Know any fighter pilots?

redrover · Oct 19, 2007

Say, Oahu, If anyone has a connection to the flyboys that come to KOA would you please ask them for me

To please come more often
To please stay longer
And please do more really cool things like skying out in 20 seconds

Id appreciate it.

Mahalo,
(signed) The little dot jumping up and down at the end of the runway where all those ponds are.

Lopaka · Oct 19, 2007

redrover:
And please do more really cool things like skying out in 20 seconds

Id appreciate it.

I am pretty well versed in aviation-speak, but never heard that term before. If they did something like stay low after takeoff to build speed, and then go vertical, that is known as a maximum performance climb.

So what sort of planes were they? F-15's from Hickam are the only local fighter aircraft, as
I'd think the Blue Angels F-18's would be long gone by now.

redrover · Oct 20, 2007

*chuckle* Hang glider terminology for prolonged vertical climb. Skying out until disappearing from view; the pilot has skyed out. When a pegged out vario - variometer stays at maximum rate of climb it can register in feet per second (mine goes to 1500) is included, its a rush.

Maximum performance climb sounds like it looked, them boys can really hit the gas and get outa town right quick.

Its usually F-16s (pairs) in formation. With the random single being more of a Maverick. I havent seen The Blue Angles or Thunderbirds for over 10 years but they were pretty clearly labeled then. I swear I saw a Harrier once (geeze I love them) and a Stealth (downright eerie) but the best was a jet I dont know and was JFA.

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