Do you ever wonder how flyovers are always perfectly timed to hit at the last note of the national anthem? No, it's not because the singers or the bands time their song down to the second. It's because usually there's somebody up on a roof somewhere, listening to the song and calling in the jets at the correct moment.
During American Day, Chris and I got to help with that role. Ok... Chris was really calling in the jets. But I took pictures! And helped watch the clock!
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| Occasionally there's a problem establishing radio contact with the formation... fortunately for us everything worked out okay because the anthem was sung about 13 minutes too late. Needless to say, that kind of information is important to be able to communicate to the pilots. |
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| Another perfectly timed flyover. Nice job guys. |
That's so funny; I'd never eve thought about how that worked. It's a surprisingly low-tech solution!
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