Seen on the street in Kyiv.

Words of Advice:

"If Something Seems To Be Too Good To Be True, It's Best To Shoot It, Just In Case." -- Fiona Glenanne

“The Mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -- The TOFF *

"Foreign Relations Boil Down to Two Things: Talking With People or Killing Them." -- Unknown

“Speed is a poor substitute for accuracy.” -- Real, no-shit, fortune from a fortune cookie

"If you believe that you are talking to G-d, you can justify anything.” — my Dad

"Colt .45s; putting bad guys in the ground since 1873." -- Unknown

"Stay Strapped or Get Clapped." -- probably not Mr. Rogers

"The Dildo of Karma rarely comes lubed." -- Unknown

"Eck!" -- George the Cat

* "TOFF" = Treasonous Orange Fat Fuck, A/K/A Dolt-45,
A/K/A Commandante (or Cadet) Bone Spurs,
A/K/A El Caudillo de Mar-a-Lago, A/K/A the Asset., A/K/A P01135809

Sunday, November 25, 2012

Your Sunday Morning Jet Noise



The VC-10 went out of airline service over 30 years ago. The RAF intends to retire theirs next year.

4 comments:

Glider Driver said...

A lovely aircraft, with the best aspect from 6 o'clock looking up. Twenty years ago they were landing over me at night as I stood at the runway threshold to Brize Norton. The light, the noise, the down wash and the warmth are still clear in my memory...

Old NFO said...

Ah yes, the smell of JP-1 in the morning! :-)

bearsense said...

When I was stationed in England in the 80s, a neighbor one night called and asked if I could "get away" and spend the day with he and his crew at Brize-Norton. The Group Captain was the CO of the RAF Transport Command's Evaluation Branch (basically it's Chief Pilot). The day consisted of five hours in the VC-10. I got a couple of hours in the left seat and four approaches to touch-and -go.
It was unusual to have the Flight Engineer control the throttle levers. After rotation, the "kite" just went like a rocket.
After blocking in, we went to the bar and flew our hands for a couple of hours !!

Frank Van Haste said...

Dear Miss Fit:

Indeed, she's a pretty bird. And as a bonus, we get to see her taxi in front of the Lanc!

Frank