My bet is that you saw a Carrier doing flight ops off San Clemente. A launch and recovery cycle will often last about 45 minutes before the carrier turns out of the wind and heads back down wind for a re-set. [/quote]
I think this sounds pausible. I sit/work off the runway at Mirmar. The F18s were flying unusual patterns around the base and then it occured to me that these look like student pilots being lead an instructor. I know this kind of instruction usually takes place in Pensacola (spelled right?) and it use to be done on the Shitty Kitty aka Kitty Hawk but that ship has been retired (I think).
To bad Agent Mualder is in Rehab… I think we have the makings of a real nail bitter here…
Now back to your regularly scheduled market crash…
