Jay Honeck wrote:
Poor instructor was startled by the yelling, but since it wasn't
screaming he adapted quickly and agreed it was quite a sight.


Yep, we few humans who have had the fortune of witnessing a moonrise
from altitude are, indeed, truly blessed.

In the summer I've seen the moon when it looked like a giant orange
orb, so big that you could reach out and grab a handfull of moon
dust. And in the winter I've seen it crisp and clean, with its more
sharply-defined features looking cold and brittle in the sub-zero
air.

It's one of the things I truly miss about night flying.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

I have had a several cold night time flight experiences. I'll comment on
one - very cold here in North Texas years ago and clear from ocean to
ocean (well at least where I was flying). I was flying about 50 miles
north of Dallas and you could see this orange blanket (street lights,
etc) on the horizon. Then there were these "string of pearls" coming out
of the sky going into the blanket of lights. It was the DFW traffic
landing to the north. Two parallel rows of landing lights of about 6
aircraft in each path. OK and the other one while I have the bandwidth
is a "city tour" over downtown Dallas from about 1700 AGL. What a sight.
ATC let me circle downtown.

--

Regards, Ross
C-172F 180HP
KSWI