The Unofficial Oshkosh 2017 Thread

AG pilot · **Joined:** Sat Sep 24, 2011 9:13 am **Posts:** 552

mazdaP5, Thanks for posting those photos of the Bearcat. Oh my!!!!!

Pogo · **Posted:** Sat Aug 26, 2017 9:46 am

I was having lunch with an unnamed current warbird pilot a couple months ago who said the Bearcat is easily one of his favorites. I don't think I'll ever forget him saying that he is able to take off from a dead stop, and by the time he crosses the end of the runway, be at 4000 feet. :shock:

mazdaP5 · **Posted:** Sat Aug 26, 2017 10:38 am

mazdaP5 · **Posted:** Sat Aug 26, 2017 10:41 am

Having a Fort escorted by two cold war Russian trainers kind of got under my skin. There were around 20 Mustangs around this year.

WIXerGreg · **Posted:** Sat Aug 26, 2017 2:48 pm

Pogo wrote:

I was having lunch with an unnamed current warbird pilot a couple months ago who said the Bearcat is easily one of his favorites. I don't think I'll ever forget him saying that he is able to take off from a dead stop, and by the time he crosses the end of the runway, be at 4000 feet. :shock:

I don't recall who was being interviewed but I was watching a video once with a pilot who said he and another were arguing P-51 vs Bearcat performance. They decided to fly to prove their points. They started the takeoff roll together with the Mustang in front, and he claimed he was doing a roll over the top of the Mustang before the Mustang's wheels had left pavement.

Courier Sportster · **Joined:** Thu Oct 20, 2011 7:03 am **Posts:** 319

A David Hart photo of the TBM shows a landing gear door bungied to the tire of the right gear. Aside from an attempt to deter tire-kickers, I can't seem to figure out why this is. Just me being nosy.... super pictures by the way

Rod Schneider · **Posted:** Mon Aug 28, 2017 8:52 am

mazdaP5 wrote:

Having a Fort escorted by two cold war Russian trainers kind of got under my skin. There were around 20 Mustangs around this year.

I believe one of the B-17 pilots is associated with the Red Stars, who do airshow fly-by's and such.

Warbirdnerd · **Joined:** Fri Apr 30, 2004 7:34 pm **Posts:** 2923

GOPR0005 by David Hart,

Courier Sportster wrote:

A David Hart photo of the TBM shows a landing gear door bungied to the tire of the right gear. Aside from an attempt to deter tire-kickers, I can't seem to figure out why this is. Just me being nosy.... super pictures by the way

That is the crew door from Brad Deckert's TBM. Brad and Jane have had several WWII TBM Vets sign it over the years. Attaching it to the tire allows them to display the signatures without damaging the door and/or hinges.

Courier Sportster · **Joined:** Thu Oct 20, 2011 7:03 am **Posts:** 319

Thanks, 'nerd! A true boots on the ground guy would've known that. But I, a lurker, must be edumacated. You learn something new everyday if you're not careful.

mazdaP5 · **Posted:** Mon Aug 28, 2017 1:30 pm

Rod Schneider wrote:

I believe one of the B-17 pilots is associated with the Red Stars, who do airshow fly-by's and such.

I just think that if you are honoring and teaching history, this is the wrong way to do it.

mazdaP5 · **Posted:** Mon Aug 28, 2017 3:03 pm

Courier Sportster · **Joined:** Thu Oct 20, 2011 7:03 am **Posts:** 319

Doc looks fantastic with NO gun turrets. Have I said this before? I sure have been thinking it. Super sleek.

hurricane_yank · **Joined:** Wed Apr 02, 2014 9:33 pm **Posts:** 431

Beautiful shot of that T-6...award winning shot right there.

mazdaP5 · **Posted:** Tue Aug 29, 2017 6:18 am

hurricane_yank wrote:

Beautiful shot of that T-6...award winning shot right there.

Thank you!
Some say thr T-6 is "Common" (read boring) but they are my favorite. Yellow, blue, white, silver, green, dayglow, Navy, Marines, Air Force, RAF, RCAF, SAAF, RNZAF etc etc, the varity of T-6 is staggering. Spinner, no spinner, round tail, diamond tail....

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