MCAS Cherry Point Airshow 2021

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Post by awal2049 » Fri Sep 24, 2021 12:11 am

Got to see the Blue Angels do their orientation flight today while at work. It had just rained, so it was a vapor fest. The weather this weekend will be fantastic. I can't wait.

Also, caught a peak of the static display/air show layout map. The display area is sort of broken into two connected sections with the Disabled/VIP parking in the middle. The statics look surprisingly extensive.

Crowd Right Area:
USCG KC-130J
NCHP Helicopter
UH-1Y
AH-1Z
AH-64D
UC-35C
AV-8B
EA-6A - electronic intruder, predecessor to the EA-6B Prowler
CH-53E
MV-22B

Crowd Left Area:
USMC KC-130J
PT-17
CAP C-172
T-6 Texan
2x H-60
F-15E
F-16
2x A-4 (Drakken)
F-35B
P-51
C-45
2x T-38T-28
T-34
2x L-19
Vietnam Helicopters
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Post by Chris S » Fri Sep 24, 2021 1:13 pm

jpujol wrote: Wed Sep 22, 2021 9:25 pm If any photographer wants to make some money, take plenty of photos of F-22 ground show and crew (crew and jet on the ground). Will buy the photos. Send private message when you have photos.
Not sure what happened, but I see the F-22 Demo won't be performing at Cherry Point this weekend after all. :roll:
The line up is still great and the statics list looks good too, especially with the A-4s from Draken also. :D
Unfortunately I won't be able to make it down for the show this weekend, so I'll be looking forward to seeing
photos and videos from the show instead. Weather forecast looks great, so enjoy the show for those who are going ! :mrgreen:
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Post by jpujol » Fri Sep 24, 2021 2:50 pm

No F-22 at Cherry Point. Big disappointment.
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Post by awal2049 » Fri Sep 24, 2021 4:52 pm

Bummer about the F-22. Statics have been slowly trickling in today. Just saw the P-51 practice, so that's official. I believe it's "February" based in the paint scheme.
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Post by awal2049 » Fri Sep 24, 2021 10:35 pm

Final notes before the show. The practice today was awesome. The F-35B Demo looked a bit more tempered than what we saw at Beaufort in 2019, though there were some clouds at the time. MAGTF featured an F-18 and an F-35 in addition to the choppers. I couldn't believe how much louder the Blue's Super Hornets are. There is a Facebook post that leads me to believe the T-6 will be flying as well. After the practice ended, a J-3 Cub landed; I assume it will be a static display.
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Post by awal2049 » Sat Sep 25, 2021 2:24 pm

Gonna be a great day. The Raptor is still lined up with the performers. Cool to see some paint on the marine corps birds. The P-51 is "Miss Mimi II" "Mad Max". Also, Rob Reider's announcing. Let's go!
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Post by Airplanefreak2000 » Sat Sep 25, 2021 4:23 pm

P-51 looks like “mad max”. From thunder over Michigan.
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Post by awal2049 » Sat Sep 25, 2021 9:49 pm

LMAO, third time's the charm.

Day one was fantastic. Pretty much everything went on without a hitch. The J-3 was flown by RJ Gritter; didn't realize he had a comedy routine. The MAGTF pyro stopped about half way through, so no Wall of Fire. Still cool to see the F-35 do some ACM.

Blue Angel 6 (btw, Lcdr. Cary Rickoff, "Chewie", was flying 6. Maybe I missed Lance Benson's departure, can anyone fill me in?) had an issue and went around on the landing. Very rare to see. Spoke to Rocket, and he said a landing gear was indicating that it wasn't locked, but it was probably a sensor malfunction. 6 did a trap on Runway 32L and the fire trucks rushed to the jet. We'll see if the tow the spare out tomorrow.

Besides those two things, it was a flawless show with flawless weather. Tomorrow should be the same.
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Post by jpujol » Sun Sep 26, 2021 12:07 am

There was an F-22 on static? More photos please.
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Post by awal2049 » Sun Sep 26, 2021 2:35 am

jpujol wrote: Sun Sep 26, 2021 12:07 am There was an F-22 on static? More photos please.
Yep. Like I said, the Raptor Demo Team is still there. They moved one jet in since they aren't flying.
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