National Football League (NFL) Pre-Game Fly Overs

March 1, 2010 by  

With the NFL season, football becomes all-consuming on Sunday’s which for many fans means watching the pregame show. One of the Pre-Game events is the fly over, hopefully in sync with the ending of the National Anthem. This film is an inside look at how the fly over works and how it’s planned far in advance by many personnel. Flyover is a term widely used in the United States. The Commonwealth, United Kingdom, and other countries use the term Flypast to denote ceremonial or honorific flights by groups of aircraft and, rarely, by a single aircraft. Flyby mostly refers to military situations.) Flyovers are often tied in with sporting or state events, anniversaries, celebrations – and occasionally funerary or memorial occasions. Sometimes flyovers occur in special situations, to honor someone or to celebrate certain types of aircraft. They have affinities with parades, of which they form the aerial component. Often they occur in purely display contexts at airshows, but it is the flyover linked with civic, sporting events, ceremonial and national pride, that imprint themselves on a nation’s memory. These spectacular and daring displays of military – and occasionally passenger – aircraft, are described in broadcast and print media as “historic”. Flyovers are regularly featured in public and ceremonial life at sproting events, where they function as a particular kind of aerial salute. They serve to show respect, display aircraft, showcase flying skills and delight the public. In Commonwealth countries, notably Singapore, Canada and Australia, they occur on national days and occasionally on anniversaries. They are seen more rarely in other territories.

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25 Responses to “National Football League (NFL) Pre-Game Fly Overs”

  1. JumpstyleCAPcadet on March 1st, 2010 12:00 am

    cool video

  2. gtdet on March 1st, 2010 12:00 am

    GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!!!!!

  3. adsense1 on March 1st, 2010 12:00 am

    Hey, I am no big fan of war either, but the purpose of the flyover is just to let the people know. “Hey there are 50,000 of you people here and that could be a target for the bad guys but don’t worry we got your back.” Have a great time!

  4. BRIANROX1 on March 1st, 2010 12:00 am

    its Rare to see a B-52 performing a
    Fly-over

  5. yeomalt2 on March 1st, 2010 12:00 am

    I’ll go with that.

  6. IAMAUSARMYVETERAN on March 1st, 2010 12:00 am

    Might have to agree to disagree with you on thos one.
    Yeah, the opening cermonies might be “militarized” as you and I agree with you but certinly not anything like the Soviet Union.
    Just my opinion.

  7. yeomalt2 on March 1st, 2010 12:00 am

    Militarized opening ceremonies- like something out of the Soviet Union- then half-time announcers telling us that “The Troops” are fighting to protect our rights and freedoms.

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  12. tomcatpilot13 on March 1st, 2010 12:00 am

    fly overs inspire me to become a fighter pilot

  13. newbalancerun04 on March 1st, 2010 12:00 am

    A flyover in Chicago!! Cant beat that!!! LONG LIVE THE GREAT U.S.A.!!! Lets Go Bears!!

  14. saltoft on March 1st, 2010 12:00 am

    Sending love from Denmark, I visit your great country every chance I get. I freaking Love the US.

  15. marineboy219 on March 1st, 2010 12:00 am

    Every time im in a stadium watchin the fly over i get chills and i think everyone gets chills when u feel that u know the nation is under good care of all branches of the military. p.s added to favs.

  16. kx852010 on March 1st, 2010 12:00 am

    those were super loud and my brother also play for gt roderick sweeting#6 true freshman

  17. iwasdeceived on March 1st, 2010 12:00 am

    GREAT VIDEO! My boys got to see their first flyover today at Bobby Dodd Stadium in Atlanta for the Georgia Tech vs Wake Forest game…Scared the crap out of all of us, but it’s simply an awesome experience!

    I’m no expert on them, but I swear they were significantly lower today than “normal” flyovers. Search for “gt wake flyover” and watch a couple of them and you’ll see what I mean. We were in the upper deck and it looked like you could almost reach out and touch them!

    The USofA ROCKS!

  18. JACKNCOKE223 on March 1st, 2010 12:00 am

    Excellent Video!!!

    Mutatio Animi

  19. IAMAUSARMYVETERAN on March 1st, 2010 12:00 am

    We have flyovers several times a year and they could be jets, regular prop airplanes or helicoptors.
    I think it depends on whether or not it’s a national game or if it’s a Sunday night or Monday night game also.

  20. DCSportFan on March 1st, 2010 12:00 am

    How many flyovers do you all have a year and what are they?

    The Redskins usually only have one a year which is done by Huey’s, even though we’re about 5 miles from Andrews Aiforce Base.

  21. proaudiohd on March 1st, 2010 12:00 am

    great video

  22. jelaniwilson on March 1st, 2010 12:00 am

    this is an awsome vid

    p.s. go saints,

  23. bcmbattle on March 1st, 2010 12:00 am

    go bears!!!!!

  24. IAMAUSARMYVETERAN on March 1st, 2010 12:00 am

    Check me out on YouTube channel PICKmNFL2009 going up aginst several of my friends for football supremency!

  25. indyfan552 on March 1st, 2010 12:00 am

    Damn brings freaking chillzzzz 2 me!!! BRING IT! God bless America AND the Indianapolis COLTS!!