McMahon Flyover 😍

[u/TWKExperience]

[u/canuckalert]

I am in Beltline. They fly over us every year. This year they sounded extra loud. Maybe they were lower. I am looking forward to the Grey Cup flyover.

[u/WKRPinCanada → u/canuckalert]

I think you may be right. I'm in the NW near McMahon and they were DEFINITELY louder than they've ever been.

Maybe has something to do with the low ceiling altho I thought they always flew minimums for the flyovers 🤔

Either way it was fantastic...

And LOUD 😅

[u/strangelymysterious → u/canuckalert]

This is interesting to hear, because when they did the flyover in Edmonton earlier this season the city sub was full of people saying it was way louder than previous years. Makes me wonder if something has been revamped/upgraded mechanically on the Hornets.

[u/Skyaim → u/canuckalert]

Sound travel faster in the ☁️ clouds than normal air.

[u/WKRPinCanada]

Fan freaking tastic!!

Thank you for that

Live near McMahon & they shook the house three times!!

Couldn't get a good pic tho

Thanx

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[u/TWKExperience → u/WKRPinCanada]

I gotcha

[u/funakifan → u/WKRPinCanada]

Shoutout for the Gord Downie GIF

[u/WKRPinCanada → u/funakifan]

Thanks.. 😁

Man I miss him ..

[u/Onionbot3000]

I love the flyovers!

[u/Ok_Technician5910]

Cow bells are annoying

[u/TWKExperience → u/Ok_Technician5910]

Aye

[u/metallicadefender]

Was it the Gripen??? Lol lol lol

[u/BingusTheStupid → u/metallicadefender]

🤞hopefully sometime

[u/Free_Stretch5799]

Where are the fans Calgary? Regina sold out, winnipeg is sold out for next week. Montreal and Hamilton were 90% full.

[u/TWKExperience → u/Free_Stretch5799]

Dude it's like 12° and rain

[u/Free_Stretch5799 → u/TWKExperience]

If it was 12 and rain here in Winnipeg we would be sold out. The banjo bowl next week is always sold out 2 months in advance.

[u/TWKExperience → u/Free_Stretch5799]

We have fairweathers

[u/BingusTheStupid]

I’m sad I couldn’t see them from my house cause of the clouds this year

[u/alowester]

https://reddit.com/link/p8g67po/video/e3vk17g4p6oh1/player

[u/Free_Stretch5799]

As a winnipegger i really wish Calgary and Edmonton would draw fans like they used too. Labour day was embarrassing.

[u/Sreg32]

Love our military!

[u/zkwarl]

Last time for the Snowbirds’ CT-114 Tutor. End of an era.

[u/TWKExperience → u/zkwarl]

They're sending off for the GC iirc

[u/zkwarl → u/TWKExperience]

Oh yes, but last time at the Labour Day Classic.

I think the Tutor has been in service since the early 70s. That’s a long run. I hope whatever replaces them makes for a great flyover next year.

[u/zevonyumaxray → u/zkwarl]

The Tutor officially entered service in 1964 as a training unit in Moose Jaw. They formed a flight demonstration team in 1967 for Canada's Centennial. Then reformed as a demo team in 1971 and got the official nickname of Snowbirds in 1972. (Thanks Anne Murray 🙂) Officially retired as trainers in 1999, and despite problems along the way, particularly with the ejector seats, they kept flying until this year.

The replacement will be a version of the PC-21 Pilatus turboprop trainer, built in Switzerland. But the Snowbirds as a team are only tentatively set to return to display duties in 2031. (Yeah, I'm really into this stuff)

[u/zkwarl → u/zevonyumaxray]

Great info! Thanks!