Sun Jul 27, 2008 5:18 pm
Randy................looking back I see you missed the L1, L-6, L-8 and you would have had em all. We had the complete gang down here in S.A. at one time shame you couldn't have come down and completed the hat trick. Didn't you fly the Storch against the L-1 one time in the slow race? Should have traded seats.
Sun Jul 27, 2008 5:28 pm
it wasnt Uncle Randy either.
Sun Jul 27, 2008 6:23 pm
challenge publication's owned pacific princess b-25
wix member oscar duece's cessna o-2
pt -13 kaydet
bell 47 helicopter - 7 times at the county fair in the 1970's at $15.00 for a 1/2 hour
boy, those were the days!!
while not a warbird, but historically significant...... the island airlines ford trimotor formly from port clinton ohio.
wix member oscar duece's cessna o-2
pt -13 kaydet
bell 47 helicopter - 7 times at the county fair in the 1970's at $15.00 for a 1/2 hour
boy, those were the days!!
while not a warbird, but historically significant...... the island airlines ford trimotor formly from port clinton ohio.
Sun Jul 27, 2008 7:01 pm
flown on B-24J thats it so far
Sun Jul 27, 2008 7:57 pm
I've got about 35 hours in the rear seat of a Sopwith 1 1/2 Strutter.
Sun Jul 27, 2008 8:14 pm
Update from my first post:
Flown in:
B-17G Flying Fortress
B-24J Liberator
B-25J Mitchell
Flown in:
B-17G Flying Fortress
B-24J Liberator
B-25J Mitchell
Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:09 am
P-38 (combat time)...(but that was TV magic for the History Channel: "P-38 Lightning strikes"so I guess it doesnt count... 
)
B-17 (stick time)
B-25 (stick time)
P-51 (stick time)
PT-17 (stick time)
Hawker Seafury (ride time)
SBD Dauntless (ride time)
T-6 (ride time)
Huey (ride time)
TBM (ride time)
)
B-17 (stick time)
B-25 (stick time)
P-51 (stick time)
PT-17 (stick time)
Hawker Seafury (ride time)
SBD Dauntless (ride time)
T-6 (ride time)
Huey (ride time)
TBM (ride time)
Mon Jul 28, 2008 12:25 pm
Flown in SNJ-6 and Stearman
Passenger in Focke-Wulfe FWP-149D
Passenger in Focke-Wulfe FWP-149D
Mon Jul 28, 2008 12:26 pm
Flown in:
C-31 Fokker
AC-47 Spooky
B-25 Miss Mitchell
C-2 Greyhound (COD)
P-51 Moonbeam
Coming up:
T-2
AWACS
Strong candidates within next year:
C-17
C-5
Sorry, not all warbirds.
C-31 Fokker
AC-47 Spooky
B-25 Miss Mitchell
C-2 Greyhound (COD)
P-51 Moonbeam
Coming up:
T-2
AWACS
Strong candidates within next year:
C-17
C-5
Sorry, not all warbirds.
Mon Jul 28, 2008 2:29 pm
Flown:
Crazy Horse
T-6
Stearman(450), in that order. I just had to do the reverse of everybody else.
T-28
Bell 47
Flown in:
Elmer's P-51D Man O' War several times
Lots of front seat time in Stearmans
Lots of back seat time in L-19s
Left seat time in H-21
Only real tense situation was a turbocharger blowing itself to pieces at 18,000ft over Catalina Island in a Cessna 210.
Les
Crazy Horse
T-6
Stearman(450), in that order. I just had to do the reverse of everybody else.
T-28
Bell 47
Flown in:
Elmer's P-51D Man O' War several times
Lots of front seat time in Stearmans
Lots of back seat time in L-19s
Left seat time in H-21
Only real tense situation was a turbocharger blowing itself to pieces at 18,000ft over Catalina Island in a Cessna 210.
Les
Mon Jul 28, 2008 3:05 pm
I did shake Steve Hinton's hand at Duxford ... long admirer of his, and went up and introduced myself. Even though he just sat down to eat, he was not bothered at all, and seemed genuinely interested in why I was over in the UK ... I didn't take up much of his time at all, but I *did* take the opportunity to meet him so I could tell the grandkids ... 
