Warbird Information Exchange

bomberflight wrote

"I don't think that we, the ordinary air show going members of the public really say thank you often enough, or loud enough to the owners / operators / pilots of these magnificent warbirds."

I was just thinking the same thing last night and should have posted it as well. I've been attending flying events since I was very young, when the CAF had just moved to Harlingen. The climate has changed tremendously and the personal expense must be incredible. If everyone stopped touring the circuit, and many have, the opportunities to see these facinating machines would be gone. So, I second the notion! Thanks to you Bill and everyone else that keep these things flying...I thought I had the bug bad until it bit my 4 year old. That kids got it really bad!!

Chunks

Steve, I guess two people can hear or have the same event and have two different interpretations of it. Personally I enjoyed visiting with you at Sun N Fun. I don't consider it harping to ask what a pilots background or experience is in a plane one is about to ride in. Frankly I consider it wise, would you wnat ot go to a Dr,. for instance that you had never inquired about? I belive asking a question is not the same as harping, but don't have a dictionary handy. I wish you had mention your feelings at the time, we could have talked about it or I could have easily skipped the ride. WIX members and others have asked about what it is like ot ride in a or fly a plane, Mustang or otherwise. I beleive somone on WIX asked "Anybody at Sun N Fun"? My pirep was to give public interest, apparently you saw it as a critisism of your friend. I don't believe I wrote any negative words, I only wrote what saw on airspeeds same as I wrote about the noise or cockpit environment. Some pilots may prefer a higher approach speed than others, or as you say posssibly to go around. I also am not sure what your post or mine previous one has to do with Galveston, anymore than the part about riding in the Chipmunk. If you feel the answer to the problem at GLS is to make a wheel landing at a higher speed I disagree. Both the factory test pilot as well as the Battle of Britain pilots recomend 3 pt landings in this type of plane. A Mustang may be different.

If anyone took any photos of The Spitfire flying at Galveston, I would like to see/purchase them, especially the two aileron rolls, and the landing. I am not looking for damage photos as such. Thanks and thanks for all the words of support.