Hey Chris —
Hey Chris —
Looks like a failed escape
Photo of the exact same approach on airliners.net (http://www.airliners.net/photo/Embraer/…/2585593/L/&sid=4987a851c51e0b28b925be2aa0b12167) - you can spot the person taking the video in this photo - right side of the shot. The woman with the stripey hat and yellow T on her back is in the photo and video so the video…
I think it's safe to say you waxed poetic on this one. Read more
what should I be more amazed about? The low airplane, or a video shot with somebody's phone that can be slowed down to that speed and still be clear? Talking as a kid who never tried to pause the the VHS video at the raceiest scene in the movie... I'm impressed. Read more
my timeshare condo is at the end of that runway. All I do is sit and drink beer and watch planes land and take off. I have seen them this close a few times, and just about touch. The climbout from there is ridiculous too on the other end. Dont climb out hard enough, into the mountain you go.
The Airbus H160 is the world's first all-composite civil helicopter, a lightweight chopper that promises a 185 MPH…
A few years ago I picked up an old beat up scrapbook in Chicago that was put together by a man who was a passenger on the very first Pan Am Dixie Clipper flight from NY to Europe. It contains a few photos, a map, some narration, lots of newspaper clippings, and amazingly both the original ticket, envelope and baggage… Read more
I've not jumped in about 17 years, but went through the AFF program and logged 200+ jumps in around 2 years (with a reserve ride on jump 76 after a hourseshoe malfunction out of the plane) before hanging it up due to family/kids/life. This instructor did exactly what he was trained to do, and did it exceptionally… Read more
The dude who pulled that rip chord?? Read more
I'm a senior neurology resident (to preface my comment, so I'm not just another internet commenter talking out of his ass); pressure will not affect seizures. Stress, poor sleep, irregular schedule - like what might happen before a big day of jumping out of planes - do increase risk. If someone is well controlled… Read more
Aww, yes: Harris Hill Road. My car lives here. I live here. (I have an apartment for stuff, but...haha, no.) This…