More on the Osprey

My friend called me this morning about 6:30 and said, 'guess what is sitting outside my office window?' The Osprey. She wanted to let me know before it took off.

So in the shower and out the door I went.

Here they are refueling the Osprey.

Then the waiting began.

What do crew members do while waiting?

Sit and wait. And chew on your finger nails in anticipation.

What else to crew members do while waiting to take off.

Sit and look at all the people standing watching them.

Here she is with props tilted a bit forward.

Here she is with props straight up.

Here she is making a lot of smoke.

Here she is flying away.

I do have video of her taking off, but I can't seem to load it. I'll try later.

From what I understand about her stay here is, she was bringing in a part for a cobra helicopter yesterday.

They had forecasted storms yesterday which arrived last night. Nothing spectacular, but enough to ground the Osprey.

Lucky us. She is now on her way to Titterboro(hope I spelled that right) airport in New York.