NAS North Island

[rander]

After the Post MaintenanceCheck Flight (PMCF), the aircraft will be complete defueled, thououghly washed and then stripped of all old paint. The serface treated with a clear corrosion inhibitor, then 2 coates of a brown metal protectant, then a zinc Cromate primer and then the Low-Vis gray surface paint. (BTW all of the aircraft on board The Midway Museum get thie same paint treatment that active Navy and Marine Corps aircraft get).

A PMI Level One overhaul is supposed to take between 8,000 to 8500 manhours and/or between 125-140 days to complete depending on the level of repair after the aaircraft is to recieve after it is disassembled I can remember a couple of instances wher those numbers were completely blown apart. A lot of that depwnds on the corrosion work done my the operating activities(the Squadrons) and how much effort they put into Corrosion Control.

[phantomphan1974]

Metor and one of Shayne's birds

[phantomphan1974]

VMFA-323 Buno 164975

[rander]

Here are a couple pics of the F-16s that were at NI last Week

[rander]

Went through all my pics and found one that had a British Air Force VC-10 in it. Its a bit distantTaken from the North end of Fenway Park looking east

[rander]

Here are two shots of an HSC-23 Wildcard Helo at North Island

[rander]

# pics of a recient C-130 visitor. Taken with my EOS-50D with my Canon 75-300 mm lens.

[phantomphan1974]

VMFA-323

[NikonGuy]

Nice! 

[rander]

This Helicopter has been seen around North  Island.

[rander]

This U.S.A.F. aircraft was a North Island visitor

[rander]

this C-130 was A North Island visitor on August 26th.

[NikonGuy]

Nice shots rander.   

[kick Z tail out]

I was happy to see this Navy Prowler come screaming into the break around noon today.

Also, a SH-60, "Raider 62" -130J out of Miramar, and a Chair Force Texan II.

[g0_command0]

from today:


there was also a ch-53 in formation with a -46 and a UH-1Y and i fudged it on that one and am too ashamed to post