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11-16-2012, 08:02 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 1,544
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My ride in a B25!
After the final SARL race of the season last weekend in Taylor Texas, Mark Fredrick arranged for 8 lucky pilots to get flight time in the B25. Each of us had 5 minutes and it will be a memory that I will always cherish. Check out the utube video I made of the experience.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKPEb5PNEZU
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Tom Martin RV1 pilot 4.6hours!
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2010 SARL Rocket 100 race, average speed of 238.6 knots/274.6mph
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St.Thomas, Ontario Canada, CYQS
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11-16-2012, 09:00 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Indiana
Posts: 67
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Yes, Mark F is a great guy. He arranged for me to ride in "Devil Dog" from Urbana to the Air Force museum at Wright Pat. Very cool! Very LOUD!
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11-16-2012, 11:28 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Martinsville, IN
Posts: 2,326
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That's so cool. Now you need to change your signature to include .2 hrs in a B25!!
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Greenwood, IN
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427 Shelby Cobra - Completed 2012, Sold
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11-16-2012, 11:35 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Georgetown, TX
Posts: 25
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B 25 ride
I happened to be at the airport when this flight took off. The group was 2 B-25's, 6 T-6 Texans, and a 7 plane formation of RV's. Very cool to see them do their run ups, and take off one after another.
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11-16-2012, 01:12 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Taylor Texas
Posts: 811
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Different days' flight
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Originally Posted by TRT
I happened to be at the airport when this flight took off. The group was 2 B-25's, 6 T-6 Texans, and a 7 plane formation of RV's. Very cool to see them do their run ups, and take off one after another.
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Hey Pete:
That departure was the Friday flight over the Hutto school system in honor of Veterans' Day. Our PAX mission on Saturday was mostly single ship, with a couple of pesky bogies comin' in for a look...but as you can see, Tom & Wayne got 'em to go elsewhere. 
I gotta tell ya, givin' folks rides in that plane is a real blast. That part of the ops sched makes all the maint & rubbing oil chores well worth it. Hearing stories from those who used that type of plane in it's intended role is another aspect - you oughta hear what those guys tell us - for me it borders on emotional overload...I gotta get someone to help me write it all down at some point.
BTW we have 9 new B25 pilots as of that days' rides.
Carry on!
Mark
Last edited by F1Boss : 11-16-2012 at 01:16 PM.
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11-16-2012, 04:21 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Anywhere, USA
Posts: 1,132
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Rocket,
I got to get me one of those OD Green Devil Dog shirts, Oh and
a ride in that 25.
See ya,
Boomer
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Kathy (KAT) Pauley
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See you in OSHKOSH
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11-16-2012, 05:06 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: San Antonio, TX
Posts: 120
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I'm jealous!
I once walked through the B-17 at Fantasy of Flight. I was surprised about the smallness of the interior of these 'big' warbirds.
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A Brit in Texas
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