What is this sound?

It may be the thrust reversing.

Nah -- it's the vortices whistling and zipping, after the plane has passed.

It almost sounds like someone swinging a jump-rope through the air as fast
as they can whip it.
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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:9a5xc.

It may be the thrust reversing.

Nah -- it's the vortices whistling and zipping, after the plane has
passed.

It almost sounds like someone swinging a jump-rope through the air as fast
as they can whip it.

That's exactly what it sounds like. It's truly awesome on a good, still
night. It's so crisp that it seems like you could almost see it, like a
tornado.

In high school, I used to take dates out Marine Drive to listen to it. Heh.
No, really, that's why we went there.

-c

In high school, I used to take dates out Marine Drive to listen to it.
Heh.
No, really, that's why we went there.

Mary and I drove out to the end of a runway at Mitchell International, in
Milwaukee, WI, just to listen and watch.

And that's all we really did.

*sigh* It's hell to get old...

;-)
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Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

On 6/7/04 6:08 PM, in article aH5xc.18373$Sw.6071@attbi_s51, "Jay Honeck"
wrote:

In high school, I used to take dates out Marine Drive to listen to it.
Heh.
No, really, that's why we went there.

Mary and I drove out to the end of a runway at Mitchell International, in
Milwaukee, WI, just to listen and watch.

And that's all we really did.

*sigh* It's hell to get old...

;-)

Jay, you're younger than I am, and I'm not old.
I'm a grandfather six months now and I'm not old.
Old folks don't ride motorcycles like we do. (OK, maybe a Goldwinger can be
old)
Old people don't pilot planes.

I haven't even hit middle age yet, let alone old.
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