request for fighter pilot statistic

Morgans wrote:

You know, for all of the airshows and open houses at airbases I have been
to, (quite a few; certainly over what I can count on both hands) I still
have yet to see a buff in the air. Why is that?

You need to lobby your higher-ups, to let you (or someone) do some more
fly-bys at air shows.

One of these days, I hope I'll see one!

I don't know what to tell you bro. I've seen the BUFF in a couple of
air shows and even flown in one. I unfortunately can't lobby my higher
ups for air show performances as a.) we only own two aircraft b.) we are
AFMC and ACC owns the vast majority of BUFFs c.) I'm a Lt, who listens
to Lt's? Especially ones who are engineers?

Best I can offer you is to go to Andrews AFB air show, or Langley AFB
air show both will have a high probability of having BUFFs fly on the
East coast. Barksdale AFB or Minot AFB would be good bets for seeing a
BUFF in the middle of the country. Edwards AFB is your best bet on the
West coast. Don't know where you are, but chances are you'll need to
travel to see the might BUFF airborne.

Michael Kelly
BUFF Flight Tester

Do any of these fly out of Nellis? I was on the ground in the
northwestern Arizona boonies a few years ago when one flew over my
position very loud and low. I wouldn't want to guess how low, but I was
in awe.

Michael Kelly wrote:


Best I can offer you is to go to Andrews AFB air show, or Langley AFB
air show both will have a high probability of having BUFFs fly on the
East coast. Barksdale AFB or Minot AFB would be good bets for seeing a
BUFF in the middle of the country. Edwards AFB is your best bet on the
West coast. Don't know where you are, but chances are you'll need to
travel to see the might BUFF airborne.

Michael Kelly
BUFF Flight Tester

"RomeoMike" wrote in message
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Do any of these fly out of Nellis? I was on the ground in the northwestern
Arizona boonies a few years ago when one flew over my position very loud
and low. I wouldn't want to guess how low, but I was in awe.


They do attend Red Flag cycles.

I've seen them come and go from Nellis when we are "across the street" at
the LV Motor Speedway covering the NASCAR weekend.

Jay Beckman
PP-ASEL
AZ Cloudbusters
Chandler, AZ

RomeoMike wrote:
Do any of these fly out of Nellis? I was on the ground in the
northwestern Arizona boonies a few years ago when one flew over my
position very loud and low. I wouldn't want to guess how low, but I was
in awe.

BUFFs routinely fly out of Nellis for Red Flag and for their Weapons
School deployments. Unfortunately I think the only two units that still
regularly practice low level are Weapons School and us out at Edwards.
So, its a cool thing to be able to say I've flown low level in the BUFF!
There are quite a few of the younger aircrew out there who haven't.

Michael Kelly
BUFF Flight Tester

"Michael Kelly" wrote

So, its a cool thing to be able to say I've flown low level in the BUFF!
There are quite a few of the younger aircrew out there who haven't.

So how low is low, and how high is still low? g
--
Jim in NC

Morgans wrote:

"Michael Kelly" wrote


So, its a cool thing to be able to say I've flown low level in the BUFF!
There are quite a few of the younger aircrew out there who haven't.


So how low is low, and how high is still low? g

Low is as low as the pilot wants to go... . Really the lower limit is
dictated by the Radar Nav and Nav's down firing ejection seats or by
having folks in the various jump seats wearing plain parachutes. If the
latter then you must be at least 500 ft AGL to give folks a chance to
bail out. If everyone is in a seat you can go lower.

How high is still low? If you go low in mountains you can crest some
ridges at 500 ft AGL and still be 12,000 ft MSL. Been there done that.

Michael Kelly
BUFF Flight Tester