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Is there really something such as having too much fun?!? Can you imagine the bad guys on the ground and the fear they had when one of these war machines let loose with six .50s while strafing? Excellent video. Years ago I heard Jack Roush talking about his Mustang and during the entire interview I don't think the smile left his face. TAZ

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Here is the new German car airplane

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Pretty neat series of videos with Kermit Weeks check flighting his P51C Mustang.

http://worldwarwings.com/starting-a-p-51...-kermit-mustang

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Cool -- Has the "checklist" memorized ... but we'd get decerted if we did that ...

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Interesting on board video of an in flight emergency in a TBM Avenger. Makes you think more about what needs to go thru your mind when an emergency is encountered.

http://worldwarwings.com/pilot-did-the-b...smoking-avenger

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Rick,

Good video.

A smoke filled cockpit will get your attention faster than just about anything else (other than an engine failure at V1). He did a good job of heading for Reagan and coordinating with the fire-fighters.

I had a C-130 cockpit fill with smoke at cruise altitude, over Denver one day. You lose track of time, but I think we were on the ground in about 7 minutes. We did have a fire, but it contained itself in a 2'x 2'x 2' electronic box. Burned to a crisp inside.

Phil Woj.

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I would MUCH rather have an engine failure (depending on how catastrophic) than and on board fire though as you say, at V1 you are most often screwed! NOT a good thing either way. At least with a failed engine you can in most cases dead stick it in whereas with a fire you are often limited to how fast the fire consumes the aircraft. Glad yours was not major but I am quite sure you were likely entitled to an underwear change. Never encountered a fire or a failed engine. Only issue I ever had was when my pilot was performing a hammerhead stall and we fell straight back on our tail and the plane would not invert. It was not until I yelled at him to take his hands off the stick did the plane nose over with about 1000' left. This was in a Citabria.

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Good one Rick...thanks. To hell with the checklist, get it on the ground ASAP. We carried out a number of 'fire emergencies' in the simulator and it was always 'fly the aircraft and get it on the ground (or water in our case) as soon as possible.

A couple of years ago a colleague was flying a Bell 412EP offshore and picked up a well head tower maintenance crew. They stuffed their tools in the tailboom baggage compartment and then climbed on board for the short ride to the accommodation/production platform. When the tool bag was stuffed in the baggage compartment a battery powered drill was inadvertently turned on, catching some rags in the bag on fire.

The 'Baggage Fire' caution warning light illuminated when the smoke detector did it's job. The incident had a happy ending but the oil company was pissed that the crew chose to land on a production facility instead of the water. That particular production platform pumps +/- 200K barrels of oil a day. The 'Safety Gurus' had a field day with this one...

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You can bet there was a severe puckering of the south end. In Vietnam had the rear engine of an Oscar Deuce get zapped -- the damn thing just barely made it back to Phan Rang ... the front engine was cooked also and after that episode both engines required R&R.

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On a lighter, aviation note. Heard the Blue Angels are finally going to Super Hornets next year, that will be a sight to see!

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Old aircraft story with video.

http://www.aopa.org/News-and-Video/A...lot/f_talltale

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That video was outstanding. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/worship.gif[/img]

Thanks Mike

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What a treasure trove of aircraft and history ... AWESOME! Thanks for sharing ... TAZ

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Saw this pic in the AF Magazine Daily Report:
Caption: Members of the first-ever F-35 Lightning II heritage flight team from Luke AFB, Ariz., participate in the Heritage Flight Conference at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., March 4-6, 2016. Air Force photo by SSgt. Staci Miller.

The F-35 strike fighter is now qualified to take part in Air Combat Command's heritage flight program, which demonstrates the history of America's airpower as modern fighter aircraft fly alongside World War II, Korean, and Vietnam-era aircraft, the service announced. The fifth-generation fighter qualified on March 6 at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz., and its first air show as a member of the Heritage Flight Team will be April 2-3 at Luke AFB, Ariz., states the release. &quot;Being a part of these heritage flights allows the world to learn more about the F-35 and at the same time see just how far airpower has come over the years,&quot; said Brig. Gen. Scott Pleus, 56th Fighter Wing commander. &quot;The F-35 will be the backbone of the Air Force fighter fleet and represent the future for the US, our partners, and allies. This will be a great opportunity for everyone to see how amazing the F-35 is.&quot; The team will travel to 16 airshows across the United States ending at Nellis AFB, Nev., in November.

Luke AFB will present the &quot;75 Years of Airpower&quot; air show to the Arizona community April 2-3.

The F-35 Heritage Flight Team schedule:
- April 2-3: Luke AFB
- April 22-24: Langley AFB, Virginia
- May 7-8: Ft Lauderdale, Florida
- May 28-29: Jones Beach, New York
- June 18-19: Ocean City, Maryland
- June 25-26: Hill AFB, Utah
- July 8-17: RIAT/Farnborough, England
- Aug. 19-21: Chicago, Illinois
- Sept. 3-5: Cleveland, Ohio
- Sept. 14-18: Reno, Nevada
- Oct. 14-16: Baltimore, Maryland
- Nov. 12-13: Nellis, AFB, Nevada
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Very cool! We may have to head out to Luke.....

