Hello Keith: Just opened your e mail and saw the "spectacular approaches"! Heinz and I just returned from St. Maarten last week. We often go to that road and watch the airliners come in. It is grand entertainment for the tourists and absolutely awesome to watch. But the takeoff of this Air France Jumbo is unbelievable! He gives full power and lets the brakes go, no more than 50 feet from that road and everything goes flying, sometimes even the people watching and everyone gets really warm from the thrust.... This was our 14th trip there. Hope you are well. Please say hello to you wife from me. Looking forward to see you two on the Hill. Elsbeth - - - - - - - - - - - - - Subscription Note: For address changes or deletion from this list, please contact "webmaster[at]harrishillsoaring.org". Note: Substitute @ for [at]. Privacy Note: Using your e-mail program's REPLY button to respond to an e-mail FORWARDED TO YOU VIA THE HHSC E-MAIL DISTRIBUTION LIST will send your e-mail to EVERYONE on the e-mail distribution list. Just be sure that is what you really want to do.