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03-24-2012, 08:52 PM | #21 |
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Re: A pilots Model A Story
Neat story, I have been so fortunate aviation wise. I got to fly in a couple P 51 Mustangs, Actually got to fly one of them, I got to fly in a F4U Corsair, T28, Areobatics in a AT 6 Texan, Same in a Extra 300, Several more. I even got to catch a ride in the Les Shockly jet powered Truck. What a wonderful time I have had.
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I was riding in the back seat. I was at total peace, as he seems to "know" the aircraft and is a natural. He has loved flight since he was crawling. Riding in the passenger seat when my daughter drives is a different story . A's and planes go together. Last edited by mach0415; 03-24-2012 at 09:19 PM. |
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03-24-2012, 09:43 PM | #23 |
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Damn, I was born 30 years too late. I love where I am at and I have had a great life and it goes on but, times like those told here and the pictures from the 50's and 60's make me jealous of those who lived them.
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I just found a couple pictures of me with that airplane so I'll post them for fun. Here I am with "patches" back in the spring of 2000. Quote:
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03-24-2012, 10:14 PM | #25 |
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Great stories! I actually soloed on my 16th birthday at the Grand Rapids, MN. airport, two weeks before I got my driver's license. Spent the next two years with a 7ac Champion at Flying Cloud airport in MN. (N9072B)
Actually got to ride in a Funk that was powered by a Model A engine. Slow, but fun!
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03-25-2012, 12:00 AM | #27 |
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I learned to fly in this Cub. The flight instructor was a crop duster who sat in the back and smoked cigars. I would have to get him out of the tavern for just about every lesson. I was young and fearless, some of the things I did then just scare the heck out of me when I think back on them. Probably a good thing that Uncle Sam drafted me and ended my flying career until I was a little older.
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03-25-2012, 06:02 AM | #28 |
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I'm loving all these old stories! My gas gauge on the Aeronca consisted of a wire
with a 90 degree bend at the top. It was mounted in cork stuck out on the cowl. Ha, ha, when the wire was no longer visible you had to have a good back up plan, and a place to land. I took a friend with me one time and all he did was stare at the wire the whole time. When I was down to about a half tank he asked me if I would put in a longer wire before we went up again so he wouldn't get "creeped out quite so much!" There I go again with my windy ruminations. Jack
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Love that Cub, Gary! Back in the day when it was first built it could be had for
1400.00 bucks----and you got change back! I also loved your story about hauling the instructor out of the tavern to take your flying lesson. My instructor was a WWII fighter pilot with stress issues. One time when I didn't take my hands and feet off the controls fast enough he blew up and screamed: DAMMIT I'M IN CHARGE OF THIS PLANE--BACK OFF!" I backed off real quick and when we got back on the ground, I fired him as soon as he signed off on my log book. Jack
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03-25-2012, 07:31 AM | #30 |
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I moved recently, and haven't unpacked everything, but when I find it I'll post a pic of my Champion with a vacuum cleaner hose going from the heater outlet on a '63 Chev into the cowling on the Champ. It was the only pre-heater I could afford! I did a lot of flying when it was 0 degrees and colder.
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