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https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...498-beeb17.jpg
https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...99-beemust.jpg

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I think Holloman has a heritage flight team also -- flying F-4s ... believe they were at the POW/MIA reunion at Randolph last week. TAZ

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VERY Psyched to see the F35 this Memorial day wknd at the Beach, Blue Angels, Canadian Snowbirds, Breitling Flight Team and the F35. Toes in the sand, cooler full of adult beverages, Great Day

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: JRSully</div><div class="ubbcode-body">VERY Psyched to see the F35 this Memorial day wknd at the Beach, Blue Angels, Canadian Snowbirds, Breitling Flight Team and the F35. Toes in the sand, cooler full of adult beverages, Great Day </div></div>

If they light the burner on the F-35, cover your ears ... that mutha is LOAD!! TAZ

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10-4 Taz, THAT is the Sound of Freedom!, I miss the regular burner lightings of the F14s when they came off the assembly line out in Calverton LI. Now the place is nothing but 2 abandoned 10k ft, military spec runways in perfect condition, with a couple of deer occasionally running by, sad

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Geezz -- should have read LOUD ... damn keyboard actuator malfunction...

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I was on the carrier CVA Forrestal when they were doing carrier quals for the F-14s. As an ET, I could go up on one of the radar platforms and watch the flight deck action during flight ops. Very impressive and LOUD!

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

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Another good one.

https://www.facebook.com/breedofspee...5911869619639/

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Most times I love my job but there are days (such as custom rewiring) that make me sit back and think. That is until I am reminded what my brother has to go thru with his restorations. I will no longer complain. My wires are at least color coded. His are all white with code numbers imprinted on them to designate their destination. No wonder he is more grey than I am. Here is one of his latest projects, an TA-4J Skyhawk.

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Yep -- know what you mean ... Scooter looks good.

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One of her first flights.

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=ta-4...amp;FORM=VRDGAR

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Beautiful Scooter AND A-1 Skyraider. &quot;You've been had by a Spad&quot; ... (&quot;business&quot; card carried and dropped by A-1 jocks in Vietnam) I've got one of them some dang where in my trove of war stuff. TAZ

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The Man Who Rode the Thunder! Next time you're having a bad day...

https://www.youtube.com/embed/0cqQzcChFG0

William Rankin, The Man Who Rode The Thunder - YouTube

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SS427</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Most times I love my job but there are days (such as custom rewiring) that make me sit back and think. That is until I am reminded what my brother has to go thru with his restorations. I will no longer complain. My wires are at least color coded. His are all white with code numbers imprinted on them to designate their destination. No wonder he is more grey than I am. Here is one of his latest projects, an TA-4J Skyhawk.</div></div>
Amazing. I have a background in Electronics and I actually love wiring, but thankfully I've never had to deal with wiring like that!

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SgtHawkUSMC</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SS427</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Most times I love my job but there are days (such as custom rewiring) that make me sit back and think. That is until I am reminded what my brother has to go thru with his restorations. I will no longer complain. My wires are at least color coded. His are all white with code numbers imprinted on them to designate their destination. No wonder he is more grey than I am. Here is one of his latest projects, an TA-4J Skyhawk.</div></div>
Amazing. I have a background in Electronics and I actually love wiring, but thankfully I've never had to deal with wiring like that!</div></div>

I worked the F-111 -- what a freak show that was ... tech manuals didn't match the aircraft ... T/Sg was a real pain in the south end. We had to keep notes on each tail number. TAZ

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They use TDR to find breaks in the wiring...or so I've heard (Time domain Reflectometry_ [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/hmmm.gif[/img] [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/dunno.gif[/img]

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TDRs work really well -- but still, the techie has to tear out the wire bundle and trace down the wire number ... remember, many of those aircraft all the wiring was white and you had to find the right number. Then there was the infamous Capton (spell) wire. OMG TAZ

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Capton or more affectionately known as &quot;crapped-on&quot; wire was the cause of bringing more than one Harrier down. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/thumbsdown.gif[/img]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: earntaz</div><div class="ubbcode-body">TDRs work really well -- but still, the techie has to tear out the wire bundle and trace down the wire number ... remember, many of those aircraft all the wiring was white and you had to find the right number. Then there was the infamous Capton (spell) wire. OMG TAZ </div></div>

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Cool pic. Phantoms Phorever!
https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/pics...89-phantom.jpg

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[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/headbang.gif[/img] &quot;Beast&quot; is right! Love it!!!! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/biggthumpup.gif[/img]

F-4 Phantom - proof that with enough power you can make a Coke machine fly Mach +!!!!! [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/shocked.gif[/img]

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And smoke like an '85 Diesel Olds!

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: JRSully</div><div class="ubbcode-body">And smoke like an '85 Diesel Olds!</div></div>

Yep -- remember well from Nam' ... most think the gibber is a WSO, but actually he shovels coal into the engines ... TAZ

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My room mate at Zweibrucken was a crew chief on the RF4Cs there. Our room smelled like JP-4, his field jacket/fatigues were soaked in that stuff. He would always have gashes/cuts and an occasional pitot tube wound. I never forget the several rolls of F-4 tape laying around either. That was some good stuff the original duct tape.

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What a neat story about a very rare P-38F found in New Guinea and being restored to flying status. It's original pilot reunited with the aircraft. I salute you. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/worship.gif[/img]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1Na-IU-RM0