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#320
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Ford Mustang
on 02 Jun, 2009 22:18
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SCA still 59 miles out. ETA is 7 minutes.
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#321
by
psloss
on 02 Jun, 2009 22:19
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SCA still 59 miles out. ETA is 7 minutes.
The FlightAware data is a little behind...hearing estimates of 35 miles north of the SLF...
...and if it's that far away, might be a few more minutes before there's anything to show on TV.
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#322
by
MikeMi.
on 02 Jun, 2009 22:23
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Whata luck that I have looked to this thread.. wanna just go sleep
Great news that they will cover landing
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#323
by
shuttlefanatic
on 02 Jun, 2009 22:23
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Flightaware typically has a ~6 minute lag.
The SCA appears to fly a very shallow approach. No flight route NOTAMs that I can tell. So if someone's flying up the coast along New Smyrna Beach in a Cessna... They get to watch the SCA go barreling by?
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#324
by
Alpha Control
on 02 Jun, 2009 22:26
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Flightaware typically has a ~6 minute lag.
The SCA appears to fly a very shallow approach. No flight route NOTAMs that I can tell. So if someone's flying up the coast along New Smyrna Beach in a Cessna... They get to watch the SCA go barreling by?
Would be quite a sight!
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#325
by
psloss
on 02 Jun, 2009 22:27
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Getting video now.
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#326
by
Ford Mustang
on 02 Jun, 2009 22:28
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#327
by
Ford Mustang
on 02 Jun, 2009 22:29
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#328
by
Ford Mustang
on 02 Jun, 2009 22:30
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#329
by
Ford Mustang
on 02 Jun, 2009 22:31
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#330
by
MikeMi.
on 02 Jun, 2009 22:32
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Making some kind of loop I think..
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#331
by
Alpha Control
on 02 Jun, 2009 22:33
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Does the SCA use the HAC to make its turns to line up on the runway?
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#332
by
Ford Mustang
on 02 Jun, 2009 22:34
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SCA is going to land on RWY 15.
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#333
by
generic_handle_42
on 02 Jun, 2009 22:35
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Does the SCA use the HAC to make its turns to line up on the runway?
It may do a loop around the runway of some sort, but not a HAC in the shuttle landing sense, no. A shuttle approach HAC would be far too steep to fly with the orbiter onboard.
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#334
by
postalworker
on 02 Jun, 2009 22:35
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Down to Patrick AFB before final?
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#335
by
Alpha Control
on 02 Jun, 2009 22:36
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Does the SCA use the HAC to make its turns to line up on the runway?
It may do a loop around of some sort, but not a HAC in the shuttle landing sense, no. A shuttle approach HAC would be far too steep to fly with the orbiter onboard.
Thanks!
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#336
by
JMS
on 02 Jun, 2009 22:36
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A "loop" is a vertical maneuver guys...
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#337
by
Ford Mustang
on 02 Jun, 2009 22:38
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Guy in the brown vest seems pretty bored, bottom left of the image:
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#338
by
generic_handle_42
on 02 Jun, 2009 22:38
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A "loop" is a vertical maneuver guys...
I must admit I'm not as familiar with airborne maneuvers as i could be!
I guess the proper turn would be flying in a circle. Although a "loop" with the SCA would be a sight indeed.
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#339
by
Chris Bergin
on 02 Jun, 2009 22:39
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Nice to see they've got a big welcome home cake under wraps for Atlantis on the left
I guess the proper turn would be flying in a circle. Although a "loop" with the SCA would be a sight indeed.