EWR 9/14

[njgtr82]

As mentioned in the EWR thread we had some F-15's here for the weekend to do the US Open fly over

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Bill

[lijk604]

SWEEEEEEET!

[mmedford]

I always wondered, why they never let the birds do a tandem takeoff?

awesome shots by the way...

[MarkLawrence]

Great shots Bill!!!

[PhilDernerJr]

I've seen tandem takeoffs at LGA, actually.

bill, I hope those shots are of good enough quality in larger sizeto put up on JP or Anet...GREAT stuff!!!!

[njgtr82]

Thanks guys, here's my shots from the other night that were in the other thread

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Bill

[njgtr82]

Thanks Phil, I have at least 2 that are of good quality, my problem is I'm just lazy when it comes to uploading

[AirtrafficController]

Great coverage of the F-15s Bill. I saw the formation fly overhead heading southwest as I stepped out of the bus.

[PhilDernerJr]

Bill, those shots are particularly nice and special. I hope you strum up the strength to upload!!!

[cancidas]

I always wondered, why they never let the birds do a tandem takeoff?

awesome shots by the way...
i think the AF has a rule against it.

bill, nice shots of the mudhen! that airplane is near and dear to my hear, my best freind from hs went and became an F-15 pilot, only to die in a training accident in Jan 2004. it was a great weekend when i visited him out at EDW...

[Hussman75]

Beautiful shots, Bill! I've got 4 years of memories at Seymour, and each of those tails has
a story that either makes me laugh, wince or want to shake my head.

I see they departed in trail, but did they quick climb (vertical climb) the departure or fly the standard
departure procedure with a rejoin on the climbout?


I always wondered, why they never let the birds do a tandem takeoff?

It's ordinarily up to the flight lead, however the Dash-1 procedure for 4FW offstation ops was/is
what we called single ship/radar trail. All four line up on the runway and start their roll individually as
the prior aircraft begins to rotate OR they begin in single file from the hold short line, counting 20
seconds between brake releases. The overarching caveat here is what EWR Tower and NY TRACON
may have permitted them or instructed them to do, based on the local traffic conditions.

HTH!

[DHG750R]

Sweet and they're F-15E models, the Strike Eagle , even nicer :borat:

[diegodangers]

nice pics man! they left today right?

[george]

Great Pictures!! :D

[CX777]

Bill, great coverage as usual :D . BTW anyone can clue me in where they from? I don't think these are ANG ones.
Cheers
Raj
PS: When we spotted at old Nagoya airport, during the entire 3 day spotting, the Japanese F15s & F16s were taking off and climbing vertical 10k feet and it was such a contrast to see a 744 or even a 777 lumber after a Strike Eagle climb!

[moose135]

BTW anyone can clue me in where they from? I don't think these are ANG ones.
4th Fighter Wing, Seymour Johnson AFB, NC, and they are Active Duty, not ANG. In fact, on the third departure shot, you can see the "334 FS" (Fighter Squadron) markings on the tail.

And Bill - sweeeet shots!