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Edwards Air Force Show
Air Show at Edwards Air Force Base in California, 2009 http://home.comcast.net/~ bzee1a/Edwards09/Edwards09. html thanks bill
unusual airplanes
A bunch of planes, some you may not have seen before. http://www.slide.com/r/ uozXGD4k5T- LHV89ctzL6UZKwmwWM8Od? previous_view=TICKER
Carrying the Shuttle to Florida
A quick "trip report" from the pilot of the 747 that flew the shuttle back to Florida after the Hubble repair flight. A humorous and interesting inside look at what it's like to fly two aircraft at once . . (I have decided to adopt one of "Triple Nickel's" phrases : "That was too close for MY laundry!") Walt and all, Well, it's been 48 hours since I landed the 747 with the shuttle Atlantis on top and I am still buzzing from the experience. I have to say that my whole mind, body and soul went into the professional mode just before engine start in Mississippi, and stayed there, where it all needed to be, until well after the flight...in fact, I am not sure if it is all back to normal as I type this email. The experience was surreal. Seeing that "thing" on top of an already overly huge aircraft boggles my mind. The whole mission from takeoff to engine shutdown was unlike anything I had ever done. It was like a dream... som...
Interesting Airports
a post from Willis brings us this, http://www.nrk.no/programmer/ tv/fbi/1.6837530 Some interesting places to land and takeoff. Though it is written in Norwegian the Youtube clips say it all.