tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post111939501298161335..comments2024-03-13T09:47:40.487+00:00Comments on Cockpit Conversation: Boeing Test PilotAviatrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-1120179137375780712005-07-01T00:52:00.000+00:002005-07-01T00:52:00.000+00:00Morning air is normally the most stable it is gonn...Morning air is normally the most stable it is gonna be all day.....<BR/>The "engine" that is The Sun has not had a chance to begin its' convective work!<BR/><BR/>In the helicopter, mornings can be a hoot when there is patchy ground fog. You can swoop down in areas you have checked for wires and other nasty stuff, fly over the fog, then turn and watch the vortices do their work!<BR/><BR/>I'll still take night flying though.<BR/>It's difficult to describe to non-flyers how gorgeous the lights of the city, or for that matter a big airport, really are. <BR/>This is as close as I have ever come: To those getting the explanation, ask if they have ever cracked open a Geode. (Geodes are brain shaped rocks with crystals inside.)<BR/>If they have, they have some idea of the wonder of city lights at night!<BR/>The machine works better at night......cooler air for airfoils and engine. There is less chance of a midair because there is less traffic, and what is there will have anti-collision and nav lights on.<BR/>There is less radio traffic, and the radio seems to carry farther.<BR/><BR/>I'll take flying at night, thank you!<BR/>GBGreybeardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11919862790973521778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-1120161186885981192005-06-30T19:53:00.000+00:002005-06-30T19:53:00.000+00:00Oh yes. Taking a plane in the very early morning i...Oh yes. Taking a plane in the very early morning is something else. The light is amazing, the smell, the pre dawn warmth. Very Mediterranean.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com