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Friday, February 22, 2013

Our Beautiful 'LUNA....♥'"Clever" Ads.....♠Check the latest on the Meteor's 'trajectory'...!!!......Last summer's 'peek-a-boo'.....♣"CROSSWINDS.....ON THE RAMPAGE....."OMG.....Dave is flying HIGH......!!.......Cappy is finally earning his "Keep".........;).....♥Has it been a year already.......♥'Meteor"...update links......♦Lets take a 'Wild' Ride....shall we..........!!!!







Chris Hadfield

Chris Hadfield

@Cmdr_Hadfield

Canadian Astronaut, currently living in space aboard ISS as Flight Engineer on Expedition 34, to be Commander of Expedition 35.


"BRAVO"......Commander Chris Hadfield......!!!!!



Thank You Giulia.......for this "Link"....!!!!!!!!
A fellow "Canadian"(Commander Chris Hadfield).....
who is living on the 'Space Station' took this pic of our "Luna" in all her 'Glory'..............Titled"Tonight's Finale,
The Moon, newly risen, perfect over a flowing blanket of cloud.








Two of the "LOVE'S" of my  Life......
TWA Airline's and St. Louis........




Hey "Lufthansa"...try my "Wide-body".....LOL.......!!!..
;/....
from the 70's, I think...........;))))
I bought this button off of 'Ebay'.........
I just  it.......!!!!
Sad, no more 'Creativity' in advertising anymore...!!!!



Stunning photo of Air Berlin A320





http://ogleearth.com/2013/02/reconstructing-the-chelyabinsk-meteors-path-with-google-earth-youtube-and-high-school-math/




GG.....
this pic'ie being my favorite of 'us'....in New Orleans,




"Mother Nature".......sure can be "CROSS"...!!!!!!
but Pure Skill......wins this one.......by the 'Flightdeck' crew.....!!!.....
Titled:.."Storm!! Jal 737-800 Go around & "Crosswind landing  at Narita.......!!!!

On a scale of 1-5 Diapers........
I rate this one as a, 
"5 Diapers"+ Roll of bounty"
(the quicker picker upper.).....
and that's me,  on the 'Ground' watching.......!!!!!!








Last night's Lovely Full Moon........
from my drive-way......
That 'Man in the moon'......




HEADLINES...........Guess who was granted permission to climb into the 'Flightdeck' of his very own....favorite.......Jet.......the Boeing 767........please ......bow your heads.......and look.........




Dammit  Dave.......
your really "Scored' here....
first day on holiday......
you just landed in the Maldives.....
where you'll be perched.......for the next
 2 Effing weeks.......
but the 'kicker'......is  this...........
your sitting  in the 'Flightdeck'....of the very Boeing 767......that flew you to the Maldives......!!!!
 O M G.........We..........at the
 "Aviation Appreciation Society" are in 'Awe' and you didn't have to shave your legs.........
OR act like a 4 year old.....
WAY TO GO DAVE..!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
;))))






Update..............Cappy is now finally home....where he belongs.........after 2 weeks of 'Bliss' in the "Philippine's"...........Whats with all these vacations........WITHOUT ME...........!!!!!!!!! ;/
 
Hey 'Cap'........whats with the "Cock-eyed Junior" look..............for $11.99............you expected,  "World Piece".........instead of "TimePiece"......your lucky....I don't give you a "PEACE" of my mind.............Mmmmm........(SMIRK)  ;/


Hey Cappy......Hows that
 yearly, AARP A-320 SIM.'Eval' ,
working out for ya.......
;/
I never told anyone you were over 40+8+2+8 months....old
btw.....
where the hell are your shoes..........Jeezus.....??!!
 
Dave and Lucy.......made it to the "Maldives"........yesterday.....where they will be held up in this "Hell Hole"........of a vacation spot.....(please see pic)....for the next 2 "Effin" weeks........Grrrrrr........
 
Yes Dave........
and just like "HELL"........
it sure looks HOT there..........
in so many ways..........!!!!








See those 2......
.....they were married there on the "Maldives".........and each year  at February(ish).......they try  to always return back......
to the beginning......!!!
A Lovely Simple Lesson.......... 
Dave....and Luc........
have a 'Wonderful' ...time....
and no emailing.........or blogging......
I promise there will be plenty of damage........
when ya get back........
LOVE YA...


Oh Luc.....your such a 'floozie'...;))
Your hubby, Dave sure is a
 "Romantic' 
on Valentine's day.........!!!
A perfect gift.........
to take on a long 'flight'.........today...............



Dave....
having fun at the airport.............
Can't fake that 'Smile'......


I was able to pull this up.......
while he was in flight.......kinda cool.......!!


