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Posted on 11/9/17 at 7:52 pm to StadiumDormRat'72
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he military staged over 1,000 stadium flyovers last year. Depending on how many fighter jets are involved, the cost per trip to taxpayers is from $150,000 to $450,000 - so that's somewhere roughly around a a quarter/third of a BILLION dollars wasted for a few seconds of flag-waving and chest-beating....
That's not how a flying hour program works. In the AF, each Wing is allocated a certain number of flying hours for the year. The cost of those flying hours is already budgeted. The Wings then use those flying hours as they deem necessary. In most cases, the flyover is either preceded or followed by some sort of combat training activity. They don't just fly straight to the stadium and straight back to the base.
Posted on 11/9/17 at 7:57 pm to FlyingTiger06
[quote=Flying Tiger06]That's not how a flying hour program works. In the AF, each Wing is allocated a certain number of flying hours for the year. The cost of those flying hours is already budgeted. The Wings then use those flying hours as they deem necessary. In most cases, the flyover is either preceded or followed by some sort of combat training activity. They don't just fly straight to the stadium and straight back to the base.[/quote]
I've been to several games where they bring the pilots that flew the flyover out on the field and introduce them at halftime. They must be landing somewhere close by, and being bused to the stadium. I've seen this done at least a dozen times...actually, now that I think about it, it's more often than not.
I've been to several games where they bring the pilots that flew the flyover out on the field and introduce them at halftime. They must be landing somewhere close by, and being bused to the stadium. I've seen this done at least a dozen times...actually, now that I think about it, it's more often than not.
Posted on 11/9/17 at 8:54 pm to salty1
Land at BTR and then shuttle to stadium.
Posted on 11/9/17 at 9:14 pm to Fusaichi Pegasus
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Posted on 11/9/17 at 9:15 pm to Drew Orleans
Drew I know you know
But that was posted by LSU 5hrs ago
But that was posted by LSU 5hrs ago
Posted on 11/9/17 at 9:18 pm to Fusaichi Pegasus
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Posted on 11/9/17 at 9:18 pm to SG_Geaux
What the frick kind of plane was that?
Posted on 11/9/17 at 9:19 pm to Fusaichi Pegasus
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Posted on 11/9/17 at 9:24 pm to salty1
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've been to several games where they bring the pilots that flew the flyover out on the field and introduce them at halftime. They must be landing somewhere close by, and being bused to the stadium.
Yes, and in those instances the training profile was likely conducted prior to the flyover. I've done several flyovers myself and every time there was training activity during the sortie. The link below is to a flyover I did for Va Tech on Sep 11, 2004.
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Posted on 11/9/17 at 9:25 pm to Drew Orleans
Why was it cancelled?
Posted on 11/9/17 at 9:31 pm to Fusaichi Pegasus
Cajun Air Force will save the day.
Posted on 11/9/17 at 11:27 pm to StadiumDormRat'72
Pilots have to keep flight hours up. Even the ones that are not in an active pilot slot or squadran. Pilots burn the fuel to get their hours. Go off the coast in open water and cut up so people dont complain. Same as airborne status/hazardous dury pay in Eermy. C-47’s and UH-60’s loading up jumpers on airfield making a same circle around to opposite end land load more jumpers. Run in throw your deployed chute bag in a pile grab a packed chute off truck, rig up, get JMPI’d and repeat. 2-7 jumps in 60mins.
Posted on 11/9/17 at 11:31 pm to LSUcajun77
Plenty of non-profit org that do way more than the Buracratic gaggle f$&k mismanaged VA......
SpecialOperationsWarriorFoundation is one. OperationOneVoice another.
SpecialOperationsWarriorFoundation is one. OperationOneVoice another.
Posted on 11/9/17 at 11:40 pm to StadiumDormRat'72
This is not true and I see/hear these numbers all the time. Unless it's a For-profit event and even then, they normally do not charge. It's a phenomenal recruiting/marketing tool. The pilots get a salary, we own the planes and the fuel is way less than what they would use on a normal training exercise.
Posted on 11/10/17 at 7:59 am to Adam4848
Was expecting that commercial with the cows parachuting on the field
Posted on 11/10/17 at 8:02 am to Fusaichi Pegasus
May need them somewhere else.
Posted on 11/10/17 at 8:03 am to SG_Geaux
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This one is nuts
I was there for that game. Awesome flyover. Both fighter jets had their after burners lit. Crazy loud. Also, "Roll Tide" was painted on the side of the C130.
Posted on 11/10/17 at 8:38 am to LNCHBOX
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Jets haven't been practicing in NOLA, but the weather has been shitty the last two days.
Yes they have.. yesterday 4 F-18s were flying and I just watched two F-15s take off
I know the weather’s better today, but they were definitely flying all week
Posted on 11/10/17 at 9:46 am to StadiumDormRat'72
As it was explained to me, it is used as a recruiting tool and also provides "practice" time, which they would do anyway.
Sorry, didn't read entire thread.
Sorry, didn't read entire thread.
This post was edited on 11/10/17 at 9:49 am
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