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Two more SW F16s arrived and are believed to be the two from El Centro show, 92-3904 and 94-0047 (black scheme) A VX-31 F/A18D arrived this afternoon too, coded DD-115 I believe 165680 but last two digits hard to read The two SW Vipers mentioned above were parked on the T-Line together with the DD-...

Mountain West Helicopters Kaman KMAX N526MW Pull up to the Speedway this morning and there's a Kaman sitting there between the Speedway berm and LV Blvd (approx Gate 6). Sure enough, it took off around 1130, did some as sling work and set back down. Still there after the RF 23 recovery. Not sure if ...

Glad to hear everybody likes the Caribou. I missed it in the scanner, but looking at the photo it is clearly a part of Rampart's 'Kahuna' fleet. Rampart has had her for about 2 years, but she just came out to North Island 2 days before I shot this photo. One of less than half a dozen Turbo Caribou c...

*The I-Bar is in the BOQ, just a short walk from base ops and is one of the bars the Hard Deck from Topgun Maverick is based on. ...yes, you WILL buy the house a round if you leave your cell phone on the bar. If you walk in wearing a cover. If your spouse calls the house phone. If you touch any of ...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52754146246_94ebd85465_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52754388829_b4eabd15dc_b.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52754552190_938c56b0e4_b.jpg Came in directly overhead, so I didn't see any MODEX and/or sqn marks https://live.staticflickr.com/6553...

17 March St Patrick's Day (as Island Tower reminded just about every pilot) N302PT DHC-4 Caribou //this plane lands so slowly it looked almost like it was going backwards US Navy VRM-30 Titans Bell Boeing CMV-22B Osprey 21/169446 US Navy unknown squadron Bell Boeing CMV-22B Osprey nn/169459 //didn'...

16 March addendum After another half dozen F-18s flew past my front door yesterday, I could no longer ignore what was going on. What follows is from 3 hours at the beach, my typical 'All flying' log ("If it's not in the air, I don't care"). US Navy C-130T 'RU' under wings //flew directly overhead a...

16 March Binocular/scanner spotting: at least half a dozen F-18Es have landed already this morning. At first all I could make out was tail code NE but with the last one I finally got the scanner out and heard the pilot check in as 'Stinger 23.' I was also able to confirm with that last jet he DID ha...

No pix, but we also had C-17 DEED 165 ( ANDREWS AFB- NZY) on Sunday, bringing in the Beast and assorted other items in prep for the visit. Never saw any HMX helos (think LA and Vegas took them all). Another C-17, DEED 143 came in afterwards and took the Beast back to Andrews. ...and finally, on Mond...

I was out of town when I heard about the meeting and returned after the Australian and UK prime ministers arrived. We had GREAT weather on Monday when Air Force 1 arrived, but rain was imminent when it departed. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52750556288_d24bb3bca7_b.jpg for the photographers o...

I know nothing about which airport he's using, or other aircraft*, but I -do- know he left NASNI almost an hour late today.



EDIT 15 March
*other sites are posting pix of at least one VH-92 over Vegas, allegedly flying out of Nellis.

This will be last year for racing at Stead Field. Encroaching development, and safety concerns (fatal jet crash last year) are some of the reasons behind decision. Organizers may look for new venue for 2024/beyond. http://southtahoenow.com/story/03/09/2023/2023-final-year-national-championship-air-r...

Biden will be in San Diego Monday, LA Tuesday, and then he's headed to Vegas. RF + AF1?

https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/ ... y/3182303/

Looking at my photos from RF 20-2, the Red Devils are most definitely Gate 2 pilots for recoveries on runway 21. That said, the Israelis are the big prize so far.

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52728612004_c19e509414_b.jpg Afternoon launch, with VIP in backseat of #4 (Rear Admiral, Chief of Naval Air Training) https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52728611979_266b4ce8de_b.jpg T-Bird 6, rolling at low alt with burner? Yes, please! https://live.staticflickr...