Super Bowl Fly-By

[ekuflyer]

Q: are the pilots listening to the broadcast while positioning or is it just timimg thing?

They would have another pilot in the stadium giving them timing updates.
That is the way we have done them at events. They should know how long the performer takes to sing and adjust accordingly, of course performers are never perfect with their timing.

 

[PUCKFA18]

Last one we did went something like this:

15 minutes prior to planned start of the anthem on the radio "things are on time, stand by words to follow"

10 minutes prior to planned start "uh, they're starting the alma mater, which is prior to the anthem, they may be starting early, stand by"

8 minutes prior to push "sh1t! PUSH NOW!!!!"

Updates passed every line of the anthem

20 seconds prior to TOT, two Hornets appear on the horizon with black smoke pouring out of them.

480KT flyby, hit to the second. Word from my guys was they were in and out of blower trying to catch up, and about 15 seconds to go they were back on timeline.

SIG....I thought flyby's have been restricted to a flat 400KTS lately? I could be wrong?? Not sure..as I have not performed one in 11 years. Anyway, just curious

 

[DaveGriffin]

I hate to be the one to say it, but they were 3-5 seconds late. Nice though.

At least they weren't as late as the F-22s at the Navy/Air Force game flyover.