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More than 20 years ago, Perris Valley Skydiving bought an ex-SAS DC-9-21 N127NK and used it as a jump ship. Engine problems grounded the plane for 18 years. Perris announced plans in 2020 to re certify the aircraft, and just last week flew the plane. One day of test fights, then 2 days for jumpers. ...

...sadly, the national marking for the Polish F-35s will NOT have any red in them.

23 April Point Delta 0900-1300 US Navy VX-31 Dust Devils DD F-18F Super Hornet DD-201 DD-115 //both with color tails USAF 418 FLTS 76-0166 C-12 Huron USAF T-38 //too high for numbers 2x F-18 //one ran the gap when I was about to leave, without optics no chance to read numbers //2nd one buzzed car as...

Pack Saddle Trail, nr Kernville CA
1000a-1230p

no numbers observed, still hiking to vantage point
1xF-16
2xT-38 (blue paint)
2xF-18

DD-302 F-18F VX-31 Dust Devils
XE-333 F-18E VX-9 Vampires

17 April

Binocular report:
100% sure: 4xA-10C landing rwy 29
1 had DM tail + SE Asia legacy camo

<100% sure: maybe 1 or 2 DP tails, maybe 1-2 dark grey/black overall

Somebody else will have to figure out the numbers, leaving on a trip tomorrow.

Luftwaffe participating for 1st time. They are sending 3xTyphoon + 2xA400 via Japan. Sticking around in Hawaii after RIMPAC for air to air training. Article also says Vinson will be there as well.

https://www.bundeswehr.de/en/german-air ... ic-5765632

5 April-13 April USAF 21st Fighter Squadron F-16A/B AZ 93-0790 //F-16A red/black fin flash AZ 93-0842 //F-16B x3-0788//F-16A, no AZ on tail, no fin flash AZ 93-0814//F-16A "21 FS" "Gamblers" fin flash "We Play to Win" AZ 93-0843//F-16B AZ 93-0726//F-16A USN FRCSW Boeing F-18E BA 3 /165538 VFA-122 F...

5 April via binoculars 6xF-16 landing on 29 In the 1st flight of 4 jets: -at least 2 had AZ flag fin flashes, tail codes and serials painted over -one tail marked AZ 790 In the 2d group of 2 jets: -one had special tail, hand of playing cards with large white letters that at the time looked like IPS....

18th Aggressor Squadron, Eielson AFB Alaska has been redesignationed as the 18th Fighter Interceptor Squadron. https://www.eielson.af.mil/News/Features/Display/Article/3728567/18th-agrs-redesignates-to-18th-fis/ The article didn't say if the squadron will keep its well known splinter camouflage pain...

3 April all flying US NAVY CMV-22B Osprey VRM-50 Sun Hawks 'Scorch' 55/169458 //Scorch 55 VRM-30 Titans 'Rudy' 23/169453 //Rudy 23 Boeing Super Hornet/Growler F-18E Blue Angel 3 //green flight suit+white helmet makes me think this was post maintenance check flight. Touch and go on 18, short initial...

2 April- all flying log, everything landing on 29 except as noted* USN VRM 30 Titans "Rudy" Bell Boeing CMV-22B Osprey 34/169441 //Rudy** 34 USN VAQ-129 Vikings EA-18G NJ 5XX 507/169207 553/168772 500/169195 575/169141 503/169216 Kahuna flights to San Clemente DHC-6 N344CS //Kahuna 34 DHC-4 N238PT /...

31 March

USAF C-17 05-5139 // SLAM 96 numbers from adsb

Another Petco flyover, followed by a transit of the island, almost right over Chez Grad at 1600 ft AGL.

https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight ... /KNZY/KNZY

Landed on rwy 11, that doesn't happen very often

Wednesday March 27 4xEA-18G Growlers fly in Thursday 2x Growlers perform flyover of Petco Park downtown for the Opening Day of baseball season, return to NASNI. Today (Friday) I find out the planes came from VAQ-129 Vikings. After the planess landed they drove the crews over the bridge to watch the ...

Took off for the 1st time yesterday...

https://boomsupersonic.com/xb-1

Omni Air International
Boeing 767-300F
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