Marina Air Fair "Faire"

Wed Oct 17, 2007 4:12 pm

Hi Everyone!

Dan D invited me to go to the Marina Air Fair on saturday last weekend. I wasn't sure what to expect. I thought it would be an airport day kind of thing. It turned out to be pretty cool! A lot of warbirds. They were giving a lot of rides. Mustangs, Nanchangs, T-6's,B-25, giving rides all day long. It was high speed pass overload! Very cool!

Thanks Again Dan!

Orvis

Wed Oct 17, 2007 6:18 pm

who's p-51-h?? i wasn't aware any originals were flying or even in existence!! repro?? real?? that model really fuglied up the mustang's lines, but i'm curious none the less as to it's status.

Wed Oct 17, 2007 6:23 pm

tom d. friedman wrote::o who's p-51-h?? i wasn't aware any originals were flying or even in existence!! repro?? real?? that model really fuglied up the mustang's lines, but i'm curious none the less as to it's status.

Isn't it Mike Coutches (sp?) that owns that one?

Wed Oct 17, 2007 6:23 pm

Looks like that event was good fun.

That was in Marina, California? Well, my girlfriend and I will have to head down there for next years event. Of course for the airplanes, but also because that's my girlfriend's name. Marina!

Nice pictures too, and seemed like a really nice turn out.

Cheers,

David

Wed Oct 17, 2007 6:33 pm

It is. P51H. Stephen Coutches was giving rides in it all day. We talked for a little bit. He had just come back from the roundup. Cool guy.

Marina is right next to Monterey. The old Fort Ord I think. It was a good time and everyone was nice. There must be a ton of rich folks there to keep three mustangs flying all day for rides. That's the first time I saw it like that.

Thu Oct 18, 2007 12:21 am

Mike Coutches has been flying their H-model for a long time now, having aquired it in the 60's. It's a regular at the Northern CA air shows, and is flown by Mikes son, Steve. I first saw this P-51 at our air shows in the late 1980's, and sometimes they bring their "D" model to the shows with the "H".

Thu Oct 18, 2007 12:34 am

tom d. friedman wrote::o who's p-51-h?? i wasn't aware any originals were flying or even in existence!! repro?? real?? that model really fuglied up the mustang's lines, but i'm curious none the less as to it's status.

Here you go, Mr. Friedman. It's time you got updated on what's out there.

http://www.mustangsmustangs.com/p-51/su ... istH.shtml

So does anyone know if the Whittington H flies on anything resembling a regular basis? TIA.

Thu Oct 18, 2007 9:26 am

I would love to see that "H" sometime...what a machine!

Cool pics,

Thanks

Thu Oct 18, 2007 9:39 am

The H model aaannnddd a proper Sea Fury. Looks like it was a great day !

Website · Thu Oct 18, 2007 10:33 am

I like the markings on that B-25 - Light Blue on the polished metal. Nice, subtle contrast.

Cool Pics!

Mike

Thu Oct 18, 2007 12:32 pm

Who owns the P-40? It sure looks nice!

Thu Oct 18, 2007 12:40 pm

Pat Carry wrote:Who owns the P-40? It sure looks nice!

Tony Banta from Livermore rebuilt by Pioneer Aero and delivered in 2002... AK940 (N940AK), formerly flown as AVG "77" by Dr. Bill Anderson in Geneseo, NY

Thu Oct 18, 2007 2:31 pm

O.P. wrote:

It is. P51H. Stephen Coutches was giving rides in it all day.

Somehow, I don't have a picture of anyone "giving" rides any of the aircraft. Can you give us any actual costs for the rides?

Mudge the skeptic :shock:

Thu Oct 18, 2007 3:29 pm

Mudge, I watched the late Heber Costello give rides all day long in his Mustang at Hope, Ark. He was giving rides to a bunch of the airshow workers. All you had to do was ask.

Thu Oct 18, 2007 4:12 pm

Mudge wrote:O.P. wrote:
It is. P51H. Stephen Coutches was giving rides in it all day.

Somehow, I don't have a picture of anyone "giving" rides any of the aircraft. Can you give us any actual costs for the rides?

Mudge the skeptic

600 dollars for fifteen minutes in the mustangs. I think you would actually be in the plane for 30 minutes, flying for 15.