Today, as I walked onto the City Square for a meeting with a new young believer, 3 military helicopters swooped down low over our city as 2 of them released orange smoke trails. It was very cool (was part of the celebration of the Slovak National Uprising), but the best part was to come only moments later.
Shortly after the choppers disappeared from sight, 5 Mig 29s roared overhead in formation at a very low level of flight - maybe 500 feet off the ground.
It was a beautiful sight. The roar of the twin jet engines on the twin-tailed jets as they plowed through the air slowly for all of us to see brought me goose bumps.
I don’t exactly know why, but I dream of being able to sit in the seat of a fighter jet (F-14, F-15, F-16, F-18 or MIG 29) and pushing the throttle to the stops, pulling some vertical g’s, barrel rolls, chandelles, loops, upside down flying, and so much more.
I flew with my dad when I was in high school and he was getting his private pilot’s license. I loved it. The 2 of us squeezed into the cockpit of a Cessna 152 or 172 (whatever was available for that day), me watching Dad, looking out the cockpit, listening to the chatter between Dad & the tower or other pilots (rarely) and on many occasions actually having the wheel in my hands as he taught me some basics like flying level (not as easy as staying on the ground in a car!), some basic maneuvers and turns and even some time landing & taking off. Now THAT’S a rush - powering up for take-off and running through the checklist for a landing (especially with a crosswind!) - yeah!
I think one of the most difficult flying maneuvers has to be to land a jet on an aircraft carrier. There are so many factors to take into account - pitch and roll of the plane, pitch & roll of the ship, wind, etc. WHAT A CHALLENGE!
Flying. Freedom. Fun.
Shortly after the choppers disappeared from sight, 5 Mig 29s roared overhead in formation at a very low level of flight - maybe 500 feet off the ground.
It was a beautiful sight. The roar of the twin jet engines on the twin-tailed jets as they plowed through the air slowly for all of us to see brought me goose bumps.
I don’t exactly know why, but I dream of being able to sit in the seat of a fighter jet (F-14, F-15, F-16, F-18 or MIG 29) and pushing the throttle to the stops, pulling some vertical g’s, barrel rolls, chandelles, loops, upside down flying, and so much more.
I flew with my dad when I was in high school and he was getting his private pilot’s license. I loved it. The 2 of us squeezed into the cockpit of a Cessna 152 or 172 (whatever was available for that day), me watching Dad, looking out the cockpit, listening to the chatter between Dad & the tower or other pilots (rarely) and on many occasions actually having the wheel in my hands as he taught me some basics like flying level (not as easy as staying on the ground in a car!), some basic maneuvers and turns and even some time landing & taking off. Now THAT’S a rush - powering up for take-off and running through the checklist for a landing (especially with a crosswind!) - yeah!
I think one of the most difficult flying maneuvers has to be to land a jet on an aircraft carrier. There are so many factors to take into account - pitch and roll of the plane, pitch & roll of the ship, wind, etc. WHAT A CHALLENGE!
Flying. Freedom. Fun.
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