Originally Posted by
vagabond
Wow, way too cool. Where were you going? How high were you? How fast were you flying? How cold was it on the ground? Was this in winter? Is it the same plane as your avatar? Were you carrying anything in the plane?
I am so morbidly curious partly because I live near McChord AFB and similar behemoths would fly around all day long. When I happen to be out in the park with my dog, I look up and wonder what it would be like. I wave, but I don't think anybody saw me.
These shots were taken from the trail aircraft of a two-ship of C-130Js (the same as my avatar) during a low-flying exercise in the Scottish Highlands. Each sortie was a 3 hour low level trip involving multiple airdrops and landing strips. Average height was 250 feet AGL and speed 210-240 kts IAS. These particular shots were in Winter but that part of Scotland stays snow covered most of the year, 'tis a beautiful place! I'll post up some more later today....
Oh and by the way, at that height we can see you wave!