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by **Dan4th** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 7:58 pm

I put this up long ago, but it's still
worth another look........

"The Unstoppable March of Progress!"

Enjoy!

Danf.

by **Saracenman** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 8:16 pm

fascinating, although it has now been accepted that Heathrow had no strategic advantage as a wartime airfield, as the locals were told. it was a sneaky way to build a future international airport with the minimum of opposition

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by **Pujgnie** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 8:36 pm

and todays Heathrow.. (a bit pixilated)

by **Saracenman** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 9:50 pm

45 seconds between takeoffs? when i worked there, i saw them closer than that! landings too - sometimes one landing before the previous one was off the runway! :-o

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by **Xplumberlives** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 9:52 pm

Saracenman wrote:45 seconds between takeoffs? when i worked there, i saw them closer than that! landings too - sometimes one landing before the previous one was off the runway!

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Is that why you sim like you do?

by **Hula-Hoop** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 9:57 pm

by **Saracenman** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 10:03 pm

and when was the last time you saw any of my aircraft anywhere NEAR tarmac? =))

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by **Dan4th** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 10:18 pm

A few years back I flew Boston to Phoenix with
a stop in St Louis. The St Louie airport also has
parallel runways but uses them the opposite of
Heathrow. I was seated on the Starboard side
of the aircraft, and during final I looked over
and there was another TWA 727 "Flying Garbage
Truck" just like the one I was flying on, also on
final and right at our speed and altitude.......

It was just hypnotic watching that identical
airliner right next to us as it touched down
and smoked the tires and did exactly what we
were doing almost like a mirror image. I'm
terrible at gauging distances, but I suppose
we had to have been separated by the legal
number of feet. It seemed really close, though.......

Anyhow, I'll never forget it! My son, on the
other hand, was completely unimpressed.

KIDS!

Danf.

by **Xplumberlives** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 10:35 pm

Saracenman wrote:and when was the last time you saw any of my aircraft anywhere NEAR tarmac?

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Well actually, they always seem to be in the vicinity, just never actually in contact with it!!!!!

by **Saracenman** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 10:46 pm

see? they should let ME fly into LHR - i can land at the same time as other aircraft =))

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by **Xplumberlives** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 10:49 pm

Saracenman wrote:see? they should let ME fly into LHR - i can land at the same time as other aircraft

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And plough the fields as well! :ymapplause:

by **Dan4th** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 11:09 pm

Just another day at the office for Saracenman...........

HA! HA! HA!

Danf.

by **Saracenman** » Sat Dec 12, 2009 11:56 pm

that just looked completely and utterly 'wrong' =))

impressed they got it down without cartwheeling it! :-o

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