Russian Aircraft in the United States

[countbat]

Trust me, there are times when having a near-photographic memory really sucks. This is one of them.

Still it must be more to that. I don't even know who the hell Tarom is. or YR tails! You must have been ectremly young then, with only 2600 hrs?

 

[727C47]

TAROM ,the Romanian state airline,flew a mix of Soviet and Western equipment. In '99,I saw one of their last 707-320C's fly into KYIP with a load of automotive cargo from Hamburg,Germany, that was the last working 707 I've seen,other than some Omega tankers,and John Travoltas beautiful V bird.

 

[flyboyike]

Still it must be more to that. I don't even know who the hell Tarom is. or YR tails! You must have been ectremly young then, with only 2600 hrs?

I was about 13 when I last saw a Guyana/Tarom -154. I was a pimply aviation geek back then. The pimples are gone now.

 

[countbat]

I was about 13 when I last saw a Guyana/Tarom -154. I was a pimply aviation geek back then. The pimples are gone now.

Now that you metioned it, I remember flying east coast during about that time and I heard on the radio ATC asking a strange aircraft for speed. The answer was Mach .92. Because of the heavy accent we thought it was a mistake instead of Mach .82. I remember someone asked what kind of plane was that. The guy said TU-154 and I, being an a#$, replied " The Ruskies are coming, the Ruskies are coming". Thanks Kid for bringing back old memories.

 

[flyboyike]

Thanks Kid for bringing back old memories.

You're welcome,....pops.

 

[25or6to4]

the Tu-154 was a gift from Romanian dictator Ceasescu to Guyana. Back in 86 during a blizzard it was the only aircraft to land at JFK. YR-TPJ (I googled the registration) I am a stupid uber aviation geek as well. I have a weird love for all planes Russian/Ukranian

 

[727C47]

i confess to geekdom too, i still look up everytime a plane flies over,and i am equally content slipping onto a grass strip,or doing 170 till the pivot turn on the canarsie approach ! Its all good !