# Wings over Pittsburgh
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wings-over-pittsburgh/175458
**Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [July 8, 2005, 12:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wings-over-pittsburgh/175458 "2005-07-08T12:29:17Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@jinxxycat](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jinxxycat)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2005, 12:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wings-over-pittsburgh/175458/1 "2005-07-08T12:29:17Z")
I was looking for pics of point state park today for a friend who’s never seen it, and I ran across something that said that “wings over pittsburgh” flies over the point? Is that still the case? What time is this usually? My best friend is coming up today from Newport News, VA and we are surprising her and her boyfriend by getting 2 rooms for the 4 of us at the Hilton on Sat night so we can show them the town in style. I just wondered if they really do fly over the point…cause that would be kick ass for them to see. They’ve never been to pgh before…thanks…
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### Author:  [@CavlrZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/CavlrZ)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2005, 1:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wings-over-pittsburgh/175458/2 "2005-07-08T13:32:58Z")
it’s about 20 miles from the airport, some of the planes doing flybys could quite easily make it that far east when waiting for there turn to come up… it would be between a 5-10 minute flight between point state park and the airport
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### Author:  [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2005, 2:20pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wings-over-pittsburgh/175458/3 "2005-07-08T14:20:20Z")
not sure if they fly over the point, Usually they just fly over sewickley.moon twp, cory, neville isalnd, findlay, robinson.
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### Author:  [@CavlrZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/CavlrZ)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2005, 2:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wings-over-pittsburgh/175458/4 "2005-07-08T14:31:26Z")
some of the planes don’t land at the airport and come from other locations, soo it’s possible one or two could fly over anywhere, but either way, i don’t think anything at the point is going to be an offical part of the show
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### Author:  [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2005, 2:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wings-over-pittsburgh/175458/5 "2005-07-08T14:33:06Z")
They fly off from the AFB. assuming they have thier own runway.
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### Author:  [@imported\_weaves](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_weaves)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2005, 3:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wings-over-pittsburgh/175458/6 "2005-07-08T15:16:08Z")
The Reserve Base uses the same runways as Pittsburgh International. They basically shut down 1/2 of the airport for the show. I believe 10L/28R is the only runway open for traffic during the show.
The Tbirds fly fast, but there’s no way their turns take them out over the city.
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### Author:  [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2005, 3:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wings-over-pittsburgh/175458/7 "2005-07-08T15:18:25Z")
Learn something new today 🍺
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### Author:  [@CavlrZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/CavlrZ)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2005, 5:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wings-over-pittsburgh/175458/8 "2005-07-08T17:29:48Z")
bastically the airforce base is just like another set of buildings on airport property, without the military stuff showing, you wouldn’t really realize it was a military base
here’s another bit of trivia i bet you didn’t know, the one long runway at pittsburgh international is an alternative landing strip for the space shuttle
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### Author:  [@imported\_SINISTER](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_SINISTER)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2005, 5:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wings-over-pittsburgh/175458/9 "2005-07-08T17:33:05Z")
[WWW.WINGSOVERPITTSBURGH.COM](http://WWW.WINGSOVERPITTSBURGH.COM)
show is saturday and sunday 9-5
come out and join us
i am the air show grounds coordinator for the event!
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### Author:  [@nh4442](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/nh4442)
#### Post date: [July 8, 2005, 9:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wings-over-pittsburgh/175458/10 "2005-07-08T21:32:33Z")
yeah thats my base…pittsburgh reserve unit…wings over pittsburgh is our air show at the base. we do city flyovers for the home openrs of the pirates…right nowmostof us are deployed, like me, buti thinkits still going this yr…buti guess spinster is working it…so ask him,
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### Author:  [@99CobraSC](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/99CobraSC)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2005, 4:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wings-over-pittsburgh/175458/11 "2005-07-09T16:11:12Z")
I get to sit on the othere side and watch it! Much better!
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### Author:  [@The1SloR\_T](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The1SloR_T)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2005, 4:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wings-over-pittsburgh/175458/12 "2005-07-09T16:15:33Z")
i took a couple vids of the planes from 1st-try today…
didnt get the 4 planes that passed directly over the building like 1000 yards from the ground lol, shook everything tho 😃
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### Author:  [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2005, 4:16pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wings-over-pittsburgh/175458/13 "2005-07-09T16:16:25Z")
I’d rather watch grass grow and paint dry.
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### Author:  [@The1SloR\_T](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The1SloR_T)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2005, 4:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wings-over-pittsburgh/175458/14 "2005-07-09T16:26:59Z")
> [@Rustang JIM](#):
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> I’d rather watch grass grow and paint dry.
it was pretty neat tho
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### Author:  [@Shaggy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shaggy)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2005, 4:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wings-over-pittsburgh/175458/15 "2005-07-09T16:30:15Z")
> [@The1SloShelby](#):
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> it was pretty neat tho
yeah for a minute, then it gets old like a hooker in the front seat.
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### Author:  [@The1SloR\_T](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/The1SloR_T)
#### Post date: [July 9, 2005, 4:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wings-over-pittsburgh/175458/16 "2005-07-09T16:34:59Z")
[http://videos.streetfire.net/Player.aspx?fileid=8365FFB6-DE92-4EB1-A690-1AC1763960D5](http://videos.streetfire.net/Player.aspx?fileid=8365FFB6-DE92-4EB1-A690-1AC1763960D5)
[http://videos.streetfire.net/Player.aspx?fileid=CD4D8BD3-DFAB-4B62-A9AF-F69F0CDC5D71](http://videos.streetfire.net/Player.aspx?fileid=CD4D8BD3-DFAB-4B62-A9AF-F69F0CDC5D71)
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### Author:  [@imported\_SINISTER](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_SINISTER)
#### Post date: [July 11, 2005, 7:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wings-over-pittsburgh/175458/17 "2005-07-11T07:25:01Z")
[thanks for everyone that showed up and especillay thanks for those that lend me a hand
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### Author:  [@77rednecktruck](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/77rednecktruck)
#### Post date: [July 11, 2005, 7:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wings-over-pittsburgh/175458/18 "2005-07-11T07:31:54Z")
> [@SINISTER](#):
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> [thanks for everyone that showed up and especillay thanks for those that lend me a hand
It was a great show. I was there both days with the kids.
Can you try to get 3-4 more shows/year? Once a year is not enough. 😃
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### Author:  [@whitey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/whitey)
#### Post date: [July 11, 2005, 8:06am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wings-over-pittsburgh/175458/19 "2005-07-11T08:06:06Z")
i watched it from my house on sunday while packing up the car… definitely cool!
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### Author:  [@imported\_SINISTER](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_SINISTER)
#### Post date: [July 11, 2005, 10:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/wings-over-pittsburgh/175458/20 "2005-07-11T10:27:56Z")
> [@77rednecktruck](#):
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> It was a great show. I was there both days with the kids.
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> Can you try to get 3-4 more shows/year? Once a year is not enough. 😃
hahah id think id be dead!
well we are kepping are fingers crossed that we will be able to have one next year!
hopefully this year wont be the last of wingsoverpittsburgh
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