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HooptieWagon

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4. It happens in Tampa on occassion.

Reply to Are_grits_groceries (Original post)

Thu Nov 21, 2013, 12:13 PM

Nov 2013

Just north (about 2 mi) of MacDill AFB is Peter O'Knight Airport, a small civilian airport whose runways are aligned the same as MacDill's. Every once in a while a huge military transport confuses the two and lands at Peter O'Knight. The runway is very short, and the transports' wings actually hang over the fence. Not to mention the residents crap their pants at the noise. I'm not sure if the flight crews get court-martialed or what happens. At the very least its a serious black eye on their record. The transports have to unload there, and remove all extra fuel in order to shed enough weight to be able to take off, even then it takes some pretty fancy flying.

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A Boeing Dreamlifter landed at the wrong airport in Kansas: [View all] Are_grits_groceries Nov 2013 OP

oop dlwickham Nov 2013 #1

Not to pick nits, but Blue_Tires Nov 2013 #2

Thanks. My mind read it as Dreamliner also BlueToTheBone Nov 2013 #8

Tower to Captain Boom Sound 416 Nov 2013 #3

It happens in Tampa on occassion. HooptieWagon Nov 2013 #4

+1 Blue_Tires Nov 2013 #14

Runways are often aligned based on prevailing wind patterns... Wounded Bear Nov 2013 #16

This person compiled a pretty interesting list.... Blue_Tires Nov 2013 #38

Ummm....that happened ONCE at O'Knight airport, not "every once in a while" A HERETIC I AM Nov 2013 #21

And several times with C130s HooptieWagon Nov 2013 #27

Not according the the Wikipedia page on the airport.... A HERETIC I AM Nov 2013 #30

I was a member of a sailing club next door... HooptieWagon Nov 2013 #31

Fair enough. A HERETIC I AM Nov 2013 #32

Thats called a "full war emergency power" WEP Take off. Historic NY Nov 2013 #29

Thanks for posting that Boudica the Lyoness Nov 2013 #33

Sure beats augering a hole where it's not needed seveneyes Nov 2013 #5

This will be interesting to watch. In_The_Wind Nov 2013 #6

they all look alike to me dembotoz Nov 2013 #7

Early reports back from the pilot on what he saw before landing The Straight Story Nov 2013 #9

Twilight Zone. "The Odyssey of Flight 33" nt longship Nov 2013 #11

I recognized it too =) n/t ChisolmTrailDem Nov 2013 #24

McConnell AFB is right next to Boeing's Wichita plant. longship Nov 2013 #10

Oopsie. MineralMan Nov 2013 #12

It would be fun to watch them get that beast out of there.......... wandy Nov 2013 #13

Who is Harry? A HERETIC I AM Nov 2013 #15

Oh my, I'd best be careful on this one less a jury gets involved.... wandy Nov 2013 #23

So...it got "hairy" not Harry, right? silly person. n/t A HERETIC I AM Nov 2013 #25

It's getting ready to leave. Live video link below; A HERETIC I AM Nov 2013 #17

So they're going to fly it 8 miles? flamingdem Nov 2013 #18

If they drove it over, it would just piss people off. A HERETIC I AM Nov 2013 #19

I figured it would hit some utility poles n stuff flamingdem Nov 2013 #20

If they did have to move it by land, the prep would take weeks and weeks. A HERETIC I AM Nov 2013 #22

She's up and gone. No problems. n/t A HERETIC I AM Nov 2013 #26

That would have been neet to watch liberal N proud Nov 2013 #28

I thought there was some kind of ID# painted on each runway ... eppur_se_muova Nov 2013 #34

The numbers at the end of a runway denote compass heading. A HERETIC I AM Nov 2013 #35

Ah, thanks ... eppur_se_muova Nov 2013 #36

As it turns out, the runway they were supposed to land at is 19/01 A HERETIC I AM Nov 2013 #37