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Jul 7th, 2010 at 1:46am

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i was lucky enough to go flying in the T-6 the other day and felt it was only right to show some pics.... a video will come soon and since i will be flying the PT-17 stearman next week expect some shots of that too


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well i was doing to prop turns he told me to smile for the camera... i look awful

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The G meter at the end of the flight
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and a freeze frame from the video when we where at the top of the loop
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it was AMAZING!!!
 
Carriers would be so mush easier to land on if they would just stop turning!!!
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Reply #1 - Jul 7th, 2010 at 1:18pm

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Looks like a ton of fun!  Smiley
 
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Reply #2 - Jul 7th, 2010 at 4:11pm

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That's terrific... I hope you got a little stick time!
 
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Reply #3 - Jul 7th, 2010 at 4:57pm

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he let me do some basic stick time... Turning and holding straight flight... He had me doing turns at a 75 degree bank and it was amazing.
 
Carriers would be so mush easier to land on if they would just stop turning!!!
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Reply #4 - Jul 8th, 2010 at 12:22am

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f-35simpilot wrote on Jul 7th, 2010 at 4:57pm:
he let me do some basic stick time... Turning and holding straight flight... He had me doing turns at a 75 degree bank and it was amazing.



A day to remember, 75 degree turns, when you get that far over, your mind swears it is 90 and maybe more. A great experience to treasure  Cool

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Reply #5 - Jul 8th, 2010 at 1:08pm

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Look awful...heck no...looks good but I won't comment on the prop pull...have someone show you a safe technique.   Wink

Wonderful shots and you had fun, that we can tell... Smiley

Thanks for taking us along... Wink

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug
 
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Reply #6 - Jul 11th, 2010 at 11:18am

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great looking shots...but i gotta ask...whats with the owl in shots 1,2, and 3? Huh
 
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Reply #7 - Jul 11th, 2010 at 12:43pm

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Goodly morning... Smiley

The plastic owls supposedly keep the other birds from building their nest on the aircraft.

If you go to a bugsmasher field you will see them on top of the hangars or hanging on an aircraft prop.

Commercial and military airports have "Birdmen" who use birds of prey to attack, kill or scare away other birds.  They also use electric poppers which sound like a large gun going off to scare the birds away.

That is why it is very important to do an "A" check or walk around the aircraft looking for bird and insect nests prior to a flight.     Wink

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug
 
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Flying Trucker wrote on Jul 11th, 2010 at 12:43pm:
Goodly morning... Smiley

The plastic owls supposedly keep the other birds from building their nest on the aircraft.

If you go to a bugsmasher field you will see them on top of the hangars or hanging on an aircraft prop.

Commercial and military airports have "Birdmen" who use birds of prey to attack, kill or scare away other birds.  They also use electric poppers which sound like a large gun going off to scare the birds away.

That is why it is very important to do an "A" check or walk around the aircraft looking for bird and insect nests prior to a flight.     Wink

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug


thank you for clearing this up for me, it was just the first time I seen an owl perched on a plane Cool
 
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Reply #9 - Jul 11th, 2010 at 9:56pm

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The problem with the "rubber owls" is that it only spooks them a few times. Even a bird-brain realizes after a while that Mr. Owl seems incapable of movement, so he is no longer considered a threat. I've seen small birds perched right next to these things. Grin

Seems to me it's a good idea to place the owl on a different part of the plane now and then, but I've never seen that.
 
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Reply #10 - Jul 11th, 2010 at 10:58pm

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If they can come up with a moving, singing fish to hang on your wall, why not an animated owl? Go make some money now that I've given you the idea.  Roll Eyes Grin
 
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Reply #11 - Jul 12th, 2010 at 7:32am

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Good morning all... Smiley

You are right Sean...they need to be moved around but most folks place them in the same location each time.

Good idea Larry... Grin

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Outside if anyone was overnighting we would block any intake with either the proper cover or foam rubber.

The owl thing never seemed to work for me, like a scarecrow in a seeded field the birds soon got used to it.

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug
 
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Reply #12 - Jul 12th, 2010 at 7:41pm

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patchz wrote on Jul 11th, 2010 at 10:58pm:
If they can come up with a moving, singing fish to hang on your wall, why not an animated owl? Go make some money now that I've given you the idea.  Roll Eyes Grin



But what song to use?   Huh
 
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Reply #13 - Jul 13th, 2010 at 4:30pm

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Was this out of Boundary Bay f-35?
 
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Reply #14 - Jul 21st, 2010 at 12:40pm

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-Crossfire- wrote on Jul 13th, 2010 at 4:30pm:
Was this out of Boundary Bay f-35?



Yes, we went out to point roberts and did our aerobatics.
 
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