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Old 06-04-2006, 04:18 PM
JimP JimP is offline
 
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Default Keeps my feet in practice..

Maybe this is why it's taking so long to finish my -7. At least it keeps my feet in practice. It my Wolf Boredom Fighter which I've been flying since '99 with about 240 hours so far.

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Old 06-04-2006, 07:19 PM
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Default The Talon

Current steed is the mighty T-38C Talon. Just like scotch, she only gets better with age! Nothing like cruising at 390 with a healthy tailwind showing 630 knots groundspeed!

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Old 06-04-2006, 08:10 PM
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Currently flying B-757s and 767s domestic and internationally. Past aircraft include the A-320,319s, B727,B737, Shorts 3-30 (looks like a box), Twin Otters, and just about everything Piper and Cessna have ever made. Soloed in a C-150 in 1972. Owned a Corbin Baby Ace, Bellanca Citabria, and just recently sold a classic 1960 Cessna 172A. The 23rd airframe of the new "swept tail" 172s.

LOVE taildraggers tho'... used to tow banners in a Piper PA-12 in Florida, and the best part is a buddy's Stearman that I get to fly from time to time!

Can't wait to get my -8 finished!!

Jeff
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Old 06-04-2006, 08:21 PM
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Default Prelude to my RV-9

Lear 35, Falcon 10, DC-8, DC-9, B-737 with some Stinson and Stearman and N3N in between. All I can think about is flying my RV-9 (soon).

John
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Old 06-04-2006, 10:37 PM
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Started in Citabrias (current), Cub and Super Cub on floats, Mooney, Symphony 160 (current), Arrow, Extra 300L (current), Decathalon and getting started on my -4 rebuild.
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Old 06-05-2006, 02:56 AM
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Default Pred Driver

When I'm not flying this:

402BD

I'm flying one these:

MQ-1 Predator

Why just this morning I was flying a combat mission over Iraq from over 7,000 miles away. Isn't that something?

-Martin

P.S. If any of you will be at Oshkosh and would like to learn more about Predator operations, I'll be giving a presentation entitled "Flying the Predator at Home and Abroad." My time slot is Tuesday morning at 10AM. I'm not sure of the location but it'll be published in Forums guide.
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Old 06-05-2006, 03:15 AM
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Why just this morning I was flying a combat mission over Iraq from over 7,000 miles away. Isn't that something?
A heck of a lot better than flying the mission from Iraq!
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Old 06-05-2006, 05:18 AM
A6PILOT A6PILOT is offline
 
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Default What else do I fly?

After 20 years in the USN flying the A6 Intruder I retired off the MD80, 727, 757,767, at a major airline. For the first year of retirement I fished all I could & drank all the beer I could. My wife recommended I find another "hobby." I bought a C172. Everything was great until I got a ride in a friend's RV7A. My whole life has changed. Sold the 172, bought a flying RV6A, flew the pants off it. Sold the first RV6A to buy another with a bigger (o360) motor. Now I fly aero over the lake, formation with some friends, occasional cross-countries. The other airplane I fly (you thought I didn't read the subject line) is a buddy"s Taylorcraft BC12D which eats my lunch - the tail wheel is always trying to pass the main wheels. Oh yes, no beer until the airplane flying is done for the day.
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Old 06-05-2006, 06:02 AM
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Quote:
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When I'm not flying this:

... If any of you will be at Oshkosh and would like to learn more about Predator operations, I'll be giving a presentation entitled "Flying the Predator at Home and Abroad." ...
Can't go to Oshkosh this year. Can You give us a quick and dirty overview of the types of missions you fly that thing on? Can I assume satellite based technology?

Jeff
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Old 06-05-2006, 07:10 AM
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Default What Else Do You Fly

I fly a '70 Citabria as much as I can. Occasionally I get together with a bunch of other Citabria drivers in the Mid-Atlantic area and we do an All Grass All Day tour. I also do some soaring in a vintage Schleicher Ka-8 glider. When I'm at the glider field, I usually do a 20 minute flight in an open cockpit Corben Baby Ace, never higher than 500 feet, which makes me feel like I'm barnstorming in the 20s. As you might imagine, my productivity building the RV-7 is much higher in the winter!
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