Pilotcast #45 - Flyboys and fun with Pilot Patty!

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On Pilotcast #45 the producer/director of the "Flyboys" movie, Pilot Tony Bill and movie stunt Pilot Andrew King join the Hangar Flying with Pilot Dan and Pilot Kent.

Later Dan reports on his visit with Pilot Patty Wagstaff and Pilot Rinker Buck at the Nantucket Air Show. Dan and Rinker got the prized job of holding the pole for Patty's ribbon cut!

Tony Bill joins from his California home

• Tony flies a Marchetti
• The history of WWI aviation.
  • The pilots and the planes.
  • Reckless and dangerous flying was required!
  • Why didn't they have parachutes?
• Flyboys the Movie
  • The DVD is sure to be a pilot film shelf must have!
  • How the movie was conceived, financed, and made
  • Shot with Pangenesis 35MM digital cameras.
  • Can you tell the real planes from those created with computer graphics (CG)? Wanna bet?
  • Why the movie IS historically correct, in spite of the criticism.
  • Some actual historical events were so unbelieveabel they couldn't be put into the movie.
  • Why there WERE many Red German Fokker tri-planes.
• Tony's favorite flying movie.
• The surprising answer to "How many planes were built in WW I?"
• Dan plays his interview with Flyboys stunt pilot and actor Andrew King from July in Oshkosh at EAA Airventure 2006
• Dan joined world famous aerobatic pilot "Pilot Patty" Wagstaff and author "Pilot Rinker" Buck at the Nantucket Island airshow featuring The Blue Angels September 30th.
• Dan got to hold the poles holding the ribbon that Patty cuts with her Extra while inverted. From a unique perspective Dan watched Patty make continuous small adjustments in the cross wind.
• Kent reports
  • He has started toward his twin rating, flying a Piper Seneca.
  • Kent took his dad for a flight for the first time.
  • Kent is planning to go to back to fly the yellow planes on skis.

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