Author Topic: U2 (Read 283 times)

cav58d · « **on:** June 29, 2006, 10:33:25 AM »

http://www.westcoastimaging.com/wci/page/featuredart/olesen/index.htm

Possibly the greatest office window view in history

Mickey1992 · « **Reply #1 on:** June 29, 2006, 11:30:28 AM »

It seems like I have been here before.....about an hour or two ago.

EagleDNY · « **Reply #2 on:** June 30, 2006, 02:14:00 PM »

Great pics -

1. I wonder what alt that U2 is at?
2. I wonder who that bish alt-monkey is above him in pic #5?

AquaShrimp · « **Reply #3 on:** June 30, 2006, 05:41:09 PM »

U-2 is at 70,000 feet.

Furball · « **Reply #4 on:** June 30, 2006, 05:45:50 PM »

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Originally posted by EagleDNY
2. I wonder who that bish alt-monkey is above him in pic #5?

akak is 80,000 and climbing...

cpxxx · « **Reply #5 on:** June 30, 2006, 05:57:49 PM »

Fabulous pictures. One of the reasons I became a pilot was the hope that one day I would get to fly that high in something as cool as a U2. But all I get to fly are little puddle jumpers and the highest I ever got to fly with me at the controls was 13,000 feet. Sigh:cry Oh well!

cav58d · « **Reply #6 on:** June 30, 2006, 06:26:33 PM »

Can anyone make out what region of the world is being photographed?

Golfer · « **Reply #7 on:** June 30, 2006, 06:45:44 PM »

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Originally posted by cpxxx
Fabulous pictures. One of the reasons I became a pilot was the hope that one day I would get to fly that high in something as cool as a U2. But all I get to fly are little puddle jumpers and the highest I ever got to fly with me at the controls was 13,000 feet. Sigh:cry Oh well!

Thought you landed a gig? Not work out?

To cheer you up!

Here's going into Hilton Head...P-3 Orion landing at the military base just to the north:

Leaving Teterhole...err...Teterboro.

Little ice on the windshield really playing havoc with my camera phone. Wish I had a better digital camera...but I don't. Birthday is on the 18th of July so I'll keep my fingers crossed

I've been just over halfway to 80,000'. We had a 2-1/2 hour leg in the Encore and I begged our way up to FL450 once for kicks. When it got there we burned hardly any fuel and caught a nice tailwind yielding a 500+kt groundspeed...the fastest I've flown while in control