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

"Thou Shalt Get Sidetracked by Bullshit, Every Goddamned Time." -- The Ghoul

"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,
"FOFF" = Felonious Old Fat Fuck,
"COFF" = Convicted Old Felonious Fool,
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, A/K/A Dementia Donnie, A/K/A Felon^34,
A/K/A Dolt-45, A/K/A Don Snoreleone

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.
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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...

11/25/2012 9:32 AM
Old NFO said...

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

11/25/2012 10:06 AM
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 !!

11/25/2012 10:31 AM
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

11/25/2012 12:45 PM

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