2023 F/A-18 Super Hornet East Coast Demo Team Schedule
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2023 F/A-18 Super Hornet East Coast Demo Team Schedule
2023 F/A-18 Super Hornet East Coast Demo Team Appearance Schedule (as of 4/9/2023)
April 15-16: NAS Key West, Florida
May 6-7: JB Langley-Eustis (Langley AFB), Virginia
May 27-28: Miami Beach, Florida
June 10-11: Ocean City, Maryland
July 1-4: Battle Creek, Michigan
August 19-20: Chicago, Illinois
September 2-4: Cleveland, Ohio
September 16-17: NAS Oceana, Virginia
April 15-16: NAS Key West, Florida
May 6-7: JB Langley-Eustis (Langley AFB), Virginia
May 27-28: Miami Beach, Florida
June 10-11: Ocean City, Maryland
July 1-4: Battle Creek, Michigan
August 19-20: Chicago, Illinois
September 2-4: Cleveland, Ohio
September 16-17: NAS Oceana, Virginia
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How accurate is this information? I'm asking because I ran into a Super Hornet driver from Oceana a few weeks ago and he was under the impression there weren't going to be any demos from these guys, except maybe for their home show.
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One of the West Coast demo pilots told me there would be an East Coast schedule released last week (which obviously didn't happen).passedgas46 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 30, 2023 2:57 pm How accurate is this information? I'm asking because I ran into a Super Hornet driver from Oceana a few weeks ago and he was under the impression there weren't going to be any demos from these guys, except maybe for their home show.
I think these dates are pulled from shows that have announced a Super Hornet Demo but aren't on the West Coast schedule. I know Key West specifically lists VFA-106 for a Super Hornet Demo in a couple weeks so I think it is happening.
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Will definitely be interesting to see how it plays out. There still has yet to be a demo over Oceana this year, but I guess that doesn't necessarily mean we won't see a schedule and subsequent practices in the coming weeks. Like Ryan said, Key West specifically lists VFA-106 for a demo in a couple of weeks. Plus, in the last 14 days both Langley and OC have announced demos from the Rhino Demo Team, which I don't think they would do unless a schedule release was coming soon.
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I've been around long enough to remember when the Navy or an airshow (or both) would advertise that they'd have a Navy demo - usually a Hornet - and it either is a no-show or is a last minute cancellation. This seemed like a common practice some 25-30 years ago.
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A slight twist to the East Coast Rhino Demo story this year. Their performance at Key West was a non-aerobatic demo only. I guess that is explained by the lack of practices at Oceana. I don't know if this will be the norm for the rest of the year but my guess is yes.
The routine is:
- Low transition takeoff
- Two high speed passes
- Carrier configuration (dirty) pass
- Carrier break
- Touch and Go
- Photo pass
- Carrier break
- Landing
The routine is:
- Low transition takeoff
- Two high speed passes
- Carrier configuration (dirty) pass
- Carrier break
- Touch and Go
- Photo pass
- Carrier break
- Landing
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That’s a bummer, but it’s better than nothing.RyanS wrote: ↑Tue Apr 25, 2023 8:32 pm A slight twist to the East Coast Rhino Demo story this year. Their performance at Key West was a non-aerobatic demo only. I guess that is explained by the lack of practices at Oceana. I don't know if this will be the norm for the rest of the year but my guess is yes.
The routine is:
- Low transition takeoff
- Two high speed passes
- Carrier configuration (dirty) pass
- Carrier break
- Touch and Go
- Photo pass
- Carrier break
- Landing
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nosaints24 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 26, 2023 7:17 pmThat’s a bummer, but it’s better than nothing.RyanS wrote: ↑Tue Apr 25, 2023 8:32 pm A slight twist to the East Coast Rhino Demo story this year. Their performance at Key West was a non-aerobatic demo only. I guess that is explained by the lack of practices at Oceana. I don't know if this will be the norm for the rest of the year but my guess is yes.
The routine is:
- Low transition takeoff
- Two high speed passes
- Carrier configuration (dirty) pass
- Carrier break
- Touch and Go
- Photo pass
- Carrier break
- Landing
Yeah really. Part of me is happy that we are even having an airshow at Langley/Oceana. At the same time a neutered F18 demo... sounds like a weekday at the end of the runway at Oceana.
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