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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: mars01 on May 04, 2005, 06:25:49 PM
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Well gents, I am now a signed off, certified, checked out Pitts driver!!
Soloed her today!!!
Get your aholes to Danbury and fly the Pitts!!:D
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Congratulations, Mars! (http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/621_1115269458_occasion14.gif)
I'm sure whoever trained you mentioned this...but this is a pretty good piece of advice...
If on landing you get into a porpoise, it'll bounce once...twice...and on the third one that prop is hitting pavement. The trick is if you count two and there's going to be three...power out and try again. This was passed on by someone speaking from experience. I took it to heart and have yet to ding a prop :)
Be safe sir.
I'm shopping for an S1C or S1S myself. Doesn't even need to be nice because when I'm done with it...the only thing original will be some aluminum tubing and the data plate.
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What in the he11 is a "Pitts" ??
Just curious
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a stunt plane you GV'ing fool :lol
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Well kewl, I want a stunt GV then:D
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Congrats Mars.........
.........ya lucky bastiage!!!
:D
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Moil they are called Dirt Bikes
:)
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Originally posted by mars01
Well gents, I am now a signed off, certified, checked out Pitts driver!!
Soloed her today!!!
Get your aholes to Danbury and fly the Pitts!!:D
Heh... Hey Mars... is that Danbury, CT?
Is the passenger seat in that thing big enough to fit me? (6'6" 250lbs)
If so, I'll ride down there on my V-Rod :D
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Originally posted by mars01
Well gents, I am now a signed off, certified, checked out Pitts driver!!
Soloed her today!!!
Get your aholes to Danbury and fly the Pitts!!:D
Well done and congrats! Wish ya all the best with her...
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:aok
WTG! :)
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i hate you!
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Mars "that is so frikken awsome" (as my 18 yo son would say). I'll just say: congratulations, and please be safe. I live vicariously through folks like you.:D
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Still remember the first time I saw one. WTG
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mars and congrats!
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You're in New England?
ooooh.
Got a spare chute ;)
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MARS IS MY DADDY!!! BADBOY I CALLED DIBS YOU SOB AND I GOT IT!!! MUAHAHAH .
Dis fuggin plane... IS....
CRAZY!
Fuggin loops, rolls, hammer heads immelemanz., negative Geez upside down hanging from straps look at ground its on top of you! BLAHAhAHAHA
WOOOOT!!!1 IM IN LOVE WITH THE RED PITTS PLANE!!!!
MUST... DO .... MORE .... GEEz
:D :D :D :D :D :D
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What in the he11 is a "Pitts" ??
LOL
(http://www.furballunderground.com/blueknights_pictures/userfiles/mars01/98R%20At%20Home/98R%20Rear%20at%20DXR.jpg)
LOL mechanic.
Thanks guys, it's cool that I can share this stuff with all of you knowing you guys can really appreciate it. Most people just think I'm nuts hahaha lol.
If on landing you get into a porpoise, it'll bounce once...twice...and on the third one that prop is hitting pavement. The trick is if you count two and there's going to be three...power out and try again. This was passed on by someone speaking from experience. I took it to heart and have yet to ding a prop
On the money Golfer. A week ago Monday I started landing her in ernest. If I did 30 approaches 25 of em were go arounds. If the picture was not perfect I was getting out of there, lickedy split. One of em I decided on the goaround a little late and almost put her in the grass. Thank God for the 260 horses up front. It got me out of there in a hurry. lolh Thats when I knew I was getting close to ready, when the next time out I did more stop and gos than go arounds. :D
The offer is real, if you guys find yourselves in Danbury, CT let me know. Two chutes, absolutely. Two holes, two chutes :D.
Holy fk Midnight your a big mother fkr :D Dude I'd love to!! I'm 260lbs and could lose a good 50 of that. Definately one of my goals this spring. If I can we have a shot. Both of us at 260 will put us dangerously out of CG and well past gross weight. The good news is, I'm 6' and I have a lot of leg room so I don't think your height would be a problem. If I get to 200 - 210 you'll be the first to know!!
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LOL....wow.
If you take me up, Mars, you might get whacked by "my former taco bell lunch" ack :p
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Originally posted by mechanic
i hate you!
Thats my line you jerk!!
Originally posted by mars01
Well gents, I am now a signed off, certified, checked out Pitts driver!!
Soloed her today!!!
Get your aholes to Danbury and fly the Pitts!!:D
I hate you!
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LOL Lepaul.
Well if you are prone to motion sickness or get sick on roller coasters your probabaly right. Otherwise I think it would be fine.
You have to be honest when your up there though. If you start to feel funny you have to say something immediately. Most of the time people wait too long and that is why they get sick in the plane. It doesn't go away till you are back on the ground. The whole way back it starts to catch up with you. If you waited to long then ya, you will pop in the plane and that is very frowned upon!!! lol.
BTW did I mention, he who pukes pays to have the plane cleaned...:aok
But honestly, after every manuever I will ask how do you feel. If you are honest and you say well okay kinda then it is time to go back. If you say great or fine we'll continue.
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I'm jesting...dont get airsick. Got queasy once...but that was a combo of a bad lunch and thumping threw an hour of turbulence in the 172.
That's a really sweet plane.
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Originally posted by mars01
Holy fk Midnight your a big mother fkr :D Dude I'd love to!! I'm 260lbs and could lose a good 50 of that. Definately one of my goals this spring. If I can we have a shot. Both of us at 260 will put us dangerously out of CG and well past gross weight. The good news is, I'm 6' and I have a lot of leg room so I don't think your height would be a problem. If I get to 200 - 210 you'll be the first to know!!
Great. Now I have to come down there and put you on a diet and exercise regiment so I can get my flight time :D
Heh.. if you want to get serious areobatic flying, you're going to need strong abs and upper body strength. Let me know if you need some workout advice.
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Mars, I can be in Danbury in an hour...too little notice? lol
DaPup
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I asked a guy once...
"What did you do to help your body get used to pulling G's? Exercises?"
The reply...
"I drank a lot of beer."
Is there nothing that it cannot solve?
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Originally posted by mars01
Most people just think I'm nuts hahaha lol.
Well? Aren't you?:rolleyes:
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Mars01:
Just love those famous words. Boy it is getting hot in hear.
HiTech
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Mars new when it was time to take me home. :)
I think he spent about 45 minutes kicking the living snot out of me up there. Something I've never done before. I was doing great until we went inverted and were pulling some unfriendly negative G's for a little while. I said something like... "ok", when we came out of it. That's when mars new it was time to go home. :)
I was still ok then and it wasnt until we got about 2-3 minutes away from the a/f that I felt like I had just drank about a gallon of vodka. No puke tho... Thank god.
But I cant wait to go back up and do it again lol. :D
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WTFG Mars, I hate u too now lol :D