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  • John_

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    Today is not a good day, foggy right now and forecast for clouds all day/chance of rain. Tomorrow will be much better, front moving thru region.
    I watched the F-22 fly around for probably 15 minutes yesterday from my front lawn using binoculars, practicing. An amazing aircraft and the maneuvers it was freaking pulling off. Culminated with a aerial parade lap with a WW 2 aircraft. The F-22 alone is worth the admission.
     

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    Oh, so THAT's what the F-22's are doing at NAS New Orleans. I got my own up front and personal show yesterday when one of the Raptors (I saw 2) came in in full burner and did a "skid tail" end of runway climb and incredible tight turn. Awesome sight.
     

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    Oh, so THAT's what the F-22's are doing at NAS New Orleans. I got my own up front and personal show yesterday when one of the Raptors (I saw 2) came in in full burner and did a "skid tail" end of runway climb and incredible tight turn. Awesome sight.

    I was just watching the F-22 perform over our houses with my neighbor like an 1.5 hours ago. It is an amazing aircraft! He is a retired FAC. Now I'm watching Alabama decimate Tennessee. 28-0 and its not even halftime.
     

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    I was just watching the F-22 perform over our houses with my neighbor like an 1.5 hours ago. It is an amazing aircraft! He is a retired FAC. Now I'm watching Alabama decimate Tennessee. 28-0 and its not even halftime.

    The F-22 and F-35 IMO are our last manned fighter jets -- I think the drone technology has made huge advances in the past 20 years. Fighter jets will be made even more capable and probably cheaper.
     

    John_

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    Cat, I got closer to the Hammond Airport for the F-22 aerial display today, just down the road. The F-22 didn't take off from Hammond, he flew in from the south, and departed the same way after flying his routine for about 10-15 minutes. Back to NAS NO no doubt. Guess they didn't have a static F-22 on display at the airshow.
     

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    I'll watch them take off tomorrow......Military security and stand off distance is required to put a Raptor on static. Amazing that this aircraft is 20 years old -- yes, 1st flight was in 1997 and it was operational in 2005.
     

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