October 7, 2006: Night takeoff - Page 2

BigV · 10-08-2006, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Wombat

Fantastic shot.

Why does the red tail light miss about 5 flashes at the top of the steep bit?

Having begun his turn, he no longer needed his turn signal on.

charmzny · 10-09-2006, 08:21 AM

It kinda looks like Santa's light trail. Is Rudolph up there somewhere?

axlrosen · 10-09-2006, 10:55 AM

I'm puzzled by the sharp right-angles of the light paths on the runway. Presumably these are his wing lights, while taxiing before take-off. Doesn't a plane make a sweeping turn? It reminds me of the light-cycles in Tron...

richlevy · 10-09-2006, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Hoof Hearted

Need to add...
He hadn't flown much and had NEVER taken off somewhere where the planes had to get out of residential noise areas... He thought the plane had cut out and was gonna go down!
Poor guy. He's much better about flying, now.

That's because in most of the country, rich people don't live too close to airports and it's a lot easier to fly lower over middle and lower income neighborhoods.

The funny thing was we were discussing that today after the funeral since some of the mourners were from California.

mitheral · 10-13-2006, 09:40 PM

A very cool photo.

SimpleSimon · 10-28-2006, 12:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wombat

Fantastic shot.

Why does the red tail light miss about 5 flashes at the top of the steep bit?

The beacon is the light that means the plane has an engine running. As it climbs you see the beacon on top and as it levels off you begin to see the beacon on the bottom. Planes have at least two of everything. Some systems, like navigation have six or seven layers of redundancy.

wolf · 10-28-2006, 12:15 PM

Welcome Simon!

Tell the truth ... you're actually quite complex and you're trying to put us off our guard, right?

SimpleSimon · 10-28-2006, 12:41 PM

No I'm pretty simple. It's all the time I spend with my two year old, I think.

Lots of great photos at http://www.airliners.net
Check out the editors choice section.

10-09-2006, 10:55 AM	#18
axlrosen Major Inhabitant Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 125	I'm puzzled by the sharp right-angles of the light paths on the runway. Presumably these are his wing lights, while taxiing before take-off. Doesn't a plane make a sweeping turn? It reminds me of the light-cycles in Tron... __________________ Warp Bill Gates

10-28-2006, 12:15 PM	#22
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Welcome Simon! Tell the truth ... you're actually quite complex and you're trying to put us off our guard, right? __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

10-09-2006, 08:21 AM	#17
charmzny Disorderly Disciplinarian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern New York State Posts: 21	It kinda looks like Santa's light trail. Is Rudolph up there somewhere?

10-13-2006, 09:40 PM	#20
mitheral Abecedarian Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 170	A very cool photo.

10-28-2006, 12:41 PM	#23
SimpleSimon Resident-in-Training Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Charlotte Posts: 7	No I'm pretty simple. It's all the time I spend with my two year old, I think. Lots of great photos at http://www.airliners.net Check out the editors choice section.

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