Cool aircraft I've flown -
Twice in Mark Henley's AeroShell T-6G from the front seat. I did most of the flying, radio work, landings and taxi work - a tricky plane, but with Mark's direction, I actually did pretty darn good as only a light plane CFI. He showed me some awesome acro work. One time we 'buzzed' a local glider field and turned the smoke on ... neat, but smelly and a little smoky in the cockpit.
Twice in USAF AT-38Cs in the pit. Most awesome experiences of my life, something that most never get the chance to do. A little bit of stick time on both flights, but after some Gs during BFM, and not being used to it like most GA pilots, I was simply trying to enjoy the rest of the flight though I was a little green (didn't puke, though! ). Secret -> take the cold water Life Support offers you - stick it in your G-suit pocket ... and don't look down into the cockpit at the G-meter - or anything else - when you're under load ... keep your head UP out looking out.
T-34s a couple of times.
Flown in -
B-17s a couple of times.
RCAF Dakota/C-47/whatever in the mid-80s. Guy almost killed us on landing, but we walked away, good 'nuff.
AF transports when they were moving us enlisted types around - including overseas a couple of times in C-141s. LOUD airplane inside, I said LOUD! Earplugs a must.
That's all I can think of offhand ...
Wade
Cool aircraft I've flown -
Twice in Mark Henley's AeroShell T-6G from the front seat. I did most of the flying, radio work, landings and taxi work - a tricky plane, but with Mark's direction, I actually did pretty darn good as only a light plane CFI. He showed me some awesome acro work. One time we 'buzzed' a local glider field and turned the smoke on ... neat, but smelly and a little smoky in the cockpit.
Twice in USAF AT-38Cs in the pit. Most awesome experiences of my life, something that most never get the chance to do. A little bit of stick time on both flights, but after some Gs during BFM, and not being used to it like most GA pilots, I was simply trying to enjoy the rest of the flight though I was a little green (didn't puke, though!
). Secret -> take the cold water Life Support offers you - stick it in your G-suit pocket ... and don't look down into the cockpit at the G-meter - or anything else - when you're under load ... keep your head UP out looking out.
T-34s a couple of times.
Flown in -
B-17s a couple of times.
RCAF Dakota/C-47/whatever in the mid-80s. Guy almost killed us on landing, but we walked away, good 'nuff.
AF transports when they were moving us enlisted types around - including overseas a couple of times in C-141s. LOUD airplane inside, I said LOUD! Earplugs a must.
That's all I can think of offhand ...
Wade
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Mon Jul 28, 2008 3:19 pm
Ol '927
Mon Jul 28, 2008 4:16 pm
I have been lucky enough to (fly-in) the following:
Trainers - AT-6, T-28, T-34
Fighters - P-51, Sea Fury
Bombers - B-25, B-17
Transports - C-47, C-45
My first Warbird ride was with Mike Schloss in his T-6 at Oshkosh
My first fighter ride was with John Dilley in LOU IV at Elkhart
One of my memorable flights was with Pete Knox in his T-28. That guy can fly!!!
Trainers - AT-6, T-28, T-34
Fighters - P-51, Sea Fury
Bombers - B-25, B-17
Transports - C-47, C-45
My first Warbird ride was with Mike Schloss in his T-6 at Oshkosh
My first fighter ride was with John Dilley in LOU IV at Elkhart
One of my memorable flights was with Pete Knox in his T-28. That guy can fly!!!
Mon Jul 28, 2008 5:17 pm
Ober - I didn't fly the Storch in that "race" against the L-1 but was there - think I was flying either the FM-2, A6M2 or maybe my own SNJ that day - not sure. As I remember, the L-1 "beat" the Storch (i.e. flew slower) but I think the Storch pilot may have been fairly new to the plane, which was a bit odd to fly that slowly especially with any gusts. My 2 cents.
Randy
Randy
Mon Jul 28, 2008 8:19 pm
T-6 (more than once and with a bit of stick time)
P-51
B-17 (more than once)
B-24 (more than once and a few minutes of stick time)
B-25
I've also flown in several military aircraft (a few more takeoffs than landings) when I was still in the Army, But I don't think these count.
P-51
B-17 (more than once)
B-24 (more than once and a few minutes of stick time)
B-25
I've also flown in several military aircraft (a few more takeoffs than landings) when I was still in the Army, But I don't think these count.