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09-17-2009, 12:57 PM
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| 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?  | 
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09-17-2009, 01:07 PM
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had a single one fly overhead in richmond on approach to the airport. no pics sorry... too busy covering my ears.... REALLY DAMN LOUD 
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?
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09-17-2009, 01:09 PM
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they were flying by my house a couple days ago and i live right beside central park so its pretty loud.
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09-17-2009, 01:11 PM
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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"
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09-17-2009, 01:14 PM
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But it sounds soo fucking nice!!
To my ears, it's like you guys hearing an F1. Loud but it makes me 
Thanks Thumper!! Maybe I'll go by tmr and see if I get lucky. 
I'll post some pics for you guys if I catch them on camera!
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09-17-2009, 01:14 PM
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heard them just a few minutes ago and i live near central park as well haha
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09-17-2009, 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by JSALES 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.
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09-17-2009, 01:18 PM
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Saw them flying over Victoria & the ferry terminal about a month ago.
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09-17-2009, 01:41 PM
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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
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09-17-2009, 01:45 PM
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i hear these all day long working in richmond i think they're f18s?
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09-17-2009, 01:48 PM
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Yeah I've heard and seen these before....VERY fucking loud!
It's a cool sight though.
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09-17-2009, 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by elkayem 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? |
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!
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09-17-2009, 02:41 PM
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i saw three too, at alderbridge take off...
two were beside eachother
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09-17-2009, 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by 124Y 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. Quote:
Originally Posted by unit i hear these all day long working in richmond i think they're f18s? | F-18 Hornets?!?! Quote:
Originally Posted by kchan 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 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?
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09-17-2009, 02:49 PM
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Originally Posted by elkayem 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).
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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!
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09-17-2009, 02:59 PM
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I heard one a couple days ago around noon, it was loud as fuck.
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09-17-2009, 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Spectre_Cdn 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 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!!! 
If you're right about them leaving then.
I have to wait until the Olympics?
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Originally Posted by Jah Al Zawahiri 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.
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09-17-2009, 04:07 PM
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The CF-18's are ancient planes..........where's the Super Hornet's and the F35's ?
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heard them flying over my place at 5am a few days ago
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09-17-2009, 04:52 PM
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yeah f18 are pretty oldschool... its all about the f35..i think its a lightning 2 or something........and f22 raptors = BEAST
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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.
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09-17-2009, 05:12 PM
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i see them all the time they fly over my armory all the time, sometimes slow down cause all the soldiers are outside
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09-17-2009, 07:59 PM
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saw these flying over the automall quite a lot. damn these things are loud
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