Just to remind everyone about the best flyover of all time

gobuzzgo said:
This was seriously, seriously, seriously low. NMCMS is not a tall stadium by any measure, and certainly not for an FBS school's stadium. What an incredible fly over! Just saw the BA last week at Commissioning Week, and this guy was as low as they got, and they were flying over the Severn River.
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Are you in the navy, or just work there?
 
savbandjacket said:
That may be it. I remember seeing it and thinking the damned jet was lower than the highest stadium seats.
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There is a subtle beauty in the way he cut lift with a bit of aileron roll and sort of side slipped down into the stadium without sacrificing any speed to ensure he could recover the aircraft quickly and climb away by just leveling his wings. Probably a yawner for a shit hot fighter jock, but I think it shows an elegant command of the aircraft.
 
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MeatWrench said:
There is a subtle beauty in the way he cut lift with a bit of aileron roll and sort of side slipped down into the stadium without sacrificing any speed to ensure he could recover the aircraft quickly and climb away by just leveling his wings. Probably a yawner for a fighter jock, but I think it shows an elegant command of the aircraft.
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I am certain there needs to be a "shit hot" in there somewhere.
 
GTRules said:
Are you in the navy, or just work there?
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I live in Annapolis. Moved up here 22 years ago for "1 year, tops", but met my future wife here 10 days after I arrived. I work in the DC and Baltimore area, depending on the client. Have been here for the CPJ Navy era as well as the CKN era here at Navy.
 
gobuzzgo said:
This was seriously, seriously, seriously low. NMCMS is not a tall stadium by any measure, and certainly not for an FBS school's stadium. What an incredible fly over! Just saw the BA last week at Commissioning Week, and this guy was as low as they got, and they were flying over the Severn River.
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Most of what the Blues do is what tactical jet Naval Aviators do every day they're on the Flight Schedule at sea. There are a few "show" maneuvers - starburst, inverted canopy-to-canopy, et al - for exceptions, but by & large, what you see is what they do.

USMC Naval Aviators have an additional mission of "Close Air Support" (CAS) of ground pounders & they just fly lower to make sure they they take care of their buddies. This is one of the reasons USMC Naval Aviators go through "The Basic School" at Quantico before going to Flight School at Pensacola - "Every Marine is a Rifleman first" to establish that bond with the "ground pounders." Find a "Nape/Nap of the Earth" - spellings of Nape/Nap may vary - YouTube video & you'll get the idea.

Navy tactical jet Naval Aviators do CAS, too, but with a different style & usually from higher up.
 
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