 28, 2015, 11:35:00 PM
but they operate B's also.
MA 102nd FW/101st FS (ANG), Otis ANGB, Massachusetts Massachusetts, F-15A/B operations from 1987 to present
Supposedly it's the 104th FWat Hickam for Sentry Aloha.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/104th_Fighter_Wing
Quote from: Toonces on January 28, 2015, 11:36:06 PM
Yeah, I had a better pic I found:
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$5 says that glint in the cockpit is the pilots watch.
:2funny:
Nice. I get flybys near my house (Singapore) as well. F-15 and C-130.
nice pics O0
what zoom level did u use (or more technical what lens / focal length ) ?
...sooo close there must be a lot of noise annoyance while chilling on the patio with a cold Pilzner and the grill heating up up ...not to speak about sitting in a comfy chair and reading the latest game manual on a tablet in the sun
I would never get anything accomplished in a place like that. I'd constantly be drooling with a hardon staring up into the sky.
You're describing most of us when we're eventually in an old folks' home.
Quote from: Jarhead0331 on January 29, 2015, 07:34:06 AM
I would never get anything accomplished in a place like that. I'd constantly be drooling with a hardon staring up into the sky.
When I was a kid, dad was stationed at Andrews AFB outside of DC. We were playing a little league BB game, when a Harrier started doing VTOL maneuvers. All the adults, including the coaches and umps quit paying attention to the game and watching the Harrier while the kids kept playing.
When we were at Offutt outside of Omaha, one of soccer fields was next to the flight line. They parked British Vulcan bombers there. We were about 300 yards away with nothing between us and them.
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on January 29, 2015, 07:46:49 AM
You're describing most of us when we're eventually in an old folks' home.
As though most of us will live long enough to be put in an old folks home.
Quote from: Jarhead0331 on January 29, 2015, 07:34:06 AM
I'd constantly be drooling with a hardon staring up into the sky.
one day we'll all be like Bawb.
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on January 29, 2015, 09:24:01 AM
Quote from: Jarhead0331 on January 29, 2015, 07:34:06 AM
I'd constantly be drooling with a hardon staring up into the sky.
one day we'll all be like Bawb.
Frying pan indents in our heads?
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on January 29, 2015, 09:24:01 AM
Quote from: Jarhead0331 on January 29, 2015, 07:34:06 AM
I'd constantly be drooling with a Handsom staring up into the sky.
one day we'll all be like Bawb.
Handsome?
Witty?
Debonair?
Intelligent?
:D
Quote from: bob48 on January 29, 2015, 01:32:19 PM
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on January 29, 2015, 09:24:01 AM
Quote from: Jarhead0331 on January 29, 2015, 07:34:06 AM
I'd constantly be drooling with a Handsom staring up into the sky.
one day we'll all be like Bawb.
Handsome?
Witty?
Debonair?
Intelligent?
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Googly eyed.
O0
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I had posted this a while back...you can see how close the walk path is to the taxiway here...the jet gives it a pretty good sense of scale. They almost never taxi in this direction, though; this was a day where the wind was blowing kind of weird.
Got the little bastards today! It is amazing how small the F-16 is compared to the F-22 and -15. If you ever see them in formation together, it is very striking.
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thats an Aggressor bird.
Ah! I did wonder about the camo scheme.
I dont think we fly Mig-28s anymore. ;)
Not since Goose talked to Maverick anyway.
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on January 30, 2015, 10:53:30 PM
I dont think we fly Mig-28s anymore. ;)
I aint talkin' to you anymore until you put your paintbrush-head avatar back on. :knuppel2:
Pictures didn't come out so great today. I tried though. Yesterday I saw a full-on air show coming into Hickam during breakfast; F-22s, F-15s (C and E), F-16s (including at least one D model) and even a pair of A-10s!
This is all I got today. They were landing on the wrong runway all afternoon. I also had the wrong lens on dammit:
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I got bored waiting for more jets so I got a picture of Boomer holding down the fort. Dogs can look so elegant sometimes.
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Quote from: Toonces on March 08, 2015, 03:52:25 AM
I got bored waiting for more jets so I got a picture of Boomer holding down the fort. Dogs can look so elegant sometimes.
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You did a great job of getting some contrast on his face. Black dogs can be difficult to photograph since their color absorbs so much light (notice around his left eye how it starts to fade into one black spot). You got enough sun on him that you can really see his face and character. Well done!
One handsome pup!