Photos: A 747 over rural Washington
JAL 747
The last thing one might expect to see while driving down a two-lane highway in the middle of rural Washington state is a JAL 747 flying low overhead, circling, landing and then taking off again. But it turns out that for 38 years, JAL has maintained a pilot's training center at the Grant County International Airport, as has FedEx.
FedEx landing
At the Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Wash., on June 27, a pilot training on a FedEx 727 lands before immediately taking off again.
FedEx plane takes off
As part of the pilot's training, the trainee flying this FedEx 727 takes off, circles around, lands and then takes off again without even stopping.
Air Force fighter
An Air Force fighter jet sits on the tarmac at the Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Wash., on June 27.
JAL hangar
CNET News.com reporter Daniel Terdiman's Subaru on the tarmac in front of the JAL hangar at Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Wash.
JAL sign
Because of the extra-long runway, low fuel costs and landing fees, JAL uses the Grant County International Airport in Moses Lake, Wash., to train its 747 pilots.