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    FA-18 Is Flying Too Damn Terrifyingly Close to That Building
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    Image of ninjagin ninjagin
    07/16/09

    In reply to FA-18 Is Flying Too Damn Terrifyingly Close to That Building
    There's an airport near my office. When they have demonstrations, the planes come this close to our building. It's an awesome things to see.
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    Image of Bigbadbikernerd Bigbadbikernerd
    07/16/09

    In reply to FA-18 Is Flying Too Damn Terrifyingly Close to That Building
    The pilot was lost and was just asking they guy on the balcony for directions. What's the big deal?
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_My Brute Dojo CDIAFIFE GitEmSteveDave_My Brute Dojo CDIAFIFE
    07/16/09

    In reply to FA-18 Is Flying Too Damn Terrifyingly Close to That Building
    Red One to MPAA Tower. We have visual confirmation that the target is watching a bootleg version of Watchmen:The Directors Cut that he claims he Netflixed. Permission to go hot? Roger. Red One, Fox Three!
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    Image of ninjamurf ninjamurf
    07/16/09

    @SexWaxin'_GitEmSteveDave: Damn! And I was going to come in with the "Tower this is Ghost Rider, requesting a fly by."
    "Negative Ghost Rider, the pattern is full."

    ...but I might like yours better.
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    Image of kosai kosai
    07/16/09

    In reply to FA-18 Is Flying Too Damn Terrifyingly Close to That Building
    I think the man on the balcony is trying to hold it in so he doesnt shit his pants
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    Image of Lite: hates Illinois Nazis Lite: hates Illinois Nazis
    07/16/09

    In reply to FA-18 Is Flying Too Damn Terrifyingly Close to That Building
    Are you sure that's not just a trick of perspective?



    Then again that plane only has like a 40' wingspan, and at 10' per story it easily covers 30' of building...



    So, what's the distance in which something 40' wide looks 30' wide?
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    Image of Nick Nick
    07/16/09

    @Lite: is on a boat.: hmmm, so you're telling me there is a trick to making things look bigger with a camera? please, continue.
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    Edited by Nick at 07/16/09 2:09 AM Nick was starred Nick was unstarred
    Image of joe.glass joe.glass
    07/16/09

    @Lite: is on a boat.: Also, the left (bottom) wing is cut off quite a bit. I'd say it spans down to the next balcony making the wing span to building floor ratio pretty close.
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    Image of Gann Gann
    07/16/09

    @Lite: is on a boat.: The ratio of width (FA-18) to apparent width (3 balconies) is the same as the ratio of distance from camera to FA-18 to the distance from camera to balcony - about 3/4.



    We can't know how close the plane is to the balcony unless we know how far the camera is from the plane or balcony.
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    Image of Don Nguyen Don Nguyen
    07/16/09

    In reply to FA-18 Is Flying Too Damn Terrifyingly Close to That Building
    This is Maverick requesting a flyby.

    That's a negative Ghostrider, the pattern is full.

    No, No, Mav, this is not a good idea.

    Sorry, Goose, but it's time to buzz the tower.
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    Image of Nick Nick
    07/16/09

    In reply to FA-18 Is Flying Too Damn Terrifyingly Close to That Building
    i'm gonna pull the brakes and that tower is gonna fly right by.
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    Image of zenpoet zenpoet
    07/16/09

    @Nick: My island name is Nicko: I am not certain why, but that made me laugh. A lot.
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    Image of shorty63136 shorty63136
    07/16/09

    In reply to FA-18 Is Flying Too Damn Terrifyingly Close to That Building
    Clearly the powers that be have not learned that having aircraft near buildings is just not a comfortable situation for folks - just downright not a good idea.
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    Edited by shorty63136 at 07/16/09 12:24 AM shorty63136 was starred shorty63136 was unstarred
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