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Post by james on Feb 16, 2016 6:50:36 GMT -5
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Post by coachdoc on Feb 16, 2016 9:03:53 GMT -5
Cool illusion.
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Post by epaul on Feb 16, 2016 13:23:20 GMT -5
Wow! There were some amazing sights on that site.
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Post by james on Feb 16, 2016 13:29:46 GMT -5
And cats!
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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2016 13:54:16 GMT -5
We used to see those all the time when we ran patrols along the Czech/West German border during the last Cold War. Those are big and loud. Each helicopter makes a distinct sound, and the Hind was readily identifiable.
One day, we were walking north along the border, and east of us about a kilometer was a Czech signals tower. There was a hill right next to us on the German side, so we couldn't see very far into West Germany.
Soon, we heard a helicopter that didn't sound like a Hind, nor did it sound like any of ours. Sure enough, a few second later a West German helicopter flew over the hill and straight across the border over to the signals tower, and circled it a few times. As the helicopter flew back into West Germany, we could see the crew chief through the open side door.
The first thing I noticed was the huge camera the crew chief had. Apparently this was a photo reconnaissance mission. The second thing I noticed, as the crew chief smiled and waved at us, was his huge handlebar moustache.
I called in a report, making sure to stress that is was a West German helicopter that violated the international border. After a pause, all I got back was, "OK, continue your patrol."
Good memories for sure.
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Post by Village Idiot on Feb 16, 2016 17:22:24 GMT -5
Huh!
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Post by Doug on Feb 16, 2016 19:13:38 GMT -5
I see helicopters that way if I blink my eyes real fast.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 16, 2016 19:35:06 GMT -5
I see helicopters that way if I blink my eyes real fast. I see you looking pretty silly, when you blink your eyes real fast.  |
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Post by Doug on Feb 16, 2016 20:16:13 GMT -5
I see helicopters that way if I blink my eyes real fast. I see you looking pretty silly, when you blink your eyes real fast. I don't have to blink my eyes to look pretty silly. I'm already pretty and I'm already silly. |
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Post by frazer on Feb 17, 2016 0:28:29 GMT -5
Very cool.
Have you ever experienced the illusion of the floating jetliner? I've witnessed it a couple of times watching jets coming in to land at Heathrow airport while driving along the M4. I suppose it's something to do with relative speeds etc., but it's very odd to see these things apparently hanging perfectly still a few hundred feet off the ground, landing gear down. It's all a bit 'Matrix'.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2016 14:24:28 GMT -5
I see you looking pretty silly, when you blink your eyes real fast. I don't have to blink my eyes to look pretty silly. I'm already pretty and I'm already silly. I wouldn't have said it that way but since you did..... I can't argue with you. |
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Post by Doug on Feb 17, 2016 15:17:34 GMT -5
I don't have to blink my eyes to look pretty silly. I'm already pretty and I'm already silly. I wouldn't have said it that way but since you did..... I can't argue with you. See you know that I'm pretty. Must be the rabbit ears. |
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