Now thats a waste: Oceana planes in Super Bowl flyover

Herr-Berbunch · 01-28-11, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

But they will get repeated use out of the plane.

A Superbowl ad might get replayed for a few months (or not at all) while that plane will be in service for 30 years.

Unless it's an MRA4

AVGWarhawk · 01-28-11, 12:22 PM

You know what? I pay for that hardware and I want to see it in action!

I think it is cool to see the jets. It is special to the pilots and to the crowd. Let's look at it this way. I got the honor to be at the Armed Services Womens Memorial opening and dedication in Washington DC. It being a womens memorial women pilots flew over in Army helicopters to commemorate the day. It was just very cool for those attending and the women pilots who participated. Look at it this way, Russia has military parades. Missles on the street and fly overs. We get airshows and a few jets at the game.

TLAM Strike · 01-28-11, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

Unless it's an MRA4

Was the new Nimrod even accepted in to service? I thought it was just a prototype aircraft.

Stupid to just break her up, they should keep here in a hanger just in case something changes or to have an aircraft to look at when/if they build a successor to the Nimrod.

No worries the US will soon have some surplus P-3 Orions for sale, you folks over the pond can buy those.

The Japanese might have some surplus Orions as well as their Kawasaki P-1 seem to be coming along nicely.

breadcatcher101 · 01-28-11, 01:18 PM

I don't see anything wrong with this.

Who knows? Maybe the attack at Pearl Harbor was simply meant to be a flyover to impress us with their military and some crazed gung ho pilot just lost it and dropped his bomb.

Some hate the military so much they resent seeing a flyover, but to me it is a good thing, not to mention as this has already been posted good training for those involved and an event they will recall late in their lives as an honorable one.

breadcatcher101 · 01-28-11, 01:18 PM

Hey, I got a new cap!!

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.

01-28-11, 12:22 PM	#2
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,261 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	You know what? I pay for that hardware and I want to see it in action! I think it is cool to see the jets. It is special to the pilots and to the crowd. Let's look at it this way. I got the honor to be at the Armed Services Womens Memorial opening and dedication in Washington DC. It being a womens memorial women pilots flew over in Army helicopters to commemorate the day. It was just very cool for those attending and the women pilots who participated. Look at it this way, Russia has military parades. Missles on the street and fly overs. We get airshows and a few jets at the game. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

01-28-11, 11:42 PM	#6
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.

01-28-11, 01:18 PM	#4
breadcatcher101 Captain Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Southeastern USA Posts: 546 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	I don't see anything wrong with this. Who knows? Maybe the attack at Pearl Harbor was simply meant to be a flyover to impress us with their military and some crazed gung ho pilot just lost it and dropped his bomb. Some hate the military so much they resent seeing a flyover, but to me it is a good thing, not to mention as this has already been posted good training for those involved and an event they will recall late in their lives as an honorable one.

01-29-11, 02:29 AM	#7
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	#8
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.