Now thats a waste: Oceana planes in Super Bowl flyover - Page 2

Gargamel · 01-28-11, 11:42 PM

Yeah, I don't see how it's a waste. It's pretty much standard faire in the US to have Military flyovers (or HALO jumper landings) at major sporting events. I wouldn't be surprised if the....

Oh... I get it....

It's in a dome this year.....(Superdome right?)

Yeah.... Might be a bit of a waste....

Cheaper to go VROOOOOOOM over the loudspeakers.

breadcatcher101 · 01-29-11, 02:29 AM

Well if it's a dome use tanks instead!

Still good experience for the crews, dodging around all those cheerleaders and all.

Matador.es · 01-29-11, 03:55 AM

Euhm, i guess its time to face fact and reconsider my point of view. Never thought of the PR result.

here ya see the vallue of a community

I wounder where the cultural differance comes from. In Holland its not common to do these kind of things. I guess the last time we had a fly by was missing person formation at the funaral of Prins Bernhard, yes, not kidding!

2004:

Guess it will be more or less the same in Germany.

UnderseaLcpl · 01-29-11, 03:58 AM

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Originally Posted by mookiemookie

I would bet the cost of flying those planes over is a lot less than the cost of buying a 30 second commercial spot during the Superbowl.

I bet those commercial spots generate a lot more beneficial economic activity in a few weeks than those planes do over their entire service life. Also, the commercials are funnier.

Quote:

Originally Posted by breadcatcher101

Well if it's a dome use tanks instead!

Still good experience for the crews, dodging around all those cheerleaders and all.

I would never send tanks against so many well-emplaced bazookas.

Gargamel · 01-29-11, 04:41 AM

I was going to say, it's very very common to do one of these at each major sporting event, and I bet the ones with air stations nearby have them for every NFL game, maybe even some MLB games.

But if it's going to be in a dome....

01-28-11, 11:42 PM	#16
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	Yeah, I don't see how it's a waste. It's pretty much standard faire in the US to have Military flyovers (or HALO jumper landings) at major sporting events. I wouldn't be surprised if the.... Oh... I get it.... It's in a dome this year.....(Superdome right?) Yeah.... Might be a bit of a waste.... Cheaper to go VROOOOOOOM over the loudspeakers. __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

01-29-11, 04:41 AM	#20
Gargamel Lucky Sailor Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Rome Posts: 4,273 Downloads: 81 Uploads: 0	I was going to say, it's very very common to do one of these at each major sporting event, and I bet the ones with air stations nearby have them for every NFL game, maybe even some MLB games. But if it's going to be in a dome.... __________________ Luck is a residue of Design.

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01-29-11, 02:29 AM	#17
breadcatcher101 Captain Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Southeastern USA Posts: 546 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Well if it's a dome use tanks instead! Still good experience for the crews, dodging around all those cheerleaders and all.

01-29-11, 03:55 AM	#18
Matador.es Chief Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 327 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	Euhm, i guess its time to face fact and reconsider my point of view. Never thought of the PR result. here ya see the vallue of a community I wounder where the cultural differance comes from. In Holland its not common to do these kind of things. I guess the last time we had a fly by was missing person formation at the funaral of Prins Bernhard, yes, not kidding! 2004: Guess it will be more or less the same in Germany.