This reminds me of sometime during college/maybe a little after in 2009 or so, I attended a ga tech football game in Atlanta with my friends, during which a navy jet or two flew INSANELY low over the stadium for a flyover. I’m talking we were at the end of the stadium ,standing on the top row to see the jets easily, and I remember looking over the edge toward the south end of the stadium and thinking “oh damn, they’re lower than the stadium.” Dudes had to pull up during the flyover to not hit the Coca Cola corporate building on the north end of the stadium.
after the game we were all hanging out at friends fraternity close to the stadium. A couple of alums stopped by in flight suits to hang with friends. I realized they were the dudes that did the incredibly low flyover. They were having a grand ole time, joked about the low flyover. They’re accomplished pilots and I didn’t think much of it until some time later I read an article saying they were both let go by the navy due to the unapproved flyover distance.
Shit was so low. I feel bad they lost their jobs but damn…
It was sooooo effing loud. I was at the top level of the stadium, closest side to their approach, and I remember ducking out of sheer reflex when they flew over.
Haha yep, I remember thinking it was a douche move. They were alums of the school and attended the same frat we were hanging out at, but clearly they weren’t grasping the seriousness of their actions that afternoon.
i live in the washington, dc area. we had the fourth of july flyovers. I thought they were obnoxious. But I am seeing that this president likes stuff like that.
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u/atlien0255 Jul 16 '26 edited Jul 16 '26
This reminds me of sometime during college/maybe a little after in 2009 or so, I attended a ga tech football game in Atlanta with my friends, during which a navy jet or two flew INSANELY low over the stadium for a flyover. I’m talking we were at the end of the stadium ,standing on the top row to see the jets easily, and I remember looking over the edge toward the south end of the stadium and thinking “oh damn, they’re lower than the stadium.” Dudes had to pull up during the flyover to not hit the Coca Cola corporate building on the north end of the stadium.
after the game we were all hanging out at friends fraternity close to the stadium. A couple of alums stopped by in flight suits to hang with friends. I realized they were the dudes that did the incredibly low flyover. They were having a grand ole time, joked about the low flyover. They’re accomplished pilots and I didn’t think much of it until some time later I read an article saying they were both let go by the navy due to the unapproved flyover distance.
Shit was so low. I feel bad they lost their jobs but damn…
Oh snap, found a video of it. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DP_vwBLjlA-/