F/A-18 flyby...
 

On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:05:19 -0700, "Calif Bill"
wrote:


"D" wrote in message
...
H the K wrote:
Captain Marvel of Woodstock wrote:
Whoa - I would have loved to have seen that.

http://tinyurl.com/ltrj4d


It's always nice when jet jockeys in the military disregard the risks to
which they expose civilians with their "show-off" antics. It's no wonder
you would have loved to have been there.

I'm sure the plane in the photo was not as close to the building as a
telephoto lens makes it appear, but...had anything untoward happened, the
plane could have plowed into the structure and killed a lot of people.

Sometimes down at Virginia Beach you see navy pilots doing that sort of
stuff, but they are doing it for flight practice, and over the water, not
in the airspace in between the hotels.

Perhaps you should head over to Afghanistan so you can get your vicarious
kicks from the military's bombing of "suspected" terrorist residences
that turn out to have held no targets but innocent civilians.
I'm sure the sight of burned, broken, and roasted bodies would turn you
on, eh?


So AF1 with F16's in tow was OK in NYC? You really define yourself, WAFA.

Reminds me of landing at the old Hong Kong Airport. Look out the window of
the plane and the laundry hanging on poles off the apartment buildings look
like they are 50' from the wing tips.

I flew into Hong Kong on a AC-47 once - that was an experience I"ll
tell you what. :)

F/A-18 flyby...
 

H the K wrote:
BAR wrote:
H the K wrote:
wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:02:52 -0400, Captain Marvel of Woodstock
wrote:

Whoa - I would have loved to have seen that.

http://tinyurl.com/ltrj4d

Back in the olden days I used to get a show like that quite often in
Clinton Md when they were having an air show at Andrews. The fighters
were making a lot of their turns right over my house.
After a few of those crashes Harry is talking about they started being
a little more careful. It is scary when you think of it. The pilot may
be able to punch out but that plane is coming down somewhere.
There are not many places in suburban DC where that is not in
someone's house.


There's still a lot of touch and go training at Andrews, which is
dangerous enough, but as far as I know, no buzzing of apartment
buildings. I visit an indoor shooting range not far from the base,
and the entire building rattles every few minutes some days. If you
are wearing your shooting earmuffs, you don't hear a lot, but you can
feel it.

You are just like the the idiots in Franklin Farms, at the end of the
NW -SE runway at Dulles. New home owners: "Can't something be done
about the noise?" Airport: "No, the airport has been here for 25 years
before your house was built at the end of the runway." New home
owners: why is there so much noise at 3:00 AM?" Airport: "We have a
DC-10 engine test facility. It wasn't a problem until your subdivision
built about 1 year ago."


What are you raving about? I don't live anywhere near Andrews, and
whatever happens there these days is no concern of mine. Once in a
while, if I am at a shooting range near the base, I hear an air force
plane passing over.

If you are on meds, they aren't working for you.

I rest my case.

F/A-18 flyby...
 

Calif Bill wrote:
"D" wrote in message
...
H the K wrote:
Captain Marvel of Woodstock wrote:
Whoa - I would have loved to have seen that.

http://tinyurl.com/ltrj4d

It's always nice when jet jockeys in the military disregard the risks to
which they expose civilians with their "show-off" antics. It's no wonder
you would have loved to have been there.

I'm sure the plane in the photo was not as close to the building as a
telephoto lens makes it appear, but...had anything untoward happened, the
plane could have plowed into the structure and killed a lot of people.

Sometimes down at Virginia Beach you see navy pilots doing that sort of
stuff, but they are doing it for flight practice, and over the water, not
in the airspace in between the hotels.

Perhaps you should head over to Afghanistan so you can get your vicarious
kicks from the military's bombing of "suspected" terrorist residences
that turn out to have held no targets but innocent civilians.
I'm sure the sight of burned, broken, and roasted bodies would turn you
on, eh?

So AF1 with F16's in tow was OK in NYC? You really define yourself, WAFA.

Reminds me of landing at the old Hong Kong Airport. Look out the window of
the plane and the laundry hanging on poles off the apartment buildings look
like they are 50' from the wing tips.



And just a little bit of a crosswind!!!:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dd9NM9vsGD8

F/A-18 flyby...
 

