Pictures while using frequent flyer miles

[adrianspeeder]

I guess you guys don't do much inflight refueling?

No, that costs a lot of money. Only have done three myself. Sketchest think we do in my opinion.

http://youtu.be/r0yyGT2dDIo

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Trip 028, Summer 2014, Djibouti

212 – Next trip across the pond.



213 – In thrust we trust.



214 – Winding down to a little bit left in the tanks, time to land.



215 – The two switches on for a smooth ride.



216 – Engine shut off switches.



217 - Pleasant non raining German morning.



218 - Desert sandy sunrise, and hot already.



219/223 - Not an often occurrence with my crew rest in Italy.











224 – Chainsaw store. German saw. Never ran one before.



225 – German beer in Italy. They didn’t have Coors Light.



226/227 - Didn't look like much at first, but instant made from scratch by an Italian guy goin', "Bibbbity boopy" that was quite good.





228 - Aight ya old 01 McChord handme down, keep it together and lets go home.



229 - Shadow on the Italian farmlands.



230 – Alps.



231 - Had to stop in Maine for a splash of gas to make it to the left coast before home, and small world seven years to the day of joining the USAF, bumped into a good friend from my basic training flight.

[thejunkman]

Dolmar are very good chainsaws. You can buy them here in the states too. Nice pics!

[adrianspeeder]

Ahh, never had seen them before. I run a Stihl.


Trip 029, Summer 2014, New York

232 – Wherever the sun rises, you call, we haul.



233 - "Looks like it'll fit. Load 'er up!"



234 - "The noise makers are good to go boss!"



235 – Angle of the dangle.



236 - Gotta love cloggin' up an international airport comin' in fat, slow, and happy. Delayed half the airport with a domino effect across the country within the hour.

[adrianspeeder]

Trip 030, Summer 2014, Spain

237 – Bravo alert to go rescue some stranded cargo in Spain that was stuck on a broke C5.



238 – Easy money on this jet.



239 – Two ocean crossings in one day, and we timed out in Virginia. Quick nap, then a quick flight tomorrow for home.




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[jzjames]

Good picture-taking Mr. Adrian. Nice career you got for yourself too, looks like youre enjoying it.

[stldesign]

This is amazing glad you guys get a little r-n-r between trips. Keep up the pics!

[adrianspeeder]

Thanks!

Trip 031, Summer 2014, Jordan

240 – Second production jet ever bolted together. 1988 model.



241/244 – Holding short for a McGuire bird to go play ahead of us.









245 – The Germans!



246 - Thought this was a volcano at first the way the cloud lined up.



247 – Egypt



248 - Boats linin' up to use the Suez Canal.



249/250 - Actually have no idea what they are digging or workin' on here, but that has gotta be over 50 ft deep holes and piles.





251 – Let’s eat!



252 - This translation guide story had us all laughin'.



253 – Italian spaghetti.



254 – Fresh fish.



255 – Walkabout



256 - So we all decide to pay 5 Euro to see these "ancient ruins" with the ticket stub lookin' like the Roman Coliseum.



257 - We've been hosed Tommy, we've been hosed...



258 - Italy is great! Ice cream and beer!



259 - The end of the trip had us stopping for gas in Bangor ME, but it was weathered in, so the divert was to a place called Goose Bay Newfoundland. Four hundred miles out we were cleared in number one for landing. No kiddin'. Not a damn thing else around.



260 - Only other bird on the ramp was this nifty lookin' boat thinger.



261 - Always good to get home one more time.

[jzjames]

Great. What is that camera youre using?

[adrianspeeder]

Nikon D3000 with some assorted glass in the bag.

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[adrianspeeder]

Got around to smashing a video together from the trip.

http://youtu.be/0P6Evr1wNoI

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[adrianspeeder]

Trip 032, Summer 2014, Missouri

262 - Next load was to take the Prez out to St Louis. Never been there before, so let’s load up and get 'er done.



263 – No home game today.



264 – Not far from the arch.



265 - "Sir, we have many fine craft beers..." Naa, I'll take some Colorado koolaid.



266/267/268 – Next day we are just waiting for the motorcade to load up and then we can roll. Jet is good to go.







269/276 - "So I'm just sittin' out here watchin' airplanes..."

[NM5K]

Shamu the flying whale.
I hear that Seaworld is dropping their sponsorship or whatever and those will go bye bye around the end of the year.
They have had 300 and 500 versions also. I took a picture of one of the 500's going into HOU back in 2010.



I think it's since been retired. They have been steadily retiring a lot of the older 300's and all the 500's will be
gone in another couple of years I think. I guess it will then be all 700's and 800's until they get the new 737 MAX's
starting to filter in. They have been adding split scimitar winglets to the 800's and all will be done by next year.
I don't know if PMDG will make those winglets for the artificial planes I fly. If they do, they have to redo all the
performance specs for the FMC, etc, so it's not like they can just add them visually and be done with it.
The regular winglets give about 3.5% increase over none. The split scimitar winglets give about 5.5% so they say..
So saves a lot of fuel over time.
I have the exact 737-700 you saw in my stable of SWA jets. I have several of the other SWA specialty planes too.
But I actually almost never fly any of them. I prefer my regular ole canyon blue planes..
The artificial version of the one you saw. Same N number and everything.. Taking off from 12R at STL, which
kind of looked like the runway they used when you saw it blast off.

Edit.. BTW, I noticed I didn't have the wi-fi installed on the one I have.. I hardly fly it so didn't notice. I turned it on
since I made that video, so mine now has the antenna hump like that one. I can install that for any of
them, and I can choose whether I want the antenna fore or aft.. All of the SWA planes with wi-fi have them aft
like that one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drpFNfa ... e=youtu.be[/video]

[adrianspeeder]

Wow, that is some serious detailing then.

As we say in the C-17 world. Winglets win wars.

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