Warbird Information Exchange

After much hard work the Collings Foundation A4 took to the skies Saturday. Unfortunately the Collings Phantom didn't But none the less here is a bit of the action.

RickH and A4


Shot of Opportunity


Our Heroes ready to go..


Rotate.. Positive Rate..


Heading to the sandbox to play..

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Robert "JP" Spivey

Awesome! Who are the lucky drivers?

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P: Noise coming from under instrument panel. Sounds like a midget pounding on something with a hammer.

S: Took hammer away from midget.

Awesome shots. Rick, you keep that F-4 and A-4 looking great pal.

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Chris Henry
EAA Aviation Museum Director

Thanks guys, these aircraft are kept pristine and airworthy by a very dedicated cadre of volunteers. I get to help.

Front seater on these flights is Capt Eric Gerdes ( US Naval Reserve ) and the backseater is Russ Murphy. Our first student for our unusual attitude training flights. Russ got to learn first hand that the Scooter's reputation for being quick is well earned !

While the Phantom didn't make its FCF, it did do a high speed and chute deployment. Seems we have a small glitch in our roll stability augmentation system. When checked after engine start it was found to be slightly out of tolerance. While a nuisance, it shouldn't delay our first post FOD flight for very long.

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