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They were true HEROES!! Watching the takeoff of the B-25's was awesome -- and quite a feat of airmanship!

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Very well done video. Kudos to our veterans!

Warbirds of America

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Rick -- as a kid from northern Wisconsin, my Dad took me to Oshkosh ... what I thrill. For those who have never witnessed this spectacular display of all kinds of aircraft, the Oshkosh AirVenture 2015 dates: Monday, July 20 - Sunday, July 26.

This is something you will NEVER forget! TAZ

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Went there for many years as a boy camping all week. Got my first airplane ride ever in a Ford Tri-motor. Still have the picture. Nothing quite like it.

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WOW -- a Tri-Motor ... if you're into aircraft, that gathering is a Mecca.

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Just returned from an 8 day Caribbean Cruise that went out of Ft. Lauderdale Florida, Port Everglades. Flew on an Airbus A319 down and back. These are some pictures from the Ft. Lauderdale airport and when we took off last Sunday...

Enjoy... Rich

COUPLE OF AIRBUS PLANES AT FT. LAUDERDALE.

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PORT EVERGLADES AND FT. LAUDERDALE FROM TAKEOFF. OUR CRUISE SHIP, THE CARNIVAL CONQUEST, IS DOCKED IN THE BACKGROUND.

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PORT EVERGLADES AGAIN FROM TAKEOFF... NOTICE THE DAYTONA YELLOW WING TIP!!

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THE SUNSET REFLECTING OFF THE WING. THE UGLY SNOW ON THE GROUND. THIS WAS ON INITIAL APPROACH TO CLEVELAND HOPKINS AIRPORT OVER OHIO.

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/j...ure%207445.jpg

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Neat pics Rich!

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-----I wouldn't fly Spirit if you aimed a gun at me. The last time I did I was so squeezed in I got physically sick. The price is enticing, but,,,,no way!!!!!........Bill S

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Bill
What's the difference, all airline coach seats suck now. Flying today is like riding a Greyhound buss 50 years ago... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/sick.gif[/img]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: m22mike</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Bill
What's the difference, all airline coach seats suck now. Flying today is like riding a Greyhound buss 50 years ago... [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/sick.gif[/img] </div></div>

That was Herb Kelleher's intent when he launched Southwest. He thought people moving around Texas would get off of the bus and onto a 737. It worked.

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less flights, more seats on board. No wonder the airlines are turning a profit for the first time in like forever. Consumer sacrificed again, want to be comfortable.? pay up!

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Pretty cool they finally took any mothballed air craft and flew it out of the bone yard! The fact it was a B-52 is a bit cooler to me. And the Russian's are still running old turbo props around England these days.

Who hasn't walked an old junk yard and thought about being able to put a car back on the road with the parts available? Same thing, right?


http://www.shreveporttimes.com/story...life/23554065/
http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/967e...9VA1L1.1-0.jpg [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/flag.gif[/img]

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That is a big wing air craft. It has wheels on the wing tips too cool.

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Must have been a real challenge to land these monsters!

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We did fly Spirit. They were OK. I noticed the co-pilots were like 30 years old or younger... Not that it's bad or anything but I know the company is not on par with pilot wages from some of the other big airlines... I think these young guys are getting their experience and hours with Spirit before they move on to &quot;greener pastures&quot;..

The seats in the Airbus 319 were actually OK.. They seemed better than a 737... Spirit does make you pay for everything.. The airline you love to hate!!

If you don't pre-purchase your bag fee of $45.00 online they ding you $100.00 at the counter and day of your trip which I think really SUCKS and is [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/bs.gif[/img]

I think they are a good airline overall as far as safety goes. The two planes we flew down and back on seemed to be a newer fleet.

Rich

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Harrison Ford's BT-22 suffered engine failure and crashed on a golf course a short time ago. He suffered bad facial cuts but is otherwise ok. The same cannot be said for his beautiful WWII trainer. Just glad he survived.

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SS427</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Harrison Ford's BT-22 suffered engine failure and crashed on a golf course a short time ago. He suffered bad facial cuts but is otherwise ok. The same cannot be said for his beautiful WWII trainer. Just glad he survived. </div></div>


Here's a pic Rick

http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...pseuaqwrld.jpg

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Damn -- no fire! Put her back together again and go back to boring holes in the sky ...

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His son said in a news conference that his father has crashed before and also flies helicopters.. Hope Harrison will be OK..

Rich

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Looks like he landed at a pretty high sink rate (ruts in the ground, collapsed landing gear). I wouldn't be surprised if he had a back injury out of this one.

Phil Woj.

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There doesn't appear to be any damage to the one propeller blade....I wonder if he had an engine failure?

I'm relieved to hear that other than a few cuts and scrapes he will be OK. Phil's comment regarding potential back injuries is more than likely accurate.

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Yep -- he contacted ATC and indicated the engine quit -- result? ... earth sucks. Almost made it back to the runway ...

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What's the old saying &quot;there are old pilots and there are bold pilots -- but very few old bold pilots&quot; or something like that.

