Sounds like some good advice but have a question about #21!
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Sounds like some good advice but have a question about #21!
Many of the pilots were crossovers from the cavalry.
... and a good thing it's just beer what with the guy doing the X-ing holding a cigarette!
Years ago here in the states, there was ally drop tanks... rows of 'em... in just about any junk yard you walked into. They were dirt cheap too. I'd love to run across one now to turn into a sidecar.
I believe everything he said up to the word "across"!
Ahhhh….the beautiful and talented Dh-98 Mosquito……
https://youtu.be/J4V5zyRwf48
There is a remarkable statistic in the early part of this video: “….at one point in WW-I, 95% of the aircraft being produced in the USA were of DeHavilland design.”
I don’t know if that is correct - but it is interesting and given the preponderance of DH-4 and DH-9 day bombers built by AirCo in the US during those years, it may very well be true.
https://youtu.be/J4V5zyRwf48
There is a remarkable statistic in the early part of this video: “….at one point in WW-I, 95% of the aircraft being produced in the USA were of DeHavilland design.”
I don’t know if that is correct - but it is interesting and given the preponderance of DH-4 and DH-9 day bombers built by AirCo in the US during those years, it may very well be true.
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Running it at 3/4 speed makes the narrator bearable.
Yes, he does have that rather breathless and over-dramatic 1940-50s style about him doesn't he?
Pete
How about 25 in the Flying regulations
Keep it simple ... -- If emergency ...Just land the aeroplane ... Dummy
Remember the story of the military here
lieutenant
If there is a difference between the terrain and the map, it is the map that applies
Keep it simple ... -- If emergency ...Just land the aeroplane ... Dummy
Remember the story of the military here
lieutenant
If there is a difference between the terrain and the map, it is the map that applies
Most flight schools teach that in case of an emergency, the pilot is to:
Pete
- Aviate (fly the danged airplane);
- Navigate (fly somewhere that is better than where you are at present);
- Communicate (tell the ground, or someone else, where you are and what is going on so that they can find you and bring appropriate resources).
Pete
When I studied psychology, came across a Swedish study into pilot deaths. All pilot candidates were being given a battery of IQ and personality tests by the Swedish air force. As part of their induction & career development.
The air force was suffering from too many fatal crashes during low-flying exercises and they decided to have some psychologists review all the psychology data to see if there was something common to the pilots who were being killed.
There was just one measure which differentiated the men who were flying their Saab Viggens into hills - they scored very high on strength of character. Clearly, they thought that damned hill would get out of their way.
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Last summer my friend Jeff, who owns a Decathlon, decided one airplane isn't enough. So he bought another. A '76 Great Lakes.... nothing to be envious of there, is there... 
Beautiful little airplane. He keeps it hangered in Topeka. We drove out there today to bring it back to KC.
The airport in Topeka is old. Here's an old stone hanger no longer in use. It's sad to see something that beautiful run down and left to itself. I hope it gets restored someday.
And here's the Great Lakes...
Yours truly strapped into the front pit....
And off we go. It's a 30-45min flight to KC's Downtown airport. Did some rolls and hammerheads along the way so we didn't get bored
Nothing crazy... G meter never went over 3 or less than zero.
Because of the lag in my camera, I never could get an inverted shot. Guess I'll need more practice.
Here's the closest I got.... inverted in a barrel roll. In the top right corner you can just see the horizon as a slight blur. Notice the full deflection of the ailerons.
Turning final onto rwy 19 at the Downtown Airport. KC skyline off to the left of the runway.
Topped off the tank and put her to bed.
Overall, a most enjoyable way to waste an afternoon away. Got to help my friend reposition his airplane and got a little stick time for my troubles.
Winner winner... chicken dinner.
Beautiful little airplane. He keeps it hangered in Topeka. We drove out there today to bring it back to KC.
The airport in Topeka is old. Here's an old stone hanger no longer in use. It's sad to see something that beautiful run down and left to itself. I hope it gets restored someday.
And here's the Great Lakes...
Yours truly strapped into the front pit....
And off we go. It's a 30-45min flight to KC's Downtown airport. Did some rolls and hammerheads along the way so we didn't get bored
Nothing crazy... G meter never went over 3 or less than zero.
Because of the lag in my camera, I never could get an inverted shot. Guess I'll need more practice.
Here's the closest I got.... inverted in a barrel roll. In the top right corner you can just see the horizon as a slight blur. Notice the full deflection of the ailerons.
Turning final onto rwy 19 at the Downtown Airport. KC skyline off to the left of the runway.
Topped off the tank and put her to bed.
Overall, a most enjoyable way to waste an afternoon away. Got to help my friend reposition his airplane and got a little stick time for my troubles.
Winner winner... chicken dinner.
Hardly a waste of an afternoon!
Not sure which looks better, that old stone hanger or that Great Lakes!
I know if I had the chance I would drop anything I was doing to get a ride in that plane!
I know if I had the chance I would drop anything I was doing to get a ride in that plane!
Wow! Doing stunts in an open cockpit plane! It doesn’t get much cooler than that. You needed a scarf to complete the look.
Is that plane old? And was it built to do stunts?
Is that plane old? And was it built to do stunts?
That particular design first flew in 1929. Jeff's airplane was built in 1976. Of course, it's been updated over the years, but the basic wing and fuselage are pretty much unchanged from the first design. It was built to be an acrobatic trainer, so yes, it's fully aerobatic.
Lucky bastard! 
