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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 6/14/2013 3:41:47 AM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 6/14/2013 6:29:22 AM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 6/14/2013 6:30:36 AM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 6/14/2013 6:36:50 AM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 6/14/2013 7:07:33 AM   
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Status: offline 		We left Coningsby about 1815, a quick jaunt around a few villages in Lincolnshire and then down south. We did a flypast at RAF Benson, followed by two past Boscombe Down. Then back to the Old Country (RAF Brize Norton) for a roller (touch and go if you prefer). Then four passes of somewhere else that I don't know before going back home. All told it was about 2 1/2 hours in the air, and my first experience of airsickness thanks to changing turrets partway through and a lungful of exhaust fumes. The guy I swapped with had the same experience, we were both fine until we changed seats




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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 6/14/2013 8:24:06 AM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 6/14/2013 8:51:22 AM   
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Nice pictures Martin!


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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 6/14/2013 10:54:48 AM   
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And maybe this one.





You bent your propeller blades.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 6/14/2013 11:43:13 AM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 6/14/2013 1:32:31 PM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 6/14/2013 1:32:51 PM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 6/14/2013 1:36:51 PM   
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Status: offline 		Speaking of pictures, the house looks great in the photos for the online listing. They already had a For Sale sign up in the yard when I got home. Then, some wind and rain knocked out power to the neighborhood for about 2.5 hours. While it was still out, some people saw the sign and stopped to look around. They called the realtor and he showed them the house with no power. Worked great for us, as it really showed off how much light we have everywhere from being the end unit in a row of townhouses. The house wasn't even fully listed in the realtor network online yet, they just happened to see the sign. Our guy said they seemed very interested and we might actually receive an offer today.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 6/14/2013 1:37:47 PM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 6/14/2013 2:17:07 PM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 6/14/2013 3:02:10 PM   
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ORIGINAL: USS America

If anyone is interested, the pictures are here: http://tours.tourfactory.com/tours/tour.asp?t=1015133


Thanks Mike!


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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 6/14/2013 3:37:16 PM   
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ORIGINAL: USS America

If anyone is interested, the pictures are here: http://tours.tourfactory.com/tours/tour.asp?t=1015133


Nicely staged, USS Mike. You done good.

There *is* a curious pattern of dead grass outside the downstairs slider though. Can you think of a reason for such a curious pattern? I think, if memory suits, that you can think of two reasons, eh?

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 6/14/2013 3:39:12 PM   
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ORIGINAL: USS America

If anyone is interested, the pictures are here: http://tours.tourfactory.com/tours/tour.asp?t=1015133


Nicely staged, USS Mike. You done good.

There *is* a curious pattern of dead grass outside the downstairs slider though. Can you think of a reason for such a curious pattern? I think, if memory suits, that you can think of two reasons, eh?

Rule of thumb: Blame the cats.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 6/14/2013 3:39:14 PM   
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Status: offline 		Martin-thanks for the pictures.  Sorry you got airsick, but sounds like a marvelous flight. 

I assume you didn't tell the upper class pilots (about your airsickness), lest they lord it over you in perpetuity?

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 6/14/2013 4:03:32 PM   
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ORIGINAL: USS America

If anyone is interested, the pictures are here: http://tours.tourfactory.com/tours/tour.asp?t=1015133


Nicely staged, USS Mike. You done good.

There *is* a curious pattern of dead grass outside the downstairs slider though. Can you think of a reason for such a curious pattern? I think, if memory suits, that you can think of two reasons, eh?


Thanks!

LOL.... yeah, down to only 1 reason now, but it's the big reason for a path to be worn in the grass.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 6/14/2013 5:06:17 PM   
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Status: offline 		Dixie I saw a Tri-Star from 101 squadron on the T-line here at Offutt this morning.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 6/14/2013 5:17:44 PM   
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Dixie I saw a Tri-Star from 101 squadron on the T-line here at Offutt this morning.



It'll be 216 old boy, I should know (at least) one of the guys on it. Rumour has it that it'll be there for some time, apparently they're having problems with one that's out there. The size of the fleet means that's probably the only one there.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 6/14/2013 5:19:51 PM   
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Martin-thanks for the pictures.  Sorry you got airsick, but sounds like a marvelous flight. 

I assume you didn't tell the upper class pilots (about your airsickness), lest they lord it over you in perpetuity?


There'll be more pics and some videos to follow. As soon as I resize the pics and get the vids uploaded to Youtube.

I think they expect everyone to get airsick to some degree on the first flight. In my case it was a combination of exhaust fumes and the fact that the tail shakes around like a shaky thing It vibrates a lot on the ground with the propwash so up in the air it's even worse.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 6/14/2013 5:21:35 PM   
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You bent your propeller blades.


It's weird how that happens. I would've though that the camera on my phone would have bent them the other way as the Merlin rotates clockwise as viewed from the rear and the tip is moving faster than the root.


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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 6/14/2013 6:04:50 PM   
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Status: offline 		Here's the first (i.e. shortest and quickest to upload). A low level flypast of RAF Benson, iirc from the comms between air traffic and the crew it was around 100-150 feet.

RAF Benson

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 6/14/2013 6:29:49 PM   
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You bent your propeller blades.


It's weird how that happens. I would've though that the camera on my phone would have bent them the other way as the Merlin rotates clockwise as viewed from the rear and the tip is moving faster than the root.



...it's called "rolling shutter effect"...i'm assuming you used a digital camera for these? they use a scanning technique rather than a snap shot...also looks like the port prop is rotating slightly faster than the starboard prop, but that could be because the scan is horizontal versus vertical...

...very cool pics! i'm jealous!

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 6/14/2013 6:42:56 PM   
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... the tail shakes around like a shaky thing


There's some more of that street vernacular.

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 6/14/2013 6:46:27 PM   
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...it's called "rolling shutter effect"...i'm assuming you used a digital camera for these? they use a scanning technique rather than a snap shot...also looks like the port prop is rotating slightly faster than the starboard prop, but that could be because the scan is horizontal versus vertical...

...very cool pics! i'm jealous!


That would explain it. Sounds like a wiggly line phenomenon so outside my understanding

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 6/14/2013 6:47:16 PM   
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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 6/14/2013 6:48:14 PM   
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...it's called "rolling shutter effect"...i'm assuming you used a digital camera for these? they use a scanning technique rather than a snap shot...also looks like the port prop is rotating slightly faster than the starboard prop, but that could be because the scan is horizontal versus vertical...

...very cool pics! i'm jealous!


That would explain it. Sounds like a wiggly line phenomenon so outside my understanding


...MORE street venacular!!!

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RE: THE THREAD!!! - 6/14/2013 6:49:16 PM   
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Lanc engine start

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