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Good news and bad news- first the bad news.
Looks like MacDill will be something of a bust for photos... I will inquire further, but I think just having a camera will get me kicked off the base.  I can't even go from one room to another without an escort.
Besides, the 6th doesn't have much there right now... coupla KCs on the ramp but most of their units are overseas (the war and all that). Didn't see or hear anything coming or going all day.
I may try haunting the approaches later, just in case... there's a little park nearby that might be a good place.

The good news: I have another set of boring enroute pix!! Hooray!!



We were at FL360 most of the way... real nice view.


     


Again, it happened: decided to work on my scan, and immediately spotted a "bogey":






It was abreast for a while, then I got a closer shot as it headed SE.




This made me do a double-take: the combination of light and power settings created this weird strobe effect... look at those blades. Even to the naked eye, they appeared to be standing still. No flicker or anything. Weird.

     



Back to normal, now, as we descend in the fading light.

     





With the right camera, this could have been amazing: a lovely crescent Moon, and directly above, Saturn.




Another attempt to capture that: I'll have to try this from the ground while I'm here...

The "bogey: is an MD-11 right?  Which airline?

Nice pics.

To me, it looks bigger than an MD-11 and looks like TWA. :-/

Edit- It is an MD-11

To me, it looks bigger than an MD-11 and looks like TWA. :-/

Edit- It is an MD-11

That would be a MARTINAIR MD-11

Perdy clouds in that thar' first shot.

The rest are all quite nice as well, I especially like the one with the fan blades.

Greats shots, Sean!!

 Keep them coming!!

  That is a pretty cool shot with the fan blade looking like it is stopped!!

What ?  No mystery airport for me to identify ? ..  


p.s.  I'm reading a good book;  'Confident Flying' ... A Pilot Upgrade...

One of the authors, Patrick Bradley, makes several references to flying experiences in your back yard..

Great shots! I love them couds!

For a moment I was shocked to see that a part of the engine's fanblade appeared to be halted completly... that can't be good... until I read just what you had done... cool...  ;)

No need to say I like that twilight-shot I guess...  ;)

Great shots! I love them couds!

For a moment I was shocked to see that a part of the engine's fanblade appeared to be halted completly... that can't be good... until I read just what you had done... cool...  ;)

No need to say I like that twilight-shot I guess...  ;)

What's really odd about that illusion is that it appeared exactly that way to the naked eye... and only four blades or so...

It's too bad about the attempted astronomy shot, but Saturn is still hanging around near the waxing Moon in the evening... maybe someone with a better camera can get that.

If not, go have a look...  ;D