REQ: weekend flying at Yuma and Nellis?

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REQ: weekend flying at Yuma and Nellis?

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I'm planning a family trip to the USA and try to squeeze some photo opportunities in the programm.. It turns out might be passing MCAS Yuma on a Saturday. Can anybody confirm that they actually fly during the weekend?

Same for Nellis: what about flying activities a normal Saturday afternoon (i.e. no Red or Green Flag days)?

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Re: REQ: weekend flying at Yuma and Nellis?

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I haven't been there whilst they were flying, but last time I visited on a Saturday morning shortly after sunrise and found a few MH-47s, F/A-18s and an AV-8B on deck at the general aviation apron, so it might be worth checking that out.
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Re: REQ: weekend flying at Yuma and Nellis?

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Paul
I stopped off at Yuma in March around lunchtime on the Saturday of the El Centro show. There were two based Harriers flying - sort of very long circuits. As per other post, do check around the FBO for visitors.
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Re: REQ: weekend flying at Yuma and Nellis?

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Nellis would be pretty much zero flying on weekends
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Re: REQ: weekend flying at Yuma and Nellis?

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Thanks everybody for your advice.
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Re: REQ: weekend flying at Yuma and Nellis?

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During WTI at Yuma (April and October) they are flying in the weekend....

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Re: REQ: weekend flying at Yuma and Nellis?

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tracking exercises will produce results for decent tail spotting ventures. Exercises such as Green Flag & JFEX fly on wknds; also Red Flag fam flights & evolutions of Weapons School Integration & grad class will also fly; Operation NEPTUNE FALCON is also a huge player aboard Nellis, as well. WTI, as Osxar mentioned, flys wknds outta hotYuma, as well as iterations of ITX.
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