Warbird Information Exchange

DISCLAIMER: The views expressed on this site are the responsibility of the poster and do not reflect the views of the management.
It is currently Sun Nov 02, 2025 8:09 am

View unanswered posts | View active topics


Board index » General Discussion » The WIX Hangar

All times are UTC - 5 hours


Classic Wings Magazine WWII Naval Aviation Research Pacific Luftwaffe Resource Center
When Hollywood Ruled The Skies - Volumes 1 through 4 by Bruce Oriss


Post new topic Reply to topic  Page 1 of 2
  [ 20 posts ]  Go to page 1, 2  Next
  Previous topic | Next topic 
Author Message
Brad
PostPosted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 5:51 pm 
Offline
1000+ Posts!
1000+ Posts!
User avatar

Joined: Thu Apr 29, 2004 10:30 pm
Posts: 1132
The Olympia Airshow is this coming weekend, 19-21 June. The Collings Foundation is in Seattle that same weekend and there is an airshow up at Boundary Bay airport in B.C. so we have some competition.

The B-25 "Pacific Prowler" will be at our airshow. The British Aviation Enthusist Society will be back in town for about the 10th time, buying rides in anything that flies. And we will also be enjoying the never ending support of the Cascade Warbirds. Check out the websites for more information.

www.olympicflightmuseum.com
http://www.baes.org.uk/
http://www.pacificprowler.org/
http://www.cascadewarbirds.org/


We're flying up to Seattle from Oklahoma City early Wednesday morning and Kristine is going to ride down to Olympia with Bud in the Fouga. Gotta keep her interest up in warbirds so she'll let me keep playing with them!

_________________
Brad
Top
 Profile  
 
spookythecat
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Mon Jun 15, 2009 9:37 pm 
Offline
1000+ Posts!
1000+ Posts!
User avatar

Joined: Wed Oct 03, 2007 3:22 pm
Posts: 1776
Location: Seattle
What are you flying up?

I'll be there Sat & Sun.

_________________
-Al Sauer
http://www.flickr.com/photos/spookythecat
Top
 Profile  
 
Brad
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 12:24 pm 
Offline
1000+ Posts!
1000+ Posts!
User avatar

Joined: Thu Apr 29, 2004 10:30 pm
Posts: 1132
spookythecat wrote:
What are you flying up?

I'll be there Sat & Sun.


Frontier Airlines! At least from OKC to SEA! /

_________________
Brad
Top
 Profile  
 
spookythecat
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Tue Jun 16, 2009 2:53 pm 
Offline
1000+ Posts!
1000+ Posts!
User avatar

Joined: Wed Oct 03, 2007 3:22 pm
Posts: 1776
Location: Seattle
Brad wrote:
spookythecat wrote:
What are you flying up?

I'll be there Sat & Sun.


Frontier Airlines! At least from OKC to SEA! /


Ahh...

_________________
-Al Sauer
http://www.flickr.com/photos/spookythecat
Top
 Profile  
 
p51
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 10:47 pm 
Offline
1000+ Posts!
1000+ Posts!
User avatar

Joined: Thu Jul 01, 2004 6:11 pm
Posts: 1917
Location: Pacific Northwest USA, via North Florida
I'm really surprised that nobody has commented on the T-6 landing accident yesterday afternoon! It's all I heard about this morning. I'd missed in as I wasn't there at the time, but a pilot friend of mine saw the T-6 just before it's "landing" and said the wings were at a 90 degree angle to the runway at one point. Several people I talked with after the incident said the airframe was badly tweeked.

_________________
Life member, 91st BG Memorial Association
Owner, 1944 Willys MB #366014
Former REMF (US Army, O3)
Top
 Profile  
 
spookythecat
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Sat Jun 20, 2009 11:05 pm 
Offline
1000+ Posts!
1000+ Posts!
User avatar

Joined: Wed Oct 03, 2007 3:22 pm
Posts: 1776
Location: Seattle
p51 wrote:
I'm really surprised that nobody has commented on the T-6 landing accident yesterday afternoon! It's all I heard about this morning. I'd missed in as I wasn't there at the time, but a pilot friend of mine saw the T-6 just before it's "landing" and said the wings were at a 90 degree angle to the runway at one point. Several people I talked with after the incident said the airframe was badly tweeked.


this is the first i've heard of it. i didn't get to the show today. any idea who's it was? are they okay?

_________________
-Al Sauer
http://www.flickr.com/photos/spookythecat
Top
 Profile  
 
Hal B
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 1:23 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Thu Jul 19, 2007 11:32 pm
Posts: 697
Location: KBLI
spookythecat wrote:
p51 wrote:
I'm really surprised that nobody has commented on the T-6 landing accident yesterday afternoon! It's all I heard about this morning. I'd missed in as I wasn't there at the time, but a pilot friend of mine saw the T-6 just before it's "landing" and said the wings were at a 90 degree angle to the runway at one point. Several people I talked with after the incident said the airframe was badly tweeked.


this is the first i've heard of it. i didn't get to the show today. any idea who's it was? are they okay?


