McDonnell-Douglas C-17 Globemaster III

[Bubak]

...nice light....great shot Jeff!

[Jeff D. Welker]

Into the sunset, great shot Jeff

...nice light....great shot Jeff!

Bill & Kaspar - thanks for the kind words.

[Jeff D. Welker]

I like Matt's idea to show a "Photo Challenge" outtake. Here is one of my "Photo Challenge #16: Silhouette" images that did not make my final cut. I liked the color and especially that I got lucky by catching the red light in full strobe; however, I thought the silhouette was too "busy/confusing" in the area around the landing gears. If I could have captured compositional symmetry by seeing all four engines; this would have been my #1 choice.

[Matt Ottosen]

[Barry Griffiths]

 
Boeing CC-177 Globemaster III  #177702 CAF 429 Transport Squadron "Bison" 8 Wing CFB Trenton (CYTR) Landing in heavy rain by Barry Griffiths CAD, on Flickr

[Bubak]

[Jeff D. Welker]

SPIRIT OF RONALD REGAN - Making monthly milk run from March to Willie to Nellis on Friday and reverse on Sunday.

[Chetan]

C-17 to A-10: You thought only you could do it...Eat this...  

[Chetan]

It was all in jest. I could remove the "eat ...." if it offends the A-10

[Joe Copalman]

Nice combo shot. Not sure what your referring to on the "Eat this..." comment; however, the only combo shot I can remember posting on AzAP is this:

I think it's a reference to the aggressive, near-aerobatic climb angle of the C-17, with the C-17 crew taunting the A-10 pilot.  

[Jeff D. Welker]

I think it's a reference to the aggressive, near-aerobatic climb angle of the C-17, with the C-17 crew taunting the A-10 pilot.  

It was all in jest. I could remove the "eat ...." if it offends the A-10

OK - I finally get it. I guess this formally establishes me as the dumbest old fat man on this forum. It is really a heart-breaker to learn it is not all about me 

I say again, nice combo shot Chetan. Now that I understand, the A-10 just might be offended by the performance of that C-17. Thanks for the gentle correction  

[Jay Beckman]

Of course the C-17 <-> A-10 discussion ends when both pilots reach for their respective triggers (or, lack thereof...)

[Chetan]

Cheers Jeff... Glad you liked the combo.. Thanks to Joe for his interpretation of the scene..

PS:
This is what I got when I tried to post the above....."Warning - while you were typing a new reply has been posted. You may wish to review your post."

Well, Jay you couldn't have put it better...

[Joe Copalman]

Of course the C-17 <-> A-10 discussion ends when both pilots reach for their respective triggers (or, lack thereof...)

True, but how many armed troops can the A-10 put on the ground?

[Jay Beckman]

How many strafing passes does the A-10 get?  

Eventually, all the troops would be firmly planted on (or in) the ground.