Last Flight of the Thunderbirds - Page 2

Platapus · 03-25-13, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Buddahaid

Soon to be replaced by aerobatic drone teams.

The Thunderdrones

Stealhead · 03-26-13, 01:38 PM

Kind of lousy.If you really want to see a show though you have to watch their practice sessions they are much longer than the routines they do during a show.They will also do things that they are not allowed to do.

I got to watch them practice for a few days before a show they did in Tucson, Arizona from Davis-Monthan once.They would did all sorts of neat tricks and they buzzed us very low several times stuff they would never do at a public show.They practice the planned routine several times to get down the timing and also to get their bearing for landmarks which is important for the timing of the tricks they perform.

Some guys would kill to get assigned to the Thunderbirds they had a small squadron 120 of enlisted mainly for maintenance.Compare that to a typical squadron which might have up 1,000 people in it.Of course the Thunderbirds are pretty expensive with all the travel they have likely why they got nixed.I only ever met one guy that did my job in the T-birds.

AVGWarhawk · 03-26-13, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

The Thunderdrones

These you can watch from the comfort of home. The pilots do.

Platapus · 03-26-13, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

These you can watch from the comfort of home. The pilots do.

If it is all the same to you, I would rather NOT have US drones circling my home. You never can tell.

03-26-13, 01:38 PM	#17
Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Kind of lousy.If you really want to see a show though you have to watch their practice sessions they are much longer than the routines they do during a show.They will also do things that they are not allowed to do. I got to watch them practice for a few days before a show they did in Tucson, Arizona from Davis-Monthan once.They would did all sorts of neat tricks and they buzzed us very low several times stuff they would never do at a public show.They practice the planned routine several times to get down the timing and also to get their bearing for landmarks which is important for the timing of the tricks they perform. Some guys would kill to get assigned to the Thunderbirds they had a small squadron 120 of enlisted mainly for maintenance.Compare that to a typical squadron which might have up 1,000 people in it.Of course the Thunderbirds are pretty expensive with all the travel they have likely why they got nixed.I only ever met one guy that did my job in the T-birds. Last edited by Stealhead; 03-26-13 at 01:49 PM.