Re:Tomcats!

[Fly-SoCal]

Where is the Palmdale jet going to end up?

[Sagar Pathak]

That does it, California really is evil 

So by my count, Californa gets 2 Cats and Galvaston get's none!!!!!!!!

California ROCKS!!!

[rander]

@ all

someone was talking about a F-14 going to Hawaii is that correct?

Any info is welcome

-tom

It's landing at North Island tomorrow and being barged to Hawaii at a later date.

I contacted Nas North Island ops and they said Felix 102 will be in the custody of the San Diego Aircraft Carrrier Museum until 102 leaves for Hawaii. NAS North Island also plans to display 102 at the California Speed Festival onboard NAS North Island the second weekend in October. The Speed Festival is part of Fleet Week in San Diego that starts this weekend with a parade of ships and closes October 13, 14, and 15 with the Miramar Air Show.

Rander Veteran Tomcat Tweaker

[rander]

Personally, I'm enjoying these updates on the progress of some of the last Navy F-14 flights ... as well as the palpable excitement and frantic scrambling of the people trying to see them.

You never write anymore, Mickey!   

-M.M.

Frantic Scrambling you got that right

Rander Veteran Tomcat Tweaker

[Roger]

Very cool, thanks for those Dan. Good to see Jugs making this flight.

Roger

[tohtihs]

Tank and Supafly

[tohtihs]

final taxi

[skippyscage]

what a day!

immense thanks to "skychief" for the heads up this morning - and sorry to Dave for calling you out of the blue all excited 

manged an 8 hour round trip to Grand Junction where the FBO couldn't have been any better (this was after a 2 day round trip to N WY - I'm shagged! 1580 miles, 24:50 hours driving accouring to my car computer thingy)

just me and a local TV station saw 103 come in and depart - yay 2 flights for the price of one! 

it was great to stand 5 feet beyond the wingtip as 103 taxied out and split my ear drums!   

thanks CA! today rocked

I'll try to post over the weekend between working 12 hour shifts and sleeping

[in2focus]

Thanks for sharing those shots, Dan & tohtihs. That light looked pretty awesome out there tohtihs.

[Roger]

Nice shots tohtihs! 

Roger

[LAshooter]

I tried really hard to stay away but couldn't......and then I chimped. 

[skippyscage]

here's a couple from Grand Junction, CO to be getting on with

clear blue sky, sun behind you, great backdrop and a Tomcat - what could be better

I have 237 shots to sort through so the rest will take longer

[Rob W.]

Kev, is that a bit of dust on your sensor or an airliner taking off under the left horizontal stab in your splendid shot of AJ-103?   


Lion 205 taking her final bow in Bloomington, Illinois.

Cheers,
Rob

[LAshooter]

Hmmm that's a 130 on approach into Palmdale. I've got my eye on you now pal. 

[g0_command0]

The one going to Palmdale will probably be going to the Blackbird Airpark