Fall Flying

The Fall color is beautiful

Minneapolis National Guard prepare for deployment

The stunning skyline of Bismarck

Downtown Calgary set next to the snow covered mts.

The season is changing and it is starting to get cold and the trees are starting to get their beautiful fall color.  It is very beautiful as you fly over and see the vibrant color.  The first picture is taking off from Minneapolis and seeing the color along the river.  In line for takeoff I saw the Minneapolis Guard practicing for their deployment to Iraq.  They fly in a line as they land to protect each other.  The first aircraft lands and the second does a low flyby looking for bad guys in case the aircraft landing takes fire.  The most vulnerable position for an aircraft is in the landing phase just prior to touch down.  Kind of like a sitting duck.  The aircraft behind the one landing protects the aircraft in case they get attacked.  They immediately fly by and come around for their landing and the aircraft on the ground swings around to protect the one  landing.  Very cool to see.

We flew into Bismarck and then back to Minny and on to Calgary.  Long day (13 hours).  We got into Calgary at 130 am.  I was tired but was fortunate to see the amazing skyline of Bismarck.  You can see the metropolis by the single skyscraper.  

On to Calgary which is actually a very pretty city.  You can see the skyline set next to the snow covered mountains.  It was 31 degrees.  COLD!  Oh well it is getting that time of year.  Today back to Minny and on to New York.  See ya soon.