MCAS Iwakuni is the first air station I have ever visited or lived. Our last duty station was home to a bombing squadron so we got used to rumblings (is that thunder?) and a few shaking walls. Since we have been in Iwakuni I have become fascinated with airplanes. In the last few days I have spent some time watching the jets come and go off the flightline. Unfortunately I cannot post pictures of the flightline for security reasons, so instead I will post a video I found during my internet research.
I found it very interesting to see how the pilots must adjust for the gale-force winds during a storm in Germany. As the accompanying article states, some of the landings are perfect and others are "good enough." Pretty cool if you ask me.
Fascinating! I'm forwarding it to my cousin, Rhoten Byington, who was a carrier pilot and commander.
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