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Bitchinest Skyraider Photo Ever!!!

Fri Sep 21, 2007 9:31 am

Power, bulk, oil, noise and a man on a mission with a lot of weapons.
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Fri Sep 21, 2007 9:35 am

Awesome!

Fri Sep 21, 2007 11:06 am

That's my favorite AD photo!
Robbie :D

Fri Sep 21, 2007 11:08 am

The name should read "Go ahead and make my day"!!!! Great photo!

Fri Sep 21, 2007 11:18 am

Great photo!!!! Just out of curiosity, are there any photos of Eric D's when she's not all gussied up for shows? Not that I can imagine she's ever really looked dirty of course!!!!

Fri Sep 21, 2007 11:19 am

That is what the A-1 is all about right there Jack.

Fri Sep 21, 2007 12:18 pm

Now THAT'S a Spad, Dad. :D

Fri Sep 21, 2007 12:20 pm

Oh c'mon now Jack... I thought the summer re-run season was over with! I distinctly remember this shot in Season five of WIX! :P

I will agree that it is a fantastic shot! I showed my dad the shot and he liked it... looks pretty much like any one of his John Deere's after a hard day of plowing and manure spreading!

Work horse Spad!

no rust

Fri Sep 21, 2007 12:22 pm

Man, ,I thought I had a small oil leak! Anyway she sure isn't going to rust.

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Fri Sep 21, 2007 1:10 pm

With so many new members and so many of my images now crispy critters you'll have to suffer through a reun or 2 8) :wink:
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3350 pre-oiling

Fri Sep 21, 2007 1:12 pm

What oil leak? :D

Fri Sep 21, 2007 4:30 pm

SECONDED! Man, that's a beauty Jack!

--Tom

Fri Sep 21, 2007 4:55 pm

Way too cool, Jack! :D

...and noone should have to ask of the pilot "Why is this man smiling?" :wink:

Fri Sep 21, 2007 11:55 pm

Believe that's Ron Rounce in the cockpit.

Definition of Skyraider: One big oil leak...

Sat Sep 22, 2007 1:17 am

Beach Girl Wrote:

Great photo!!!! Just out of curiosity, are there any photos of Eric D's when she's not all gussied up for shows? Not that I can imagine she's ever really looked dirty of course!!!!


Of course my Spad gets dirty. Tim Mulina caught this great shot of us landing at Quad City Airshow after an hour and a half flight, before we had a chance to wipe it down. If you look real hard you can see a little oil right behind the exhaust stacks on the right side. Ok, it's not much, but what do you expect from a guy who spends 20 hours a week on keeping the Spad from leaking. :D :D The bottom picture, taken by Nick Blacow, shows the aircraft shortly after I aquired it 3 years ago, it still has the oil streaks down the side and is shown with the 300 gallon drop tanks, no 150s, no missiles, no guns. It's a great picture, but you can really see how much cleaning up we have done over the years.



Image Photo by Tim Mulina

ImagePhoto by Nick Blacow
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