multipilot

I was just enjoying a relaxing Saturday afternoon when I hear the sound of jets flying overhead. I live right next to the regional airport and since Pres. Bush is in town I figured it was just air traffic coming and going from the airport. It gets busy when he's at his ranch. Anyway, I went outside to see what all was going on. To my surprise I saw two F-22s flying circles around what appeared to be a Maule. I suppose he busted the TFR, they intercepted him, and were escorting him back over to the regional airport. Unfortunately, I didn't get a picture of the plane they were intercepting but I got a couple of mediocre shots of the F-22s. The intercepted aircraft was pretty low and disappeared behind a tree line as he turned base to final.

Whenever I'm flying and the TFR is in effect I usually keep a close ear to 121.5. I hear guys bust the TFR a lot more often then most would imagine. I was out for only little more than an hour and 4 aircraft busted the TFR during that time. Once, I even heard the Air Force come on guard and threaten to fire on an aircraft if he didn't immediately turn to whatever heading they were telling him to turn to. He turned fortunately enough for him.

Anyway, here's the photos...

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LEO22

I think it is the second year in a row that he has come home during the Temple Airshow. It was a mess last year with people trying to fly into Temple, so I am sure it isn’t any better this year.