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November 10, 2011

Ahead, the faint green glow of the aurora borealis....

The aurora borealis is very active tonight.
Overhead, fast moving sheets of green light with interspersed red streaks. My amateurish syntax cannot adequately describe what we see. The night sky is discharging green and red light... Being underneath it in an Electric Jet is, well, simply amazing.... The landing gear is down and locked with three green lights, flaps are FULL, ice shields are UP, speed is under control with glide-slope and localizer centered. As a long gone Captain-of-my-youth was fond of saying, we are cooking on the front burner. -- Flight Level 390: Where is YZP?

Posted by gerardvanderleun at November 10, 2011 8:24 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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An incredible read, as always, plus a shout-out to Gerard!
Great stuff.

Posted by: Uncle Jefe at November 10, 2011 9:27 AM

Cap'n Dave: "As a long gone Captain-of-my-youth was fond of saying, we are cooking on the front burner."

As many of us also used to say, "Can't believe they pay us for this." But then, there were those moments when, in a very short time, you earned all those wages and then some.

Posted by: Jimmy J. at November 11, 2011 12:26 PM

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