Posted on 10/20/2020 5:02:43 AM PDT by Red Badger
FOX broadcasters Joe Buck and Troy Aikman dont appear to be big fans of military pregame flyovers at NFL games.
In a video obtained by Defector media, Buck and Aikman, who apparently didnt know they were being recorded, could be heard on a hot mic before the start of Sundays Packers-Bucs game mocking the pregame flyover as a waste of money by the government.
TROY AIKMAN: Thats a lot of jet fuel just to do a little flyover. JOE BUCK: Thats your hard-earned money and your tax dollars at work! AIKMAN: That stuff aint happening with [a] Kamala-Biden ticket. Ill tell you that right now, partner.
While flyovers are fairly expensive military officials say they treat them as part of pilot training and the costs are drawn from training budgets.
Via Newsweek
The costs of flyovers are deducted from the training budget of the branch that takes part, and the time involved does count towards pilots training, however limited and simple the flyby may be.
Past flybys have been criticized as a waste of money, especially after the 2011 Super Bowl in Dallas, when jets flew low over the stadiums closed roof at a reported cost of $450,000.
NFL fans were pretty shook by the Buck-Aikman hot mic moment.
BUCK IS WOKE??? https://t.co/clgz4O30v5
Rays (@BitterSnail) October 19, 2020
Stick to sports? I mean wtf https://t.co/D8X1yPSIWZ
Biscayne Bae (@BiscayneBae) October 19, 2020
Troy Aikman, welcome to the Resistance. https://t.co/yTI5cCUm8g
Emily (@ekmillen) October 19, 2020
Notorious liberal, Troy Aikman .? https://t.co/9prsGFbN5V
BrickToTheHauntedHouse (@BrickToTheHouse) October 20, 2020
I just watch to see the End-Zone celebration dances...................
Jack who?.....................
Jack who?.....................
Legendary announcer Jack Buck (Joes father) of the STL Cards. In the early days him and Harry Carey announced Card baseball. Jack loved our Country.
I don’t know Jack...............
At least that what everybody tells me.....................
Jack was a WWII veteran. I guarantee you the folks in STL are not happy about this. Jack Buck is on the wall of fame at Busch stadium.
Bromance
These guys should go on a vacay near Eglin AFB, or maybe any AFB. Flyovers are training sessions you dolts. Happen every day. Multiple times a day.
I live in the approach to/from Eglin’s runway..........................
Yep. During a hot mic TOOBIN moment the bromance of Joe Buck and Troy Aikman got out of hand.
The F-35’s a waaay louder than the F-15’S, and F-16’s...............
AIKMAN: That stuff aint happening with [a] Kamala-Biden ticket. Ill tell you that right now, partner.
That’s because the military under Kamala-Biden will be broke and equipment in disrepair.
Ok, Im NO fan of the woke NFL and/or announcers, but is it possible Aikman was saying that as a knock against Harris-Biden meaning you wont see flyovers and other patriotic themes? With respect to Bucks comment about tax dollars, who doesnt say that from time to time, maybe not about flyovers, but other things?
They were discussing this on Talk Radio this morning and some said just like you did. Nobody knows for sure until they explain themselves.................
I kinda thought the same thing as far as Troy’s comment. If that’s the case, he needs to clarify, but I doubt he will. The overlords won’t let him, cancel cutlure and all that...
It is but that won’t happen. Not one NFL worshipper will leave.
Notice the order of the “Kamala-Biden ticket”.
Troy got blasted a few years back for posting a “Back the Blue” Tweet, so I would be very surprised if he’s a Kamala supporter.
I’ve flown in fly-bys. They are actually good practice in terms of obeying the ATC rules, which are very restrictive. And trying to get everything perfect versus good enough. You fly a lot of formation for a variety of reasons but a flyby makes you notice every detail.
Wouldn’t want and wouldn’t need to do them daily. Over 25 years I only took part in a handful.But they aren’t a waste of flight time.
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