Wings and Wheels Southwestern Ontario 2009

Canada_EH · **Posted:** Tue Jun 23, 2009 9:14 am

WingsofFury wrote:

Briget wrote:

I can't believe people over on ASB are complaining!

I'm just curious as to what time the field parking was closed because from the time that I past the entrance to that field (about 12:00pm) it then took me close an 1.5 hrs to get into the main gates and finally watching the show. I don't want to make an assumption, but something tells me that it had everything to do with the OPP not expecting to handle a 3 way lineup on the airport road.
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Yeah I'm sure the OPP realize their failure on the Sun show and I've taken the last 2 days to cool off , but I wasn't very happy with them that day lol. The show was great and since I wasn't able to borrow the camera I wanted so I ended up getting to enjoy the air show old school with out looking through a viewfinder. Thanks Mike, Gerry, Paul and Ty for all your work and everyone else involved it was a great show! (I'll just get parked early everywhere I go from now on

lightning · **Joined:** Tue Dec 09, 2008 10:49 am **Posts:** 14

What were the 3 A-10's doing on Sunday when they were circling like vultures? Has anyone seen that before?

Rhino93 · **Posted:** Tue Jun 23, 2009 2:54 pm

lightning wrote:

What were the 3 A-10's doing on Sunday when they were circling like vultures? Has anyone seen that before?

Never seen it before, I don't think anyone has. I have to say though it was pretty sweet! Tyssen said the pilots came up with their whole display when they were holding on the taxiway waiting to take off.

wingyone · **Joined:** Sat Apr 04, 2009 2:51 pm **Posts:** 49

Rhino93 wrote:

lightning wrote:

What were the 3 A-10's doing on Sunday when they were circling like vultures? Has anyone seen that before?

Never seen it before, I don't think anyone has. I have to say though it was pretty sweet! Tyssen said the pilots came up with their whole display when they were holding on the taxiway waiting to take off.

That's the same thing the North Vietnemese used to do! Go into a defensive wheel so that if anybody attacks, they will have another plane on their 6.

wingyone · **Joined:** Sat Apr 04, 2009 2:51 pm **Posts:** 49

wingyone wrote:

Rhino93 wrote:

lightning wrote:

What were the 3 A-10's doing on Sunday when they were circling like vultures? Has anyone seen that before?

Never seen it before, I don't think anyone has. I have to say though it was pretty sweet! Tyssen said the pilots came up with their whole display when they were holding on the taxiway waiting to take off.

That's the same thing the North Vietnemese used to do! Go into a defensive wheel so that if anybody attacks, they will have another plane on their 6.

I just found a quote from a Retired US Fighter pilot about the A10's Maneuver:
"The defense of the Hog(s) will be to circle in a daisy-chain with the
members of the flight defending/occupying a deep six position for each
other. While circling the A-10s keep the gun pointed in a threatening
position for an attacker." Ed Rasimus Fighter Pilot (ret)

P-51 · **Joined:** Tue Oct 30, 2007 5:25 pm **Posts:** 411

Found some good video of the whole show here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qf4tyFs ... re=channel

Paul

clarkaroyce · **Posted:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 11:48 am

IMHO, Liked the A-10 demo the best, Just my 2 C's. Thanks to all who came by the JAM trailer on the weekend. Nice to meet Mark Kyrst, and also see/ talk with David K. again. Hope to see you's soon! AL

Afterburner Brawler · **Posted:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 2:59 pm

Anybody know if the 3rd Taco F-16 is still at YXU? I'll pop by tonight

P-51 · **Joined:** Tue Oct 30, 2007 5:25 pm **Posts:** 411

Afterburner Brawler wrote:

Anybody know if the 3rd Taco F-16 is still at YXU? I'll pop by tonight

I'd like to know too. If it is, it may be hangared somewhere...it wasn't on the apron after Monday.

Paul

Redman · **Posted:** Wed Jun 24, 2009 7:09 pm

The 3rd Taco is still at YXU going to be there for at least another week. crew coming Sunday to look at it. It is Hangered at DA.

Later
Mike

wingyone · **Joined:** Sat Apr 04, 2009 2:51 pm **Posts:** 49

Redman wrote:

The 3rd Taco is still at YXU going to be there for at least another week. crew coming Sunday to look at it. It is Hangered at DA.

Later
Mike

Thanks Mike! We saw them pushing it into the hangar and wondered what they were going to do with it! Now we know.

TopGun3 · **Posted:** Thu Jun 25, 2009 12:51 am

Redman wrote:

The 3rd Taco is still at YXU going to be there for at least another week. crew coming Sunday to look at it. It is Hangered at DA.

Later
Mike

Just wondering how is the crew going to get here. Is it going to be some military flight or just bunch of gear heads arriving by commercial means.

Burners'n'Beer · **Posted:** Wed Sep 23, 2009 10:49 am

Some Thrusday arrivals....

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