I've got the fever!

[Flying Illini]

I just realized how bad I've got aviation fever (or is it, "I just realized how big a dork I am?!?")

I heard the high pitched whine of a turbine aircraft and jumped up to look out my window and check the VOR 22 approach path into CMI that goes just over my apt. (the a/c fly over at about 350-400 agl). WELL, I got to the window but realized that that wasn't the whine of a jet engine, that was the whine of the farm equipment in the field across the street (the sound was surprisingly like that of a turbine engine).
Not only did I knock over my chair but I didn't even get to see an airplane. I know, just like a little kid...I STILL look up everytime I hear ANYTHING in the sky. Big or small, it don't matter, I love em all!

Anybody else have this problem?!

 

[skyking1976]

Must have been that new CFM powered John Deere 9520... Just kidding. I still do the same thing when I hear stuff flying over my house.

Keep looking up,
Skyking

 

[Deftone45075]

I'll be in ACY and when an F-16 departs, every pilot drops what they're doing and rns outside to take a look.

 

[ilinipilot]

The worst is driving in your car by a busy airport. I have had many a few close calls because some cool plane flew over my head on the interstate. I think Ohare is bad and also Boston; as you come up 93 you can see then landing the fours across the bay. Neat stuff

D

 

[ilinipilot]

I also remember working the ramp at BOS for Cape Air in the old terminal A. When they were landing the fours we had great views of all the international traffic right around 2 in afternoon. It was distracting trying to wand in a 402 with a Virgin 747 about to touchdown
D

 

[Hornetkid]

Illinois Boyz

All you Champaign Boyz out there (and anyone else),

Ive been flying fighters for 12 years now and I still twist my neck everytime I hear an airplane flying over....no matter what kind.

Now I am blessed enough to have a 3 year old son who is just as enthused.

Keep looking up and this **CENSORED****CENSORED****CENSORED****CENSORED** industry is gonna turn around and give us all somthing to look forward to.

Former Flying Saluki turned Jar head (and Champaign Marine Officer Selection Officer)

Kid

 

[Cardinal]

Speaking of airplane noises, I've got an Airbus question. I live under an arrival, and many of the Airbii make a transient howl as they pass overhead, it sounds like no other sound that no other aircraft makes. It could be a power change, but the odd thing is that both the V2500 and the CFM powered machines make the exact same noise, whereas no 737 can generate this transient tone. Any hints?

 

[Deftone45075]

" Airbii "

LOL, thats funny.

 

[Typhoon1244]

...many of the Airbii make a transient howl as they pass overhead, it sounds like no other sound that no other aircraft makes.

I've noticed this too. It's only the A320 family, though. The A300 and A310 don't do it.

I think it's a European thing.

 

[mckpickle]

An old timer once told me, "you'll get over it, we all do"

I thought he was full of it.


He was right

 

[HAZ-MAT]

A pilot always looks up to see what is flying overhead, or jumps to the window to see what it is...
When my parents finished the upstairs portion of our house, i had to have the north facing part of the house... so i could have all the airplanes pass by my window on the 24 approach to BDL... then when i was 13 my parents bought me a scanner so i could listen to ATC... so when there was a jet cleared to land, i'd wait by the window to see it fly by....

 

[FlyingSig]

My son (18 months) points at every airplane he sees. I say "airplane" while deep inside realize this is going to cost me a fortue.... that **CENSORED****CENSORED****CENSORED****CENSORED** bug hits early.

 

[Iceman21]

My son (18 months) points at every airplane he sees.

My son's first word was airplane, although it came out "maypane" at 6 months old, yup 6 months old and I didn't even teach him. He just went to the window pointed at an America West A319 or -20 passing over into ORD.

It was one of the coolest moments of my life

 

[brianjohn]

Well, now that others dared to admit it, so shall I. I too drop just about anything to take a glance skyward at the sound of any engine.
However, I would have to say my favorite is when my wife and I are cruising in Taurus November GL on victor I70 going through St. Louis. I get real antsy and excited when the MD-80's gear nearly scratches the roof of the car. The thing that really sucks is that I70 is all tore up and if your not careful, those concrete barricades get pretty close!

 

[Flying Illini]

FlyingSig,
I had to laugh outloud when I read your post! LOL!! Start saving now, one account for future education and one account for the habit that's more expensive than drugs and WAAAAY more difficult to kick! (has anyone ever been successfully "rehabed" for aviation?!)

 

[bobbysamd]

I just realized how bad I've got aviation fever (or is it, "I just realized how big a dork I am?!?") . . . . I STILL look up everytime I hear ANYTHING in the sky. Big or small, it don't matter, I love em all!

Anybody else have this problem?!

I do.

Two summers ago, I was running an errand for work downtown. I hear the unmistakable roar of round engines. I looked up. It was a beautiful, natural aluminum B-17. A day or so later, it was the weekend. I hear that roar again. It was the same B-17!

We had moved to a mile west of the approach end to Runway 9(?) at Lowry AFB when I was a child. So, all kinds of great AF equipment passed by. Such things as C-47s, C-54s, C-46s (no kidding!), etc. Plenty of T-33s doing 360 overheads. The one I remember best was a Canadian Forces aircraft with four round engines. I believe that it could have been an Argus or something like that.

We now live about several miles west of Buckley AFB, but I rarely see anything!! Buckley is an F-16 base. I've seen C-17s and C-5s once or twice, and a few C-130s.

Yes, it's still fun to look overhead.