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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Tupac on May 05, 2012, 10:46:22 PM
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Well I made my way up to the temple airshow today and met up with another AHer named 1sum41. As soon as I showed up to the show I got drafted into service at the Angel Flight booth until 4:15 when everyone started leaving. I met up with 1sum41 and we went flying! I don't think I scared him too bad, he didn't even stain the seats! Heck most of the time he had a smile on his face. I showed him a REAL short field takeoff (about a 200' ground roll) and slow flight in a 172 with a STOL kit. We popped up to 3500' and got it below 40mph - I figure we were prolly doing about 35 mph when it finally stalled. Temple has a very long runway, so I also showed him the merits of a hover taxi (staying in ground effect a few inches off the ground with a little power in floating down the runway) It was a great time! I think I will probably end up joining the same CAF wing as him because it seems to be a really good group. Here was the picture to commemorate the event.
(http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/380323_3113805924594_1247804014_32244725_651077195_n.jpg)
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Jealous here :cry
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:aok
had I have known I'd have probably done a surprise show up :)
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1sum41 was very amused when he told me I should do an overhead break in the skyhawk, and then I did one. It's actually one of the safest ways to enter the pattern.
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:aok :salute
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That was awesome Tupac! thank you very much for the flight! i hope you enjoyed the airshow as well! :salute :rock
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Well I made my way up to the temple airshow today and met up with another AHer named 1sum41. As soon as I showed up to the show I got drafted into service at the Angel Flight booth until 4:15 when everyone started leaving. I met up with 1sum41 and we went flying! I don't think I scared him too bad, he didn't even stain the seats! Heck most of the time he had a smile on his face. I showed him a REAL short field takeoff (about a 200' ground roll) and slow flight in a 172 with a STOL kit. We popped up to 3500' and got it below 40mph - I figure we were prolly doing about 35 mph when it finally stalled. Temple has a very long runway, so I also showed him the merits of a hover taxi (staying in ground effect a few inches off the ground with a little power in floating down the runway) It was a great time! I think I will probably end up joining the same CAF wing as him because it seems to be a really good group. Here was the picture to commemorate the event.
(http://sphotos.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash4/380323_3113805924594_1247804014_32244725_651077195_n.jpg)
Colonel Tupac, greeeaaaaaaat.... :aok :rock
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:bhead :bhead
I knew I shoulda gone up to the Temple Airshow (1sum lives less than a mile from me too! :cry )
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thats pretty cool! lol me and JunkyII ran into each other while in Afghanistan
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1sum41 and I will also be at the Hondo army airfield fly-in on May 19th. If you can make it come on down!
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1sum41 and I will also be at the Hondo army airfield fly-in on May 19th. If you can make it come on down!
5/19? Hondo AAF > March AFB ? :headscratch:
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5/19? Hondo AAF > March AFB ? :headscratch:
No, I dont even know where march AFB is.
http://www.hondochamber.com/Hondo-Army-Airfield-Fly-In.php
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A B-17 and C-45, nice... still gonna be a sunday picnic at best comapred to this noise: http://www.marchfieldairfest.com/
Time Event
0800 Gates Open
1000 Flying Jet Fly-by
1010 Parachute Team (US Flag Drop and Anthem)
1020 Opening Ceremonies, Introductions and Welcome
1030 T-34 Formation (Missing Man) from March Aero Club
1040 Robosaurus Teaser
1050 Weber & Melby Preview
1100 F-86 Demo
1115 KC-135 Stratotanker Flyby by 336th Air Refueling Squardron, March Air Reserve Base :rolleyes:
1130 John Collver in the SNJ-5 “Wardog” races the Jet Car Tim Decker (Pitts)
1150 Patriot Jet Team Demo
1210 Robosaurus Demo
1235 Rob Harrison (ZLIN-50 “Tumbling Bear”)
1250 AV-8 Marine Harrier Demo :t
1305 Jon Melby (Pitts) Demo
1320 Trainer Parade and Ace Maker Airshows w/ Greg Colver and T-33
1345 Matt Chapman (Eagle 580)
1400 Tanker 910 and C-130 Fire Attack Air Water Drops :airplane:
1420 Tim Weber (Geico MXS2)
1435 C-17 Globemaster III Air Demonstration by 729 Airlift Squadron, March Air Reserve Base :x
1455 US Navy F-18 Hornet Air Demonstration by Lt Brandon Boggs from VFA-125, NAS Lemoore, CA :rock
Legacy Flight with F-18 Hornet and and F-6F Hellcat :cheers:
1515 U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds
1700 Open House Ends
1730 Gates Close
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thats pretty cool! lol me and JunkyII ran into each other while in Afghanistan
That's VERY cool! :aok (Both you guys back now?)
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Junky is and has been for a little bit now. I don't know about Selino, but I don't think he was too far behind Junky.
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That's VERY cool! :aok (Both you guys back now?)
yup we are both stateside, Junky got back like 1 month or 2 ahead of me. and i got back about 3.5 weeks ago
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Looked like fun fellas :aok :salute