Hillsboro Airshow 2009

mezrein503 · Post by **mezrein503** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 1:01 am

I really hope I'm posting this in the right place, but anyone on here going to be at the Hillsboro Airshow Sunday the 30th?

A second question, if anyone was at the airshow today (Saturday) or maybe has some insider info, can someone tell me why the Thunderbirds ended their show nearly 15 minutes early?

Next, does anyone have any "confirmed" radio frequencies? I checked http://www.monitoringtimes.com/MT_Air_S ... e_2009.pdf as was suggested to me by many folks, but today while listening I was only able to hear the solos on channel 235.250.

And last, but FAR from least, you guys, VTB, rock. Both you and the VBA, who I've been a member of their fourms for a while now, are a great inspiration to a lot of folks, and excellent role models of dedication, hard work, and striving for perfection.

Thanks in advance for any assistance and big thanks to all the work you've done!

Post by **Panther** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 2:15 am

I had Diamond on 141.075 and solos on 235.250 earlier this year. Not sure if Diamond is still using same freq but you can give it a try.

mezrein503 · Post by **mezrein503** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 3:25 am

Is that AM or FM? I'm assuming AM, but want to make sure.

Post by **Lawndart** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 4:14 am

Save them as AM.

Milcom blog typically has the latest frequency updates.

Thanks for your comments about us!

mezrein503 · Post by **mezrein503** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 9:03 pm

My son and I just got back from the show. Must say the Tbirds were quite impressive this year. Was finally able to get a listen in on the diamoind channel, but it was an FM channel, and it had a constent carrier signal, which prevented me from hearing the airboss or the solos. But still was cool to hear. If anyone wants to see the pics, I'm putting them on my Facebook and setting them as viewable by all. I'm not a photographer, and I was using a Point and Shoot 10MP Casio Camera and didn't have the best seats.

Pics: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=ho ... 511&ref=nf

Edited for new website location.

Luse · Post by **Luse** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 11:12 pm

I was there both days, the low show was AWESOME, my first time seeing the new 52's, and took my GF to see her 1st airshow, the double sneak passes were as always jolting.

Going to Redding in September to watch the Blues!

mezrein503 · Post by **mezrein503** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 11:16 pm

I had another question. Can anyone tell me why the Thunderbirds declared my airport's runway, (6,600 feet) too short? All the other jet teams use it, F-15's, 18's, Blue Angels, Red Arrows, the Soviets, and I'm fairly sure the Tbirds used it in past shows, why suddenly would they declare it too short?

mezrein503 · Post by **mezrein503** » Sun Aug 30, 2009 11:35 pm

That's awesome. This was my son's second airshow, at least for going inside of. I didn't get to see much of the low show on Saturday because where I live the trees block most of the action. My neighbor and I are plotting on how to resolve this however (evil grin). Enjoy the Blues, sadly I don't get to see them until (hopefully) next year. Not sure I'm liking this only showing up once every 3 years thing.

Luse · Post by **Luse** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 2:12 am

Found a video of the low show Saturday. Living in Klamath I decided that 1 every 10 years is too long to wait.

Oh and note to LD, look at the Bomb Burst Cross

Post by **Panther** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 2:54 am

Luse wrote:Found a video of the low show Saturday.

Flat show

Post by **Lawndart** » Mon Aug 31, 2009 3:03 am

@Luse, awesome video from the flat show! Their timing was quite off on that Bomb Burst Cross, but the EPIR made up for it!

You really get a sense of how fast they fly in this video.

mezrein503 wrote:Can anyone tell me why the Thunderbirds declared my airport's runway, (6,600 feet) too short? All the other jet teams use it, F-15's, 18's, Blue Angels, Red Arrows, the Soviets, and I'm fairly sure the Tbirds used it in past shows, why suddenly would they declare it too short?

As far as the runway being "too short", could have to do with the lack of a cable. I beleive this is a requirement for the team for any runway length less than 7,000ft.