Author Topic: Gathering of Mustangs and Legends - pics (Read 2066 times)

Odee · « **Reply #45 on:** October 03, 2007, 10:09:14 AM »

WOW What lens and camera are you using? I only had the 55mm lens for my Rebel XT Canon, but your shots look far better than mine:aok

That's Patty Wagstaff's autograph on AKDogg's pic of the FOLLOW ME girl. Owner of the jeep was staying at our hotel and I spent about 2 hours yakking him up. Seems he was in the 4th Fighter Wing in Korea flying WB-26's for the Intel weenies.

Simaril · « **Reply #46 on:** October 03, 2007, 10:19:37 AM »

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Originally posted by Odee
....Owner of the jeep was staying at our hotel and I spent about 2 hours yakking him up.....

Odee is amazong.

At the show, and at AF Museum, the rest of us would be ambling along, and find Odee had disappeared again -- which invariably meant he was striking up a conversation with some really interesting person or another. Makes me a bit envious to see guys like him, with one of those personality magnets that makes everyone he meets a long lost best friend!

Fencer51 · « **Reply #47 on:** October 03, 2007, 10:30:34 AM »

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Originally posted by Husky01
Fencer do you have that group photo of some of us towards the end of the show Saturday?

I see if I can find it tonight. (500 photos)

Fencer51 · « **Reply #48 on:** October 03, 2007, 10:33:28 AM »

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Originally posted by Golfer
I never thought I'd hear of someone disappointed they saw 20 Mustangs in formation.

The plan all along was for Saturday to have a formation flyby in the form of the number 51. Sunday they were to put up 51 airplanes in one single formation but I'm not sure how many they got up.

Gotta disagree with you on that. The 51 formation was to be Saturday as well. At some point, they changed that. They even mentioned it on the PA on Saturday that they "hoped" to up 51 Mustangs.

Yeah I was disappointed. I had seen 20 Mustangs before (and they did more than one flyby) back at the OTHER "Last Round Up" in 1999. It was actually 24 or 26.

Fencer51 · « **Reply #49 on:** October 03, 2007, 10:36:22 AM »

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Originally posted by Simaril
Odee is amazong.

At the show, and at AF Museum, the rest of us would be ambling along, and find Odee had disappeared again -- which invariably meant he was striking up a conversation with some really interesting person or another. Makes me a bit envious to see guys like him, with one of those personality magnets that makes everyone he meets a long lost best friend!

IF I were to be President, I would make Odee the Secretary of State, we would own the world.

Golfer · « **Reply #50 on:** October 03, 2007, 11:08:55 AM »

Fencer the plan was never ever ever to fly 51 airplanes on Saturday. Here's the event schedule right from their website:

http://www.gml2007.com/eschedule.asp

Saturday - September 29th

Gates open: 8:00 a.m.

Various AM Photo/Formation Missions

Opening Ceremonies: 9:30 a.m.
Scheduled flying activities began directly after*

• John Klatt (Air National Guard)
• John Mohr
• Red Barons
• Ed Hamill (Air Force Reserve)
• T6 Solo Demo
• AeroShell Team
• Patty Wagstaff
• Lee Lauderback (P-51 Solo)
• Horsemen Routine
• Michael Goulian
• USAF Heritage Flight(s)
• F-16 Viper Demo
• F-15 Eagle Demo
• F-22 Raptor Demo
• USAF Thunderbirds
• The # “51” Flight Formation
• Pyro Technical Display
• Various other Formations / Performances

And for Sunday...

Sunday - September 30th

Gates open: 8:00 a.m.

Various AM Photo/Formation Missions

Opening Ceremonies: 9:30 a.m.
Scheduled flying activities began directly after*

• John Klatt (Air National Guard)
• John Mohr
• Red Barons
• Ed Hamill (Air Force Reserve)
• T6 Solo Demo
• AeroShell Team
• Patty Wagstaff
• Lee Lauderback (P-51 Solo)
• Horsemen Routine
• Michael Goulian
• USAF Heritage Flight(s)
• F-16 Viper Demo
• F-15 Eagle Demo
• F-22 Raptor Demo
• USAF Thunderbirds
• Pyro Technical Display
• Flight of 51 P-51s Formation
• Various other Formations / Performances

I was there on Saturday and heard the same announcements you did. Knowing the schedule I never got my hopes up for something that wasn't promised. The closest thing I ever heard was they hoped to get 51 airplanes into the air which was made concurrently with the announcment to have people get the heck out of the way when they're tugging the airplanes around to the ready area. Also having 20 Mustangs taxiing past the crowd and up to the runway was a pretty good indicator that they were going to be flying only 20 airplanes on Saturday which for months now has been the plan. I can't feel sorry for anyone disappointed for the an airshow going as planned.