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Extremely lucky there was no fire as this type of crash normally always ends with that as a result. Since he had to be removed from the plane that likely would have meant a fatality. Evidently he suffered engine trouble immediately after take off and was attempting to circle around and land. Private video shows his plane descending rapidly and under limited power. I witnessed a similar crash while at my daughters soccer game when a Cessna 172 lost power. It's glide slope was just a little better than a rock. Fortunately both father and daughter survived.

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This is why I don't toy with Planes and Boats....I like to get out and walk when they quit running. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/scholar.gif[/img]


BIG

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: earntaz</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Damn -- no fire! Put her back together again and go back to boring holes in the sky ... </div></div>

No fire often means no fuel. I wonder if he forgot to check the fuel before departing. That's one of the top causes of &quot;engine stoppage&quot; (as it's referred to in the regulations) accidents such as this one.

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I used to get a bi-weekly Aviation Safety magazine. Each issue had a short narrative regarding recent accidents and incidents. Ninety percent of the general aviation accidents occurred because of two reasons, one - running out of fuel, two - flying into weather conditions that the pilot was not prepared or trained to deal with.

I hope Mr. Ford is alright.

Phil Woj.

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SS427</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Extremely lucky there was no fire as this type of crash normally always ends with that as a result. Since he had to be removed from the plane that likely would have meant a fatality. Evidently he suffered engine trouble immediately after take off and was attempting to circle around and land. Private video shows his plane descending rapidly and under limited power. I witnessed a similar crash while at my daughters soccer game <span style="font-weight: bold">when a Cessna 172 lost power. It's glide slope was just a little better than a rock.</span> Fortunately both father and daughter survived. </div></div>

Actually they glide pretty well. With no power and full flaps you can pull into a field at about 45mph. I know, I've done it.

Verne [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

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More info here: http://variety.com/2015/biz/news/har...sh-1201447290/

I think Bill makes a good point about no fire = no gas. Even the best pilots can forget something on the check list. Remember John Denver? He ran out of gas doing aerobatics, but unfortunately he was too high to glide, and he just augured in.

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Verne_Frantz</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> Actually they glide pretty well. With no power and full flaps you can pull into a field at about 45mph. I know, I've done it.

Verne [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img] </div></div>

I was being sarcastic Vern.

If you want to talk glide slope or lack there of, have a fuel starvation issue due to a cut O-ring on the fuel filter of a Glassair III like we did. Even with partial power we were losing altitude at an alarming rate and with an 86 mph stall speed I was not having a good time!

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ANDY M</div><div class="ubbcode-body">More info here: http://variety.com/2015/biz/news/har...sh-1201447290/

I think Bill makes a good point about no fire = no gas. Even the best pilots can forget something on the check list. Remember John Denver? He ran out of gas doing aerobatics, but unfortunately he was too high to glide, and he just augured in. </div></div>

Here on the local news they interviewed one of the people that removed him from the plane. He said they decided to get him out because it was leaking fuel. One of the authorities said it was leaking at the rate of about 1 gallon per minute. The one guy who was one of the first on the scene also turned out to be spinal surgeon (a doctor on a golf course!?!). He and the other few guys he was with stabilized his neck and got him out. Harrison has been upgraded last I heard. He's doing ok. Hey, he came back just fine after being frozen in carbonite...

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Those Kinner engines have been known to quit on take-off

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A Thunder Mustang w/RFI V-12 Falconer engine went down here in San Antonio recently -- report was the engine quit also ...

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This just in.......latest pic of the Harrison Ford crash.....remember, you saw it here first! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/naughty.gif[/img]


http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l2...ps1ybgmfyu.jpg

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Randy -- looks like they ran out of the &quot;Force&quot; ...

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Neat video of the worlds only flying FW-190D-9. Some neat shots with a P51D and P-47 as well as others.

http://worldwarwings.com/worlds-only...-fw-190-flying

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SS427</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Neat video of the worlds only flying FW-190D-9. Some neat shots with a P51D and P-47 as well as others.

http://worldwarwings.com/worlds-only...-fw-190-flying </div></div>

Paul Allen's 190 is an A-model, not a D-9. The A has the BMW radial engine and the D-9 was an inverted Junkers Jumo V-12 engine and was used, in part, to defend Me-262s as they came in to land, since the 262s were low and slow and very vulnerable to pursuing Allied fighters.

I've watched the Allen 190 fly a couple times and it sounds great. Similar to an F4U Corsair as it idles on the ramp and then its own distinct BMW radial sound as it flies overhead. I took my son for a ride on the CAF B-29 &quot;FIFI&quot; last summer and when we climbed out after shutdown Paul Allen's Fw-190 flew overhead. (Flight was at Everett where Allen's museum is located.) As it roared overhead I said, &quot;Wrong theater of operations pal!&quot; (B-29 was Pacific and 190 was European theater.)

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Duh! I of all people should know that as my brother rewired the complete airplane! He also wired Doug Champlin's FW-190 D-13.


&quot;Jeff Nelson of Custom Connections, left, and Dave Goss, owner of Gosshawk airplane restorers, work to reassemble the world's only flying German Focke-Wulf 190 A-5.&quot;

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None the less you 427 guys ... pretty damn awesome to hear old war birds doing their thing.

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Then you will like the sounds of this one.

whistling P51