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Cool! I assume that's the same B-17 I saw flying over Lino Lakes on Saturday evening :thumbsup:

Great pics Scott.. I'm not a fan of riding in planes, but that to me looks like a history lesson with fun built in

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Originally Posted by Garage Dog 65 (Post 224344)

ME109s and Flack !!! You're way to spoiled to fly one of those old beer cans jetboy... no FMS, no INS, no EFIS, and no triple AFCS with A/L ! Barely a hot cup of coffee in sight - and you have to bring that !!!!

....but it would be REALLY COOL !!! :thumbsup:

Way to go Scott and Thx !

Jim

Hey I started out old school and can do the job without all the fancy gizmoes. ;)

Seeing the photo's Scott posted sent me back a few years to when I was working on air shows. It didn't take long before I was digging in old photos recalling a great time in my life. This kind of aviation is what kicked it all off for me. Kicking around the hanger with the WW2 vets was always fun...flying with them was an honor I will never forget.

Thought I would post up this silly picture snapped just after landing in West Jordan, UT in a B-25 after a 2 1/2 hour flight with a P-47 tucked under my wing.

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh191/67OZ/CAF1.jpg
http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/h.../AlanP-47D.jpg
http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/h.../IntheMood.jpg

Awesome stuff. Thanks for posting guys!

Wow!! Amazing Pics. Always been partial to the B-17's and P-51's as my favorites.:thumbsup:

Wow Curtis, great stuff right there, you're a lucky man !!!

There is a small antique aircraft fly in here in Indy each year (Hagerstown IN) for folks on their way to Oshkosh. They fly out the next day as a formation on their way to the show up north. About 30 aircraft stopped in this time for an over-night (Waco's, Monocoupe, Fairchild, Travelaire, Stearmans, Stinson, plus several kit planes too) and the perform a quick show (fly-bys, formations, flour sack bomb drops, ballon busting, throw a roll of TP out the cockpit and see how many times you can cut the tail before it hits the ground, etc.) Plus there is a bunch of Model A's and T's that show up. Last year it was the Model T celebration - so the field was covered with about 1000 T's and about 30 planes. Lot's o fun for propeller heads !

Jim

Oh, and most were all dope and fabric - no sheet metal allowed :)

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Originally Posted by Garage Dog 65 (Post 225199)

Oh, and they were all dope and fabric - no sheet metal allowed :)

The Monocoupe you have pictured belongs to a customer of mine named Bob Coolbaugh. The wood prop on the front it was built by my other company Falcon Propellers. I have been manufacturing certified wood propellers for about 10 years now. Company has been for sale for a couple years, can't stomach the liability anymore
https://lateral-g.net/forums/atta...2&d=1248577209

Beautiful work Mike !!! The props on these guys are wooden art.

Scott,
I flew in Aluminum Overcast a few years ago in California. Did you get up the nerve to sit in the Bombardiers chair??? I did but my buddy would NOT. :unibrow:

The top turret is removed, bubble is still there but the mechanisim is out of the way to make more room behind the pilot & co-pilot. Standing in the radio room was a bit scary since all it would take is to hit an air pocket and you'd fly right out of the plane!
David