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Offline Mark Luper

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« on: June 14, 2004, 05:28:25 PM »
NO! NO! NO! It's not what you think!

Dale was gracious enough to invite me for a flight in his RV-8 yesterday. We flew out of Northwest Regional which is about 12 miles south of Denton, Texas. To begin with I was a bit worried that that little airplane would even get my fat butt off the ground. Dang! That thing is small! But Oh so cool!

Dale demonstrated some aileron rolls, a couple of lazy eights, a loop, and a couple of hammerheads. Let me tell you...this is a WHOLE lot different than flying a sim! Except for one thing... the stick forces on the RV-8 are very similar to my CH Joystick. I was amazed! Nice and stable and ever so responsive.

Here are some pics...

This is one of me after it was all over...



This is one of Dale doing his "thing"...



This is one of me...I tried to get a picture showing us inverted, shutter wasn't fast enough, roll takes about a sec or so...



This is a picture of a really tired and hot pilot... it was in the mid 90's with high humidity... he had been dragging my fat butt around the sky for a couple of hours...



Now I am one happy camper :) I totaly enjoyed the experience. Dale is a good pilot but my extra weight did allow me to "feel" a lot more than I really wanted to...He never surprised me, let me know what was going to happen and stopped when I couldn't take anymore. (what a wimp).

Next time you wonder if Dale knows what he is talking about when it comes to flying...take my word for it, he knows how to fly :).

P.S. A couple of more pics...


HT doing his walkaround...





Northwest Regional....


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Offline deSelys

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« Reply #1 on: June 14, 2004, 05:30:49 PM »
Hey! I'm jealous!! He should offer this to every customer!!


WTG MarkAT...nice pics :aok
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« Reply #2 on: June 14, 2004, 05:31:14 PM »
Mark You lucky dog you!!
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« Reply #3 on: June 14, 2004, 05:33:56 PM »
Wow! Looks like such a blast! :cool:
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« Reply #4 on: June 14, 2004, 05:37:26 PM »
Just 1 question. Did he have custom Aces High barf bags?

"This one's for Skuzzy! RAAAALF!"
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« Reply #5 on: June 14, 2004, 05:39:58 PM »
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Wow! Looks like such a blast! :cool:
I agree!  :cool:
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Offline Estes

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« Reply #6 on: June 14, 2004, 05:41:53 PM »
lol, what a nerd.. He is wearing an Open GL shirt. :p
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« Reply #7 on: June 14, 2004, 05:49:23 PM »
Glad that HT took the time to make you experience "advanced" flying.:cool: Super kind of him.

Happy you enjoyed your day.
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Offline Mark Luper

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« Reply #8 on: June 14, 2004, 05:53:42 PM »
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Just 1 question. Did he have custom Aces High barf bags?

"This one's for Skuzzy! RAAAALF!"


Fortunately I didn't need one :). We stopped before it got that far.
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Offline Eagler

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« Reply #9 on: June 14, 2004, 06:54:57 PM »
nice Mark

thanks for sharing the photos
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« Reply #10 on: June 14, 2004, 07:01:51 PM »
Way cool ...... What other game lets ya get the "Go for ride " Bennies .  
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« Reply #11 on: June 14, 2004, 07:17:16 PM »
did it fly like it was on rails?  :D

sounds like you had a blast. see if yuo can get HT to add some .22's and go strafe traffic...  :p
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Offline Mark Luper

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« Reply #12 on: June 14, 2004, 07:24:59 PM »
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did it fly like it was on rails?  :D

sounds like you had a blast. see if yuo can get HT to add some .22's and go strafe traffic...  :p


Shane...you would be surprised, yes, it pretty much flies like it's on rails...
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« Reply #13 on: June 14, 2004, 08:25:42 PM »
So Mark....where's the baggy with your lunch in it?  :p

Open GL tshirt...lol....we've gotta pitch in and take HiTech shopping.  Software vendor tshirts.....LOL.  Yankee!  Where are ya!  Take that boy to an Eddie Bauer shop or something!  :lol
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« Reply #14 on: June 14, 2004, 09:27:25 PM »
 to HT!!!!!! the  man who runs the coolest online flight sim the just decides to take one  of his faithful customers out for a joy ride in his own privite hot dogging plane!
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