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Flying and thunderstorms...

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Sat Jun 02, 2007 1:19 pm
by Aerophile
ALL IMAGES MUST BE UPLOADED TO SIMV
Re: Flying and thunderstorms...

Posted:
Sat Jun 02, 2007 2:41 pm
by ATI_7500
The prop in shot one looks dangerously slow-moving.

Re: Flying and thunderstorms...

Posted:
Sat Jun 02, 2007 2:48 pm
by Iwannabeapilot
That first one is very dramatic, the cloud formations and the secured prop 8-)
What happened?
Re: Flying and thunderstorms...

Posted:
Sat Jun 02, 2007 3:48 pm
by Aerophile
The prop in shot one looks dangerously slow-moving.

That's because I shut it down and feathered it. Its not moving at all. 8-)
Re: Flying and thunderstorms...

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Sat Jun 02, 2007 3:48 pm
by F3Hadlow
What were you flying and where from?
Re: Flying and thunderstorms...

Posted:
Sat Jun 02, 2007 3:50 pm
by Aerophile
I was flying a Piper Seminole out of Waco, TX. I'm working on my multi-engine instructor rating.
Re: Flying and thunderstorms...

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Sat Jun 02, 2007 3:54 pm
by F3Hadlow
[quote]I was flying a Piper Seminole out of Waco, TX.
Re: Flying and thunderstorms...

Posted:
Sat Jun 02, 2007 3:57 pm
by Aerophile
That first one is very dramatic, the cloud formations and the secured prop 8-)
What happened?
Oh nothing happened. I was just practicing shutting down and securing an engine. After I got it restarted, we got a "pop-up IFR" back to the airport and approach vectored me through the leading edge of the thunderstorm on an ILS.
Re: Flying and thunderstorms...

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Sat Jun 02, 2007 4:02 pm
by Aerophile
I was flying a Piper Seminole out of Waco, TX. I'm working on my multi-engine instructor rating.
Thanks for that, just unusual to see a Navy Orion and a NASA Talon in one place.
Yeah, there's a company on the field that does a lot of contract work on various aircraft. They work on P-3s, C130, and several other military and civilian contracts. One contract they just finished up was SOFIA, hence NASA's presence. Here's a link to the SOFIA website...
http://www.sofia.usra.edu/
Re: Flying and thunderstorms...

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Sat Jun 02, 2007 4:10 pm
by Aerophile
Thanks for that, just unusual to see a Navy Orion and a NASA Talon in one place.
Here's another fun NASA airplane. This F-18A got me on airliners.net...
http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s156 ... 3NA_01.jpg
Re: Flying and thunderstorms...

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Sat Jun 02, 2007 4:12 pm
by MrRooney
Nice set of Pics there,
Re: Flying and thunderstorms...

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Sat Jun 02, 2007 4:32 pm
by beaky
8-) 8-) 8-)
Re: Flying and thunderstorms...

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Sat Jun 02, 2007 4:54 pm
by F3Hadlow
[quote][quote][quote]I was flying a Piper Seminole out of Waco, TX.
Re: Flying and thunderstorms...

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Sat Jun 02, 2007 6:30 pm
by Mobius
Very nice, that first one is great, but I'll always love the T-38. 8-)
