http://www.abacuspub.com/wbe/B2_2.jpg

Saw one of these banking right over my head. They looped around
and made more than half a dozen passes.

It blew my mind. I looked up and spotted it just as it was banking
right in front of us. I waved to the guy on his third pass--black
hat against a white sail. It seemed to work because he came around
and turn close to us the last few passes.

These planes are almost invisible when seen edge on--approaching and
receding. It's not wonder they are invisible to radar.

The other good news is that one of my sailing students from last year
just gave me a 88 vintage Hobie 17--in very nice shape with a good
trailer! Yippee! It is rigged without a jib, so I think I'll change it
out to add one. The boat was too much for the guy. He is 150
pounds and could not right it if it flipped. He couldn't launch it by
himself, couldn't tack it (it really does need a jib) and I suspect he
got scared sailing it. Anyway, I found there is some foam in the
hulls that seems to be heavy. I'm thinking about tearing it out
piece by piece to lighten it up. Two of the batten pockets are
torn and need to be sewn up. Otherwise it is in nice shape.

Bart Senior wrote:
http://www.abacuspub.com/wbe/B2_2.jpg

Saw one of these banking right over my head. They looped around
and made more than half a dozen passes.

They must be warming them up for Iran.



It blew my mind. I looked up and spotted it just as it was banking
right in front of us. I waved to the guy on his third pass--black
hat against a white sail. It seemed to work because he came around
and turn close to us the last few passes.

These planes are almost invisible when seen edge on--approaching and
receding. It's not wonder they are invisible to radar.

The other good news is that one of my sailing students from last year
just gave me a 88 vintage Hobie 17--in very nice shape with a good
trailer! Yippee! It is rigged without a jib, so I think I'll change it
out to add one. The boat was too much for the guy. He is 150
pounds and could not right it if it flipped. He couldn't launch it by
himself, couldn't tack it (it really does need a jib) and I suspect he
got scared sailing it. Anyway, I found there is some foam in the
hulls that seems to be heavy. I'm thinking about tearing it out
piece by piece to lighten it up. Two of the batten pockets are
torn and need to be sewn up. Otherwise it is in nice shape.

Sounds like a nice toy, none of em can tack worth a hoot, just gotta
haul ass thru the tacks. Have fun.

Maybe they were returning from a sortie there.

Joe wrote:
Bart Senior wrote:
http://www.abacuspub.com/wbe/B2_2.jpg

Saw one of these banking right over my head. They looped around
and made more than half a dozen passes.

They must be warming them up for Iran.


It blew my mind. I looked up and spotted it just as it was banking
right in front of us. I waved to the guy on his third pass--black
hat against a white sail. It seemed to work because he came around
and turn close to us the last few passes.

These planes are almost invisible when seen edge on--approaching and
receding. It's not wonder they are invisible to radar.

The other good news is that one of my sailing students from last year
just gave me a 88 vintage Hobie 17--in very nice shape with a good
trailer! Yippee! It is rigged without a jib, so I think I'll change it
out to add one. The boat was too much for the guy. He is 150
pounds and could not right it if it flipped. He couldn't launch it by
himself, couldn't tack it (it really does need a jib) and I suspect he
got scared sailing it. Anyway, I found there is some foam in the
hulls that seems to be heavy. I'm thinking about tearing it out
piece by piece to lighten it up. Two of the batten pockets are
torn and need to be sewn up. Otherwise it is in nice shape.

Sounds like a nice toy, none of em can tack worth a hoot, just gotta
haul ass thru the tacks. Have fun.

On Sat, 16 Sep 2006 18:33:22 -0400, "Bart Senior" .@. wrote:

http://www.abacuspub.com/wbe/B2_2.jpg

Saw one of these banking right over my head. They looped around
and made more than half a dozen passes.

[ Etc., etc. . . . ]

We saw it - or, anyway, one - too, Sat p.m. flying from east west down
the L.I. Sound towards N.Y.C. Weird sight . . . .

What time was it when you saw it?

wrote:
On Sat, 16 Sep 2006 18:33:22 -0400, "Bart Senior" .@. wrote:

http://www.abacuspub.com/wbe/B2_2.jpg

Saw one of these banking right over my head. They looped around
and made more than half a dozen passes.

[ Etc., etc. . . . ]

We saw it - or, anyway, one - too, Sat p.m. flying from east west down
the L.I. Sound towards N.Y.C. Weird sight . . . .

On Sat, 16 Sep 2006 23:55:30 +0000, nospam wrote:

On Sat, 16 Sep 2006 18:33:22 -0400, "Bart Senior" .@. wrote:

http://www.abacuspub.com/wbe/B2_2.jpg

Saw one of these banking right over my head. They looped around
and made more than half a dozen passes.

[ Etc., etc. . . . ]

We saw it - or, anyway, one - too, Sat p.m. flying from east west down
the L.I. Sound towards N.Y.C. Weird sight . . . .

To or from the Yankee's game.

http://www.acc.af.mil/library/factsh...et.asp?id=3813

Saw one of these banking right over my head. They looped around
and made more than half a dozen passes.




Hey, Bart....we saw the same plane. I was sailing a Hunter 43 and the
thing flew right over City Island. For a moment it was a thin black
line in the sky, then it banked. Impressive and almost scary looking
flying machine.
Saw it Friday at about 1:00-1:30 or so.


RB
35s5
NY

On 16 Sep 2006, wrote:

What time was it when you saw it?

Probably, +/- 1 p.m. (I don't recall the exact time because at the
time we were paying attention to starting a race near Huckleberry
Isld. / Exec. Rocks that later became a "drift" - but that's another
story).

It was flying at quite low altitude, not apparently very fast, was
thus clearly (and when overhead dramatically) visible, traveling down
the main shipping chanel of the sound from the east going towards the
Throgs Neck Bridge.


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* wrote:

On Sat, 16 Sep 2006 18:33:22 -0400, "Bart Senior" .@. wrote:

http://www.abacuspub.com/wbe/B2_2.jpg

Saw one of these banking right over my head. They looped around
and made more than half a dozen passes.

[ Etc., etc. . . . ]

We saw it - or, anyway, one - too, Sat p.m. flying from east west down
the L.I. Sound towards N.Y.C. Weird sight . . . .

Bart Senior wrote:
http://www.abacuspub.com/wbe/B2_2.jpg

Saw one of these banking right over my head. They looped around
and made more than half a dozen passes.

It blew my mind. I looked up and spotted it just as it was banking
right in front of us. I waved to the guy on his third pass--black
hat against a white sail. It seemed to work because he came around
and turn close to us the last few passes.

These planes are almost invisible when seen edge on--approaching and
receding. It's not wonder they are invisible to radar.


It's a great piece of machinery. Too bad the Democrats aren't letting
Bush use it for what it was designed for. Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq
and Iran would be a shiny, glowing glass parking lot.

It's a great piece of machinery. Too bad the Democrats aren't letting
Bush use it for what it was designed for. Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq
and Iran would be a shiny, glowing glass parking lot.


Yeah, cuz everyone over there deserved to die, right?
Oh, and Bush made sure to send US troops over without even proper body
armor.

Nice work by our "republican" president...
Who's not a republican at all.



RB
35s5
NY