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it a chinese wave pool gif.
here one less crowded.
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okay fairlight i see you tippy typing awayu. come out with your typers up,
This reminds me of a story. I’ll try to tell it from my rusty memory…
I used to fly in/out of SBP, San Luis Obispo over ten years ago. I would routinely meet this former UPS Captain, who I remember was named Cliff. He flew the 747-200 for UPS and was number 10 or lower on the seniority. He always flew the ONT-PHL or ONT-HNL run. (I’m the late 80’s apparently UPS loaded inbound 74’s with pineapples because they were just repositioning back to the mainland empty. They referred to these as the Pineapple Express.)
Anyway, Cliff and I are sitting waiting on our respective flights, and I’m dutifully listening to a master speak of his craft. He was flying freelance for a local business in a small airplane, a Beechcraft Baron I think. He tells me one day of a story about flying the 74 Ontario to Anchorage and then to Hong Kong Kai Tek. He wanted to go there just to put it in his logbook because it was closing soon.
He told me about how he had real trouble understanding Korean ATC and after asking them to clarify the clearance they, ATC, just stopped transmitting to them - they apparently were frustrated! So, Cliff and his FO, first officer (who was very experienced and senior and really the leader here since he was infinitely more experienced than Cliff flying into Kai Tek and the infamous “checker board approach), just proceeded to the next fix in their FMS, flight management system, and keep trucking until they get into Japanese airspace.
Japanese controllers are apparently much more friendly and they had an easy ride into Hong Kong. Cliff said it was the weirdest thing checking in with Hong Kong ATC - they were all British. Which makes sense since this was in the 90’s (Kai Tek closed in 98 I think).
Anyway, on the long leg from Anchorage to Kai Tek, the Fo explained the approach:
“After you fly to the checkboard and start your turn to the runway, you’re going to know when to roll out of your turn by looking outside my window and seeing a woman taking laundry off her line (the approach is known for being difficult and smack dab in an urban setting - in fact, the approach procedure for this had some kind of note stating that “attempting to execute a missed approach after commuting to visually flying towards the approach end of the runway, impact with terrain or obstacles likely” simp due to the visual nature of that last segment of the approach.)
Cliff thinks this FO is full of it.
But sure enough, deep in a 30* bank (or more) he looks out the right side window, and he sees a woman handling laundry. He stated to roll wings level and the runway was easily identifiable in front of him.
I think that’s such a fun story.
Found a video. Notice them flying to the mountain with the checkerboard pattern? And then turning right and then the runway just appears there? This is wild to have these big jets maneuvering that close to the ground in such a high drag, landing configuration. Looks like such a rush!
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One of my fav’s from Who’s Next album
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i am sick of all these peoples posting fake allerias.
There should be a fat Alleria version.
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therte should be a pool party alleria.
also these ribs are tasty.
That video gave me anxiety about their anxiety, right up until that runway thankfully materialized out of nothingness. Jeezus.
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#unleash the anxiety cactuses.
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Maine News:
“We have arrested John Williams”
Me: 
WHAT DID HE DO?
Turns out it was some Maine guy who killed a guy who just happens to have the same name
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Those Maineiacs
Btw when I was flying out of Bangor back in 2020 height of Covid, I noticed this was the name of the street near the air national guard base:
also, this is john williams’s son (the singer, Joseph Williams):
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#unleash the anxiety flotatries.
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Throws chocolate bars in pool…
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what are chocolate bars for?
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Hmmm…
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They give you anxiety about getting in the pool, personally I hate those large rubber snakes people leave near their pools…
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my appetite is now gone. 
gross.
i see your cactus of anxiety.
i up the ante to a Joshua Tree of exhilaration.
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