Snowbirds!!!

karnage · 04-01-2003, 03:58 PM

How many of you guys have seen Canada's Snowbirds?

420 · 04-01-2003, 04:20 PM

My dad was in the Canadian Air Force for 30 years. I have sat in practically every plane we have. Taken rides in lots of others. I took a ride in a Hercules once, not comfortable but oh man, what a ride.

Gort · 04-01-2003, 04:28 PM

Yes. I've seen them several times. Good aerobatics team. Can't compare them to the Blue Angels because the Angels only have 4 planes in the team. I think Snowbirds are 8 aren't they... can't remember.

Zacher · 04-01-2003, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Gort

Yes. I've seen them several times. Good aerobatics team. Can't compare them to the Blue Angels because the Angels only have 4 planes in the team. I think Snowbirds are 8 aren't they... can't remember.

Yep, from Regina which is next door to Moose Jaw *edit* YES Moose Jaw is truly a city name in Saskatchewan, Canada http://www.citymoosejaw.com/ *end edit* where the SnowBirds are located. As far as i know they are the only aerobatic team that can all take off together and land in formation together. VERY IMPRESSIVE to see. And this year after taking a few years off do to 9/11 and very high insurance rates, they are back at the Moose Jaw Air Show! Can't wait to see em.

Muffin! · 04-01-2003, 07:32 PM

ya! snowbirds!!! looks like a good idea.... and yes, i've seen them alot of times (i live right next to the capital!)

XF Clohvn · 04-01-2003, 07:34 PM

Yeah I've seen them tons of times, gone to the airshow almost every year here in Ottawa.

Menson · 04-01-2003, 08:26 PM

Man i love the snowbirds!!There zigin while the others zagin,ones upside down the others right sid up and its just amazing!!ZZZZOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!WWWWWWW WWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHH!!!!

Copperhead · 04-01-2003, 08:33 PM

The Snowbirds are ok, too be honest those maneuvres made me feel uneasy, you never know if a plane will hit another until they pass each other.

Menson · 04-01-2003, 08:38 PM

Thats what i love about them.they are willing to do things to the extreme to entertain us.i think they are very dedicated

JeanFrancois · 04-01-2003, 11:30 PM

Gee, kinda makes me feel weird for not seeing them yet... Maybe at the next airshow.

[Edit] A bit OT tho.

~>Aerodynamic · 04-01-2003, 11:48 PM

The Thunderbirds are freakin amazing too!!! My god all 8 of those guys flying approx. 5 inches apart, upsideown, on their sides. Some damn good pilots.

04-02-2003, 12:25 AM

What Canadain hasn't seen the snowbirds?

They kick ass!

Phyr3Wyr3 · 04-02-2003, 12:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Gort

Yes. I've seen them several times. Good aerobatics team. Can't compare them to the Blue Angels because the Angels only have 4 planes in the team. I think Snowbirds are 8 aren't they... can't remember.

Actually.. Blue Angels flys in a formation of 6 pilots just so you know.

04-02-2003, 02:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Gort

Yes. I've seen them several times. Good aerobatics team. Can't compare them to the Blue Angels because the Angels only have 4 planes in the team. I think Snowbirds are 8 aren't they... can't remember.

Ya the snowbirds are 8, best pilots

EVER

04-02-2003, 02:58 AM

Wait I was just thinking, and I don't know why nobody has noticed this already, why is this in BFTalk? hmmm sounds alittle off topic to me :/

karnage · 04-02-2003, 03:20 AM

HAHA I put this in BF talk because there are planes in the game. But no snowbirds. Oh well my bad. Good replys though. Mostly Canadian of course. How many other countries have seen the Snowbirds? America, Iraq lol. Come on guys you gotta let us know. thanks for replying guys.

urseus · 04-02-2003, 04:13 AM

Do they melt in the summer?

HEE YUK YUK YUK YUK

04-02-2003, 04:24 AM

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Originally Posted by urseus

HEE YUK YUK YUK YUK

bless you

Blurred Guilt · 04-02-2003, 05:07 AM

Nope havn't seen them, then again im american but they sound cool enough

karnage · 04-03-2003, 05:17 AM

Yeah Blurred Guilt! they are like the Blue Angels. Except I like the birds better. I just love how close they get. It is insane.

