My favorite airplane photo

[Kestrel452]

Talk about a glide slope!

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Delt...t=1036&sok=&sort=&photo_nr=&prev_id=&next_id=

 

[ASpilot2be]

Talk about a glide slope!

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Delt...t=1036&sok=&sort=&photo_nr=&prev_id=&next_id=

Doesnt look like anything out of the ordinary.

 

[Kestrel452]

looks like a pretty steep drop to me. but hey, i guess things looks a lot worse to the non-commercial pilot :laff:

 

[ASpilot2be]

looks like a pretty steep drop to me. but hey, i guess things looks a lot worse to the non-commercial pilot :laff:

It is just the angle of the camera.

 

[Timbuff10]

It is just the angle of the camera.

Nope, that was actually a departure. If you look closely at the stobe flashes you can just barely see the horizontal stab each time the strobe went off.

 

[Kestrel452]

Nope, that was actually a departure. If you look closely at the stobe flashes you can just barely see the horizontal stab each time the strobe went off.

I feel dumb because that did not even occur to me as a possibility. I dunno why the only thing that went through my head was 'arrival'. :crazy:anic::banghead:

 

[ASpilot2be]

Nope, that was actually a departure. If you look closely at the stobe flashes you can just barely see the horizontal stab each time the strobe went off.

Doh:banghead:

I blame the melatonin

 

[Kestrel452]

Doh:banghead:

I blame the melatonin

Ahh, the only uncontrolled form of sleep-aids for pilots (except aclohol). Fortunately it works pretty good for me too. Too bad they took the the sleep-aid out of NyQuil though...

 

[Timbuff10]

I feel dumb because that did not even occur to me as a possibility. I dunno why the only thing that went through my head was 'arrival'. :crazy:anic::banghead:

And you guys call yourself aviators... Sheesh!!

I tried it before with them landing that way and it doesn't look nearly as good like that. The light streaks are just way to low and it just didn't give it that feel.

 

[Pilots12]

Or you can look at the red nav light on the left of the airplane, shows the direction of travel

 

[Timbuff10]

Or you can look at the red nav light on the left of the airplane, shows the direction of travel

What, you've never flown a plane backwards when the winds aloft are howlin? It's fun!

 

[Maurus]

All you guys really had to study that photo to figure out it was departing? Just read the description of the photo!

 

[Kestrel452]

Or you can look at the red nav light on the left of the airplane, shows the direction of travel

I just got cpmpletely PWNED with that one... :crazy: