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rug

(82,333 posts) Wed Dec 4, 2013, 10:48 AM Dec 2013

Take off and get away from it all.

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Take off and get away from it all. (Original Post) rug Dec 2013 OP

That's a lotta snow... Callmecrazy Dec 2013 #1

just don't look at the wing on the other side NightWatcher Dec 2013 #2

Am I dead? lame54 Dec 2013 #3

I've done that. It's a lot of fun. trof Dec 2013 #4

I thought of you when I saw it. rug Dec 2013 #5

I've seen that sort of view several times now blogslut Dec 2013 #6

Callmecrazy

(3,065 posts)

1. That's a lotta snow...

Reply to rug (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2013, 05:15 PM

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NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)

2. just don't look at the wing on the other side

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Wed Dec 4, 2013, 05:24 PM

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lame54

(35,294 posts)

3. Am I dead?

Reply to rug (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2013, 07:49 PM

Dec 2013

trof

(54,256 posts)

4. I've done that. It's a lot of fun.

Reply to rug (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2013, 07:59 PM

Dec 2013

I've submerged my plane (RF-84/F) into a heavy cloud deck like that until just the cockpit was out of the clouds.
Couldn't see the wings any more.
Just surfing the cloud deck.
It was magical.

rug

(82,333 posts)

5. I thought of you when I saw it.

Reply to trof (Reply #4)

Wed Dec 4, 2013, 08:08 PM

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blogslut

(38,002 posts)

6. I've seen that sort of view several times now

Reply to rug (Original post)

Wed Dec 4, 2013, 08:42 PM

Dec 2013

...and it still amazes me. My first flight ever, the sun was setting on a cloud formation like that and the colors...oh.

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