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Offline Guppy35

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The perfect flight
« on: April 29, 2016, 11:56:28 PM »
Just started flying again in the last couple weeks after a long hiatus.  Needless to say my cartoon flying skills, such as they are, were even worse than normal.   I was starting to worry the rust would never come off and I wouldn't get back to being the cartoon P-38G pilot I used to be.

But thankfully tonight it all came together and now I know I'm back!

Note the perfect configuration for my P38G.  Missing most of one wing, an engine shot out, smoking and lots of holes.  No kills, and in fact I don't think I even fired my guns, but all of a sudden I knew things were right with the world.



Even better is I managed to get back to the field, which was burning, as it should be.  The warm glow from the fire just told me I was home!


Now to land and break out the marshmallows.  As is my style when I'm on my game, I got it down on one wheel first, in the grass, no where near the runway.


I then using all my ability as a cartoon pilot managed to roll to the taxiway and shut the engine down.  I sure missed Aces High :)
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Offline Easyscor

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Re: The perfect flight
« Reply #1 on: April 30, 2016, 01:08:59 AM »
Welcome back.

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Offline SPKmes

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Re: The perfect flight
« Reply #2 on: April 30, 2016, 03:01:20 AM »
Seems there is still a lot of rust yet to remove....from what I have heard and understood....you have waaaaaayyyy too many working parts still attached....I mean Damn!!....you still had three wheels!!!!! :D
« Last Edit: April 30, 2016, 03:03:11 AM by SPKmes »

Offline Nefarious

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Re: The perfect flight
« Reply #3 on: April 30, 2016, 05:41:34 AM »
Lots of P-38 action in Combat Challenge last night in BETA.  Couldn't keep those buggers off me...  :D

Welcome back Gup.
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Re: The perfect flight
« Reply #4 on: April 30, 2016, 07:21:45 AM »
Huzzah!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Offline Max

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Re: The perfect flight
« Reply #5 on: April 30, 2016, 07:54:34 AM »
Good to see your sense of humor's still intact  :joystick:

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Re: The perfect flight
« Reply #6 on: April 30, 2016, 07:57:11 AM »
Heya Dan
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Re: The perfect flight
« Reply #7 on: April 30, 2016, 10:59:55 AM »
Note the perfect configuration for my P38G.  Missing most of one wing, an engine shot out, smoking and lots of holes.

  I fly P-38L most of the time.  The fact that you got that plane back to the field at all is very impressive!   :salute

  If you can land that bird in that condition, have no doubt about your piloting skills.
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Offline wil3ur

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Re: The perfect flight
« Reply #8 on: April 30, 2016, 11:06:38 AM »
I have some 50cals available to help knock some of that rust off...    :neener:
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Re: The perfect flight
« Reply #9 on: April 30, 2016, 11:44:17 AM »
Dan .... I give it a 4 on the corky scale (ok ...a 5 cause u didnt bend the props)  .... there is still most of the tail left...so that hurt ur score. Usually ur bird only has half the rudders, vert stabs and elevator left hanging on  lol.  Hell, ur not even pilot wounded hehe. 

The bright side is that one can actually be fixed and not scrapped for spares ( which might be a bad thing cause spares are in short supply lately)  , and ur pile-it doesnt need the hole in his head fixed  8). <S>

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Re: The perfect flight
« Reply #10 on: April 30, 2016, 12:49:35 PM »
Wow Dan, you are rusty!  :joystick: Look how many parts you have left on that bird.  :neener:
I do like how you were able to get the right engine shot out to counter balance the loss of the left wing.  :airplane:

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Re: The perfect flight
« Reply #11 on: April 30, 2016, 02:34:36 PM »
USED to be?

C'mon Corkinator.... I'm betting your too old to break 38's the efficiently. :airplane:
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Offline Stang

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Re: The perfect flight
« Reply #12 on: April 30, 2016, 02:38:01 PM »
What are those wheely looking things sticking out from under the plane? Does it cost more per month to get those?

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Re: The perfect flight
« Reply #13 on: April 30, 2016, 10:09:35 PM »
priority target selection:

-p38's
-mossies
-goons
-bbaw-
-everybody else


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Offline MajWoody

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Re: The perfect flight
« Reply #14 on: May 01, 2016, 07:31:21 AM »
You still got it, Dan!
Lets keep the stupid to a minimum.
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