CWayne
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Is this the equivalent of a 'run up" before take-off?So true.Thanks I just love this kinda stuff.
Like the gooney bird I think the herky bird is one of the best most versatile aircraft ever designed and built. I rode the things all over SEA. Sadly most of the air shows today are going the way of the dodo bird. No one seems intrested these days, especially today's young folks.
If I have any passion for something anymore (and I'll be honest, I don't really. I've just been drifting the past five years) it is aviation.
I love it all. From flight simulation to high-performance demonstration teams.
If there is an air show within 150 miles of me, I'm going. I simply love everything about it.
As I said in the OP, I"m Air Force so I'm biased. But that does not mean I think the Navy is inferior. Hell, they take more chances than the Air Force and there are discussion about that.
Either way, when you can feel the rumble of jet in your body as it passes you at 800mph, you're living.
You REALLY wanna experience living? Stand next to the cockpit of an FA-18 on the leading edge while the AD does full power turns to check the work he just did on the engine. That roar that passed through your body as the plane passed lasts around 10 min while they are doing checks. Your body will vibrate from the experience for a while afterwards.