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  1. Steve

    Barnstorming - Movie on PBS

    Great 1st post. Thank you for sharing. My first flights were with my Dad flying off a pasture behind our house in fabric covered taildraggers. Flight in a vintage aircraft is something every kid should have the opportunity to experience, imho.
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    No run-up on taxiways

    That was my first reaction, too, seeing the lower case "c". maybe he meant this guy or this guy :wink2:
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    Monroe, NC Warriors and Warbirds Airshow

    November 4, 5, & 6 (night show and fireworks on Friday) http://www.warriorsandwarbirds.com/ Featured will be the C-46 "Tinker Belle", one of the few remaining flying Curtiss Commandos A variety of other aircraft are scheduled to participate, with an emphasis this year on single engine...
  4. Steve

    Don't fly to the moon

    and then try to rip off the goverment...(as they see it) At contention, a 16-millimeter data acquisition camera (DAC) that Mitchell returned to Earth in 1971 and then attempted to sell 40 years later. http://www.space.com/13211-apollo-astronaut-moon-camera-lawsuit-update.html what a crock, imho
  5. Steve

    Finally flew the Skylane

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    Wits End

    http://satori.hubpages.com/hub/Ten-Quick-Ways-to-Make-Money
  7. Steve

    Finally flew the Skylane

    A GATS jar makes that easy even if you find water. I have an extra one if someone wants to send me $20. :)
  8. Steve

    YAK 52 first flight

    some background on the CJ-6A http://www.yaksource.com/history_of_cj6a_goolsby1.html now if you want an eastern bloc airplane that cruises 150ktas on 17gph, 90 gallon capacity tanks, is 4 place, and rated for +6/-3 aerobatics and can be had for less than 90k I can suggest one.... ;)
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    It is hard to fly this badly

    Kyle has just started back flying that routine. http://www.franklinairshow.com/Home%20Page%20Cub%202011.htm
  10. Steve

    How close do you want me?

    a few years old http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?102085-Typhoon-Up-Close-and-Personal http://www.f-16.net/f-16_forum_viewtopic-t-9608.html http://www.pickledeel.com/2008/02/20/typhoon-from-a-c130-ramp/ used in the opening shot of an RAF recruitment ad...
  11. Steve

    Best aviation software for android phones?

    Flitesoft is expected to deliver an Android app by the end of the month. http://www.rmstek.com/index.php It just might be the straw that sways me to get an Android phone. I've been using Flitesoft since it came out in '85 (which once took ~12 3.5" disks to install).
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    Champion Service Letter: Lean-of-peak ops

    AvWeb posted this on 9/26/11 Cracked Spark Plugs Prompt Bulletin http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archives/avflash/2018-full.html#205459 I hope this is a post 2009 plug issue. I got 800 hrs on my previous set.
  13. Steve

    Missouri Trip.

    I can pick you up in Natchez...
  14. Steve

    Freeman Field Airshow

    Found this other one on the technique for gliders http://youtu.be/S-EFmKr7P0w and apparently these guys patented the concept of ground retrieval for the mail service before WWII http://youtu.be/qoNVI6drEMY and refined it to do this http://youtu.be/FRu6ZxFAVU8
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    Freeman Field Airshow

    circa 1945 https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=1723870789084
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    YAK 52 first flight

    Not a Yak owner, but my plane is in the same category as the Yak and CJ. A few years ago (2007) the FAA relaxed the "proficiency area" requirements for experimental/exhibition piston aircraft. Formerly it was 300nm, now is unlimited provided the aircraft's Operating Limitations have been...
  17. Steve

    Midsouth Airshow

    Some photos from the show http://www.colliervillephoto.com/airshow.htm http://www.airshowbuzz.com/go/thread/view/119610/28285969/2011_Memphis_Airshow http://www.facebook.com/pages/Memphis-Airshow/162138703834434?sk=photos one of the best, imho
  18. Steve

    Evaluating RVs for Purchase

    Give Larry Jenkins or Dwight Smith a call. They can steer you in the right direction. http://eaa182.org/182_Contacts.htm
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    SR-71 retired pilot or crew

    some background info http://www.wimp.com/lockheedblackbird/
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    One Hour @ Logan

    http://www.youtube.com/user/BostonAirborne#p/u/0/3k-xG8XX1EM
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