tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post6690214869225769380..comments2024-03-29T05:51:00.183-04:00Comments on Just An Earth-Bound Misfit, I : Your Sunday Morning Rotor NoiseComrade Misfithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-3763631440145188422019-05-29T09:40:49.224-04:002019-05-29T09:40:49.224-04:00I've seen many of these fly overhead in southe...I've seen many of these fly overhead in southern California, and I never got used to it. When you hear it, it seems like a huge machine is landing next door, and once you get sight of it, you realize it's just cruising by 2 miles away. I don't know how the impression of size and weight surpasses that of 737s, but it certainly does.Nangleatorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01908938252272172718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7924773307171301256.post-71856928868517172242019-05-26T23:29:44.066-04:002019-05-26T23:29:44.066-04:00In the Air Force in the late 70s I was a HH53C cre...In the Air Force in the late 70s I was a HH53C crew chief. It used to amaze me to see pilots do a combat takeoff, standing the bird on its nose with the tip of the refueling probe just a couple of feet off the ground. I've been inside sitting on the ramp during a more than a few too. It would take your breath away. StevePhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16389148581959781269noreply@blogger.com