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10-14-2013, 07:29 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Memphis, TN
Posts: 101
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Formation Flight over Arrowhead
What can you say...WOW!
and I will say thanks for doing that. My mom passed away from this horrible cancer. Hey Mom - thnk about you every day.
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David F. Jones, AIA
LTC, USA (RET)
Memphis, Tennessee
RV6-A - (tail sold)
Kolb Firestar KXP (sold)
Sonex Onex (N153TD) Flying
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10-14-2013, 08:03 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Schaumburg, IL
Posts: 2,053
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Hat's off to you guys. That was impressive. Thanks you all for your time, effort and $$.
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Tony Phillips
N524AP, RV 9 (tail wheel)
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10-14-2013, 08:14 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Louisville, Ga
Posts: 7,840
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Question.
How are the smoke canisters activated?
Thanks,
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Pierre Smith
RV-10, 510 TT
RV6A (Sojourner) 180 HP, Catto 3 Bl (502Hrs), gone...and already missed
Air Tractor AT 502B PT 6-15 Sold
Air Tractor 402 PT-6-20 Sold
EAA Flight Advisor/CFI/Tech Counselor
Louisville, Ga
It's never skill or craftsmanship that completes airplanes, it's the will to do so,
Patrick Kenny, EAA 275132
Dues gladly paid!
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10-14-2013, 08:37 AM
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: KS
Posts: 110
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I was lucky enough to be in the stands for this and can say folks all around me were wide-eyed and obviously awestruck (or they were drunk and having some vertigo...probably a little of both).
It was truly an awesome spectacle, and I have seen similarly large formations over KOSH a number of times. My thanks and hats off to the pilots for their tremendous contribution to the fight against BC. It just doesn't get any better than that.
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In progress...
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10-14-2013, 08:38 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Jupiter FL.
Posts: 451
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Awesome!
Congratulations
Scott
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www.Aircraftwraps.com
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This is my personal account and does not reflect the official communications of Aircraftwraps.com. We have retained a username for such correspondence. I post about formation, eating, aerobatics and pilot stuff  .
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10-14-2013, 08:56 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Reno, NV
Posts: 2,125
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Pictures!
Here are some photos from Saturday's practice and Sunday's flyover. As has been said, the KC Flight team did an incredible job on this event, and the total donation from their team is now $30K!!! BeeGee (Lead), Ripper (Promoter), and Mav (Maintenance Control) and all the KC Flight guys "left it all on the field", as did the entire team of pilots and supporters. It was an honor to fly with all of them! This post will have pics from Saturday's practice, and the next will have pics from Sunday's flyover. A great weekend of flying, supporting a great cause!
Cheers,
Bob (E1)
Line-up diagram
Hangar "49"
Lining up for takeoff...we did get them all on the runway!
From the cockpit of J4
From the cockpit of E2
From the Lancair Chase
Over the stadium during practice (look closely!)
Uniform for the weekend!
more to follow...
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10-14-2013, 09:00 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Vernal, UT
Posts: 20
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Great Job!! Brought a few tears to my eyes watching the video.
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10-14-2013, 09:09 AM
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Senior Curmudgeon
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Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Dayton Airpark, NV A34
Posts: 15,420
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Quote:
Originally Posted by noelf
How do they do the wing tip smoke generation?
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Here is a shot of the smoke cartridge holder "borrowed" from Bob Mills thread.
Not sure how they were activated.
And another shot again "borrowed" from Cathy White Page----------looks like a bundle of wire hanging out of the cartridge?? Maybe electrical squib ignition?
https://scontent-b-pao.xx.fbcdn.net/...5f&oe=525E041A
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Rv-10, N210LM.
Flying as of 12/4/2010
Phase 1 done, 2/4/2011 
Sold after 240+ wonderful hours of flight.
"Flying the airplane is more important than radioing your plight to a person on the ground incapable of understanding or doing anything about it."
Last edited by Mike S : 10-14-2013 at 09:15 AM.
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10-14-2013, 09:16 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Reno, NV
Posts: 2,125
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Sunday's Photos
Here are the photos from Sunday's flyover. Just a great effort by 49 teammates, working through some bumps to make if all come together over the target. And BeeGee hit the TOT to the second!
Inbound...bringing it all together
Smoke on (from E2)
They be smokin'!
Over the parking lot inbound
A series over the stadium (photo credit Reed Hoffmann)
Photo Credit: KC Star
Photo Credit: KC Star (Van's Through the Goalpost...its gooooood!)
Photo Credit: KC Star (And the crowd goes wild...they really did...great group, great cause!)
Are you ready for some football! And how 'bout a couple world records while your at it (Largest Formation, Loudest NFL Stadium)
Great Group, Great Cause, Great Weekend of RV Flying for the cause!
Will put something together on the brackets and smoke canisters in a bit.
Thanks for all the great words of encouragement and nice compliments...Go KC Flight!!
Cheers,
Bob
Last edited by Rosie : 10-18-2013 at 07:29 AM.
Reason: Added photo credit
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10-14-2013, 09:27 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 39
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Really cool!!! (Drooling all over my keyboard)
Does anybody have a high res pic of it? I want to put it on my desktop.
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