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One of the lads was in the right place at the right time today ...

A rare visit this ice season by a C-17 , seems the bulk of the work was done by the trucks.


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And this chap ... a long way from home.





And i liked this shot , just to finish.

It always amazes me, when I look through the glass, into the cockpit, to see a tiny little creature who is capable of safely and expertly controlling those monster machines!

They are certainly a lot different to my little Cessna 150, which will be dwarfed beside them!

In all my 18+ years of daily Flight Simming, I have yet to try, and enjoy, "flying" one of those giant aluminium; "tubes".... ...!

...and they take too long to clean and polish...and they drink vast amounts of petrol!... ...!

Paul.... .... ....!

The C-17 arrived on Monday, at the same this as us, had to get radar vectors to allow it into the sequence, and it passed overhead us on it's decent. It's quite big when it passes overhead you 1000ft above.

Managed to get a pic but it doesn't do it justice, from what we saw in the cockpit.

Hah! - life imitating art, or at least FS
In my Classic FS, I once sneaked a Connie into the Heathrow glidepath about 12 miles out, and shortly after I was monstered by a couple of 737s overtaking me

Thanks for looking guys .... Ive just been tracking an A-319 from capital airlines (China) out of Napier , hes just landed in CHC.
Hopefully one of the boys will get a pic ....i think one of them is heading there or is there.

Was a wicked , nice photo's

Thanks Ian ... should have a pic of that odd 319 later tonight.
It seems that UK based 757 is doing a world charted tour ... nice of him to drop in.

Thanks for sharing Marty. That C17 shot is a beauty!! God I love the look of those beasties, never seem to see them up north, might have to head south for a spotting weekend some time.

deeknow wrote:Thanks for sharing Marty. That C17 shot is a beauty!! God I love the look of those beasties, never seem to see them up north, might have to head south for a spotting weekend some time.

Anytime big fella ... always have a spare bunk.