Dave and Luc................
In route.....To 'VRMM'....!!......
I think I got it right.....here..........♠



This week marks the 1 yr.  anniversary, of me flying to Ottawa to visit Giulia, and her family......!!!! 
What a Wonderful time.....I had.........
despite the  near zero temp's...
our "Aviation Appreciation Society....
adding yet another.......Chapter to...it's every growing........history...after Dave and Foggy's twice meetings.......before......♥

What Fun we had at the 'Canadian Aviation & Space Museum".....
while a blizzard raged outside.......!!!


Please 'Pardon' my absence.....the last week or so..........I've been in a bit of a "Funk"......!!
believe it or not......the "meteor".....that hit last Friday....really upset me.....to such a point.....I kinda withdrew.....
or maybe it's just a, 'guilty' conscience.....;/...

http://www.space.com/19823-russia-meteor-explosion-complete-coverage.html



http://news.discovery.com/space/asteroids-meteors-meteorites/russia-meteor-aftermath-damage-pictures-130216.htm




Meteor Over Russia Seen by Meteosat-9Credit:
 EUMETSATThe meteor which exploded over the
 Urals of central Russia was seen by Meteosat-9,
at the edge of the satellite view.
 Hundreds of people were reportedly injured as the meteor's massive sonic boom caused widespread damage. Image taken
 Feb. 15, 2013, 3:15 UTC.



anyway......
You have to watch this video....below...!!!!
it's from the 'point of view' of the 'Booster rocket'......all the way up and then all the way down to the ocean......and what a 'Splash' it makes.............!!!.....
I hope you enjoy as much as I did.......!!!!!?????



Last "Piggy Back"..........:(


HD Video – Space Shuttle Launch Seen From SRB


In the past, we haven’t posted about space flight and the shuttle program because it doesn’t really fit into the commercial and military aviation topic, which is the main focus of Flightstory. But, just recently, an extraordinary video came up that shows spectacular footage from the Space Shuttle launch from point of view of the Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) – like never before! This amazing footage definitely is a must-have-seen! The video titled “Riding the Boosters up and down in 400 Seconds” was compiled using footage from STS-117 and STS-127 and is part of the upcoming NASA documentary “Ascent: Commemorating Space Shuttle”, which will be available on DVD and BluRay.


What a 'VIEW'............
You have to watch the video, with "FullScreen".......!!!!




WATCH.....WITH 'FULL SCREEN' AND VOLUME UP!!!!



I hope you enjoyed.........and everyone have a 'Great' weekend............

Saturday, February 9, 2013

"Mother" of all Contrails.....!!!!!'UPDATES' out the 'WAZOOO...•Happy '♥' Day.....!!!...WTF..!!! ...Lost track of all "Time".......ughhhh. ...♠.Boo Hoo.....'Cappy'....Pilot 'NOT' ...flying....☺....

     UPDATE.......................;/
How to spot Asteroid 2012 DA14:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/across-the-universe/2013/feb/15/asteroid-2012-da14


  http://video.today.msnbc.msn.com/today/50820779


OMG.........We've been 'Hit'............!!!!
here are a couple of videos.....
of the Meteor hitting in Russia.......
and the god awful sound of it hitting the ground......!!
I have such a sick feeling in my gut............!!!
Look at that "Contrail"!!!
AM I HEARING RIGHT THAT ANOTHER,
 IS PASSING BY US.....TODAY...!!!!????!
  
The Emergencies Ministry described Friday's events as a "meteor shower in the form of fireballs" and said background radiation levels were normal. It urged residents not to panic.
Chelyabinsk city authorities urged people to stay indoors unless they needed to pick up their children from schools and kindergartens. They said what sounded like a blast had been heard at an altitude of 32,800 feet.
The U.S. space agency NASA has said an asteroid known as 2012 DA14, about 46 meters in diameter, would have an encounter with Earth closer than any asteroid since scientists began routinely monitoring them about 15 years ago.
Television, weather and communications satellites fly about 500 miles higher. The moon is 14 times farther away.
(Additional reporting by Natalia Shurmina in Yekaterinburg and Gabriela Baczynska in Moscow, Writing by Alexei Anishchuk and Timothy Heritage, Editing by Michael Holden)










http://www.today.com/video/today/50820779#50735446


http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/






Happy "Valentine's Day"........
to all of those who serve their countries.....!!!!
THANK YOU...!!!!!
 
Happy "" day,
to all MissTWA's visitors...!!!
I really 'Appreciate' you taking the time to have a
 look/see here.....!
MUAH....!!


It's "Plane" to see,
our Love'♥'

for Aviation".........:)


Look Metin...........!!!!!
Lovely "Turkish Airlines".....
advertisement  for 'Valentines day'...
On........(2/9/13)Our 'Dear friend',
....and fellow blogger 
"Cappy" of (Adventures of Cap'n Aux) blog fame.....
is taking us on a little trip........to the Philippines.......
for a MONTH........WTF.......A MONTH........!!!
 Not to mention......he's flying on a 747-400....oooolateefrigginda....(Smirk)..
 Cappy in his own words
 Folks, as mentioned in my previous "Best of 2012" post, I'm taking February off to explore the Philippines!

