October 5, 2025Oct 5 I just spent a week at an apartment on 3 mile final to runway 20R at KNBA. Airliners (B73X, A32X and regional jets) flying over the apartment at about 1,000 feet every 3 to 4 minutes from early morning into the night. I sat on the back deck listening to them approach and then flying overhead and was utterly amazed at the enormous power of the airplanes. It doesn't come across in the sim and not even if you sit at the observation point at the airport. From underneath you hear and feel the immense power and the weight of them all around. It was so cool and gave me a perspective on airliners that I never had before. I highly recommend that you try it if you get the chance! Gregg Gregg Seipp "A good landing is when you can walk away from the airplane. A great landing is when you can reuse it." i9 64GB RAM, GTX-5090
October 5, 2025Oct 5 ...and the smell of burnt Jet fuel to add to the senses, don't you just love all things aviation. YBCG
October 5, 2025Oct 5 That is awesome! Yes, what most people find annoying, I absolutely love it! I stayed at an apartment very close to Shanghai Hongqiao once with a nice balcony. It was perfect for spotting. And although most websites/apps were blocked by the Great Firewall (an ominous sign from one of the neighboring threads here in the hangar 😉), Flightradar24 worked, so I basically needed to be dragged off the balcony to do anything else. When I'm in Taipei one of my favorite places to hang out is here. I feel it would actually be dangerous to climb up on one of the fences.
October 5, 2025Oct 5 If you're flying into or out of Heathrow and fancy a bit of plane spotting, simply get off the Tube at Hatton Cross and walk five minutes back up the road towards the airport....
October 5, 2025Oct 5 7 hours ago, Gregg_Seipp said: I sat on the back deck listening to them approach and then flying overhead and was utterly amazed at the enormous power of the airplanes. Gregg I had a similar experience, recently. Less horsepower, but I had the opertunity to be really close to a Royal Navy Merlin taking off. Got hit with a hurricane and stumbled back against a parked car. Watched two takeoffs and one landing.
October 5, 2025Oct 5 I used to park near the end of the runway, watching B-52s and KC-135s land. So close you can wave to pilots!
October 5, 2025Oct 5 10 hours ago, Gregg_Seipp said: I just spent a week at an apartment on 3 mile final to runway 20R at KNBA. Airliners (B73X, A32X and regional jets) flying over the apartment at about 1,000 feet every 3 to 4 minutes from early morning into the night. I sat on the back deck listening to them approach and then flying overhead and was utterly amazed at the enormous power of the airplanes. It doesn't come across in the sim and not even if you sit at the observation point at the airport. From underneath you hear and feel the immense power and the weight of them all around. It was so cool and gave me a perspective on airliners that I never had before. I highly recommend that you try it if you get the chance! Gregg Don’t you mean KBNA (Nashville)? KNBA is Kanab, Utah which appears to be a small GA airport with a single runway. Jim BarrettLicensed Airframe & Powerplant Mechanic, Avionics, Electrical & Air Data Systems Specialist. Qualified on: Falcon 900, CRJ-200, Dornier 328-100, Hawker 850XP and 1000, Lear 35, 45, 55 and 60, Gulfstream IV and 550, Embraer 135, Beech Premiere and 400A, MD-80.
October 5, 2025Oct 5 Author 6 minutes ago, JRBarrett said: Don’t you mean KBNA (Nashville)? KNBA is Kanab, Utah which appears to be a small GA airport with a single runway. Yes, KBNA. Ugh. I was tired when I posted. Gregg Seipp "A good landing is when you can walk away from the airplane. A great landing is when you can reuse it." i9 64GB RAM, GTX-5090
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