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Offline GreenCloud

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I have flown in a B-24 and B-17..have u?
« on: June 16, 2004, 06:45:55 PM »
just a reminder for any1 here who lOVES ww2 planes..

I have now flown both the B-17 "909" and the B-24 Dragon and its tail..


so frikn sweet..got a special ride on the B-24...50 min ..flew over the Delta ..flew over the Moth Ball fleet..flew over the Martinez refinery...all this at no higher then 3.5k...


They are on tour thru the US during Summer...

PLEASE..go Visit and help them out if you can...Truly great folks..

talked to a Ball gunnr this last time....


The pilto of the B17 told me they can still use the B17s ball gun..manually cranking it around...One of there volunteers regualry clims inside when they are hopping to other shows..


He said one time" long ago" before the FAA crap ...he would fly the 17 so lo.over the gulf that water would be pushed up from the props....then Homeboy who was in ball gunner said...gaaadam man u scared the hell out of me!!

www.collingsfoundation.org


GC
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Offline GreenCloud

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I have flown in a B-24 and B-17..have u?
« Reply #1 on: June 16, 2004, 06:51:45 PM »
no..wrong guy...but a real crappy way to contribute to a post about ww2 planes...
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Offline Vulcan

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« Reply #2 on: June 16, 2004, 07:04:54 PM »
Excessive use of ... and no :aok smiley, 50/50 on this on.
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Offline AKS\/\/ulfe

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« Reply #3 on: June 16, 2004, 07:15:11 PM »
Random capitalization, mispellings, or words that have letters out of order... maybe more 75/25 Vulcan.
-SW
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Offline Westy

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« Reply #4 on: June 16, 2004, 07:20:43 PM »
"Excessive use of ..."

feined "friendliness" in the OT forum which is the only place he's posted since "stumbling upon"  AH  

(which was his "mo" used in his last few reencarnations)  :)
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Offline Habu

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« Reply #5 on: June 16, 2004, 07:29:47 PM »
Hey Greencloud. So nice to meet a guy who just jumps right in and makes a lovely post that is sure to be of great interest to us all in here. I hope you stay around a long time.

Have you seen the SRV post? I am sure you would be interested in that one. It is about an auction for a very kool guitar.
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Offline Airhead

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I have flown in a B-24 and B-17..have u?
« Reply #6 on: June 16, 2004, 07:33:11 PM »
I can name the new MrBlack shades account in... five posts.

Anyone do better than that?
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Offline Sandman

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« Reply #7 on: June 16, 2004, 07:44:31 PM »
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"Excessive use of ..."


Yeah... you can't have that bad habit... it's mine.
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Offline Hawklore

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Re: I have flown in a B-24 and B-17..have u?
« Reply #8 on: June 16, 2004, 09:15:03 PM »
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just a reminder for any1 here who lOVES ww2 planes..


Good God How Stupid Can He Be?

I don't mean to be rude, but, jeeze WTF is this game about anyways? Oh thats right FDB's =).
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Offline SunTracker

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« Reply #9 on: June 16, 2004, 09:20:56 PM »
Awesome GreenCloud.  I would love to fly in a B-17.

If you don't mind me asking, how much does it cost?
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Offline GreenCloud

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« Reply #10 on: June 17, 2004, 01:13:25 PM »
it was 300$ for my firyts ride..pirices went up the next year..i think it was 350$ for the second ride(b24)..


The first tiem I took up a friend from school..who payed me back a few months later

the 2nd tiem I took up urb..a very good friend of mine who I took up for his College graduation present.

We flew 50 ,min..but flew to another town Concord, California..I then had my flight instructor meet us down there and I gave urb his first fligth in the cherokee...was my first tiem just sitting in back seat wacthing instead of flying..It was great cause I got more tiem just to look out the windwos..

Soemthn so much bettr about flying low and seeing the land instead of being at 30K altmonky in commercial airliner



Sitting in the nose guners pos in the B24 i sabsolutley awesome...Kind of funny tho..they had soem dumbell weights in there..on the floor I guees to keep th eturret from blowing away...lolol


Sun..if you get a chance..DEfntly do it..life experince you wont ever forget..The strenght and the power of those planes is amazing...    If you have read alot about bomer crews and there msiions..you wil defntly have a larger respect for what these guys were doing...in theses planes....And It truly does help these guys maintain these flying memorials-museums


Im still trying to figure out how the hell they get thru the bombay area with gear on...


I took video and stills of both flights.....Was a dam shame the..I was so ecited that i zoomed in over half of my video footage..."You can see soem close up of many rivets:)"


Soon ..as I learn to post pics I will

btw..all you gusy who think im some guy..get off my jock..I dont know him..or what he does..but you guys need to get a life


GCloud
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Offline Westy

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« Reply #11 on: June 17, 2004, 01:23:31 PM »
Well then.  So GCloud.   What brings you to Aces High off topic?

Annnnnnd. As there's no stats for GCloud in AH, present or past, if I were to see you online to you or whatever what "handle" is it that you go by?
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« Reply #12 on: June 17, 2004, 01:34:30 PM »
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Originally posted by Airhead
I can name the new MrBlack shades account in... five posts.

Anyone do better than that?


I did it in on Airhead see his 1st post!!!!!!!!!
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« Reply #13 on: June 17, 2004, 01:36:02 PM »
BGBMAW
BiGB

i have banned myself from reading politicl posts in here..Im turning a new leaf..toomany Honois in here to battel with
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Offline _Schadenfreude_

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« Reply #14 on: June 17, 2004, 01:41:19 PM »
Geez and I didn't even say anything!!!
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