n741dm
Pre-Flight
Just saw on CNN that GlobalFlyer and Fossett successfully on ground in Salina... Good for them!
GlobalFlyer makes it!
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Greebo
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Outstanding!!
Yay, Steve! :dance:
Did I mention that I worked for the guy?
Jann and I checked out his balloon capsule at Oshkosh. It was obvious a guy lived in it for week.
Did I mention that I worked for the guy?
Jann and I checked out his balloon capsule at Oshkosh. It was obvious a guy lived in it for week.
Greebo
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Just watched the landing on MSNBC's video feed. Beautiful looking plane - looks like she just loved to fly and didn't want to settle down! Awww, Dad?? Do I HAVE to go to bed now?? I'm not tired!!!
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Yeah, that thing floated like a Mooney on amphetamines. But he still had 6,000 feet of runway in front of him when he stopped.Greebo said:Just watched the landing on MSNBC's video feed. Beautiful looking plane - looks like she just loved to fly and didn't want to settle down! Awww, Dad?? Do I HAVE to go to bed now?? I'm not tired!!!
I was surprised at the apparently poorly thought-out marshalling once he got to the ramp. The only thing I can think of to justify the time and repositioning involved is that maybe it gave him a chance to take off the diaper and get zipped up again.
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It floated and floated...even with the drag chute hanging out the back. Seemed like basically a glider with a jet engine!!