[DeTomaso] Flying a P-51 Mustang - NPC

gow2 at rc-tech.net gow2 at rc-tech.net
Mon May 3 22:17:42 EDT 2010


Cars, planes, the first 100 years of transportation. It is why a model
"T", a 1955 Chevy, a 1979 Mustang, a Stearman Biplane, a DC-3, all a real
marker for our development as our society. The originals!

New Mustangs, New Camero's, etc. Nice cars but just cars.

Gary


> My uncle, once again, flew DC-3s in low-level recon in the valleys of
> Vietnam during that little skirmish.  Seems I remember him telling me he
> had
> a few thousand hours in DC-3s.  Don't recall the military designation.'
>
> Mike Thomas
>
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> Behalf Of gow2 at rc-tech.net
> Sent: Monday, May 03, 2010 6:52 PM
> To: Kirby Schrader
> Cc: Peter Menyhart; detomaso at realbig.com; eb20erik at yahoo.com; Mad Dog
> Antenucci; john bentley
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Flying a P-51 Mustang - NPC
>
> One of the guys flying the DC-3 I was doing the run up one had an engine
> failure flying to Mexico. He had a load of chickens. They took a shortcut
> and flew over the ocean instead of staying over land. Right in the middle
> of
> the ocean they puked an engine. My buddy coming from behind in a MU-2.
> As the DC-3 loosing altitude over the ocean they started throwing out
> tools,
> oil, and anything they could get their hands on. They decided if they
> could
> not hold it at a 1000 feet the chickens were going out. They arrested the
> descent at 1400 and made it in.
>
> My buddy in the MU2 caught up and escorted them in. The escort was a
> circling escort. He could not fly that slow.
>
> Gary
>
>
>>
>> Ah, yes.... the DC-3. Had a bad experience on one of those in the
>> Sudan in 1980. Right engine blew up and caught on fire during take off.
>> Not one of my favorite 10 minutes or so... the old saying about your
>> life passing in front of you? True.
>>
>> By the way, there is a B-17, a B-25 and such in Galveston. Not cheap
>> either, but cool.
>> It flies over my house every now and then. Very impressive.
>>
>> http://www.lsfm.org/
>>
>> FWIW,
>> Kirby
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 3 May 2010, at 2:43 PM, gow2 at rc-tech.net wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I have been able to do an engine run up on a DC-3 and have been up in
>>> a
>>> T-6 a couple times. I was doing loops, rolls 1/2 cubin 8's. The guy I
>>> was flying with does airshows. I was doing the rolls to the left but
>>> calling the maneuvers. I said now I'll do a roll to the right. "The
>>> guys said, lets not. I am an airshow pilot, not an aerobatic pilot. I
>>> prefer rolls to the left".
>>>
>>> More stories I can't write here.
>>>
>>> The best I can do is build and fly models of them:
>>>
>>> http://www.rc-tech.net/per/trailer/load.jpg
>>>
>>> http://www.rc-tech.net/per/gear/firstb.jpg
>>>
>>> Gary
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> If you are a pilot or just love old WWII war birds you might
>>>> appreciate this touring group of old WWII war birds. See the site
>>>> address below for details of when it is going to be in a city near
>>>> you.
>>>>
>>>> Larry Kelsey who many of you know from his trips to Vegas or
>>>> Monterey for the old run rallys or in Texas, Nevada, or Nebrasaka
>>>> for the open road races got into the back seat of a P-51 Saturday
>>>> out of John Wayne Airport.
>>>> Not too many WWII pilots still around today and we met several of
>>>> them Saturday who were pretty thrilled to see some of the same
>>>> planes they had also flown or crewed  in WWII.
>>>>
>>>> Pilot let Larry take the stick after a few minutes to fly it for a
>>>> few minutes and even do some barrel roles, etc and Larry all most
>>>> floated out of that old  Mustang after it landed about 45 minutes
>>>> later he definately was a happy new 'young' man.  If you ever wanted
>>>> to take a ride in a
>>>> B-17 'Flying Fortress", or the B24 Liberater or FLY a P-51 here's
>>>> your opportunity.
>>>>
>>>> It's not a cheap ride but if its on your bucket list you need to do
>>>> it....I saw a 70+ year old tired old friend get into that cockpit
>>>> but an hour later saw a young man about 40 years younger climb out
>>>> of that old war bird and slide across the wing on his ass like he
>>>> had been doing it for 60 years.
>>>>
>>>> As an aside one of the veteran B-17 pilots was there with his
>>>> daugther waiting to take it up. Once airport they let the veteran
>>>> ride co-pilot....I heard he felt 20 years old again which was hold
>>>> he was when he first flew a B-17!!!
>>>>
>>>> amazing weekend
>>>>
>>>> Mad Dawg Antenucci
>>>> Team Pantera Racing
>>>> "If you're not on the edge you're taking up space"
>>>> www.teampanteraracing.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://www.collingsfoundation.org/ma_p51mustang.htm
>>>>
>>>> Larry Kelsey
>>>> Airports Development Group
>>>> Sr. Construction Manager - Aviation
>>>> D 424.646.7516
>>>> lkelsey at lawa.org
>>>>
>>>> AECOM
>>>> 7301World Way West
>>>> Los Angeles, CA 90045
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