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04-11-2007, 06:13 PM

#61

skycowboy

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I love the shuttle launch photo - I think I may start a new thread involving it...

04-11-2007, 06:21 PM

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Ftrooppilot

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Originally Posted by skycowboy

I love the shuttle launch photo - I think I may start a new thread involving it...

I'm sure there are more then two of us that flew high altitude in pressure suits and have stories to tell / pictures to post. . I have dozens of photographs - both historical and present day. Should we start a new thread "High Altitude Reconniassance" ?

04-11-2007, 10:36 PM

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skycowboy

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Lets do that too!

04-11-2007, 10:41 PM

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skycowboy

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Ftroopilot you a NASA pilot now???

04-12-2007, 02:55 AM

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Ftroopilot you a NASA pilot now???

No. Wish I were that young again.

04-15-2007, 08:09 AM

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kdoner

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yea those pics are freakin awesome

04-20-2007, 08:15 PM

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flightfreak86

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All I can say is WOW!!! These pics are beautiful.

04-26-2007, 05:45 AM

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Sean Smith

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Nice pics.. wish I could have that view just for a day.

05-18-2007, 09:42 AM

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skycowboy

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I was talking to a Tomcat pilot yesterday and he said back in the day they would do these tests on the airplane on occasion and he said they would take them up extremely high - I think he said it was either the B or D model that he said would go up to 60,000 - 65,000 feet... and he said they would fly these big hyperbolic arcs up and back down....

One thing he mentioned was when you get up that high, you can see a full set of stars in broad daylight!?!?!?!? How well can you see them??????? I will never experience it my self so please describe for me - or if you have pics post em...