Neptunus Lex » Flying

Good Work

lex — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:59:52 +0000

If you can get it.

Same crew that was flying F8s with the Blue Angels a couple of years back.

And I thought I had a good job.

“The German”

lex — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:40:59 +0000

An interesting short (10 minute) video shot largely using CGI and funded to the tune of €70K by the Irish Film Board.

The German from Nick Ryan on Vimeo.

The visual effects breakdowns are interesting as well.

Crosswind Limitations

lex — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:29:45 +0000

For the optimal passenger experience, they ought to be respected.

Hornet AR

lex — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 05:46:32 +0000

One of those cases when it really is better to receive, than it is to give.

Trust me, it looks a whole lot more controlled from the other end.

Of course, most of the airplane is behind you, so you don’t really pay much attention to it…

A Crescent Moon

lex — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:47:00 +0000

There was a crescent moon tonight over NAS Fallon. Not as who should say a “commander’s moon,” far less one issued to a retired captain. But a moon nonetheless. Which, when coupled with a sky completely innocent of cloud cover and with visibilities unlimited, made for an entirely different experience during the evening go.

It might have helped to have knocked out the rust on Monday evening. It can’t have hurt to have flown yesterday during the mid-day.

But this was almost fun, if by “fun” your definition is expansive enough to include the almost total absence of pain.

It’s late though, and I’m to bed. Flights of angels, etc.

Flying Wing

lex — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:57:06 +0000

Some ideas never seem to go out of fashion.