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Offline DiabloTX

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« on: October 13, 2003, 08:34:19 PM »
I wanted to be the first.  Gen. Yeager, !!  Well done and happy anniversary Chuck!

"Put the spurs to her Chuck!"







"Hey Ridley, ya got a stick a Beeman's?"
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Offline SFRT - Frenchy

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« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2003, 10:20:33 PM »
One of my hero since my aviation days:D
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Dat jugs bro.

Terror flieger since 1941.
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Offline muckmaw

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« Reply #2 on: October 13, 2003, 10:30:01 PM »
Happy Chuck Yeager day...

Oh, Diablo..

I think your quote is wrong...

IIRC..it was "Hey Ridley, got any Beamans?"

"Yeah, I might have me a stick".

For some reason I have a sick habit of memorizing worthless information.  This is one of those bits I stored in my little cranium.
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Offline DiabloTX

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« Reply #3 on: October 13, 2003, 11:11:15 PM »
Yeah, it was off the top of my head kinda quote.  But, seeing as you knew what I was talking about I guess you got the point!
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Offline muckmaw

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« Reply #4 on: October 14, 2003, 07:31:53 AM »
One of my all time favorite movies!
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Offline Ripsnort

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« Reply #5 on: October 14, 2003, 07:59:38 AM »
We rented "The Right Stuff" this past week-end and now its my oldest sons 2nd favorite movie (right behind Memphis Bell) :)
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Offline DiabloTX

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« Reply #6 on: October 14, 2003, 12:00:53 PM »
I watched it enough times to have it memorised when I was in high school.  Great movie and great soundtrack.  

"Sir, over there, is that a man?"

"Yeah, you damn right it is!!"

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Offline LePaul

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« Reply #7 on: October 14, 2003, 12:22:22 PM »
Got to meet Ed Harris a few weeks ago working as an extra on the set for "Empire Falls".  Really great guy, played Astronaut John Glenn.  

Love watching that F-104 roar off the runway near the end.
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Offline Yeager

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« Reply #8 on: October 14, 2003, 12:31:16 PM »
For those of you that remember way back when, Beemans gum is now being manufactured again and is avaliable at the link below:

http://www.californiacandy.com

and a big to the man ranked at no. 11 in the top 100 most influential persons in the history of Aviation, Charles E. Yeager.

http://www.chuckyeager.com
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Offline udet

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October 14, 1947
« Reply #9 on: October 14, 2003, 12:44:17 PM »

the fact that he ran out of runway the other day doesn't mean a damn thing!
he's still the best pilot there is!
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Offline muckmaw

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« Reply #10 on: October 14, 2003, 01:50:32 PM »
He is NOT the best pilot...

You know who is the greatest pilot I ever saw?

Gordo Cooper...


hehe...

Love that line....
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Offline 2stony

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« Reply #11 on: October 14, 2003, 03:32:49 PM »
Yep, Chuck Yeager is quite the man, but he's a real a-hole in person. It's a shame because he has a huge following and has put off quite a few people. Only his reputation in aviation keeps him notable(IMHO).

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Offline Ripsnort

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« Reply #12 on: October 14, 2003, 04:06:28 PM »
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Originally posted by 2stony
Yep, Chuck Yeager is quite the man, but he's a real a-hole in person. It's a shame because he has a huge following and has put off quite a few people. Only his reputation in aviation keeps him notable(IMHO).

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Popularity tends to callous a person from the general public. I bet if you knew him as a close friend or family member he'd be quite the opposite.

Personally, as a role model for my kids, I'd rather have Chuck (or any of "his type") than ANY current day professional athlete.
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Offline muckmaw

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« Reply #13 on: October 14, 2003, 04:18:25 PM »
What makes you say that, Stony?

You've met him?

I'm curious to know what he's like that would make you say that.
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Offline 2stony

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« Reply #14 on: October 14, 2003, 05:01:51 PM »
Originally posted by Muckmaw:

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I'm curious to know what he's like that would make you say that


     Yes, I've met him three times and I've seen his personality in person and it can be real ugly.

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Popularity tends to callous a person from the general public


     Agreed, but outright rudeness and disrespect shouldn't have to be tolerated.
     I'm not going post in this forum exactly what he did, but if you see me in person Ripsnort, I'll tell you then.

     I agree with you on the atheletes. I wouldn't want most of them as a role model either.
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