Now that was spooky

[SeaCat]

Where I live we're right under the approach pattern for a rather large Airport. (International) The aircraft pass over us at less than 1000 feet. We're so used to it we don't really notice it anymore. (Although at first it was a bit spooky hearing the pilots playing with the throttle settings. You can hear the engines spooling up and down.)

This afternoon I was out on the ladder taking down the Christmas Lights. (No Stella I don't leave them year round.) I could hear a plane in the pattern as it came in from behind me. The engines were spooling up and then, silence.

I almost fell off the ladder spinning around to see what was happening when the engine noises came back, the pilot was spooling down again. (Whew)

The only things I can think are the plane either hit one of those areas where the sound was directed away from where I was, or the local noises combined perfectly to cancel the noise from the engines.

It certainly was spooky though.

Cat

 

[R. Richard]

"The only things I can think are the plane either hit one of those areas where the sound was directed away from where I was, or the local noises combined perfectly to cancel the noise from the engines."

If you can figure out how to duplicate the situation, you can quickly retire a multi-millionaire! There are thousands out there who don't want the airplane noise.