It's ok, his dad did it for years that way.
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Just out of curiosity - Airplane Guys
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Dang barnstorming whippersnappers in their fancy Jennys...
allynchie
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Coolest planes are British...everyone knows that.
Avro Vulcan
English Electric Lightning
BAC Concorde
Supermarine Spitfire
Avro Lancaster
Hawker Siddley Harrier jump jet
Gloucester Meteor
Also like
Tupolev TU-95 Bear
B52
Avro Vulcan
English Electric Lightning
BAC Concorde
Supermarine Spitfire
Avro Lancaster
Hawker Siddley Harrier jump jet
Gloucester Meteor
Also like
Tupolev TU-95 Bear
B52
I question your statement since you left off one of the coolest, most badass planes ever conceived, built and flown. Do you even British, bro?
The de Havilland Mosquito.
Dick Rutan, older brother to Burt Rutan, died yesterday at 85. The passing of another aviation great.
Dick is most known for flying the first unrefueled non-stop flight around the world. Of course, in a plane his younger brother built. He was also an Air Force pilot. Flew 300 "Misty" combat missions in Vietnam. Misty was the call sign for forward air controllers. Their job was to fly over a battle and try to draw the enemy fire so they could be marked for the strike aircraft. In other words, a flying target. Shot down once, it wasn't a job for the feint of heart.
Fair skies Dick.
https://www.military.com/daily-news...stone-when-he-flew-nonstop-around-world-dead-
85.html
Dick is most known for flying the first unrefueled non-stop flight around the world. Of course, in a plane his younger brother built. He was also an Air Force pilot. Flew 300 "Misty" combat missions in Vietnam. Misty was the call sign for forward air controllers. Their job was to fly over a battle and try to draw the enemy fire so they could be marked for the strike aircraft. In other words, a flying target. Shot down once, it wasn't a job for the feint of heart.
Fair skies Dick.
https://www.military.com/daily-news...stone-when-he-flew-nonstop-around-world-dead-
85.html
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I liked that he safety-wired the last nut and even bent the clip back. Somebody trained this mechanic well.
Pop quiz: how many times can you drop an igniter?
Answer: Only twice. Once on the ground and once in the trashcan.
Pop quiz: how many times can you drop an igniter?
Answer: Only twice. Once on the ground and once in the trashcan.
Applies to recip spark plugs also. I'm guessin' you have an aviation background. Care to share?
Limited to FW. No RW.
Used to fly 'em. Can't pass a 3rd class anymore. Mechanic and avionics since '72. Air force, airlines, teacher and GA. I have a neighbor friend who owns a Decathlon and a Great Lakes, sooo... a bit of flying and mechanicin' there. About it though.
Only during the straight an' level stuff.... 
There's a handful of videos back in this thread somewhere with me in the front hole doin' loops and rolls an' stuff.
There's a handful of videos back in this thread somewhere with me in the front hole doin' loops and rolls an' stuff.
