EXPECTED BUZZ AT PENSACOLA BEACH PIER: 6:04 PM-6:49 PM
NTU to NPA is approximately 788 Miles
Expect a fairly short buzz as their fuel tanks are approx 1,000 Miles.
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.
2:00 PM: Demo Performed in Oceana.
4:29 PM: Monitoring LiveATC / ADS-B for take-off activity.
4:38 PM: Blue Angel 01 receiving instructions.
4:42 PM: Blue Angel 01 clear to Taxi.
4:45 PM: Blue Angel 01 line up and wait.
4:48 PM: Blue Angel 01 permission to take off.
4:50 PM: Delta is up.
5:04 PM: Ernie has taken off from NTU.
5:42 PM: Ernie is located just south of Raleigh, North Carolina.
5:55 PM: Ernie is entering South Carolina.
6:08 PM: Chatter in West Pensacola!
6:17 PM: Delta spotted over OPP, Alabama.
6:20 PM: Spotted distantly out over Navarre Beach.
6:28 PM: Pensacola Beach Pier Beach Buzz.
6:32 PM: Delta left pitch up break. Runway 25 Left.
6:34 PM: Ernie is over Georgia airspace.
6:40 PM: Jets have landed. Taxi to hangar.
6:53 PM: Ernie is 150 miles out, north east. Alabama airspace.
7:05 PM: Ernie is 100 miles out, north east.
7:30 PM: Ernie positioning to land on runway 7 Left.
7:35 PM: Ernie Landed.
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What’s Next: Practice Tuesday 10:30 AM. NO practice Wednesday. Next Buzz, Monday October 12.
GLOSSARY:
NTU: The airport code for NAS Oceana
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!
