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Posted by WARBIRD KEITH
 - May 19, 2010, 03:39:36 PM
NOAA43 @ Ontario KONT 5/16 8)
Posted by kick Z tail out
 - May 15, 2010, 06:22:51 AM
Good spotting Keith.  8)
Quote from: Code20photog on May 09, 2010, 04:51:49 PM
A: Josh Rubenstien has a twin engine ratining pilot's license. Big aviation guy. We talk airplanes alot.
Right, I actually had figured that out about him... I'm kind of generalizing about being "tickled"... it's sometimes in a very good way.

I think old Hal Fishburn (is that right?) from KTLA was a pilot as well. There are a handful of them...
Posted by WARBIRD KEITH
 - May 09, 2010, 05:44:29 PM
it was indeed the NOAA WP-3D, IT SHOT AN APPROACH INTO LAX YESTERDAY , it was  N43RF
Posted by Code20photog
 - May 09, 2010, 04:51:49 PM
A: Josh Rubenstien has a twin engine ratining pilot's license. Big aviation guy. We talk airplanes alot.

B: It may have also been VX-30 Bloodhound 302 out of Point Mugu, which is white with orange trim, and is all white underneath. Former Naval Research Lab aircraft.
Posted by kick Z tail out
 - May 09, 2010, 08:51:46 AM
KCAL did a story on it recently... And Josh Rubenstein has talked about it during a couple weather segments too. It always tickles me to hear people in the media talk about aviation.  <laughing>
Posted by Ralph
 - May 09, 2010, 08:19:12 AM
No I wish I did  :( . I dont even know what airfield its taking off out of. If I find out more info I will let you know.
Posted by GTagami
 - May 08, 2010, 08:52:11 PM
Quote from: kick Z tail out on May 08, 2010, 08:18:09 PM
Yep, definitely sounds like the WP-3D. :) Rare sight!

Yup, which makes me kick myself even harder for not getting a photo of it.
Ralph, do you happen to know how long it will be in the area?
Posted by kick Z tail out
 - May 08, 2010, 08:18:09 PM
Yep, definitely sounds like the WP-3D. :) Rare sight!
Posted by GTagami
 - May 08, 2010, 08:04:49 PM
That's it! Thanks, bro. It's been bothering me the whole day.
Posted by Ralph
 - May 08, 2010, 06:29:21 PM
If it was white, what you may have saw was NOAA 43, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration P-3 Orion. Its been in the I.E. (ONT-SBD) doing air studies of the air quality and stuff.
Posted by GTagami
 - May 08, 2010, 05:32:16 PM
I was doing some BBQ in the backyard today when I heard what I thought was the B-17 or B-24 flying around from Long Beach. I was surprised when a very low-flying P-3 buzzed the house and headed east towards Chino. It had some sort of black pod attached to the bottom of it. It came back heading in the same direction about 3 hours later.

Anyone see it or know what it was doing in the area?

Unfortunately, I had no time to get to my camera. I had the sun and it was so low...it would have made a great shot.  :P