Airbus A 380 is rolling

Still, as an aviation buff, I'd love to watch a
touch-and-go.
--
Dan
C172RG at BFM

Some years ago I happened to pass by Travis AFB, CA in a 152. There
were a few C5 Galaxies in the pattern - doing touch and go's.
Impressive, even from a distance. It was a rather large pattern.

David Johnson

On 17 Apr 2005 17:08:04 -0700, wrote:

Some years ago I happened to pass by Travis AFB, CA in a 152. There
were a few C5 Galaxies in the pattern - doing touch and go's.
Impressive, even from a distance. It was a rather large pattern.

I once watched a C-5 searching for bodies after a boating accident on
Great Bay. (It happened to be arriving at Pease air base just after
some racing shells discovered that they couldn't handle waves.) It was
SO BIG that it appeared to be motionless in the air: the eye simply
assumed that everything was happening nearby and in slow motion.


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I once watched a C-5 searching for bodies after a boating accident on
Great Bay. (It happened to be arriving at Pease air base just after
some racing shells discovered that they couldn't handle waves.) It was
SO BIG that it appeared to be motionless in the air: the eye simply
assumed that everything was happening nearby and in slow motion.

Last year at OSH the C-5 did some low approaches. The mind has a hard time
grasping the fact that something that big can fly, and it looks for all the
world as if it's standing still.

See:
http://alexisparkinn.com/photogaller...ure%207-04.jpg

It's a remarkable machine.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

C-5's are impressive for sure..

Then we had one of the Antonov's in here several times last
year....

Now, we talkin HUGE...

Looked like one could remove the Herky's wings (It was parked
on the same ramp) and roll it inside, and still have room for the
wings and a few army vehicles as well....

Dave



..On Mon, 18 Apr 2005 13:44:10 GMT, "Jay Honeck"
wrote:

I once watched a C-5 searching for bodies after a boating accident on
Great Bay. (It happened to be arriving at Pease air base just after
some racing shells discovered that they couldn't handle waves.) It was
SO BIG that it appeared to be motionless in the air: the eye simply
assumed that everything was happening nearby and in slow motion.

Last year at OSH the C-5 did some low approaches. The mind has a hard time
grasping the fact that something that big can fly, and it looks for all the
world as if it's standing still.

See:
http://alexisparkinn.com/photogaller...ure%207-04.jpg

It's a remarkable machine.