AKDogg · « **Reply #51 on:** October 03, 2007, 11:31:00 AM »

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Originally posted by Odee
WOW What lens and camera are you using? I only had the 55mm lens for my Rebel XT Canon, but your shots look far better than mine:aok

That's Patty Wagstaff's autograph on AKDogg's pic of the FOLLOW ME girl. Owner of the jeep was staying at our hotel and I spent about 2 hours yakking him up. Seems he was in the 4th Fighter Wing in Korea flying WB-26's for the Intel weenies.

Mine is a kodak easyshare Z7590. It has a 10X optical zoom lens, f/2.8–f/3.7, 38–380 mm (35 mm equivalent) with 3.0X continuous advanced zoom, 0.2X increments that starts at 10X optical zoom (LCD display mode) .

PhilBGolf · « **Reply #52 on:** October 03, 2007, 11:48:02 AM »

Dang, Golfer, I wish I had known you were there. Woulda loved to meet ya

Simaril · « **Reply #53 on:** October 03, 2007, 12:18:18 PM »

Golfer · « **Reply #54 on:** October 03, 2007, 12:30:00 PM »

Think we have something in common mr Phil B. Golf?

I didn't see any of the AH crew there. I made a few trips out to the line of mustangs, the legends area and even got to touch a flyable Lancaster. I took my AH hat with me but did spend most of my time for the airshow activities in the reserved box seats area. Money well spent if you ask me!

I spent my fair share of time in the lemonade line as well...it was a bit toasty for a late September day!

Odee · « **Reply #55 on:** October 03, 2007, 12:46:41 PM »

Thanks Simaril... You are a peach.

And Fencer wants me to be my own boss? (Already work at State and a bigger bunch of backstabbers and ne're do wells I have yet to meet) hehehe.

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Originally posted by Simaril
Odee is amazong.

At the show, and at AF Museum, the rest of us would be ambling along, and find Odee had disappeared again -- which invariably meant he was striking up a conversation with some really interesting person or another. Makes me a bit envious to see guys like him, with one of those personality magnets that makes everyone he meets a long lost best friend!

Yeah... That's what my dad hates about me and it's why I'm glad he didn't come along... *bad Odee baaaad...*

Guess I'm a "Stop and smell the glycol/leather/oil" kind of guy.

wooly15 · « **Reply #56 on:** October 03, 2007, 01:19:42 PM »

What about the free cookies Odee??

Odee · « **Reply #57 on:** October 03, 2007, 02:19:37 PM »

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Originally posted by wooly15
What about the free cookies Odee??

Fencer forgot to bring them.

Fencer51 · « **Reply #58 on:** October 03, 2007, 04:35:35 PM »

Golfer, I am not going to get into an argument about the 51 formation.

It stated on there website for months until sometime last week that SATURDAY would have a 51 plane formation. Don't fall for revisionist history. The two days were identical. And thanks I too heard the 51 plane announcement. The "20 planes" taxing might have been indicative of the "plan" but we were already there. Little late to indicate something then eh?

Cheers

Golfer · « **Reply #59 on:** October 03, 2007, 05:08:56 PM »

There is no argument to be had about it Fencer. The plan on their website was a #51 formation since at least June 25th when my group bought our box seats. We had our own discussions about which day to go because of the 51 plane formation which was to only happen on Sunday. We settled on Saturday because of the realities of life and travel for those not lucky enough to live nearby leaving Sunday as an option.

There's no argument here because you were either misinformed, misread their website or are simply disappointed because you misheard someone's hearsay.

I'm sorry that happened but there is no great mustang conspiracy and certainly no reason to be disappointed.