Author Topic: Lame or Not Lame...you decide  (Read 5557 times)

Offline Shifty

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Re: Lame or Not Lame...you decide
« Reply #15 on: August 31, 2013, 09:46:01 AM »
Well, that makes you mighty. Some would say.

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Yep Mighty Old!  :aok

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Re: Lame or Not Lame...you decide
« Reply #16 on: August 31, 2013, 09:49:16 AM »
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Congrats! you learned how to find pictures on Google !!! Bets were it was going to take a few more months!

Lighten up Frances. I didn't say there was anything wrong with the way Uptown flew in the film, I just pointed out it isn't for me. You would do better to practice YOUR flying than spending time here on the boards posting pictures.

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Re: Lame or Not Lame...you decide
« Reply #17 on: August 31, 2013, 10:10:55 AM »
Super lame.

You should have done the Krupnski/Latrobe/Cobra hybrid tailslide and killed him much faster.   :)


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Re: Lame or Not Lame...you decide
« Reply #18 on: August 31, 2013, 10:19:15 AM »
Dude don't sweat it. Next time that happens just tell em, hey if I wanted to fight I wouldve brought a fighter.
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Re: Lame or Not Lame...you decide
« Reply #19 on: August 31, 2013, 10:32:29 AM »
Cool to see B E flying a Spit I in the LWMA. Not sure why he chased P-47s to/at that alt but kudos to his dedication and persistence (and I suspect he wasn't really as fixated during the whole ordeal).


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Re: Lame or Not Lame...you decide
« Reply #20 on: August 31, 2013, 10:38:50 AM »
Congrats! you learned how to find pictures on Google !!! Bets were it was going to take a few more months!

Lighten up Frances. I didn't say there was anything wrong with the way Uptown flew in the film, I just pointed out it isn't for me. You would do better to practice YOUR flying than spending time here on the boards posting pictures.

Who needs to lighten up again? You're skin is getting mighty thin Fugi.   ;)

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Re: Lame or Not Lame...you decide
« Reply #21 on: August 31, 2013, 10:39:47 AM »
Myself I personally think I did the right thing by making my opponent fight my fight and not his.

You have to fight to fight a fight.  At one point in the film you had a 2K alt advantge on me at alt yet never tried to reverse, instead hoping the Spit XVI would take care of me for you.  I saw him but if you watch the film you'll see he was losing ground on me and was never in a position to threaten me.

I asked Uptown to post the film.  After the salute and lame fight comment came the inevitable "who killed who" response.  I told him the only reason he killed me was because I gave him my six out of boredom and the film would substantiate that which it does.  I was going to just bail but changed my mind at the last minute.  I probably should have just not responded but I was drunk, tired, bored and frustrated.  I'm usually not one to comment on 200. 

I like to push the envelope in both my own (not that hard) and my planes performance and was doing exactly that.  I was climbing at only 120 mph for much of that.  I let him drag me to alt hoping when we reached prime operating alt for his aircraft that he'd actually fight but didn't until I turned out which isn't really fighting at all IMO.

It's all good.  Everyone's able to play and fight the way they want even if it's vastly different.

I did learn a little more about the Spit I which I've been flying exclusively for the past three weeks in preperation for BoB and a little high alt work was good preperation.  If you see a Spit I over the next few weeks it's probably me.  Fear the BB's.
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Re: Lame or Not Lame...you decide
« Reply #22 on: August 31, 2013, 10:42:37 AM »
I did learn a little more about the Spit I which I've been flying exclusively for the past three weeks in preperation for BoB and a little high alt work was good preperation.  If you see a Spit I over the next few weeks it's probably me.  Fear the BB's.

Good on yas.  :salute :cheers:

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Re: Lame or Not Lame...you decide
« Reply #23 on: August 31, 2013, 10:51:17 AM »
Who needs to lighten up again? You're skin is getting mighty thin Fugi.   ;)

My post was on topic, yours was to take a shot at me for what you thought was a shot at your squadmate. I've flown with Uptown for years and know how he flies and don't have a problem with it....unless I'm on the receiving end  :noid

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Re: Lame or Not Lame...you decide
« Reply #24 on: August 31, 2013, 10:58:59 AM »
My post was on topic, yours was to take a shot at me for what you thought was a shot at your squadmate. I've flown with Uptown for years and know how he flies and don't have a problem with it....unless I'm on the receiving end  :noid

Eh no I didnt think you were taking a shot at my squadmate at all. I was just teasing you about the I'm just here for the fight remark. We know already! I didn't realize you'd take it so bad.
To be on topic I thought Uptown did a bang up job, I would have been scared the other spit would get the kill and reversed much earlier hoping for a snapshot and banking on the Jug's ability to soak up 303s until Baldy put one in my melon. :D

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Re: Lame or Not Lame...you decide
« Reply #25 on: August 31, 2013, 11:00:27 AM »
Eh no I didnt think you were taking a shot at my squadmate at all. I was just teasing you about the I'm just here for the fight remark. We know already! I didn't realize you'd take it so bad.
To be on topic I thought Uptown did a bang up job, I would have been scared the other spit would get the kill and reversed much earlier hoping for a snapshot and banking on the Jug's ability to soak up 303s until Baldy put one in my melon. :D

October's gettin' close. You got darts?  :)

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Re: Lame or Not Lame...you decide
« Reply #26 on: August 31, 2013, 11:01:18 AM »
October's gettin' close. You got darts?  :)

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I left them in blighty when I transfered back in 1983.  :(

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Re: Lame or Not Lame...you decide
« Reply #27 on: August 31, 2013, 11:03:06 AM »
I left them in blighty when I transfered back in 1983.  :(

We'll share then.


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Re: Lame or Not Lame...you decide
« Reply #28 on: August 31, 2013, 11:10:54 AM »
BE comes out swingin! 

glad to see one of our Spitfire pilots has such zest for battle!!   

When put into context against contemporary planes let them ave it!!! 
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Re: Lame or Not Lame...you decide
« Reply #29 on: August 31, 2013, 11:12:00 AM »
I'll try and pick some up before the boondoggle. I just found out yesterday Frau Shifty has to work that Saturday, there goes my designated driver.  :(

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