Fighter Jets

[Chuckie]

Lots of fighter jets and other types of military aircraft flying over Midwest City yesterday and today in practice for the Tinker AFB Air Show (Jul 1-2). Interesting that almost none of them show-up on the ADS-B Exchange aircraft in flight radar site.

 

[bushmaster06]

Most fighters do not broadcast or even have an ADS-B transponder.

 

[John6185]

I'm for it as long as the aircraft are ours!

 

[OKRuss]

When I worked in Colorado Springs, our office was right across I-25 from the AF academy. The day before graduation, we'd get to watch the Thunderbirds practice runs and they'd bank hard by our building to get back into formation. Rocked us a couple of times! Then a more subdued performance the next day for the graduation.

 

[Gadsden]

I used to work a block away from Miramar. Pretty much everyday was an airshow, but the spectacle definitely went up a few notches when the Blue Angels came to town and started practicing for a public airshow along with the other participants. I never got tired of watching any of it and that ain't no lie.

 

[Okie4570]

Lots of fighter jets and other types of military aircraft flying over Midwest City yesterday and today in practice for the Tinker AFB Air Show (Jul 1-2). Interesting that almost none of them show-up on the ADS-B Exchange aircraft in flight radar site.

Trainers are the only ones that I ever see show up on flight radar.

 

[Chuckie]

Most fighters do not broadcast or even have an ADS-B transponder.

I didn't know that. I just figured they [typically] maintained stealth, as policy.

 

[Chuckie]

When I worked in Colorado Springs, our office was right across I-25 from the AF academy. The day before graduation, we'd get to watch the Thunderbirds practice runs and they'd bank hard by our building to get back into formation. Rocked us a couple of times! Then a more subdued performance the next day for the graduation.

I was living next to I-24 just West of Colorado Springs about half-way up the Ute Pass and watched fully-armed fighters 'round-robin' up & down the highway flying just above I-24 (and I mean JUST ABOVE) on 9/11. No one really knew what was happening at the time (WW III?) so it was a scary thing to watch.

 

[jakeman]

Anybody going?

How’s traffic out there today? Best way to get in and out of the area and into and out of the show?

 

[okietool]

I'm for it as long as the aircraft are ours!

Define ours.