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To: tired&retired
Where I live in Memphis, that's just FedEx arrivals with only two mile separation. It's a pretty cool sight when the weather and night sky is just right. A 50 mile long wagon train. All on the localizer, then descending at the outer marker one at a time. The middle marker, (Gear Drops and flaps) is only about a half mile from my house. Full sloppy and slow.

Another observation. After the disaster with the Blackhawk-Airline mid-air with the Pentagon's very own shuttle service flights for big-wigs has drawn scrutiny, the helicopter traffic for med-evac air ambulance and other helicopter traffic has dropped down so low I can see the pilots faces. Apparently close attention at ATC is being paid to incursions into flight paths and glideslope.

24 posted on 04/29/2025 6:53:13 PM PDT by blackdog ((Z28.310) Be careful what you say. Your refrigerator may be listening & reporting you.)
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To: blackdog

Like when I lived just south of DFW in Arlington.

You could set a watch on the timing.

One day we were grilling on the balcony and noticing thunder clouds and wind. About 30 minutes we could hear the crash of a Delta plane because of a wind shear.


52 posted on 04/29/2025 8:06:46 PM PDT by Fledermaus ("It turns out all we really needed was a new President!")
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