CV/MV-22 Osprey

[phantomphan1974]

MV-22 Osprey VMM-163 by PhantomPhan1974 Photography, on Flickr

[cpasley]

MV-22B Osprey VMM-165 BuNo 168026 by Chris Pasley, on Flickr

[kick Z tail out]

Awesome *at home* catch today. For those that don't know, I live 1/2 mile south of Hemet Ryan Airport (GA airport). Hemet also lies under the favored corridor between Miramar/Pendleton and Twentynine Palms, so we have a high volume of USMC helicopter traffic, and every once in a while one throws us a bone with a random low approach or brief pattern work at the airport. Generally they only do this long enough for me to jump in my truck before suddenly bugging out and continuing on.

I was in my driveway, minding my own business today when this Osprey comes ripping over my neighborhood nacelles fully transitioned forward, at less than 200' AGL. I barreled into the house and practically mowed down both my kids as I went for my camera upstairs. I flew down the stairs and out the front door as my wife was yelling "what are you doing?!" and somehow managed to grab some shots of the tail as he flew to the east. Well that was neat, would be nice if he came back... wait... could it be... no way... He's in the downwind and turning base... he's coming back...

So I ran back inside the house with my wife still yelling "what are you doing?!" and grabbed the keys to the truck, yelling over my shoulder "be right back!" as I flew out the door, and hauled ass down to the airport to get this Marine Osprey. When I got there, I noticed through the viewfinder that this was a very dark gray Osprey... Making it a USAF CV-22. Wow, did I luck out or what? To be the first Osprey ever to come down and grace our runway at Hemet, it sure was nice to be a RARE one at that.

He ended up doing 6 more stop and goes, each time heading out he would fully transition to forward flight, racing through the downwind, and coming back. I was pretty stoked. With the kids and everything, I don't get out much anymore.

[phantomphan1974]

Lucky Bast...........!!!

Awesome *at home* catch today. For those that don't know, I live 1/2 mile south of Hemet Ryan Airport (GA airport). Hemet also lies under the favored corridor between Miramar/Pendleton and Twentynine Palms, so we have a high volume of USMC helicopter traffic, and every once in a while one throws us a bone with a random low approach or brief pattern work at the airport. Generally they only do this long enough for me to jump in my truck before suddenly bugging out and continuing on.

I was in my driveway, minding my own business today when this Osprey comes ripping over my neighborhood nacelles fully transitioned forward, at less than 200' AGL. I barreled into the house and practically mowed down both my kids as I went for my camera upstairs. I flew down the stairs and out the front door as my wife was yelling "what are you doing?!" and somehow managed to grab some shots of the tail as he flew to the east. Well that was neat, would be nice if he came back... wait... could it be... no way... He's in the downwind and turning base... he's coming back...

So I ran back inside the house with my wife still yelling "what are you doing?!" and grabbed the keys to the truck, yelling over my shoulder "be right back!" as I flew out the door, and hauled ass down to the airport to get this Marine Osprey. When I got there, I noticed through the viewfinder that this was a very dark gray Osprey... Making it a USAF CV-22. Wow, did I luck out or what? To be the first Osprey ever to come down and grace our runway at Hemet, it sure was nice to be a RARE one at that.

He ended up doing 6 more stop and goes, each time heading out he would fully transition to forward flight, racing through the downwind, and coming back. I was pretty stoked. With the kids and everything, I don't get out much anymore.

[kick Z tail out]

Lucky Bast...........!!!

Hahaha I know, location really helped me out for once! lol

[Venom1]

Some USMC MV-22's up here from VMM-163 out of Miramar.


USMC MV-22C CAG (2)-copy by scorchedskyproductions, on Flickr


USMC MV-22C (3)-copy by scorchedskyproductions, on Flickr


USMC MV-22C (2)-copy by scorchedskyproductions, on Flickr

[cpasley]

MV-22B VMM-161 BuNo 167903 by Pasley Aviation Photography, on Flickr

[kick Z tail out]

More of our Hemet Osprey...

[Realbigtaco]

Osprey landing on top of us at Miramar 2012.

[campcraig1971]

USAF CV22 from the 58th SOW, Kirtland AFB, NM doing pattern work at Double Eagle II Airport outside of Albuquerque, NM

[campcraig1971]

USAF CV-22 assigned to 27th SOW, Cannon AFB, NM

[campcraig1971]

27th SOW air to air refueling demo at Cannon AFB NM

[rander]

This MV-22B flew right over my Back Yard,  The closest one has come to date. I was right there to get a shot 01/08/2015  0839 Hours.

[phantomphan1974]

Nice ones Craig and Robert A.

[campcraig1971]

USAF MC130J and CV22s performing a flyover at the 2014 New Mexico Bowl. 20Dec14 Albuquerque, NM