A bunch of folks over on my Cap'n Aux Facebook page, as well as on MissTWA.blogspot.com are gonna have a blast flight tracking me.  Join them over there, or simply call up Flightaware.com or your fav' tracking site and join in on the fun!
  
Dammit, I hope you 'SHAVED' your legs.....
I want pictures in that 'Cockpit'..........
"Capiche"..!!!!!!
 Cappy's, NOT the pilot today.....!!! 
.....not 'big man on campus'.......... 
Nope....he's just a regular....... 
 Joe Shmoo.......'passenger'...........
(translation)......a civilian "Know it all"....but a CUTE one.......
oh lets not forget.......who make the worse
'Back seat' drivers...........
YEP......Pilots........Grrrrrr


Out of the Kindness of my 'heart'.........
I'm providing GG and Dave, a "Spare" mouse....
to help....with....'Scrolling'...!!!!
 whatever...
;)


Cappy look impatient...on 'layover'.......BUT...he does  have "Fabulous" taste.....in blogs....
:)

One Happy Camper......!!!!..
 His 747"Chariot' awaits him in the window!!



Cappy.....
Just when you thought no one gave a 'shit'..........
even Dave, 
 who flies the 'Sim' 767........'Tracked'  ya too...;)

Dave, boasts........
"He's landed his 767, on
just about every
"alternate levee".....on the planet.....and,
 is in the process Of getting 'Certified', to land on those,
 dried up,river beds......on  'Mars'...
;/

anyway, Dave lives in the Beautiful UK........
when on'Hiatus' ,
while the NTSB
conduct their internal investigations....
YEARLY...☺.......
..;)


Dammit Dave, put some
 "Socks" on......Eshhhh!!....;/.....
flight "Briefing"............
as to why.......'No' stop for fuel.........???
Discussing the flight with the pilots.
 Reason for no fuel stop: 1) light headwinds
2) light load!.....
Mmmmmm So 'Cap'.....did leave his "EGO" at home.......
lol
 ;/

Cap, before "Take-off"........
Happy as a 'clam'...
and he was 'Warned'  NO 
 'BACK SEAT'....driving.....

Before Take-off...WARNED AGAIN......
No back seat driving.....!!!!!

WELL, that was about to change...!!!!!!..
;(


...."Unable"...to not "Back seat" drive....;/

Cappy, on 'Final Approach'......
'BAD'....Cap!!
see below...!!!!!!!!!
;/

You were"WARNED"....!!!!!!!!!
...Ughhhhhh.......!!!!

can anybody say,
 "CAPIII" Approach".........
;/.....
Sorry 'Cap'.........but.....
it was 'for your own good'!!
       
 
Cappy's 'layover' face........
did I mention, you have,
 "Fabulous" Taste".......;))))

  

 DAMMIT..........'CAP'.....
Your not the "Pilot" FLYING ...!!!
 Somebody get the 'Duck' tape.........LOL

ANOTHER BIG  QUESTION:
Will Cap'n Aux find the perfect pilot watch in the streets of Manila?........Mmmmm..........I seem to recall.....last year...a  trip......you took to Thailand.... 
FOR 3  FRIGGIN  WEEKS.....!!!... 
anyway....you bought a watch.....but not just any old watch.....

"NATGEO".....PLEASE CHIME IN............

Why YES...............MissTWA ....
we at 'NatGeo'...pride ourselves on first rate....real time adventures.....!!!......the purchase of the 'watch' shown here......below....proved to be one of our most popular.......It seems our Captain........traveled half way around the world, rented a 'Scooter'............rode an elephant.........made a pass at Micky D's........to buy a $12.00 ...........Huh Boss..??!!.



2 hr's left....................
Cap, ...............
PEDAL FASTER.........
;/

I'll leave the rest of the details........for 'Cap' to divulge.......LOL
Hey Cap.........!!!!
WHAT DID YOU EXPECT FOR $11.99.......
;/...
"World Peace"...instead of 'cheap "Time Piece".............
(rolling eyes)


Hows those 'batteries' working out for ya.........??!!
Mmmmmm...
;)
After touchdown, I'll do my best to keep you posted daily on my Philippines adventure, so stay tuned on my Cap'n Aux Facebook Page (facebook.com/CapnAux) and via Twitter (@Capnaux)!


Cappy............
Have a Wonderful time.....and we'll be keeping an 'eye'...... for your 'Updates".......
 ;)http://lunarmeteoritehunters.blogspot.com/

Friday, February 8, 2013

View from the tower: Mystery photo

View from the tower: Mystery photo

AndAnother shot by one of my sharp-eyed coworkers. But what were they taking a picture of?
  the nswer is....................See below.....

 

  

We had a pair of F/A-18s drop in the other day. Formation arrivals and departures are not the norm at LAX; the airlines tend to frown on that sort of thing generally.