Simviation Forum - So what is this Flight thing all about anyways?

Reply #15 - Feb 22^nd, 2011 at 7:16pm

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Skunkworks wrote on Feb 22^nd, 2011 at 4:48pm:

patchz wrote on Feb 20^th, 2011 at 4:16pm:

Skunkworks wrote on Feb 20^th, 2011 at 12:22pm:

This is a very touching post Doug and I want thank you very much for stirring up 'a young mans dream' memories. When I was much younger I used to listen to this poem every night on the television. In fact I'd say it was a major factor in my passion for aviation. Long before the Internet and cable we had only three networks and ever since the '50's T.V. was a very big part of some peoples lives, (the movie the Cable Guy w/Jim Carrey comes to mind). When the nights programming was finished, around midnight I believe, they would show an aircraft flying high through the puffy wuffys and a golden voice would recite this homage to flight! Once again I hadn't thought about it in a long time, thank you

I apologize if this has been posted before but here's the original 1960's 'High Flight' sign-off...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTlWC7kfpDE&feature=related

I remember that voice Greg, but his name escapes me at the moment. Great video.

Hey L.T. I think it was William Conrad. I could be wrong. I was raised about 75 miles south of Sacramento California, although not as beautiful as the North...it has it's moments! Especially when I look at this video from channel three from the early 1980's and recognize many scenes from my backyard! If the latter part is hard to stomach, then mute! Cool

....http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8676560588736866234#

Had not thought of Bill Conrad in a while. I loved him in Cannon, as well as Jake and the Fatman. But I don't believe that is him narrating the first vid. But it is definitely him in the second.

And why would I want to mute such a fine Irish (really Russian) tenor singing such a classic song. Jan Peerce KNEW he could sing.

If God intended aircraft engines to have horizontally opposed engines, Pratt and Whitney would have made them that way.

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Reply #16 - Feb 24^th, 2011 at 12:02pm

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Good morning all...

William Conrad was a United State Army Air Corps fighter pilot during the Second World War also... Wink

Hope you all find this Link most interesting...for William Conrad scroll to list at bottom of page.

http://www.palletmastersworkshop.com/flipside.html

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

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Reply #17 - Feb 24^th, 2011 at 4:14pm

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Flying Trucker wrote on Feb 24^th, 2011 at 12:02pm:

Good morning all...

William Conrad was a United State Army Air Corps fighter pilot during the Second World War also... Wink

Hope you all find this Link most interesting...for William Conrad scroll to list at bottom of page.

http://www.palletmastersworkshop.com/flipside.html

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

Very awesome link Doug, I had no idea Cry

FSX, we've come a long way baby! Skunk Works is an official alias for Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Development Programs (ADP), formerly called Lockheed Advanced Development Projects. Skunk Works is responsible for a number of famous aircraft designs, including the U-2, the SR-71 Blackbird, the F-117 Nighthawk, and the F-22 Raptor. Its largest current project is the F-35 Lightning II

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Reply #18 - Mar 1^st, 2011 at 9:17am

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Goodly morning all....

My pleasure Greg... Wink

It was amazing how many actors did go overseas and when you see them on television or in a movie you would not even think about their past activities... Wink

We were on a rural road the other day and just out for a drive in an area we had not been through in twenty or so years but only minutes from where we live now.

I noticed a wind sock so I slowed down and finally stopped.

Well the old girl and I looked for about three minutes for a hangar, the old two and a half story farm house had to be a thousand yards away and we could see a small slightly snow covered runway but no hangar.

I guess we both spotted it about the same time, a three sided lean-to protected by the trees and inside an almost all white ultra light.
The lean-to looked more like a chicken coop and probably was at one time.
Wonder how many more little flying surprises are around our general area?
I can see some summer drives on the horizon... Wink

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

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Reply #19 - Mar 1^st, 2011 at 10:26am

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Your adventures never cease to amaze me Doug. Adopt me? Grin

Happy flying, your grasshopper in flight Cool

FSX, we've come a long way baby! Skunk Works is an official alias for Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Development Programs (ADP), formerly called Lockheed Advanced Development Projects. Skunk Works is responsible for a number of famous aircraft designs, including the U-2, the SR-71 Blackbird, the F-117 Nighthawk, and the F-22 Raptor. Its largest current project is the F-35 Lightning II

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Reply #20 - Mar 1^st, 2011 at 2:36pm

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Hi Greg... Grin

I do not understand folks who are retired and sit around all day hoping someone, anyone will stop and knock on their door to say high.

Retirement is wonderful and are association with flying has made it fabulous.

My advice to retired folks is get a hobby, get out and do something, go to a Legion, Hotel (you don't have to drink an alcoholic beverage) just get out and meet folks.
Sunday drive...well if you are retired make every day a Sunday drive.
There is so much for seniors to do all one has to do is get up off the couch and do it.

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

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