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04-01-2003, 03:58 PM	#1 (permalink)
karnage Sergeant First Class Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 493	Snowbirds!!! How many of you guys have seen Canada's Snowbirds? __________________ Kcg.{karnage}-KC\|W- Kansas City Wolf Project http://www.kcgxtreme.com

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420 General Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 2,605	My dad was in the Canadian Air Force for 30 years. I have sat in practically every plane we have. Taken rides in lots of others. I took a ride in a Hercules once, not comfortable but oh man, what a ride. __________________ "Computer games don't affect kids; I mean if Pac-Man affected us as kids, we'd all be running around in darkened rooms, munching magic pills and listening to repetitive electronic music." Kristian Wilson, Nintendo Inc, 1989

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Gort Warrant Officer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Southern BC, Canada Posts: 825	Yes. I've seen them several times. Good aerobatics team. Can't compare them to the Blue Angels because the Angels only have 4 planes in the team. I think Snowbirds are 8 aren't they... can't remember. __________________ 8)´

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XF Clohvn Corporal Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 177	Yeah I've seen them tons of times, gone to the airshow almost every year here in Ottawa. __________________ H8=\|Ssg\|SlipKnoT Join Hate Now! Click on pic for our site.

04-01-2003, 07:32 PM	#5 (permalink)
Muffin! Private Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Québec, Canada Posts: 44	ya! snowbirds!!! looks like a good idea.... and yes, i've seen them alot of times (i live right next to the capital!)

04-01-2003, 08:26 PM	#7 (permalink)
Menson Sergeant Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: B.C. Canada GMT-8 Posts: 309	Man i love the snowbirds!!There zigin while the others zagin,ones upside down the others right sid up and its just amazing!!ZZZZOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!WWWWWWW WWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHH!!!!

04-01-2003, 08:33 PM	#8 (permalink)
Copperhead Major Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 3,661	The Snowbirds are ok, too be honest those maneuvres made me feel uneasy, you never know if a plane will hit another until they pass each other.

04-01-2003, 08:38 PM	#9 (permalink)
Menson Sergeant Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: B.C. Canada GMT-8 Posts: 309	Thats what i love about them.they are willing to do things to the extreme to entertain us.i think they are very dedicated

04-01-2003, 11:30 PM	#10 (permalink)
JeanFrancois Chief Warrant Officer First Class Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 1,039	Gee, kinda makes me feel weird for not seeing them yet... Maybe at the next airshow. [Edit] A bit OT tho.

04-01-2003, 11:48 PM	#11 (permalink)
~>Aerodynamic Master Warrant Officer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: USA FOREVER! Posts: 1,127	The Thunderbirds are freakin amazing too!!! My god all 8 of those guys flying approx. 5 inches apart, upsideown, on their sides. Some damn good pilots. __________________ \"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow.\"

04-02-2003, 12:25 AM	#12 (permalink)
Anonymous Posts: n/a	What Canadain hasn't seen the snowbirds? They kick ass!

04-02-2003, 02:58 AM	#15 (permalink)
Anonymous Posts: n/a	Wait I was just thinking, and I don't know why nobody has noticed this already, why is this in BFTalk? hmmm sounds alittle off topic to me :/

04-02-2003, 03:20 AM	#16 (permalink)
karnage Sergeant First Class Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 493	HAHA I put this in BF talk because there are planes in the game. But no snowbirds. Oh well my bad. Good replys though. Mostly Canadian of course. How many other countries have seen the Snowbirds? America, Iraq lol. Come on guys you gotta let us know. thanks for replying guys. __________________ Kcg.{karnage}-KC\|W- Kansas City Wolf Project http://www.kcgxtreme.com

04-02-2003, 04:13 AM	#17 (permalink)
urseus Colonel Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Sydney, Australia. Posts: 6,073	Do they melt in the summer? HEE YUK YUK YUK YUK __________________

04-02-2003, 05:07 AM	#19 (permalink)
Blurred Guilt Sergeant Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 328	snowbirds Nope havn't seen them, then again im american but they sound cool enough __________________ \"Every man dies, not every man truly lives\" William Wallace

04-03-2003, 05:17 AM	#20 (permalink)
karnage Sergeant First Class Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 493	Yeah Blurred Guilt! they are like the Blue Angels. Except I like the birds better. I just love how close they get. It is insane. __________________ Kcg.{karnage}-KC\|W- Kansas City Wolf Project http://www.kcgxtreme.com