Concorde - Ears still ringing

On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 23:55:25 +0100, ShawnD2112 wrote:

Interesting and ironic enthusiasm. In my opinion, it must have felt like
attending a wake... :-(

And the Brits say we Americans don't get irony. You're right, Jay, it was
an ironic mix of emotions the whole day.

Jay has German ancestors, so this might be an excuse :-)

#m
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Are these pilots going to court and what
is their fine/penance/restitution/etc.?
They are sentenced to spend an entire day with Bush.
Wouldn't shooting be more merciful? [Brian Burger in r.a.p.]

"ShawnD2112" wrote in message

....This after standing on the 8th floor of the car park watching
them come in to land one after the other. An amazing site

I recall one day about 12 or 13 years ago being about #5 for takeoff at EWR
on a truly smutchy day. JFK was down, and both Concordes had diverted to
Newark. We were near min, and our position in line was just about at the
touchdown point. A truly impressive sight to see this plane [actually both,
not quite in sequence] emerge at minimums, vortices wrapping, looking for
all the world like some kind of prehistoric raptor.....

I also recall that the FE had tuned a radio to approach, and we heard at one
point EWR ask BA to slow to 180. He politely replied that he needed to
maintain at least 220 on the approach for fuel economy. Now, that was
impressive!

Regards,

John Gaquin
B727, B747

"John Gaquin" wrote in message


I also recall that the FE had tuned a radio to approach, and we heard
at one point EWR ask BA to slow to 180. He politely replied that he
needed to maintain at least 220 on the approach for fuel economy.

The one that flew into Dulles (IAD) on the 14th requested "190 minimum"
until 3 mile final. I wasn't sure whether it was for "stall comfort zone"
or economy.

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"ShawnD2112" writes:

Just got home from work and my ears are still ringing from standing next to
12 Olympus turbojets at idle thrust as the last three Concordes taxiied into
the BA Engineering base and shut down to be towed to the retirement
ceremony. This after standing on the 8th floor of the car park watching
them come in to land one after the other. An amazing site and such a
feeling of being part of history. There are days like this when I love my
job!

This stage -- the ending of things -- is not the part of history I
most enjoy being part of, though. (Sour grapes from being thousands
of miles away from where all these things are happening, I suppose.
I've been reading reports all day from various people who saw takeoffs
and landings at various stags in the last flights; some have posted
pictures).
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ShawnD2112 writes:

Just got home from work and my ears are still ringing from standing next to
12 Olympus turbojets at idle thrust as the last three Concordes taxiied into
the BA Engineering base and shut down to be towed to the retirement
ceremony.

Be glad they were not SR-71s, or you'd be able to hear them from home.

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What? No video?

mike regish

"ShawnD2112" wrote in message
...
Just got home from work and my ears are still ringing from standing next
to
12 Olympus turbojets at idle thrust as the last three Concordes taxiied
into
the BA Engineering base and shut down to be towed to the retirement
ceremony. This after standing on the 8th floor of the car park watching
them come in to land one after the other. An amazing site and such a
feeling of being part of history. There are days like this when I love my
job!

Shawn

I reckoned there were enough cameras around the necks of people I knew that
I'll be able to get hundreds of stills and videos that others took of an
event I attended. I wanted the experience as fully as I could get it. I
ran into one guy in the elevator who was distraught because the batteries
(and spares) in his camera died. It ruined the experience for him because
getting pictures was more important to him than just being there. I didn't
want that to happen to me. I did get a couple of photos but only ones I
knew would be unique to me.

I first got this perspective on things when I was sailing a tall ship a few
years ago. We were cruising along under near full sail on a beautiful sunny
day in the Canary Islands and I and another guy were on the foredeck
clearing up the deck from handling sails. Suddenly a pod of dolphins
appeared off the starboard bow and rapidly turned toward us to ride our bow
wave. Because we were already on the foredeck, we were able to dash up to
the bowsprit and look staight down into the sea onto the backs of the
dolphins enjoying the ride. I lamented to my mate that I if I went for my
camera, they'd be gone before I got back. He told me not to sweat it but
just to enjoy the experience and relish the memory of that for the rest of
my life. "This kid's a genius", I thought. What a revelation. Be present
for the experience. And he was quite a few years younger than me, too! And
I did enjoy it fully. I have no pictures of the event, but I remember
seeing the muscles move on their backs, I remember the pattern of spots and
other markings on their backs, and I remember marvelling at the perfection
of their form and movement. No photo is ever going to enhance that
experience for me. The only problem is that I can't really share that with
anyone else, but that's the tradeoff, I suppose. With Concorde, there'll be
many more photos taken by people much better at it than I am.

Shawn
"mike regish" wrote in message
news:MDjmb.9298$275.17487@attbi_s53...
What? No video?

mike regish

"ShawnD2112" wrote in message
...
Just got home from work and my ears are still ringing from standing next
to
12 Olympus turbojets at idle thrust as the last three Concordes taxiied
into
the BA Engineering base and shut down to be towed to the retirement
ceremony. This after standing on the 8th floor of the car park watching
them come in to land one after the other. An amazing site and such a
feeling of being part of history. There are days like this when I love
my
job!

Shawn

Check these out.

http://lorendjones.com/concorde/

mike regish

"ShawnD2112" wrote in message
...
Just got home from work and my ears are still ringing from standing next
to
12 Olympus turbojets at idle thrust as the last three Concordes taxiied
into
the BA Engineering base and shut down to be towed to the retirement
ceremony. This after standing on the 8th floor of the car park watching
them come in to land one after the other. An amazing site and such a
feeling of being part of history. There are days like this when I love my
job!

Shawn

Superb photos. These are from the Queen's Jubilee, aren't they?

Shawn
"mike regish" wrote in message
news:g9Gmb.24859$ao4.34498@attbi_s51...
Check these out.

http://lorendjones.com/concorde/

mike regish

"ShawnD2112" wrote in message
...
Just got home from work and my ears are still ringing from standing next
to
12 Olympus turbojets at idle thrust as the last three Concordes taxiied
into
the BA Engineering base and shut down to be towed to the retirement
ceremony. This after standing on the 8th floor of the car park watching
them come in to land one after the other. An amazing site and such a
feeling of being part of history. There are days like this when I love
my
job!

Shawn

Don't know. I got the link from a Piper list I'm on.

mike regish

"ShawnD2112" wrote in message
...
Superb photos. These are from the Queen's Jubilee, aren't they?

Shawn
"mike regish" wrote in message
news:g9Gmb.24859$ao4.34498@attbi_s51...
Check these out.

http://lorendjones.com/concorde/

mike regish

"ShawnD2112" wrote in message
...
Just got home from work and my ears are still ringing from standing
next
to
12 Olympus turbojets at idle thrust as the last three Concordes
taxiied
into
the BA Engineering base and shut down to be towed to the retirement
ceremony. This after standing on the 8th floor of the car park
watching
them come in to land one after the other. An amazing site and such a
feeling of being part of history. There are days like this when I
love
my
job!

Shawn