[FormerViperDriver]

Dang, Pappy, these are some of the best pictures of the F-22 I've seen yet, and believe me, I've seen a few!

Outstanding job. Too bad the F-22 will apparently not be at the Paris Air Show (starts next weekend).

FVD

[Black 6]

Originally Posted by STARMAN 352ND

I thought T-Bird 3 is also a female pilot..
JP

When naming the pilots for that flight the announcer didn't designate if a pilot was female or not so I don't know if there was another flying. We only know what we heard in regard to the TB-6 pilot as the announcer stated various facts about her as she returned for a landing. I don't recall hearing any other female names, etc. when the pilot roster was announced at flight time. Pappy?

[PappyB]

Originally Posted by FormerViperDriver

Dang, Pappy, these are some of the best pictures of the F-22 I've seen yet, and believe me, I've seen a few!

Outstanding job. Too bad the F-22 will apparently not be at the Paris Air Show (starts next weekend).

FVD

Thanks Viper -- I guess I'm always my own harshest critic, but if you'd like to see even better ones (and understand why) go to http://www.fencecheck.com/forums/ind...,7513.210.html

Apparently an extra 100mm and a bigger CCD go a long way (I know that statement is tempting Skunky, but please... have mercy.)

But they are certainly the best F-22 pics I have ever taken (and also the first)

[PappyB]

Originally Posted by STARMAN 352ND

I thought T-Bird 3 is also a female pilot..
JP

You asked me to, Black6, so... You're wrong -- T-bird 3 was also a female (Two female pilots were in the demo, I'm not 100% sure #3 was the second, but there were two up there, which is pretty cool.)

[PappyB]

Some more of the most interesting.... except for the T-birds which will take me a long time to go through... and looks like I've got to find a way to delete pics from older posts, as I've hit my image limit...

The F-15 did a mock strafe and bomb run with some pretty awesome pyrotechnics -- we could feel the heat blast pretty hard at the flight line, it was very impressive...

The usual heritage flight mustang was there -- though it was supposed to fly with the raptor, too, but that got grounded for a tech issue and didn't fly after the morning's abreviated demo (some dolt flew into the no-fly zone at the field and the raptor had to go on station until the space cleared. I say it should have tested its missiles :-))

[STARMAN 352ND]

I love the mock bomb runs they do.....Pictures are great.....
You do a good job Pappy.
JP

[Black 6]

Originally Posted by PappyB

You asked me to, Black6, so... You're wrong -- T-bird 3 was also a female (Two female pilots were in the demo, I'm not 100% sure #3 was the second, but there were two up there, which is pretty cool.)

Exactly why I asked you my friend. Good thing I didn't make a declarative statement in regard to the question.

[Black 6]

[quote=PappyB;48997]

The F-15 did a mock strafe and bomb run with some pretty awesome pyrotechnics -- we could feel the heat blast pretty hard at the flight line, it was very impressive...


The heat that came from the "limited" amount of fuel they used for the display was as Pappy says "very impressive." I didn't think we were that close yet you certainly felt the blast of heat when they touched the fuel off. Scary to think about how much heat would come from a real napalm attack.

I'm real jealous of your pics there Pappy.

[Waltz41]

Nice pics there Pappy.

And yes, for the 2007 Thunderbirds there are two female pilots

#3 Right Wing - Maj. Nicole Malachowski .



#6 Opposing Solo - Maj. Samantha Weeks

[PappyB]

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