[DeTomaso] Flying a P-51 Mustang - NPC

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Mon May 3 22:41:49 EDT 2010


Gary STOP!
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From: "gow2 at rc-tech.net" <gow2 at rc-tech.net>
To: Asa Jay Laughton <asajay at asajay.com>
Cc: detomaso at realbig.com
Sent: Mon, May 3, 2010 7:30:01 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Flying a P-51 Mustang - NPC


LOL

Yes I meant 1969....But then again the 79 Mustang was the downfall of the
car industry!



> 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
> ******************************
> 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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