Grumman F8F Bearcat late WWII piston engine fighter aircraft, dark blue with period insignia, seen from ahead and below against a blue sky, with landing gear down
Grumman F8F Bearcat late WWII piston engine fighter aircraft, dark blue with period insignia, seen from behind and below against a blue sky, with landing gear down
Bearcat came back
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Another pass
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Shakycam #KWVI traffic #B1B #F15 #F18 #F35
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A formation of 7 military aircraft, seen from ahead and below: B-1B bomber in the center, flanked on each side by an F-16, F-18 and F-35.
Same formation, slightly closer to the camera
The same formation, seen from the side
Same formation, from below and slightly behind
Today's notable #KWVI traffic #B1B #F15 #F18 #F35
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B-1s with a formation of fighters orbiting #KWVI 🤔
(guessing Superbowl related, they'd presumably use standoff weapons if they were bringing freedom and democracy to Freedom)
Slightly wider view of the same scene as the previous post, but grainy and crossed by bright aircraft trails of alternating red and green as well as fainter trails of satellites in various directions
I could complain about the satellites but to be honest the #KWVI downwind leg puts them to shame
A mostly white single-engine propeller plane, seen from below and slightly behind. It's a typical high wing Cessna, equipped large floats, which have wheels in the middle and front. There is a blue stripe down the fuselage with N25FG in white, and blue stripes on the wings
Yesterday's notable #KWVI traffic was The Man. Specifically, California department of Fish & Game's float-equipped Cessna 185 #N25FG
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A mostly yellow 1930s style single engine biplane, seen from below and behind against a blue sky. Lettering on the side says US NAVY 016. Each lower wing has a white star in a blue circle insignia with a wide red stripe inboard of it. There is a similar red strip on around the fuselage, and the rear part of the rudder is light blue.
The same aircraft, seen at greater distance and more from behind
Today's notable #KWVI visitor was #Stearman #N75016
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A dark blue single engine propeller plane with US navy livery, seen from below against a blue sky
Today's notable #KWVI traffic was perhaps a man of wealth and taste… T-34 Mentor #N666
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A P-51 WWII fighter with a shiny silver fuselage and yellow nose and tail seen in the distance against a blue sky
Distant view of P51-D #N451EA passing over #KWVI, probably on the way to its home base in Half Moon Bay
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Shiny aluminum skinned, late 30s design twin engine, low ling aircraft seen from behind and below left. The landing gear is extended, main wheels below the two radial engines and a small tail wheel. The tail has twin, rounded vertical stabilizers.
The same aircraft, seen more from behind. In this view, three dark windows are visible behind the cockpit. A blue stripe runs along the side.
A distant shot of the same aircraft seen from the side, banking toward the camera below some power lines. Sun glints off the top of the fuselage and the shape is wildly distorted by atmospheric effects
Today's notable #KWVI traffic was this very shiny Beech 18 (#N44638)
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Grumman F8F Bearcat late WWII piston engine fighter aircraft, dark blue with period insignia, seen at a distance from behind banking steeply to the left, gear up, on a blue just over a rooftop in the foreground
Same aircraft, seen from below and behind against clear blue sky, gear down
Same aircraft, seen from almost directly behind and slightly below
#Bearcat back over #KWVI yesterday
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A small single engine, tube-and-fabric, high wing, taildragger airplane, in neon orange with black tiger stripes
Today's noted #KWVI traffic is this impeccably camouflaged SkyReach #BushCat (#N837LE). Might be hard to see, but trust me, it's there if you know where to look
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Aviation weather for Watsonville Municipal airport (USA) is “KWVI 072253Z AUTO 25009KT 10SM CLR 17/10 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP188 T01720100” : See what it means on https://www.bigorre.org/aero/meteo/kwvi/en #watsonville #usa #watsonvillemunicipalairport #kwvi #wvi #metar #aviation #aviationweather […]
The same plane as the previous post, a spindly light aircraft with a high wing, two pusher propellers and floats with small wheels.
Slightly better shot of Lockwood Aircam #N513DH on approach to #KWVI
Somewhat out of focus picture of a spindly light aircraft with a high wing, two pusher propellers and floats which about as thick as the fuselage. The floats have small wheels on them. Two people are seated in tandem, shoulders upper torso clear of the fuselage.
Today's notable (or at least funny looking) #KWVI traffic was a Lockwood Aircam (#N513DH) with floats
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Grumman F8F Bearcat late WWII piston engine fighter aircraft, dark blue with period insignia, seen from below and slightly behind against clear blue sky, gear down
Another view of the same plane, seen more from behind
Grumman #Bearcat #N9G (90454) on approach to #KWVI today
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