EXPECTED BUZZ AT PENSACOLA BEACH PIER: 5:20 PM-6:05 PM
Actual: 5:43 PM
NIP to NPA is approximately 345 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: Walk down has begun.
2:16 PM: Taxi beginning.
2:19 PM: Jets are in the air.
2:23 PM: Flat/Low Show at NIP.
2:55 PM: All jets landed, taxi’ing back to parking area.
3:09 PM: Walk down is complete, Demo is complete at NIP.
4:55 PM: Jets Take-off from NIP.
4:58 PM: Ernie taxi’ing.
5:07 PM: Ernie Take-off from NIP.
5:20 PM: Ernie approaching the Lake City area.
5:22 PM: Chatter in West Pensacola.
5:26 PM: “More power, a little more drive”
5:32 PM: “Boss, save this smoke for the beach? Yea we can do that”
5:34 PM: “Palafox Run” mentioned.
5:35 PM: 11-miles to the Palafox Run.
5:38 PM: 9-Mile road spotting.
5:40 PM: Spotted over the sound, near the beach
5:41 PM: Buzzed Navarre Beach
5:43 PM: Buzzed Pensacola Beach Pier/Casino Beach Area.
5:47 PM: Delta Left Pitch-up Break, runway 7 right.
5:49 PM: Breaking-off one by one.
5:53 PM: All jets have landed.
5:54 PM: Ernie north of Panama City Beach.
6:00 PM: Ernie approaching Santa Rosa Beach (at 20,000 feet).
6:08 PM: Ernie passing Navarre Beach (at 5,000 feet)
6:12 PM: Ernie rounding Fort Pickens (at 1,600 feet)
6:15 PM: Ernie approaching Orange Beach.
6:25 PM: Ernie may be on final approach to NPA runway 7 left. Your guess is as good as mine!
6:29 PM: Ernie on final approach to 7 left.
6:30 PM: Ernie has landed.
What’s Next:
-Practice Tuesday 10:30 AM. The Base is back open to the public, Fort Pickens is back open for day use from 5 AM-8 PM. Refer to our “practice information” page for complete details.
GLOSSARY:
NIP: The airport code for NAS Jacksonville
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.
Palafox Run: term to describe the Delta formation flying over Palafox Street in downtown Pensacola.
Beach Run: term used to describe the path that brings them along and buzzing the beach.
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!
