Anyone want to see how tough a bird the IL-76 is?

[pictsidhe]

92,000 gallons. It likely pays to be picky where they fill 'er up.

 

[mcrae0104]

I know perfectly well what an FBO is.

So did the pilot. He was trying to save some time getting there by turning off on charlie when he should've waited for foxtrot... or maybe romeo.

 

[Wanttaja]

I know perfectly well what an FBO is. What the Russian concept of an FBO is, I don't know.

FBO: "Free Borscht, Oleg!"

Ron Wanttaja

 

[Victor Bravo]

Find Better Officers...

 

[pictsidhe]

So did the pilot. He was trying to save some time getting there by turning off on charlie when he should've waited for foxtrot... or maybe romeo.

Charlie? I think it was actually Brush.

 

[MadProfessor8138]

I remember a time when Charlie would hide in the Brush......
Just saying......

Kevin

 

[Peer Ebbighausen]

"I know perfectly well what an FBO is. What the Russian concept of an FBO is, I don't know. Maybe they reload Kalashnikovs there... "

Wow. I have no idea how your original joke went so far over my head...must have been before my third cup of coffee...

 

[Twodeaddogs]

It's not that long ago since Russia didnt have anything like an American FBO, so the FBO experience is not that common there.

 

[Brünner]

Takeoffs aren't that boring either....

 

[Peer Ebbighausen]

I guess they couldn't wait for the cement to dry.

That's one crazy take-off.

 

[Twodeaddogs]

Find the video that shows it from the passenger point of view.

 

[cblink.007]

In Soviet Russia, Airplane parks You...

 

[bmcj]

What say you? It almost looks like he was fast and trying to hold it on the ground with some down elevator, causing it to get light on the mains (wheelbarrowing) and directionally unstable.

 

[BBerson]

The nosewheel was off as it passed by the camera before the mains lifted.

 

[PTAirco]

If you look at the foliage around 1:00, that looks like a strong tailwind to me.

 

[TFF]

It looked like what a student in a C150 would do. I know, because have done that waddle before. You are not supposed to do that at that level.

 

[BJC]

Here is the video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yN6mnw7HuGs Check out the wind direction

You can’t solve too fast by pushing nose down, and you can’t count on going straight if you don’t know how to use the rudder. Other than that, ...


BJC