New SNJ-5 Owner

mrindian · **Joined:** Sat Aug 18, 2012 7:29 pm **Posts:** 6

jbell wrote:

Hello Gary, congratulations! Was it Wednesday morning between 0830 and 0900 when you flew by the Arch, right down the river and heading south?. "Blue Angels" were in the area too........John

We had perfect timing, the controller on the radio told us to look for the Blue Angels, and they overflew us at the same time we were passing the arch! It was awesome, we couldn't have timed it any better if we had tried to!
They were moving too fast to get a picture.

Gary

jbell · **Posted:** Sun Aug 19, 2012 11:55 am

What a coincidence! We were on the "Poplar Street Bridge" to the left in your photo, heading into Missouri. I pointed out the "Blues" to my family and then we saw you headed south towards us. My 10yo daughter said "Daddy that airplane has a round engine". Of course I was proud of her observation.Good Luck with your new toy.....John

valdez25 · **Posted:** Mon Aug 27, 2012 10:43 am

Congratulations guys! It was great meeting y'all at Smartt Field.

AvroAvian · **Posted:** Tue Aug 28, 2012 6:55 am

G'Day mrindian,

If you are new to the T-6/SNJ, please get your CFI to take you up and do a session of stalls, with plenty of height and every configuration. Most importantly, simulate a turn onto final and tighten the turn a little too much, to say, correct an overshoot onto final. It will open your eyes. :shock:

The T-6 is a great aeroplane and heaps of fun to fly. However, it does have some very nasty surprises for the unwary.

Hvd2Pilot · **Posted:** Tue Aug 28, 2012 5:08 pm

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If you are new to the T-6/SNJ, please get your CFI to take you up and do a session of stalls, with plenty of height and every configuration. Most importantly, simulate a turn onto final and tighten the turn a little too much, to say, correct an overshoot onto final. It will open your eyes.
The T-6 is a great aeroplane and heaps of fun to fly. However, it does have some very nasty surprises for the unwary.

+1

Amen to that. the RCAF book states the airplane will "flick". A 2 ton airplane flicking? ...well...

mrindian · **Joined:** Sat Aug 18, 2012 7:29 pm **Posts:** 6

I'm looking forward to a lot of lessons, and I've been told the t6 will teach me how to really fly! Everything else has just been a precurser.
Fyi I am a new pilot I just got my ppl in sept 2011. I have 330 hours in my logbook to date, so I have been doing g a lot of flying. I've been told by insurance not t expect solo in the six until I hit 500 hours. At my current rate that will be soon. But will give me lots of dual time to learn the habits of the six.

At the moment I'm recovering from the credit card bill for bringing the t6 coast to coast and for the flight I took in my cardinal to Oshkosh. needless to say its a rather large statement.

however next month we are going to a formation clinic which will be fun.
I also had one introductory aerobatic lesson, so I could get a sense of the fun to come. now I just need to learn to keep from getting sick. I get sick on the tilt-a-whirl if I ride it twice in a row. so any tips will be appreciated!

Thanks
Gary

Lynn Allen · **Posted:** Wed Aug 29, 2012 7:33 am

mrindian wrote:

I'm looking forward to a lot of lessons, and I've been told the t6 will teach me how to really fly! Everything else has just been a precurser.
Fyi I am a new pilot I just got my ppl in sept 2011. I have 330 hours in my logbook to date, so I have been doing g a lot of flying. I've been told by insurance not t expect solo in the six until I hit 500 hours. At my current rate that will be soon. But will give me lots of dual time to learn the habits of the six.

At the moment I'm recovering from the credit card bill for bringing the t6 coast to coast and for the flight I took in my cardinal to Oshkosh. needless to say its a rather large statement.

however next month we are going to a formation clinic which will be fun.
I also had one introductory aerobatic lesson, so I could get a sense of the fun to come. now I just need to learn to keep from getting sick. I get sick on the tilt-a-whirl if I ride it twice in a row. so any tips will be appreciated!

Thanks
Gary

Gary, congrats on your SNJ, you will enjoy it. On ther aerobatics, take it slow and you will get use to them. Try a accelerated stall in a climb and keep the stick back and then the fun will begin shortly.... :shock:

One thing you will want is a GoPro camera and use the tube mount and place it just over your left shoulder and you will get some great video. I flew with Chuck Gardner earlier this year and learned a lot from him and I'm looking forward to the next 10hr block...

Fly Safe,

Lynn

gunnyperdue · **Posted:** Thu Sep 06, 2012 3:35 pm

Speaking of training in Texas.... the Eagle Flying Museum has its T-6 Texan training program up and running in Mineral Wells, TX. At KMWL.... not your average training course:

http://eagleflyingmuseum.org/index-8.html

gunny

Enemy Ace · **Posted:** Sat Sep 08, 2012 4:03 pm

D'OH!!!
I just left JRB Fort Worth to go back to Germany and had no idea you guys were so close!!!! Rats!!
Well, there's always next year.

gunnyperdue · **Posted:** Sun Sep 09, 2012 7:27 am

We'll be here... we'll keep the light on for ya!

gunny

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