Flying airplane image in Google maps.

4fhoward · May 22, 2011, 05:41:41 AM

While poking around in Google maps I found this image of a plane on final for runway 2 at the Hillsboro airport in Oregon.
The location is 5.532628°N 122.951313°W http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=45.532628,-122.951313&spn=0.01,0.01&t=h&q=45.532628,-122.951313

SarDragon · May 22, 2011, 05:51:34 AM

Go to Google Earth Community, and search for "aircraft in flight". There are several KMZ files available that show all kinds of planes in flight, at a great variety of altitudes.

JC004 · May 22, 2011, 09:07:48 AM

Your challenge: find a CAP aircraft in flight in Google's imagery.

Here's a bunch of CAP aircraft on the ground: http://goo.gl/maps/cavb

SarDragon · May 22, 2011, 09:29:28 PM

IIRC, that's where they do paint jobs and interior refurbs.

JC004 · May 22, 2011, 10:12:10 PM

That's the centralized maintenance place.

SarDragon · May 22, 2011, 10:30:15 PM

Yeah, there, that.

vento · May 22, 2011, 10:56:22 PM

Quote from: JC004 on May 22, 2011, 10:12:10 PM
That's the centralized maintenance place.

That's a lot of aircrafts out of flight mission ready status.

Spaceman3750 · May 22, 2011, 11:24:23 PM

Quote from: vento on May 22, 2011, 10:56:22 PM
Quote from: JC004 on May 22, 2011, 10:12:10 PM
That's the centralized maintenance place.

That's a lot of aircrafts out of flight mission ready status.

I only count 7 with CAP markings. That's just over 1% of the fleet. Not a big deal IMHO.

vento · May 22, 2011, 11:46:23 PM

Quote from: Spaceman3750 on May 22, 2011, 11:24:23 PM
Quote from: vento on May 22, 2011, 10:56:22 PM
Quote from: JC004 on May 22, 2011, 10:12:10 PM
That's the centralized maintenance place.

That's a lot of aircrafts out of flight mission ready status.

I only count 7 with CAP markings. That's just over 1% of the fleet. Not a big deal IMHO.

It depends on how we look at the numbers. Not a big deal only if you consider 7 aircraft against the nationwide fleet. Isn't centralized maintenance done on Wing level? Here in CAWG we have two contractors for centralized maintenance, one for NorCal and one for SoCal.

If it's done on Wing level, then 7 aircraft out of service in any Wing is a rather large percentage of inactive aircraft not ready to perform the missions.

SarDragon · May 23, 2011, 12:06:21 AM

No, this is equivalent to depot level maintenance, like painting and interior refurbs, as noted above. The planes in the pic belong to wings all over the country. There's possibly even a CAWG asset in there.

Currently there are 6 CAP a/c there - 5 for maintenance, or awaiting sale, and the local NJWG asset.

vento · May 23, 2011, 12:19:24 AM

Thanks SarDragon for the extra clarification. I thought it was the Wing level 100 hours inspection type of centralized maintenance.

Huey Driver · May 23, 2011, 01:26:40 AM

There's 8 at KVAY for some reason. There's only normally 1 or 2 there.

SarDragon · May 23, 2011, 01:37:16 AM

If you are referring to the linked imagery, it's old. Please read the entire thread. There's an explanation up there, really. Twice, even. The one or two you usually see are the Air Victory Squadron's planes. All the ones in the GM image belong to other units, and they are grounded for various reasons.

Huey Driver · May 23, 2011, 03:51:08 AM

I was referring to the most recent imagery, and I read the whole thread.
I'm also aware that the other aircraft belong to other units and just happen to be grounded at Air Victory. KVAY does have small aircraft repair too, so that is also probably a centralized maintenance place or a depot- level facility.

2 other planes in South Jersey are 2 of NER's gliders; Schweizer N5742S and Super Blanik N352BA. They are visible on a closed taxiway at KOBI.

JC004 · May 23, 2011, 07:47:29 AM

This seems unusually complicated. I looked there specifically because I figured there was the potential for a number of aircraft there since it is the central maintenance place. I've flown in a/c being moved down there for whatever maintenance had to be done. I also recalled whining about too many a/c being held up there, so I knew to look there.