Comments on: TACAIR Envy

By: Nose

Nose — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:40:32 +0000

DW-

As far as “If it’s not Boeing, I’m not going”

I hope you aren’t holding your breath waiting for the 787 (aka the Paper Airplane)

By: Skippy-san

Skippy-san — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:16:57 +0000

Go to you tube for some good 747 side slip landing videos at Kai Tek.

By: Justthisguy

Justthisguy — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:44:37 +0000

P.s. I bet coming into Kai Tak was fun, too, judging from the pics i’ve seen.

By: Justthisguy

Justthisguy — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:40:27 +0000

I think there was an aerobatic outfit back in the fifties which did formation aerobatics in C-130s. They were called “The Four Horsemen”, I believe. I would love to have seen the elephants dance in that way.

By: virgil xenophon

virgil xenophon — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 09:12:38 +0000

RickT: Roger that on San Diego. I flew commercial out of there for the first time as a young 2lt on Christmas leave in ’66 and watching the buildings was an eyebrow raiser for me–like something out of a 30′s film–as a matter of fact, until then I thought the only way I’d ever see a major airport operation like that was indeed on film–didn’t think those things existed anymore for safety concerns. And that was back in 66! LOL.

By: FbL

FbL — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 05:47:31 +0000

Of course, watching the buildings go by during final approach to Lindberg in San Diego has its own pucker factor….

I like to wave at the people in their downtown offices.

Of course, being down on the street/freeway as the planes come in is rather “interesting,” too…