[DeTomaso] Flying a P-51 Mustang - NPC

Mon May 3 22:23:30 EDT 2010

Please, for the sake of sanity, tell me you meant a 1969 Mustang... 
Sixty-nine, not seventy-nine.

Asa Jay

Asa Jay Laughton, MSgt, USAFR, Retired
&  Shelley Marie
Spokane, WA
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http://www.asajay.com   ***   http://www.teampanteraracing.com

On 5/3/2010 7:17 PM, gow2 at rc-tech.net wrote:
> 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
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]
>> On
>> 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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