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elkayem 09-17-2009 12:57 PM

Fighter jets practise for 2010 Games, roaming over Vancouver.
 
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-col...vancouver.html
Old news but.. I haven't heard them flying in the air until this week.

So I've been hearing them in Richmond, but I've been working. So everytime they fly by I'm in doors. :(
I really wanna catch a picture of them!!!

Has anyone been outside and got some shots of the jets flying by?:eek:

thumper 09-17-2009 01:07 PM

had a single one fly overhead in richmond on approach to the airport. no pics sorry... too busy covering my ears.... REALLY DAMN LOUD :o

someone here at work mentioned he saw one parked in front of a hangar at the south terminal getting work done on it... maybe you might get lucky?

tonyvu 09-17-2009 01:09 PM

they were flying by my house a couple days ago and i live right beside central park so its pretty loud.

Jermyzy 09-17-2009 01:11 PM

So that's what the sounds was...I was sleeping with my window open and I was thinking "holy crap, that's a loud plane"

elkayem 09-17-2009 01:14 PM

But it sounds soo fucking nice!!
To my ears, it's like you guys hearing an F1. Loud but it makes me :jiggy:

Thanks Thumper!! Maybe I'll go by tmr and see if I get lucky. :D

I'll post some pics for you guys if I catch them on camera!

JSALES 09-17-2009 01:14 PM

heard them just a few minutes ago and i live near central park as well haha

elkayem 09-17-2009 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by JSALES (Post 6597725)
heard them just a few minutes ago and i live near central park as well haha

I'm working at Parker place and I just heard 3 go by, 2 were right after each other.

Great68 09-17-2009 01:18 PM

Saw them flying over Victoria & the ferry terminal about a month ago.

kchan 09-17-2009 01:41 PM

man... i hear these everyday... its LOUD.. sounds good the first one or two.. but afterwards it gets so annoying especially when they wake you up around 9am - 11am

unit 09-17-2009 01:45 PM

i hear these all day long working in richmond i think they're f18s?

124Y 09-17-2009 01:48 PM

Yeah I've heard and seen these before....VERY fucking loud!
It's a cool sight though.

bsftong 09-17-2009 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elkayem (Post 6597698)
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-col...vancouver.html
Old news but.. I haven't heard them flying in the air until this week.

So I've been hearing them in Richmond, but I've been working. So everytime they fly by I'm in doors. :(
I really wanna catch a picture of them!!!

Has anyone been outside and got some shots of the jets flying by?:eek:


Was gonna go on our building's rooftop and snap a few pics when they were taking off, but then my boss realized he forgot the key to go up there! Hopefully next time I'll be able to get up there!

!Tigger 09-17-2009 02:41 PM

i saw three too, at alderbridge take off...

two were beside eachother

elkayem 09-17-2009 02:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 124Y (Post 6597757)
Yeah I've heard and seen these before....VERY fucking loud!
It's a cool sight though.

Hell yeah! I'm working with Clement(Mr. S2k last time we cruised with) and every day we hear them fly by, we're like. :eek:

Quote:

Originally Posted by unit (Post 6597753)
i hear these all day long working in richmond i think they're f18s?

F-18 Hornets?!?!

Quote:

Originally Posted by kchan (Post 6597750)
man... i hear these everyday... its LOUD.. sounds good the first one or two.. but afterwards it gets so annoying especially when they wake you up around 9am - 11am

LOL Luckily, it doesn't wake me up. I only hear them in the afternoon during work.

Quote:

Originally Posted by bsftong (Post 6597761)
Was gonna go on our building's rooftop and snap a few pics when they were taking off, but then my boss realized he forgot the key to go up there! Hopefully next time I'll be able to get up there!

Where do you work?

Spectre_Cdn 09-17-2009 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elkayem (Post 6597838)
F-18 Hornets?!?!

yeah, cf-18's

They might have been leaving today, as they were only scheduled to practice on Tuesday and Wednesday (according to the news).

- kT 09-17-2009 02:53 PM

I was sitting on my computer one morning like 2 days ago and heard them approaching

Knowing what they were I went to my window

2 F18's!

Harvey Specter 09-17-2009 02:59 PM

I heard one a couple days ago around noon, it was loud as fuck.

elkayem 09-17-2009 03:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spectre_Cdn (Post 6597846)
yeah, cf-18's

They might have been leaving today, as they were only scheduled to practice on Tuesday and Wednesday (according to the news).

Quote:

Originally Posted by - kT (Post 6597852)
I was sitting on my computer one morning like 2 days ago and heard them approaching

Knowing what they were I went to my window

2 F18's!

Fuck!!! :cry:
If you're right about them leaving then.:(

I have to wait until the Olympics?

They sound insaneee approaching!!!:eek:

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Originally Posted by Jah Al Zawahiri (Post 6597863)
I heard one a couple days ago around noon, it was loud as fuck.

Of course mann, they're twin engines.
They're able to travel at nearly Mach 1.7, that's over 1100mph.
Engines are bound to be loud.

But so sexyyy.

wahyinghung 09-17-2009 04:07 PM

The CF-18's are ancient planes..........where's the Super Hornet's and the F35's ?

ac87 09-17-2009 04:50 PM

heard them flying over my place at 5am a few days ago

DemonsBlood 09-17-2009 04:52 PM

yeah f18 are pretty oldschool... its all about the f35..i think its a lightning 2 or something........and f22 raptors = BEAST

will068 09-17-2009 05:02 PM

Anyone notice that the GPS signals were also blocked at that time ? My coworker was testing some GPS hardware and told me that he could not get signal.

AznFlipOut604 09-17-2009 05:08 PM

woke me up a couple days ago :(

ghosty 09-17-2009 05:12 PM

i see them all the time they fly over my armory all the time, sometimes slow down cause all the soldiers are outside

NSXRboy 09-17-2009 07:59 PM

saw these flying over the automall quite a lot. damn these things are loud


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