Author Topic: White Rabbit Approach to JFK (Read 334 times)

Golfer · « **on:** January 04, 2005, 04:59:27 PM »

Found this neat little video floating about...thought some would enjoy it.
Warning Dialups! (Large, about 30mb)
here

Hawklore · « **Reply #1 on:** January 04, 2005, 05:49:16 PM »

Whats the music?

Sounds Russian...

Not the voices, the composition..

Golfer · « **Reply #2 on:** January 04, 2005, 05:50:33 PM »

like I know

Hawklore · « **Reply #3 on:** January 04, 2005, 05:52:05 PM »

What a friend you are...

Golfer · « **Reply #4 on:** January 04, 2005, 05:52:42 PM »

here's a hint, look at the credits it says there.

Chairboy · « **Reply #5 on:** January 04, 2005, 05:55:58 PM »

The music is from Vangelis from the soundtrack to 1492: Conquest of paradise. They used it in the trailer for 'Mission to Mars'. Sadly, that made the trailer the best part of the movie.

Hawklore · « **Reply #6 on:** January 04, 2005, 05:56:36 PM »

Hehe, mine didn't finnish downloading, thats why...

Thanks..

Hawklore · « **Reply #7 on:** January 04, 2005, 05:59:44 PM »

Typical, you have to wait in line to download it..

SFRT - Frenchy · « **Reply #8 on:** January 04, 2005, 06:12:06 PM »

Cool, thank you.

Hawklore · « **Reply #9 on:** January 04, 2005, 06:13:07 PM »

Yeah that was a cool clip..

Octavius · « **Reply #10 on:** January 04, 2005, 06:19:51 PM »

very cool. above it all...

hawker238 · « **Reply #11 on:** January 04, 2005, 06:54:03 PM »

Very cool, didn't know they had strobes like that. Took a while to figure out why it was called the white rabbit.

Golfer · « **Reply #12 on:** January 04, 2005, 08:00:45 PM »

Sorry for not clearing that up. Those strobe lights that flash in sequence are often called 'Rabbit lights'.

I didn't know JFK had these (Never flew into it) nor any other airport. They are fairly commonplace on most ILS (Instrument Landing System) approach light installations. They really punch through the muck so you can continue your descent to land when its at minimum visibility (Usually 200ft ceilings and 1/4-1/2 mile visibility)

I think the video is from a 737 or 767 type jet based on the way the nose is shaped looking out the window. Pretty neat stuff...I just wish they took it all the way down into the landing.