BAR wrote:
H the K wrote:
BAR wrote:
H the K wrote:
wrote:
On Tue, 14 Jul 2009 08:02:52 -0400, Captain Marvel of Woodstock
wrote:

Whoa - I would have loved to have seen that.

http://tinyurl.com/ltrj4d

Back in the olden days I used to get a show like that quite often in
Clinton Md when they were having an air show at Andrews. The fighters
were making a lot of their turns right over my house.
After a few of those crashes Harry is talking about they started being
a little more careful. It is scary when you think of it. The pilot may
be able to punch out but that plane is coming down somewhere.
There are not many places in suburban DC where that is not in
someone's house.


There's still a lot of touch and go training at Andrews, which is
dangerous enough, but as far as I know, no buzzing of apartment
buildings. I visit an indoor shooting range not far from the base,
and the entire building rattles every few minutes some days. If you
are wearing your shooting earmuffs, you don't hear a lot, but you
can feel it.

You are just like the the idiots in Franklin Farms, at the end of the
NW -SE runway at Dulles. New home owners: "Can't something be done
about the noise?" Airport: "No, the airport has been here for 25
years before your house was built at the end of the runway." New home
owners: why is there so much noise at 3:00 AM?" Airport: "We have a
DC-10 engine test facility. It wasn't a problem until your
subdivision built about 1 year ago."


What are you raving about? I don't live anywhere near Andrews, and
whatever happens there these days is no concern of mine. Once in a
while, if I am at a shooting range near the base, I hear an air force
plane passing over.

If you are on meds, they aren't working for you.

I rest my case.

You ought to rest your keyboard, because as usual you are making no
sense at all. Where did you see me complain about Andrews AFB?

F/A-18 flyby...
 

"Guru of Woodstock" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:05:19 -0700, "Calif Bill"
wrote:


"D" wrote in message
...
H the K wrote:
Captain Marvel of Woodstock wrote:
Whoa - I would have loved to have seen that.

http://tinyurl.com/ltrj4d


It's always nice when jet jockeys in the military disregard the risks
to
which they expose civilians with their "show-off" antics. It's no
wonder
you would have loved to have been there.

I'm sure the plane in the photo was not as close to the building as a
telephoto lens makes it appear, but...had anything untoward happened,
the
plane could have plowed into the structure and killed a lot of people.

Sometimes down at Virginia Beach you see navy pilots doing that sort of
stuff, but they are doing it for flight practice, and over the water,
not
in the airspace in between the hotels.

Perhaps you should head over to Afghanistan so you can get your
vicarious
kicks from the military's bombing of "suspected" terrorist residences
that turn out to have held no targets but innocent civilians.
I'm sure the sight of burned, broken, and roasted bodies would turn you
on, eh?


So AF1 with F16's in tow was OK in NYC? You really define yourself,
WAFA.

Reminds me of landing at the old Hong Kong Airport. Look out the window
of
the plane and the laundry hanging on poles off the apartment buildings
look
like they are 50' from the wing tips.

I flew into Hong Kong on a AC-47 once - that was an experience I"ll
tell you what. :)

Only people with more firepower than the airport cops, eh?

F/A-18 flyby...
 

On Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:51:00 -0700, "Calif Bill"
wrote:


"Guru of Woodstock" wrote in message
.. .
On Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:05:19 -0700, "Calif Bill"
wrote:


"D" wrote in message
...
H the K wrote:
Captain Marvel of Woodstock wrote:
Whoa - I would have loved to have seen that.

http://tinyurl.com/ltrj4d


It's always nice when jet jockeys in the military disregard the risks
to
which they expose civilians with their "show-off" antics. It's no
wonder
you would have loved to have been there.

I'm sure the plane in the photo was not as close to the building as a
telephoto lens makes it appear, but...had anything untoward happened,
the
plane could have plowed into the structure and killed a lot of people.

Sometimes down at Virginia Beach you see navy pilots doing that sort of
stuff, but they are doing it for flight practice, and over the water,
not
in the airspace in between the hotels.

Perhaps you should head over to Afghanistan so you can get your
vicarious
kicks from the military's bombing of "suspected" terrorist residences
that turn out to have held no targets but innocent civilians.
I'm sure the sight of burned, broken, and roasted bodies would turn you
on, eh?


So AF1 with F16's in tow was OK in NYC? You really define yourself,
WAFA.

Reminds me of landing at the old Hong Kong Airport. Look out the window
of
the plane and the laundry hanging on poles off the apartment buildings
look
like they are 50' from the wing tips.

I flew into Hong Kong on a AC-47 once - that was an experience I"ll
tell you what. :)

Only people with more firepower than the airport cops, eh?

Actually, I think the cops were out gunned. :)