Harvard MkII out of Idaho, and yes, it is badly tweeked. Luckily neither pilot or back-seater were badly injured.

_________________
"They can teach MONKEYS to fly better than that"

http://www.heritageflight.org
http://www.bravo369.org
Top
 Profile  
 
Jack Cook
 Post subject: ???
PostPosted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 1:56 pm 
Offline
Co-MVP - 2006
User avatar

Joined: Sat May 01, 2004 11:21 pm
Posts: 11475
Location: Salem, Oregon
Quote:
Harvard MkII out of Idaho, and yes, it is badly tweeked.

Rick Drake???
Quote:
Luckily neither pilot or back-seater were badly injured.

That's the good part!!!

_________________
Don't touch my junk!!
Top
 Profile  
 
Hal B
 Post subject: Re: ???
PostPosted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 11:03 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Thu Jul 19, 2007 11:32 pm
Posts: 697
Location: KBLI
Jack Cook wrote:
Quote:
Harvard MkII out of Idaho, and yes, it is badly tweeked.

Rick Drake???
Quote:
Luckily neither pilot or back-seater were badly injured.

That's the good part!!!


Not "The Lucky Duck" as it's a Harvard MkIV.

Pilot was John Koelbel.

See http://www.king5.com/localnews/stories/ ... nts_anchor for some typical media coverage.

_________________
"They can teach MONKEYS to fly better than that"

http://www.heritageflight.org
http://www.bravo369.org
Top
 Profile  
 
p51
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 11:20 pm 
Offline
1000+ Posts!
1000+ Posts!
User avatar

Joined: Thu Jul 01, 2004 6:11 pm
Posts: 1917
Location: Pacific Northwest USA, via North Florida
Some photos. The Jeep you see is mine.
Image
Image
Image
Image
The "car drop" on Sunday came within four feet of the carcas of the one from the day before! This is NOT a photoshopped picture:
Image

_________________
Life member, 91st BG Memorial Association
Owner, 1944 Willys MB #366014
Former REMF (US Army, O3)
Top
 Profile  
 
Warbird Kid
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Sun Jun 21, 2009 11:50 pm 
Offline
Long Time Member
Long Time Member
User avatar

Joined: Wed Jan 24, 2007 1:54 am
Posts: 5222
Location: Stratford, CT.
:lol:

_________________
Keep Em' Flying,
Christopher Soltis
Dedicated to the preservation and education of The Sikorsky Memorial Airport

CASC Blog Page: http://ctair-space.blogspot.com/
Warbird Wear: https://www.redbubble.com/people/warbirdwear/shop

Chicks Dig Warbirds.......right?
Top
 Profile  
 
spookythecat
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 12:21 pm 
Offline
1000+ Posts!
1000+ Posts!
User avatar

Joined: Wed Oct 03, 2007 3:22 pm
Posts: 1776
Location: Seattle
p51 wrote:
Some photos. The Jeep you see is mine.
Image
Image
Image
Image
The "car drop" on Sunday came within four feet of the carcas of the one from the day before! This is NOT a photoshopped picture:
Image


I saw you take the jeep picture but I didn't know that was you. I still have a bunch of pics to sort through but i'll add some when I get a chance.

_________________
-Al Sauer
http://www.flickr.com/photos/spookythecat
Top
 Profile  
 
spookythecat
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 6:44 pm 
Offline
1000+ Posts!
1000+ Posts!
User avatar

Joined: Wed Oct 03, 2007 3:22 pm
Posts: 1776
Location: Seattle
Here are some shots from Sunday

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

Image

_________________
-Al Sauer
http://www.flickr.com/photos/spookythecat
Top
 Profile  
 
retroaviation
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 7:07 pm 
Offline
Co-MVP - 2006
User avatar

Joined: Fri Nov 18, 2005 10:39 am
Posts: 4468
Location: Midland, TX Yee-haw.
Notice how the smoke fills the cockpit in the Zero replica. That's a good indication of just how leaky the firewalls and cockpits are on some of these ol' airplanes.

Gary
Top
 Profile  
 
spookythecat
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 7:19 pm 
Offline
1000+ Posts!
1000+ Posts!
User avatar

Joined: Wed Oct 03, 2007 3:22 pm
Posts: 1776
Location: Seattle
retroaviation wrote:
Notice how the smoke fills the cockpit in the Zero replica. That's a good indication of just how leaky the firewalls and cockpits are on some of these ol' airplanes.

Gary


I didn't notice that until I went through the pictures. Is the mask really tight enough to not inhale some of that smoke? Why not open the canopy?

Image

_________________
-Al Sauer
http://www.flickr.com/photos/spookythecat
Top
 Profile  
 
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  Page 1 of 2
  [ 20 posts ]  Go to page 1, 2  Next

Board index » General Discussion » The WIX Hangar

All times are UTC - 5 hours


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 66 guests

You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Search for:
Jump to:  
Switch to mobile style
Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group