Sunday August 30, 2026 Beach Buzz Update



UPDATES WILL APPEAR BELOW: (All Times in Central Time)

12:01 PM: Bookmark this post and refresh. Please refrain from asking for a “personal update”. The latest information is provided below.
3:00 PM: Demo scheduled to occur at Lake Charles.

4:00 PM: Show ended at Lake Charles.

5:52 PM: Ernie is taxi’ing.

5:53 PM: Ernie in air.

6:23 PM: Chatter in West Pensacola.

6:31 PM: Full conversations on radio now, they are closer.

6:36 PM: Boss calls for Pensacola Beach Run.

6:37 PM: Big lagoon sighting

6:38 PM: Pensacola Beach pier buzzed West to East.

6:40 PM: Ernie by Gulfport, MS

6:41 PM: Delta left pitch up break runway 7 right.

6:45 PM: Jets Landed NPA.

6:46 PM: Ernie entering Alabama

6:50 PM: Ernie over Mobile Bay

6:54 PM: Ernie approaching Gulf Shores north side, 10,000 feet up.

7:01 PM: Ernie landed, 7 right.

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What’s Next: Practice Tuesday at 10:30 AM, no practice Wednesday.


GLOSSARY:

CWF: The airport code for Chennault International Airport, Lake Charles, LA.

NPA: Airport code for Pensacola Naval Air Station.

Radio Chatter: cockpit radio traffic can be heard on scanners approximately 20 minutes before northern borders of our region spot them.

Ernie: can be tracked via “BERT10” on FlightAware. Ernie is the KC-130 Marine Corp aircraft filling in while Fat Albert is in the United Kingdom for back surgery. Ernie does not demo.


ADDITIONAL BEACH BUZZ INFORMATION:

Visit our Beach Buzz page of our website for complete details on where and when to catch a Beach Buzz along the Gulf Coast!