RA on a Blue Angel.... Top That!

[Flooder305]

Descending into PHX Wednesday evening had blue angel #6 try to slide underneath us while descending on the Arlin3 arrival. Problem was we were descending to make PAYNT at 11,000 and coming down fast. "Whoa, this guys close." ADJUST VERTICAL SPEED! ADJUST! Picked him up visually in a 45 degree bank away from us at 4 o'clock close in....He was making a VFR return to Luke AFB at 13,500. He sped by, turned on the smoke, and went on his merry way.... Thank you TCAS. Thank you Blue Angel. Thank you PHX approach. That would've sucked....

 

[Gorilla]

Does gunning a blue angel count?

Cool story. It's always fun to encounter .mil jets, unless they are behind you.

 

[The_Russian]

New Beech 1900 TCAS message-

"MERGED!"

 

[fishalaska]

New Beech 1900 TCAS message-

"MERGED!"

Come on guys. You HAVE to be ready for any merge. NO ONE flies through the hud for free. A quick "gun kill Blue Angel" on approach freq would have made you a hero to all who have ever flown.

JMHO,
Fish

 

[The_Russian]

Score!!!!!!!

 

[RedDogC130]

No!!!!no!!!!.below the harddeck doesn't count. Bull$hit, we naild that RJ.

 

[bertengineer]

former blue

And #6 is saying that he could have shot down an airliner!

"Where'd he go? WHere 'd who goooooooooo?"

 

[SIG600]

What I wanna know... if you saw #6 close enough to read the number... where were the other 5?!?!

 

[frog_flyer]

Who was watching cougar while you were showboating with his #6?

 

[Fox-Tree]

What I wanna know... if you saw #6 close enough to read the number... where were the other 5?!?!

They probably didn't see his number and there's no rule that they all have to fly together all the time. Think maybe ATC was calling him Blue Angel 6? Just a guess but that does seem like a pretty good thing to call BA 6, dontcha think?

 

[AC560]

Who was watching cougar while you were showboating with his #6?

I was busy going vertical with the Admiral's daughter.

 

[Falconjet]

Penny Benjamin?

 

[RichardRambone]

Jesus.....

 

[DOVPILOT]

Who was watching cougar while you were showboating with his #6?

He was doing just fine.

 

[OPECJet]

I take it you stayed out of his jetwash?

 

[Flooder305]

Nope flew right through it.... Could've sworn it should've put us into a flat spin though. I'm gonna go dig up my Aerodynamics for Naval Aviators.... Oh well carry on....

 

[CFI2766]

Damn it ICE, take your shot or pull out!!!

 

[The_Russian]

The inverted flight tanks on the F/A-18 will not allow that manuever.

 

[popgoesbubble]

Where You guys flying the Rubber Dog ******************** out of Hong Kong when this Happened?

I don't Know about You guys, But all this talk about Merging and inverted flight Makes me want to go take a Hot Shower Towel off and Play some Sand Volleyball! any of you guys up for this?

 

[30West]

As long as you didn't end up in a flat spin headed out to sea!