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vagabond 11-16-2010 06:14 PM

McChord Boys Are The Best!
 
There was a serious windstorm that hit the Pacific Northwest starting the evening of November 15. Winds gusted and tree limbs fell all over the place. We lost power from 9:30 pm and didn't get it back until almost 5 am today.

The shop is fine except the parking lot looked like a Christmas tree lot that just had a big sale. My husband cleaned it all up while I stood there pointing out the places where he missed the odd pinecone. :)

It was still pretty windy today when I finally got to the gym. Nothing though stopped the C-17s and other assorted airplanes from flying around. Each one of them flew straight as an arrow. I even saw a plane that had four gigantic propellers and cutest "button nose." It, too, flew into the wind quite well.

You guys are one of the best, if not the best, aviators I have ever seen.

featheredprop 11-16-2010 08:06 PM

never too windy when you fly into combat :) I used to watch the planes taking off from McChord years back.... that button nosed baby was a c-130 probably

http://www.acig.org/artman/uploads/c-130j-3.jpg

AIRLIFTR 11-26-2010 05:44 PM


Originally Posted by featheredprop (Post 902450)
never too windy when you fly into combat :) I used to watch the planes taking off from McChord years back.... that button nosed baby was a c-130 probably

http://www.acig.org/artman/uploads/c-130j-3.jpg

That J model sure is nice.

dtfl 11-26-2010 09:44 PM


Originally Posted by AIRLIFTR (Post 907353)
That J model sure is nice.


And for the record...THAT particular J model WILL NEVER SEE COMBAT.

It's a Hurricane Hunter.


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