Fighter Jets Patrolling The Skies?

[Jamezilla]

"Bogies like fireflies all over the sky"

I can say now - that if during the games some pilot jock splashes some migs into the Yarra... I'll cheer.

[KamikazeR33]

only if we can hear him scream "yeeehaaawwww"

[R32Big_boy]

"Who have we got up there"

"Couger and Merlin, and Mavric and Goose"

"god damnit, Mavric and goose"

I had a few black hawks out my way flying real low, they went down toward knox near ferntree gully road, and were lower than my house, looked cool to be higher then them.

[Mean_R34]

Saw some kinda army chopper fly over home today.

Not a Blackhawk or Chinook. Bell maybe?

Smallish, but loud as all getout!

[KamikazeR33]

I had a few black hawks out my way flying real low, they went down toward knox near ferntree gully road, and were lower than my house, looked cool to be higher then them.

prob goin to pick up pettet

[ctjet]

... RAMBO PETTET

[Jamezilla]

Dave - that would be an Bell UH-1 Iroquios... or Huey.

Very distinctive sound - thump thump thump etc

It flew over our place about midday.

[KamikazeR33]

guerilla warfare in melb. bring it on

[KamikazeR33]

or as it would say in duke nukem "come get some"

[Frunknmont]

I had a few black hawks out my way flying real low, they went down toward knox near ferntree gully road, and were lower than my house, looked cool to be higher then them.

Yeah Petit has come up with a new way to fight "The war of Hoonism"

[SKY031]

I posted in the vic wasteland about these planes on friday.... noisy pricks kept making me run outside, they were too high up to be seen, but it took about 4 minutes for the sound to pass.

[Paradizzle]

Yeah Petit has come up with a new way to fight "The war of Hoonism"

lol, nice.

[SS8_Gohan]

The other day I was at Sandringham Yacht Club jumping off a tower out in the water when 4 Black Hawk's in formation went by.

hahahaha, i haven't done that for a few years!! Is it still dodge trying to climb up the ladder from the bottom? i remember there use to be this sharp, jagged metal bit at the base that you had to try and avoid hooking your back up to it! good fun! You live bayside way?

re: SASR - that explains the Black Hawk presence, the main Regiment vehicle of choice... well for us aussies. How'd u know they are down at hastings Ash?

I work in Sth Melbourne and saw the Hornets flying the other day, and i immediately thought... wonder if we had a squadron of the Regiment stationed somewhere... pretty much decided there had to be. Thought there might even be some in civies around the games sites.

Yeah, they'd be training their asses of... man, the SASR is the shit! love those guys!

[saff_cossie]

Saw one of the "Bell UH-1 Iroquios" tonight at about 5.45pm as I was driving through Sandringham on Beach Rd. Promptly went home and watched some more of the A-Team. Can't remember having seen one in the air before other than on TV.

[Jamezilla]

Alan - they are Vietnam era air-support.

Nothing like the latest and greatest for our armed forces.

[SS8_Gohan]

yeah, when the hell are the JSF's going to be taking over from the Hornet's?

couldn't seem to google anything bout the Regiment in hastings, or being used for the Comm games... they're pretty stretched at the moment, especially with Afghanistan and who knows where else they are in the world. Maybe it's a bunch of 4RAR guys down there riding the Hawks?

[cowie165]

Hi guys,

Just a few quick ones regarding this topic:

*The RAAF Hornets have been upgraded to at least F/A-18C standard. It has been going on for a few years and is called the Hornet Upgrade (HUG).

*There are 71 RAAF Hornets.

*Surpisingly, they perform better than a P-51

*They Iroquois are old, yes. That is why they are being replaced by the Tiger.

*JSF's can't take over the Hornets for a while yet. There aren't even any JSF's in-service in the US.

*As someone pointed out, the cost of providing these elements is very high, which (to answer another post) is why "the governmant only gives a sh!t about terrorism when we have visitors". That statement is like asking why don't we have a police officer walking a beat past everyone's house 24/7. Impractical.

*The SASR has a team assigned to counter-terrorism on a full-time basis. Yes, they are in Melbourne.

I don't mean to cause offence guys, just clarifying a few points raised. I hope you read it in the spirit in which it is intended.

Cheers

Mark

[saff_cossie]

Alan - they are Vietnam era air-support.

Nothing like the latest and greatest for our armed forces.

I know that James - I am an A-Team fan from the eighties

[Justin O]

Saw one of the "Bell UH-1 Iroquios" tonight at about 5.45pm as I was driving through Sandringham on Beach Rd. Promptly went home and watched some more of the A-Team. Can't remember having seen one in the air before other than on TV.

Saw that too.

I thorght I was seeing things lol. Attack at Sandy beach, full Apocalypse Now style.

Always wanted to fly choppers should actually motivate myself to join some time. In a few years.

Edited March 14, 2006 by Justin O

[justin911]

whats that theme song they always play when u see the helicopters in those vietnam movies ???