For the Aviators Among Us

[xcarguy]

I was headed back to El Dorado last week after a quick trip down to Houston. On the way back, we were presented with this cumulonimbus cloud topped by a layered lenticular formation. Thought I'd share.

 

. . . . . :cheers:

[NVP66S]

Pretty picture. Don't fly there. I had never seen a lenticular until I moved just downwind of the Tehacahpis; here they're kinda common.

[escondidoron]

Yeah. We see lenticular clouds frequently out at El Mirage.

[NVP66S]

Rather than start a new thread, I thought I'd keep the title but change the direction:

 

You May Be A Redneck Pilot If...

 

... your stall warning plays "Dixie."

... your cross-country flight plan uses flea markets as check points.

... you think sectionals charts should show trailer parks.

 

... you've ever used moonshine as avgas.

... you have mud flaps on your wheel pants.

 

... you think GPS stands for going perfectly straight.

... your toothpick keeps poking your mike.

 

... you constantly confuse Beechcraft with Beechnut.

... just before impact, you are heard saying, "Hey y'all, watch this!"

 

... you have a black airplane with a big #3 on the side.

... you've ever just taxied around the airport drinking beer.

 

... you use a Purina feed bag for a windsock.

... you fuel your wizzbang 140 from a Mason jar.

 

... you wouldn't be caught dead flyin' a Grumman "Yankee."

... you refer to flying in formation as "We got ourselves a convoy!"

 

... there is a sign on the side of your aircraft advertising your septic tank service.

... when you are the owner of Red Neck Airlines and pilot of Redneck One.

 

... you subscribe to The Southern Aviator because of the soft paper!

... you have ever incorporated sheetrock into the repair of your aircraft.

 

... you have ever responded to ATC with the phrase "That's a big 10-4!"

... you typically answer female controllers with titles like "sugar" or "little darlin'."

 

... she responds with the words "Honey" or "Big guy" then she may be a redneck.

... you have ever used a relief tube as a spittoon.

 

... you glance down at your belt buckle to help you remember your N-number.

... you have ever tried to impress your girlfriend by buzzing her doublewide.

 

... the preprinted portion of your weight and balance sheet contains "Case of Bud."

 

... your go/no-go checklist includes the words "Skoal" or "Redman."

[xcarguy]

LOL!!!! . . . . To quote Buck Taylor, aka Turkey Creek Jack Johnson (Tombstone), "I ain't got the words". :smilielol5:

[MHKflyer52]

A layered lenticular cloud on a cloud is very unusual as a lenticular cloud is usually formed by an air mass moving over a mountain ridge or mountain top and being compressed by another air mass or layer above it to my limited knowledge. One thing I know is you do not want to fly in either a cumulonimbus cloud or a lenticular cloud mainly due to the turbulence that they both have. The lenticular cloud looks peaceful but can have very high upward and down force air flow patterns on the sides of the cloud while the cumulonimbus cloud is full of disturbances due to the uprising air mass.

Great photo I must say.