August 1, 200916 yr No TRs on the outboards but the stretch model is getting them, as well as better brakes. so much for my clever observation...
August 1, 200916 yr Anyone else seen this great Boeing propaganda critique of the A380 landing at KOSH? Hilarious! (and true) "Look at this PIO, the rudder is fully deflected, etc." F-ing dipshits.
August 1, 200916 yr "Look at this PIO, the rudder is fully deflected, etc." F-ing dipshits. Hey, they're not dipshits..they're the media..(oh, never mind..same thing...). Granted, I'm "just a nav", but I thought they did a great job landing on a smallish runway in that much of a crosswind. The way these two are talking you'd have thought the jet ran into the static displays.
August 1, 200916 yr I thought they did a great job landing on a smallish runway in that much of a crosswind. Agreed. Better them than me. Entire video = "it looks like the airplane is probably going to still be useable" = Idiot. 2. Nice.
August 1, 200916 yr Holy crap. The 727 pilot, BC Thomas, is an old U-2 and SR-71 pilot from the 70s. I flew and worked with him quite a bit!
October 21, 200916 yr Pretty cool video from this years show, wish I was there. Edit: I'm a computer idiot so if anyone else can post the actual video rather than the link go for it! Edited July 31, 201015 yr by ClearedHot
July 12, 201015 yr Oskkosh 2010. Who's in? Osama Bin Huggy and I will be there. Huggy will be the guy with the bag half unzipped showing off his Tom Selleckness.
July 12, 201015 yr I'll be there with my Navion (L-17) in the Liason area on the Warbirds ramp. Drop by and say hello
July 12, 201015 yr I'll be there with my Navion (L-17) in the Liason area on the Warbirds ramp. Drop by and say hello What kind of L-17? Is it a real L-17, or just a dressed up Navion?
July 12, 201015 yr Huggy will be the guy with the bag half unzipped showing off his Tom Selleckness. Well, that ought to get people to flock in...
July 12, 201015 yr I'll be working the booth for Uncle Garmin all week, drop by for loot. . Edited July 12, 201015 yr by bagasticks
July 13, 201015 yr Another year of missing Oshkosh...I hate you guys. 2 Drives me insane that when I brought up OSH during the "airshow buy" this year, the pilots doing the buying for my SQ said "Nahhh..."
July 13, 201015 yr 2 Drives me insane that when I brought up OSH during the "airshow buy" this year, the pilots doing the buying for my SQ said "Nahhh..." Well, it is a pretty small and obscure show. Fucking communists. I'll be working the booth for Uncle Garmin all week, drop by for loot. . Always up for some SWAG.
July 13, 201015 yr What kind of L-17? Is it a real L-17, or just a dressed up Navion? Our aircraft was originally a L-17 that was going to be sent to Korea but the war ended before it saw any action. It's modified to look like the Ryan Model 72 Navy Trainer which lost out to the T-34A.
July 13, 201015 yr Wish I could be there. I'm suffering through another B-52 hardship deployment to a tropical island...
July 13, 201015 yr Our aircraft was originally a L-17 that was going to be sent to Korea but the war ended before it saw any action. It's modified to look like the Ryan Model 72 Navy Trainer which lost out to the T-34A. Is that the polished metal one that has been on display at the Reno Air Races occasionally?
July 13, 201015 yr Yeah thats thew one. I want to make it to Reno this year but we will see how the leave situation goes
July 14, 201015 yr Very cool. Were you involved in the 'conversion'? That's always been an interesting airplane IMHO. My family used to own L-17B 48-1007, a Korea vet.
July 14, 201015 yr Very cool. Were you involved in the 'conversion'? That's always been an interesting airplane IMHO. My family used to own L-17B 48-1007, a Korea vet. No my Dad did all mods when I was about 3 so I tried to "help" him by misplacing his tools around the hangar which I still find pretty hilarious. Yeah the Navion is a great airplane. My Dad taught me how to fly in this thing so its definitely my favorite
July 28, 201015 yr https://www2.wsls.com/sls/sports/motor_sports/nextel/article/nascars_roush_crashes_plane/113912/ Not off to a good start.
July 29, 201015 yr https://www2.wsls.com/sls/sports/motor_sports/nextel/article/nascars_roush_crashes_plane/113912/ Not off to a good start. Happened right in front of us. Tower gave him a tight left base to Rwy 18, told him to keep it south of 27/09 (you'll have to look at the airfield diagram). Rolled out on final with a departing aircraft out in front of him maybe 2000' down. Started wallowing left and right, stalled, and hit rwy fairly flat. Ground looped off the right side of the strip. At least that's how I remember it. Not cool.
July 29, 201015 yr Happened right in front of us. Tower gave him a tight left base to Rwy 18, told him to keep it south of 27/09 (you'll have to look at the airfield diagram). Rolled out on final with a departing aircraft out in front of him maybe 2000' down. Started wallowing left and right, stalled, and hit rwy fairly flat. Ground looped off the right side of the strip. At least that's how I remember it. Not cool. This was in his P-51?
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