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Originally Posted by vreihen16
They used to fly the C5 Galaxy until just a few years ago, and we used to get treated to *experiencing* them flying over as they arrived/departed the nearby airport. When they fly right over your head on final approach, you just have to stare in amazement at how something that large can move so slow and not fall out of the sky.....
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I saw C5s doing touch-and-goes at Travis south of Sacramento back in the mid-80s and had the same reaction. It was especially pronounced if you looked away and then looked back; then it was impossible not have the feeling for just a moment that it was certainly going to drop out of the sky.
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