inav8r
Line Up and Wait
Last night my instructor and I did my night XC. We flew from Anderson, IN to Columbus, IN. The most exciting part of the night was me acting like a deer caught in the headlights every time I keyed the mic to talk to Indianapolis Center. I don't know who that guy was, but I can picture him banging his head against the wall....
At any rate, upon arrival at Columbus we were cleared to land on RY 14 and there was an air guard C130 cleared to land on RY 23. I suppose the tower thought the C130 would be down and gone before we got to the airport - but they were out farther than expected.
I turned final and my instructor said "See the C130 to our left?" and I glanced over to see him on a short final just as we were. The C130 called the tower and announced their position. The tower then requested that we go around. So I applied full power and started my climb to go around. As we got over top of the RY 23 at about 350', the C130 went directly underneath of us. It's was just HUGE! It was an incredible sight, and not something you get to see every day, that's for sure. =)
At any rate, upon arrival at Columbus we were cleared to land on RY 14 and there was an air guard C130 cleared to land on RY 23. I suppose the tower thought the C130 would be down and gone before we got to the airport - but they were out farther than expected.
I turned final and my instructor said "See the C130 to our left?" and I glanced over to see him on a short final just as we were. The C130 called the tower and announced their position. The tower then requested that we go around. So I applied full power and started my climb to go around. As we got over top of the RY 23 at about 350', the C130 went directly underneath of us. It's was just HUGE! It was an incredible sight, and not something you get to see every day, that's for sure. =)