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FedEx aircraft flying around thunderstorms

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Old May 9, 2006 | 08:04 PM
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Here's an FAA radar time lapse video of FedEx aircraft arriving in Memphis as thunderstorms pass over the airport.

http://www.airlinepilotcentral.com/video-c...20060508233.htm
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Old May 9, 2006 | 08:14 PM
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They look like ants at a picnic table

Pretty cool
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Old May 10, 2006 | 04:47 AM
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The music was the best part. I always wondered what the air traffic controllers were seeing in that tower. Pretty cool, and yes, they looked like ants.
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Old May 10, 2006 | 08:01 AM
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Cool. Looks like the air traffic controllers earned their pay that night.
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Old May 10, 2006 | 09:38 PM
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anybody ever seen pushing tin?
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Old May 11, 2006 | 12:05 AM
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Yep.
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Old May 11, 2006 | 05:18 AM
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"Look! I got them lined up like a bunch of Rockettes!"
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