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Offline MaddogWx

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« Reply #15 on: March 13, 2005, 10:11:15 AM »
Opened thread- thought they had deleated the LA-7 from the game.  Anywa neat stuff!
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Offline Lye-El

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« Reply #16 on: March 14, 2005, 11:12:08 AM »
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 Cept they use T-6 Texans and have an actual A6M zero (or did back when I saw them).  


Sure about that Star? I thought there were no real flying Zeros. Just some converted..uhh..Banshee?? from the movie Tora, Tora, Tora.
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i dont got enough perkies as it is and i like upen my lancs to kill 1 dang t 34 or wirble its fun droping 42 bombs

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« Reply #17 on: March 14, 2005, 11:35:29 AM »
As I said, they USED to.  I havent seen them or their planes in a few years.  It was 97 when I saw them outside of St Louis, and the Zero wasnt flying then (except for the owners, it was on "restricted" status).  I did get a pretty good look at it, even inside the cockpit.  However, its always a possibility they pulled one over on me as I wouldnt know if it was real or not.  The only other A6M I have ever seen is in a picture.  I was convinced, but as I said, that doesnt mean much.
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« Reply #18 on: March 14, 2005, 11:54:08 AM »
Found this spot also they use a Extra 300L plane do a 400 speed merge    http://www.fightercombat.com/adv_aircombat.htm
they got lots of video on there site to
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« Reply #19 on: March 14, 2005, 12:34:43 PM »
The good ole gateway cow.  I was a tech for gateway for 3 yrs.
Lot of cow spot shirts and stuff. lol
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« Reply #20 on: March 14, 2005, 12:52:05 PM »
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Sure about that Star? I thought there were no real flying Zeros. Just some converted..uhh..Banshee?? from the movie Tora, Tora, Tora.


I did a little web search and on the warbird alley website it reports that two are still flyable out of 10,500 built.

So I stand corrected. :)
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i dont got enough perkies as it is and i like upen my lancs to kill 1 dang t 34 or wirble its fun droping 42 bombs

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« Reply #21 on: March 14, 2005, 12:54:34 PM »
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I WILL do this some day.
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« Reply #22 on: March 14, 2005, 03:41:31 PM »
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$500 per hour in a P51


     That's cheap! The Olympia Air Museum charges $600 for just 20 mintues.

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« Reply #23 on: March 14, 2005, 05:02:32 PM »
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I did a little web search and on the warbird alley website it reports that two are still flyable out of 10,500 built.

So I stand corrected. :)


Heh.  I assume that the rice paper skin on those things tends to get a little brittle with age.
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« Reply #24 on: March 14, 2005, 06:03:16 PM »
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I thought there were no real flying Zeros.


     Chino and Commemerative Air Force both have flying Zeros. Mueum of Flying in Santa Monica also used to have one.
     Speaking of Chino, they're having their annual air show on May 21-22. They're going to put up loads of WWII aircraft including 5 flying P-47s.
     I'll be there.

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« Reply #25 on: March 14, 2005, 06:05:16 PM »
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I know for a fact Gray Eagle took a ride and then showed everyone the video...it was sweet. You might be able to find the video out on the net...


Go here:

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Look at the menu on the left side for the link.

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« Reply #26 on: March 14, 2005, 10:45:10 PM »
RV6 kicked the snot out of me.  He didn't mention when I signed up he had 30 hours in a Marchetti (Mark-etti) when thats about what I had total time as a student pilot.

Here's us:

He's on the left, I'm on the right.  That's me on his wing.

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Offline iKo

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« Reply #27 on: March 14, 2005, 11:23:52 PM »
Hey Golfer did they restricked ya from any moves when flying 1st time up and how much time you get fighting in the air?
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« Reply #28 on: March 15, 2005, 10:25:32 AM »
No restrictions no holds barred.  We were to fight each other 5 times, then fight the IPs (Instructor Pilots) once each.  They were psyched about this because they don't really get to fly.  While in a +4.5g pullup while vertical scissoring with the red baron...err...RV6 we were going to pass real close (there was forward progression on the canopy, so we would miss) and had been 'too close' for some time so the IPs knocked it off.  Trouble was, this +4.5G pullup I was in was immediately turned into a -2.5g push.  This messed me up.  It wasn't the G's, it was not having control.  I needed a break and couldn't get it back together.  I didn't revisit my breakfast...but I didn't feel good either.  Wound up not letting the IPs fly anyway :p

We were airborne for about 2 hours.  Took about 15-20 to get to the practice area, another 5-10 to find a nice spot to fight in (RV6's post fight navigation put us right over the battlefields at Gettysburg!) and then some of our fights lasted several minutes.  It was absolutely exciting and I am going to do it again.  After you've done it, you're rates go down.  Takes your $1000 misadventure to around $500.  From a flying point of view, say you rent a twin for $200/hr and an instructor costs $40/hr.  You're basically taking a multiengine lesson and converting it into wooooooo hoooooooooo fun.
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« Reply #29 on: March 15, 2005, 12:01:02 PM »
Thanks that helps alot just what i was looking for I am in the NJ area so Lancaster PA or NY would be the best where did you guys fly out of for this sounds like lancaster?
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