Between a Rock and a hard place

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Between a Rock and a hard place

Postby ballistahurl » Sun Aug 14, 2011 8:34 pm

The Rock of Gibraltar was one of the Pillars of Hercules and was known to the Romans as Mons Calpe. To the Phoenicians, it marked one limit of the known world. Today, it is a Crown property of the United Kingdom, bordering Spain and marking the southernmost tip of the Iberian peninsula.

RAF Station Gibraltar, adjacent to the monolith, served and continues to serve as a base of operations for the Royal Air Force. Here, a Hawker Siddeley Nimrod R1 circles for approach.

(Interesting side note -- the runway of RAF Gibralter, now used by civilian airlines as well as the Royal Air Force, intersects Gibraltar's main road. Ground traffic is interrupted for every takeoff and landing!
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Re: Between a Rock and a hard place

Postby Club508 » Sun Aug 14, 2011 8:38 pm

Nice Shot!  The water and clouds turned out perfectly!

On a diffrent note, why is your landing gear down?
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Re: Between a Rock and a hard place

Postby ballistahurl » Sun Aug 14, 2011 8:48 pm

Thanks  :)

Preparing for landing...the airfield's quite close, actually, just behind the Rock. Also, it looks hella cool  8-)
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Re: Between a Rock and a hard place

Postby Club508 » Sun Aug 14, 2011 9:34 pm

[quote]Thanks
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Re: Between a Rock and a hard place

Postby hyperpep111 » Sat Aug 20, 2011 12:38 am

ballistahurl You really need to stop posting in the contest forums. You are not giving anyone else a chance 8-) :D
Most people think that flying a plane is dangerous, except pilots because they know how easy it is.
Arguing with a pilot is like wrestling with a pig in the mud, after a while you begin to think the pig likes it.
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Re: Between a Rock and a hard place

Postby ballistahurl » Sun Aug 21, 2011 10:29 am

hahaha dunno about that :P

thanks!
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Re: Between a Rock and a hard place

Postby patchz » Sat Aug 27, 2011 1:01 am

Very nice. Good luck in the contest. :)
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If God intended aircraft engines to have horizontally opposed engines, Pratt and Whitney would have made them that way.
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Re: Between a Rock and a hard place

Postby patchz » Sat Aug 27, 2011 1:06 am

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If God intended aircraft engines to have horizontally opposed engines, Pratt and Whitney would have made them that way.
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