Bettowin
11-21-2013, 11:34 AM
The wind is strong and out of the north so at least it will be taking off over farm fields and not residential areas. This airport is about 3 miles from my house so I think I'm going to grab some lunch and watch it takeoff. Good luck to those onboard.
Excerpt from the local article:
“The tower was in contact with the pilot,” McConnell spokesman Stefan Bocchino said. They were the ones who told him where he landed. From what I understand, the guy just landed and had no clue where he was landing.”
Jabara’s runway length is 6,101 feet – almost half the length of McConnell’s runway. There were skid marks at the end of the runway where the Dreamlifter stopped at Jabara, which is near 37th Street North and Webb Road.
Boeing was bringing in two pilots from New York to the Air Capital to fly the plane from Jabara to McConnell. The plane is expected to take off about noon.
Read more here: http://www.kansas.com/2013/11/21/3132439/dreamlifter-lands-at-jabara-airport.html#storylink=cpy
Excerpt from the local article:
“The tower was in contact with the pilot,” McConnell spokesman Stefan Bocchino said. They were the ones who told him where he landed. From what I understand, the guy just landed and had no clue where he was landing.”
Jabara’s runway length is 6,101 feet – almost half the length of McConnell’s runway. There were skid marks at the end of the runway where the Dreamlifter stopped at Jabara, which is near 37th Street North and Webb Road.
Boeing was bringing in two pilots from New York to the Air Capital to fly the plane from Jabara to McConnell. The plane is expected to take off about noon.
Read more here: http://www.kansas.com/2013/11/21/3132439/dreamlifter-lands-at-jabara-airport.html#storylink=cpy