At 02:51 13/08/2010, you wrote:
P 51!
.âCadillac of the Skies!â
Maybe more like the Ford Mustang of the skies (which incidentally was named after the aircraft so maybe that is all backward!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ouJ_WyS9v8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfigpjOTZvs
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I was a solo "glider guider" at age 14. I had a total of 4 1/2 hours of instructor time before my release, while most adults require 24+ hours in an instructor enviroment.
Doesn't hurt to have had a former WW2 fighter pilot father (P-51s), who kept flying his own aircraft until a year before ALS killed him at age 78.
It's a wonderful experience and a lot like driving the race cars I enjoy (Formula One car next month), with the exception of having to get the aircraft on the ground in one piece on the first try.
No "go arounds" in an unpowered plane!
Try it you'll like it!
Tony1
PS bring a FAT wallet.
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Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 11:41 PM
Subject: Re: [newmellotrongroup] Off topic - Out on a wing.....
Extra Cool - we have one of the more popular glider ports in So Calif a few miles away. The only real way to know when they're close is hearing the tow plane when it veers off after disconnect. I've been buzzed while hiking in the San Gabriel Mtns behind us by some pretty ballsy pilots - but this was something else...
Vance
lsf5275@aol.com wrote:
I love soaring. Blaniks are quite popular here in Virginia. Awesome videos.
In a message dated 8/11/2010 10:01:07 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, jandjstrz@verizon.net writes:
â¦the view is tremendous.
The soundtrack music isnât too bad either (sorry no âtron)
enjoy the scenery : )
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_ Jim & Janet