Wings Over Houston 2011

RyanShort1 · **Posted:** Fri Sep 30, 2011 1:47 pm

Any WIXers planning on being at Wings Over Houston? Check in on this thread: viewtopic.php?f=13&t=42766

If any of y'all want to meet up, let's discuss it on the other thread.

In the mean time, we can use this thread for news and updates.

Ryan

Lynn Allen · **Posted:** Fri Sep 30, 2011 9:28 pm

Ahhh Karen, do you want to chime in??

LadyO2Pilot · **Posted:** Fri Sep 30, 2011 9:45 pm

Not going, Lynn...they cancelled Vietnam Demo.

67N20 · **Posted:** Fri Sep 30, 2011 9:54 pm

Also, the F-22 won't be there-darn it!

Lynn Allen · **Posted:** Sat Oct 01, 2011 2:33 pm

LadyO2Pilot wrote:

Not going, Lynn...they cancelled Vietnam Demo.

Enough said then.... :wink:

RyanShort1 · **Posted:** Sun Oct 16, 2011 8:02 am

Well, I'm back home already (Going to our church meeting this morning) but we had a good two days in Houston, and took lots of
pictures for y'all. I won't have them edited until later this week, but here's a sample.

Ryan

67N20 · **Posted:** Sun Oct 16, 2011 3:38 pm

Took a lot of photos today, it'll take a couple of days for me to get some up here. At least Ryan got one of Fifi in the air, she didn't fly today. (Nothing major)

SPANNERmkV · **Posted:** Mon Oct 17, 2011 9:12 am

Monday AM rush... I am about to take Peter Bomberflight up in THE MOVIE MOOSEJAW BELLE (PT-26) so I am just posting a few from:
The Friday night Mixer with Ryan Short and SPANNER... The Sat. TEXAS RAIDERS Air Show sortie- unlimbering the Ma Deuce and Brother Ray Ray Kinney in the "TEX" Hill P-40.

What a GREAT Air Show all things considered. But I am looking forward to the 2012 Wings and the return of the Vietnam Flight. :supz:

Later WIXers... SPANNER

RyanShort1 · **Posted:** Mon Oct 17, 2011 11:55 am

I knew I should not have allowed that picture to be taken...

I'll be posting some photos soon.

Ryan

the330thbg · **Joined:** Wed Nov 14, 2007 3:06 pm **Posts:** 2713

RyanShort1 wrote:

Ryan

allright Mr. FE.., what is going on with No. 3? :wink:

b29flteng · **Posted:** Mon Oct 17, 2011 12:53 pm

He's syncroPHASING it :wink:

carlisle1926 · **Posted:** Mon Oct 17, 2011 12:58 pm

Here is a crummy cell phone picture that I took after hours when no one was looking. I rolled my "giant" model Mig15 over in front of this A-10 before the security guards could nab me.

the330thbg · **Joined:** Wed Nov 14, 2007 3:06 pm **Posts:** 2713

b29flteng wrote:

He's syncroPHASING it :wink:

Cool!!!

My dad's FE on the way to Japan used to shine an Aldus Lamp on them at night to 'sync' them.

I guess, during the day he would 'syncrophase' them! :wink:

Brad · **Joined:** Thu Apr 29, 2004 10:30 pm **Posts:** 1131

the330thbg wrote:

allright Mr. FE.., what is going on with No. 3? :wink:

As much as I try for perfection in all things, something obviously was not as it should be. So, here are a couple of options.

1. It's photo shopped.

2. Something is obviously wrong with the shutter speed of the camera, causing Rita's prop to look the way it does.

3. When responding to the pilot's request for a power change, which happened several times during this flight, one prop responded at a different rate of speed than the others did. When you push the gang bar to change the RPM up or down, there is always at least one that doesn't work like the others.

4. The synch tach needs some fine tuning.

5. The engineer obviously needs more practice so a very large donation should be made immediately so he can buy many thousands of dollars of gas.

5. A sponsorship check for $3500 for "FIFI", sent to the address on this link http://www.cafb29b24.org/ will result in a much better answer!

the330thbg · **Joined:** Wed Nov 14, 2007 3:06 pm **Posts:** 2713

Brad wrote:

the330thbg wrote:

allright Mr. FE.., what is going on with No. 3? :wink:

As much as I try for perfection in all things, something obviously was not as it should be. So, here are a couple of options.

1. It's photo shopped.

2. Something is obviously wrong with the shutter speed of the camera, causing Rita's prop to look the way it does.

3. When responding to the pilot's request for a power change, which happened several times during this flight, one prop responded at a different rate of speed than the others did. When you push the gang bar to change the RPM up or down, there is always at least one that doesn't work like the others.

4. The synch tach needs some fine tuning.

5. The engineer obviously needs more practice so a very large donation should be made immediately so he can buy many thousands of dollars of gas.

5. A sponsorship check for $3500 for "FIFI", sent to the address on this link http://www.cafb29b24.org/ will result in a much better answer!

Awesome responses

It clearly looks as if it was photo shopped!!!! :lol:

I certainly wish I was able to spend the $3,500 check. As long as you could guarantee that these types of photos would never leak out again!!! :wink:

Darn 'Rita'. My dad's No. 3 'Helen' acted the same way!

Safe Travels,

Best

Smiz

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