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"Balls" landing in pure airplane mode

WTI 1-20 F-35 YUM sunset landing fair grounds - _MG_7997 by Mike Margolis, on Flickr

At sea? Nope. At desert.

Note: This jet's wingman took the approach end barrier on the right runway. This was this jet's full stop landing after chasing the other jet to the barrier engagement.
No clue what happened (I had just parked and had no scanner), but it all worked out. The runway was closed for a while for a FOD sweep, to clear the "men and equipment",
tow the disabled jet to the ramp (pilot was riding the brakes), and to reset the barrier/cable.

WTI 1-20 YUM F:A-18 at sea sunset landing fair grounds - _MG_7790 by Mike Margolis, on Flickr

9 G's please...
HB Airshow 2019 Thunderbirds Solo 9 G vapes Burner 2 - _MG_2252 by Mike Margolis, on Flickr

Do not try this at home - or anywhere. Ever!!
HB Airshow 2019 Red Bull Helicopter Inverted on Top - _MG_3179 by Mike Margolis, on Flickr

Red Bull's show was over the Moon...
HB Airshow 2019 Red Bull Parachute Moon 2 - _MG_3018 by Mike Margolis, on Flickr

The Red Arrows were great!!
HB Airshow 2019 Red Arrows Split Silhouette - _MG_4838 by Mike Margolis, on Flickr

Fluffy day down low


HB Airshow 2019 F-35 burner vapes close up crop - _MG_0531-2 by Mike Margolis, on Flickr

HB Airshow 2019 F-35 Nicely lit pass in burner  - _MG_0652 by Mike Margolis, on Flickr

"Yak - 110" Fairly odd and very rare - one off.

...Let's see here... We've got a couple Yaks and a J85... Hmmm... Think... I know!! Watch this!!


HB Airshow 2019 Yak 110 Bottom of Loop - _MG_3970 by Mike Margolis, on Flickr

Not Brrrrrt, but nice demo!!


HB Airshow 2019 A-10 - _MG_0320 by Mike Margolis, on Flickr

The video camera (trying to learn something new) had dibs on the tripod... Handheld at 1/4 second (100mm, 4000 ISO, f5.0) - Ok, elbows propped atop the fence - but still, it was pretty darn dark out there at 8pm.


WTI 1-20 H-53 kiwanis park HADR night landing north trees - _MG_7101 by Mike Margolis, on Flickr

Great stuff Ross and Thomas!!

WTI 1-20 C-130 DM Compass Call Sunset turn to final - _MG_5871 by Mike Margolis, on Flickr

WTI 1-20 backyard H-53 kiwanis park HADR landing north trees - _MG_6619 by Mike Margolis, on Flickr

WTI 1-20 helicopter huey kiwanis park HADR sunset landing north trees - _MG_6749 by Mike Margolis, on Flickr