Re: And now... real life warbirding (with photos)
Wed Mar 20, 2013 12:43 pm
WOW !
Bloomin brilliant !
Bloomin brilliant !
Re: And now... real life warbirding (with photos)
Sun Mar 24, 2013 12:44 am
more from the go pro...its hard to describe the feeling of flying wing on an ME 262...replica or not its intimidating as hades...
Re: And now... real life warbirding (with photos)
Sun Mar 24, 2013 10:14 am
Well done Jim, I just missed you Friday as they said you just departed to get on the airlines...
Lynn
Lynn
Re: And now... real life warbirding (with photos)
Sun Mar 24, 2013 10:22 am
Nice copywrited story in my Sunday morning paper ( with color photos) about John Luckadoo a 91 year old B-17 pilot from the 100th taking a birthday ride with you guys in Dallas for the first time in 68 years.
Re: And now... real life warbirding (with photos)
Tue Mar 26, 2013 6:35 am
The move to Denton was only around 30 miles so Frank and I launched as a flight...pretty epic day. Once we were clear of the Class b airspace he said go to trail and follow me...well he started into a climb and left me in the dust. This was a graphic reminder of how superior this machine is to anything we had. The backseat photos are courtesy of Lisa Toll.
Sorry Lynn, I ended up staying...we are in the Dallas area for awhile, stop and say hello!
Jim
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Sorry Lynn, I ended up staying...we are in the Dallas area for awhile, stop and say hello!
Jim
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Re: And now... real life warbirding (with photos)
Tue Mar 26, 2013 8:54 am
Such an awesome machine!
Re: And now... real life warbirding (with photos)
Wed Mar 27, 2013 7:27 pm
Warbirdnerd wrote:JimH wrote:Field trip to the Navy Museum...
Is it just me or do the main wheel tires on the 262 seem like they would be right at home on an SUV? Maybe it is just the angle of the photograph, but the ones on the Collings bird seem narrower...
I remember talking to some of the DVHAA museum guys when it was here in Willow Grove.....we got talking about it, and somehow it came out that those are some type of tractor tires that were on it (which apparently are still). This was years ago, but I recall them basically saying that the originals were not useable, and then it was kind of like a whew, we're done...doh! we forgot the tires! So they put those on there just till they could get correct ones. However, since the NAVY was stepping in and it was pretty much a forgone conclusion they were going to lose the plane, I guess they never went forward with getting the correct tires for it.
Re: And now... real life warbirding (with photos)
Wed Mar 27, 2013 7:28 pm
[quote="JimH"]more from the go pro...its hard to describe the feeling of flying wing on an ME 262...replica or not its intimidating as hades...
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That's just awesome!! Wow. thanks for that shot!
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That's just awesome!! Wow. thanks for that shot!
Re: And now... real life warbirding (with photos)
Thu Mar 28, 2013 7:40 am
some more...tired of these yet???
Re: And now... real life warbirding (with photos)
Thu Mar 28, 2013 7:52 am
Jim, we're never gonna' get tired of this stuff but you better be careful. It looks like you're gonna get busted, 'cause you're having so much fun it should be illegal! 
Thanks for posting Jim. You are a real Highlight here on WIX
Tell your back seater that her shots are excellent!
Andy Scott
Thanks for posting Jim. You are a real Highlight here on WIX
Tell your back seater that her shots are excellent!
Andy Scott
Re: And now... real life warbirding (with photos)
Thu Mar 28, 2013 6:53 pm
^^^ Couldn't'a said it better myself!
Re: And now... real life warbirding (with photos)
Sat Mar 30, 2013 9:00 am
one of those days you think to yourself "am I really doing this?" holy #$%*...thanks to wayne and claude I got to fly a "D"...what a difference!! can't thank these guys enough! then the 4 ship in KAUS.
Re: And now... real life warbirding (with photos)
Sat Mar 30, 2013 6:27 pm
Seriously cool helmet & goggles in the last photo! 
Be interesting to hear your comments regarding the D in comparison to your regular ride (maybe you need to slap a bumper sticker on the tail that sez "My other Mustang is a D").
I keep wondering this: why's everyone got flaps out? Seems like the Jet should be the one struggling to go slow while everyone else is cleaned up and cookin' along, though it ain't like I pretend to know caca about formations with 262's in 'em................
Be interesting to hear your comments regarding the D in comparison to your regular ride (maybe you need to slap a bumper sticker on the tail that sez "My other Mustang is a D").
I keep wondering this: why's everyone got flaps out? Seems like the Jet should be the one struggling to go slow while everyone else is cleaned up and cookin' along, though it ain't like I pretend to know caca about formations with 262's in 'em................
Re: And now... real life warbirding (with photos)
Sun Mar 31, 2013 2:51 pm
Hey, that looks like N210D
I was lucky enough to hop a ride in that Mustang out of Geneseo many years ago.
I'd suggest that the flaps are out 'cause everyone has to go the speed of the B-24.
Andy Scott
I was lucky enough to hop a ride in that Mustang out of Geneseo many years ago.
I'd suggest that the flaps are out 'cause everyone has to go the speed of the B-24.
Andy Scott
Re: And now... real life warbirding (with photos)
Mon Apr 01, 2013 9:45 am
Pogo wrote:Seriously cool helmet & goggles in the last photo!
Be interesting to hear your comments regarding the D in comparison to your regular ride (maybe you need to slap a bumper sticker on the tail that sez "My other Mustang is a D").
I keep wondering this: why's everyone got flaps out? Seems like the Jet should be the one struggling to go slow while everyone else is cleaned up and cookin' along, though it ain't like I pretend to know caca about formations with 262's in 'em................
The flaps are out so that the formation can keep up with the slowest aircraft of the group - the B-24. They are probably at about 150 knots or so at most, so even the P-51's need a bit of flap. The Me-262 needs lots of flap (and slat) at those speeds.