[DeTomaso] Flying a P-51 Mustang - NPC

Tue May 4 00:03:33 EDT 2010

A 1979 Mustang could only be considered a "real marker for our development
as our society"  if a baby's turd is considered a marker for his development
into a mature adult! THE ORIGINAL FORD TURD!

Doug

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <gow2 at rc-tech.net>
To: "Mike Thomas" <mbefthomas at comcast.net>
Cc: "'Peter Menyhart'" <pmenyhart at msn.com>; <detomaso at realbig.com>;
<eb20erik at yahoo.com>; "'Mad Dog Antenucci'" <teampantera at yahoo.com>; "'Kirby
Schrader'" <kirby.schrader at gmail.com>; "'john bentley'" <gndplne at yahoo.com>
Sent: Monday, May 03, 2010 9:17 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Flying a P-51 Mustang - NPC

> 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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