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K3R3G3 t1_iwti19x wrote

Reply to comment by Juicy_Cheeseberders in Crazy loud noise point breeze? by Halloweentwin2

Any idea how that works? How the college gets them to do it? Do they have to pay or do various events put in a request for a flyover? I know private colleges make assloads of money, but are they spending it to get fighter jets to fly over sports games?

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Juicy_Cheeseberders t1_iwtltx5 wrote

You have to make a request to the Navy, AirForce, Army etc.

It's a public outreach thing that helps with recruiting. The flying also counts toward pilot training hours, as I understand.

You can read more here: https://outreach.navy.mil/Aviation/

..as well as the official request form:

http://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/forms/dd/dd2535.pdf

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K3R3G3 t1_iwttfn5 wrote

Ahh, the recruiting bit makes sense. I figured there had to be some benefit. I've known for while that they're not just moving planes and making a trip there for that. They make it part of the training and schedule things so it's a swing-by in the process of something necessary, like getting the craft where it needs to be. It's not cheap to fly them. Thanks - I'll check out the links.

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