Pure Awesomeness

[ChumpChange]

For a minute I forgot there was the Texas v Georgia game around the corner. Glad I remembered or I would think we had bigger issues when these go screaming by full throttle.

 

[RitcheyRch]

One of my favorite airplanes. Thanks for sharing the photos.

 

[ChumpChange]

One of my favorite airplanes. Thanks for sharing the photos.

Honestly freaked me out for a second as was reading about the attempted Netanyahu assassination. Haven’t been reading news so you never know what’s escalating.

Then I remembered the game a mile away. Flew right over us.

 

[JDKRXW]

Pure awesomeness!
I'm actually surprised they let 2 of them fly in the same vicinity of each other - based purely on how $$$$$$ they are.

 

[monkeyswrench]

That's awesome! I haven't seen any in the air in years...pretty cool to see a pair flying. (Even better that it's just for a game )

 

[Kbach]

I work the rose parade every yr (~36 hrs straight) and when they do the flyover it makes staying up allllllllll of those hours worth it!!

F’n ‘merica!

 

[mjc]

Pure awesomeness!
I'm actually surprised they let 2 of them fly in the same vicinity of each other - based purely on how $$$$$$ they are.

Those flights are all training flights for them.

 

[outboardrick]

I have a good friend that was an A12 pilot. I'm humbled that he considers me his friend. I'm sure most of you won't understand, but look it up.

 

[monkeyswrench]

I have a good friend that was an A12 pilot. I'm humbled that he considers me his friend. I'm sure most of you won't understand, but look it up.

Real life "Maverick" Dark Star kind of people...that's impressive stuff, like being an astronaut without the fame.

 

[outboardrick]

Yes, I call him Superman because he has literally gone faster than a speeding bullet

 

[Ducksquasher]

I work the rose parade every yr (~36 hrs straight) and when they do the flyover it makes staying up allllllllll of those hours worth it!!

F’n ‘merica!

That's cool...one of my favorite days. Grew up going to the parade as a kid. Our tradition for about the last 20 years is we go over to Orange Grove about 5:00 AM, walk up and down enjoying the floats, coffee and the bands/horses staging on the side streets. We then head over to the overpass and watch the flyover to kick off the year! Usually back home by 10:00 AM or so having a kick-ass brunch watching the parade on TV with the commentary and bowl games the rest of the day with a crap load of food throughout the afternoon.

My wife was a Rose Parade Princess in '94...no idea why she married my dumb ass and yes I married way up!

 

[Roosky01]

The Bone is just pure awesomeness to see in flight!

 

[clark]

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The Ardvark is one of the most feared planes in the sky today

 

[clark]

I may be wrong about it being the FB111 after looking more closely it apears to be the B1B Lancer,also very highly feared

 

[HTTP404]

Love the B1!

 

[JB in so cal]

F 111 was retired 25 years ago, but it was also swing wing.

 

[gqchris]

I grew up an Air Force brat. Those used to do touch and go's and buzz us in the playground as we would be at recess at School on base. I swear I could see the pilots faces, thats how low they would be! It was just another day at school!

 

[ChumpChange]

I may be wrong about it being the FB111 after looking more closely it apears to be the B1B Lancer,also very highly feared

Correct. Lancer.

I grew up an Air Force brat. Those used to do touch and go's and buzz us in the playground as we would be at recess at School on base. I swear I could see the pilots faces, thats how low they would be! It was just another day at school!

Thats awesome. These guys were definitely low skirting the roofs of downtown. iPhone doesn’t do justice to how low they were. And they were burnin fuel.

 

[Big B Hova]

High power cloud seeding machines right there!