Meet Two F/A18 Pilots, See Their Aircraft, From 2-4 p.m. Saturday <nobr>May 23</nobr> @ Signature Flight Support, 3333 E. Spring St. (no bags or backpacks, please.)

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Meet Two F/A18 Pilots, See Their Aircraft, From 2-4 p.m. Saturday May 23 @ Signature Flight Support, 3333 E. Spring St. (no bags or backpacks, please.)

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(May 21, 2015) -- Long Beach has a rare, two-hour time frame to meet two of the pilots, and see their F/A-18 aircraft, that we've all seen/heard flying around town. It's this Saturday, from 2-4 p.m., at Signature Flight Support LGB -- Long Beach Airport, 3333 E. Spring St.

Long Beach Airport's Facebook page contains the following dispatch:

The public is invited to meet the pilots behind the F/A-18s flying overhead in Long Beach this Memorial Day Weekend. Two pilots will be available between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. this Saturday, May 23. Visit Signature Flight Support LGB - Long Beach Airport, located at 3333 East Spring Street, for this rare opportunity to view the aircraft, meet the pilots and express our appreciation for their service. Please, no bags or backpacks.

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As LB residents can see and hear, several F/A18 aircraft have been operating at LGB since Thurs. morning May 21. The aircraft are scheduled to be here through the Memorial Day weekend, departing Tuesday morning May 26.

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"Daily operations at LGB will consist of approximately four to six aircraft departures during the morning hours (9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.) and a similar number of arrivals during the late afternoon hours.." LB Airport says in an email alert.

LB Airport says USMC (in trying to be a good neighbor) has [LGB text] "voluntarily suggested that they limit the number of arrivals/departures to/from LGB. Daily training and refueling operations will be conducted at remote airfield(s)."

LB Airport adds:

F/A18 are noticeably louder than other aircraft and are easily heard in neighborhoods near Long Beach Airport. The aircraft will utilize noise abatement procedures when operating in the vicinity of Long Beach. These procedures include modified arrival and departure flight profiles and minimum use of afterburners.