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  1. Saville

    Spin Training Poll

    I got myself some spin training while obtaining my PPL. I was visitng a buddy in Ohio who is an ex Navy/AF fighter pilot (F-4's, a little F-14, F-16's) and I asked him to give me some spin instruction in a C-152. So he did. I had a GREAT time. He even filmed it with my el cheapo digital camera...
  2. Saville

    A friend worth having..lost

    Terribly sorry about yoru loss. My deepest condolences.
  3. Saville

    Newbie saying hello

    Thanks Peggy! Lots of us Usenet refugees looking for a sane home.
  4. Saville

    Learning to Fly a Tail Dragger!

    I wrote this up after I had just begun my TD training in a J-3 Cub: Last Saturday I drove to Hampton New Hampshire, where you can get a tailwheel endorsement. There, I was introduced to my CFI and the J-3 Piper Cub. I really couldn't stop smiling. I was in a different universe from the...
  5. Saville

    Just joined the group

    Thank you Scott! "Audentes Fortuna Juvant"
  6. Saville

    Learning to Fly a Tail Dragger!

    When I was a teenager, in the 70's, I was talking to a retired USAF colonel who lived across the street. He knew that I was airplane crazy and one day would fly. His advice: Get your PPL in a taildragger. It's like learning to drive with manual transmission first...going from manual to...
  7. Saville

    Just joined the group

    HI all, Your group was highly recommended in the USENET forums so I thought I'd join. Nice meeting you all and hope to converse with you all as time goes on.
  8. Saville

    Great P-51 Video

    That is a GREAT video thanks for posting. It's unclear to me though: Is this the actual original "February"? Or just painted to look like the original? thanks
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