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Title: U2
Post by: 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
Title: U2
Post by: Mickey1992 on June 29, 2006, 11:30:28 AM
It seems like I have been here before.....about an hour or two ago.  :p
Title: U2
Post by: EagleDNY 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?  ;)
Title: U2
Post by: AquaShrimp on June 30, 2006, 05:41:09 PM
U-2 is at 70,000 feet.
Title: U2
Post by: Furball 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...
Title: U2
Post by: cpxxx 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!
Title: U2
Post by: cav58d on June 30, 2006, 06:26:33 PM
Can anyone make out what region of the world is being photographed?
Title: U2
Post by: Golfer 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:

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/621_1150816777_p3under2.jpg)

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/621_1150816873_p3under1.jpg)

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 :)

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/621_1150816880_breakout1.jpg)

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/621_1150816891_ontopintothesunset.jpg)

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/621_1150816902_intothesunset.jpg)


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 :)