Affable,
Ya, I saw the Tbird takeoff, were you in the cargo parking lot ?
I heard on my scanner that they were initally cleared to 23,000 after takeoff, and the controller was asking if they wanted higher than that. Didn't hear the reply though.
It was so hazy, that I lost sight of them after takeoff though !
(Normal clearance is to 5,000. I've heard late at night when departure has cleared a plane to FL230, but never from takeoff).
Too bad they could'nt clear them to FL40 or something, so they could do the 'rocket straight up takeeoff '
Heard on the news tonight that SBird#9 apparrently had some kind of vibration in the cockpit.
Mike
[ 04 September 2001: Message edited by: mstram ]