{"id":468169,"date":"2026-10-16T20:48:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T20:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/468169\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T20:48:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T20:48:07","slug":"texas-tech-alumni-pilots-lead-spectacular-homecoming-flyover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/468169\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Tech Alumni Pilots Lead Spectacular Homecoming Flyover"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Texas Tech has scheduled a very special flyover for this weekend&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/kfyo.com\/texas-tech-homecoming-record-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Homecoming Game at the Galaxy Stadium<\/a>. In addition to starting the game off with a fascinating display, the pilots will also be visiting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.umcchildrenshospital.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">University Medical Center Children&#8217;s Hospital<\/a> to answer questions and allow patients to try on some of their gear.<\/p>\n<p>Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/kfyo.com\/texas-tech-homecoming-record-history\/?utm_source=tsmclip&amp;utm_medium=referral\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Texas Tech Homecoming Record: Complete History Since 2000<\/a>Homecoming Game Flyover<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/texastech.com\/news\/2026\/10\/16\/football-flyover-planned-for-homecoming-against-arizona-state\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">flyover <\/a>scheduled for this weekend&#8217;s 2:30 p.m. kickoff\u00a0features four separate aircraft: two <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Boeing_CH-47_Chinook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Chinook helicopters<\/a>, a medevac <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sikorsky_UH-60_Black_Hawk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Blackhawk<\/a>, and one assault Blackhawk. All four aircraft are from the <a href=\"https:\/\/tmd.texas.gov\/36-cab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Texas Army National Guard&#8217;s 36th Combat Aviation Brigade<\/a>. This is an extra special event for Texas Tech as all four pilots are former graduates of the university!<\/p>\n<p>On Friday evening, the pilots will do a practice run\u00a0over Galaxy Stadium before conducting another flyover for the pediatric patients at UMC Children&#8217;s Hospital. This way the patients get to see the display before the crowd made up of over 60,000 fans at Galaxy Stadium will see on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Fans will remember the recent flyover on September 18 when the Red Raiders <a href=\"https:\/\/texastech.com\/game-center\/21727\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">defeated Houston<\/a>. It was such a spectacle that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=1647227247016121\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Texas Tech Athletics<\/a> posted this video to Facebook:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Flyover at UMC<\/p>\n<p>After the flyover on Friday evening, the pilots will actually go back to UMC Children&#8217;s Hospital on Saturday morning to hand out rally towels to the patients and allow them to try on some of the pilot gear like their helmets.<\/p>\n<p>After visiting UMC, the pilots will then head out to prepare for the real deal.<\/p>\n<p>Texas Tech&#8217;s Homecoming Game against Arizona State kicks off, along with the flyover, at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. If fans are unable to attend, they can still keep up with the score in real time from the <a href=\"https:\/\/texastech.com\/sports\/football\/schedule\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Texas Tech Athletics website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Happy Homecoming!<\/p>\n<p>24 Former Texas Tech Red Raiders Currently Playing in NFL<\/p>\n<p>These are each of the 24 football players in the NFL that attended Texas Tech University. <\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Nick<\/p>\n<p>Popular Texas Tech Football Gameday Snacks<\/p>\n<p>What happens when it&#8217;s game day in Lubbock and you don&#8217;t know what you want to snack on as you cheer the Red Raider football team? You&#8217;re in luck! Here are some common responses to that very question.<\/p>\n<p class=\"photogallery-credit\">Gallery Credit: Nick<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Texas Tech has scheduled a very special flyover for this weekend&#8217;s Homecoming Game at the Galaxy Stadium. 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