CaptJackG

USAF...we passed under it, they are slower than we are

We were coming from LIBG (Taronto, Italy) to KCHS (Charleston, SC) yesterday and we passed 2000 ft under a C17 so I tried some cell phone shots. Kind of hard to see and then one of the PFD/ND and the Upper and Lower EICAS displays. We were over France when these were done with only a little over 8 hours remaining before reaching KCHS.

We were coming from LIBG (Taronto, Italy) to KCHS (Charleston, SC) yesterday and we passed 2000 ft under a C17 so I tried some cell phone shots. Kind of hard to see and then one of the PFD/ND and the Upper and Lower EICAS displays. We were over France when these were done with only a little over 8 hours remaining before reaching KCHS. [attachment=1] [attachment=2] [attachment=3] [attachment=4]

We flew into Kpae (Paine Field, Seattle) from Kchs (Charleston, SC) on the 15th and they parked next to the Boeing 787 being readied for test flight.

You could have heard a pin drop When in England , at a fairly large conference, Colin Powell was asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an example of empire building ' by George Bush. He answered by saying, ' Over the years, the United States has sent many of its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders. The only amount of land we have ever asked for in return is enough to bury those that did not return. ' You could have heard a pin drop. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There was a conference in France where a number of international engineers were taking part, including French and American. During a break, one of the French engineers came back into the room saying ' Have you heard the latest dumb stunt Bush has done? He has sent an aircraft carrier to Indonesia to help the tsunami victims. What does he intended to do, bomb them? ' A Boeing engineer stood up and replied quietly: ' Our carriers have three hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they are nuclear powered and can supply emergency electrical power to shore facilities; they have three cafeterias with the capacity to feed 3,000 people three meals a day, they can produce several thousand gallons of fresh water from sea water each day, and they carry half a dozen helicopters for use in transporting victims and injured to and from! their flight deck. We have eleven such ships; how many does France have? ' You could have heard a pin drop. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A U.S. Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference that included Admirals from the U.S. , English, Canadian, Australian and French Navies. At a cocktail reception, he found himself standing with a large group of Officers th at included personnel from most of those countries. Everyone was chatting away in English as they sipped their drinks but a French admiral suddenly complained that, whereas Europeans learn many languages, Americans learn only English. ' He then asked, ' Why is it that we always have to speak English in these conferences rather than speaking French? ' Without hesitating, the American Admiral replied ' Maybe it ' s because the Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans arranged it so you wouldn ' t have to speak German. ' You could have heard a pin drop. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ AND THIS STORY FITS RIGHT IN WITH THE ABOVE... Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman of 83, arrived in Paris by plane. At French Customs, he took a few minutes to locate his passport in his carry on. ' You have been to France before, monsieur? ' the customs officer asked sarcastically. Mr. Whiting admitted that he had been to France previously Then you should know enough to have your passport ready. ' The American said, ' ' The last time I was here, I didn ' t have to show it. ' Impossible. Americans always have to show your passports on arrival in France ! ' The American senior gave the Frenchman a long hard look. Then he quietly explained, ' ' Well, when I came ashore at Omaha Beach on D-Day in 1944 to help liberate this country, I couldn ' t find a single Frenchmen to show a passport to. ' You could have heard a pin drop.

Subject: Fwd: Stress management technique Just in case you are having a rough day, here is a stress management technique recommended in all the latest Psychological journals. The funny thing is that it really does work and will make you smile... 1. Picture yourself lying on your belly on a warm rock that hangs out over

These are a few pictures I took with my cell phone from our efb (Electronic Flight Bag) which has our main deck video presentation that we can bring up. These are shots of the ground crew loading a 787 nose section in Whichita, Kansas that we are going to fly to Seattle, Wa. You can see the people in the shot to get an idea of how big our cargo area is.

AUNT KAREN - Why teachers love their students . . . The teacher gave her fifth grade class an assignment:

Another Subject:

Thought you would like this one……………….. Are you a Democrat, a Republican, or a Redneck? Here is a little test that will help you decide.. The answer can be found by posing the following question: You're walking down a deserted street with your wife and two small children. Suddenly, an Islamic Terrorist with a huge knife comes around the corner, locks eyes with you, screams obscenities, praises Allah, raises the knife, and charges at you. You are carrying a Kimber 1911 cal. 45 ACP, and you are an expert shot. You have mere seconds before he reaches you and your family. What do you do? ..................................................... ......... THINK CAREFULLY AND THEN SCROLL DOWN: Democrat's Answer : Well, that's not enough information to answer the question! Does the man look poor or oppressed? Have I ever done anything to him that would inspire him to attack? Could we run away? What does my wife think? What about the kids? Could I possibly swing the gun like a club and knock the knife out of his hand? What does the law say about this situation? Does the pistol have appropriate safety built into it? Why am I carrying a loaded gun anyway, and what kind of message does this send to society and to my children? Is it possible he'd be happy with just killing me? Does he definitely want to kill me, or would he be content just to wound me? If I were to grab his knees and hold on, could my family get away while he was stabbing me? Should I call 9-1-1? Why is this street so deserted? We need to raise taxes, have paint and weed day and make this happier, healthier street that would discourage such behavior. This is all so confusing! I need to debate this with some friends for few days and try to come to a consensus. .. ..................................................... ........... Republican's Answer: BANG! ................................................... ..................................................... ......... Redneck's Answer: BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!BANG! BANG! BANG ! Click... (Sounds of reloading) BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! Click Daughter: 'Nice grouping, Daddy! Were those the Winchester Silver Tips or Hydrashocks?! ' Son: 'Can I shoot the next one?!' Wife: 'You ain't taking that to the Taxidermist

I'm not up to Bob Hoover caliber of aerobatics but I did land a gooney bird one day in Pontiac, Mi. In the middle of a blizzard with visiblity down to 1/2 mile and 4 inches of snow on the runway and 1 eng shutdown. And during the approach we lost one of our nav radios so it was kind of a fun day all around.

Here are some quotes from "Palace Cobra" a fighter pilot in the Vietnam air war. I'm almost finished with this book and I would recommend this book to anyone interested in this time period. Author is Ed Rasimus and in this book he is on his 2nd tour of Vietnam with a 5 year stretch between tours. On his first tour he flew 105's and now on his 2nd he transitioned to F4's. He talks about his abbreviated training in the F4 and in 1 paragraph: "As the daily news reported attacks on airfields, transportation facilities, fuel storage dumps, and other targets, we were going to the gunnery range, dropping 25-pound blue practice bombs in 10-, 20-, and 30-degree dive bomb attacks. The important issue for qualification to go to war was that bombs released from the aircraft would hit somewhere on the face of the earth." Also this at the start of a chapter: "The aircraft G-limits are only there in case there is another flight by that particular airplane. If subsequent flights do not appear likely, there are no G-limits." by Frank Chubba, fighter pilot. It's not just a book about flying but his live there with the other crewmembers he flies with while in Thailand. I also see that he has a first book out about his 105 flying which I will look for.

Howdy Sweper and welcome. I still a fairly new dog myself but I feel pretty lucky finding these guys to fly with. I've been in IL2 since it was new so if you need any help just let me know (I direct you to someone who knows what is going on). Looking forward to talking to you and flying and shooting and blowing up stuff.

except that 1 guy who looked like he was shooting beyond his convergence range

Excellent footage

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