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#160455
November 24, 2014, 07:11:01 PM
Quote from: NoNing on November 24, 2014, 06:56:37 PM
You fly one?

A very long time ago.

It's all in the grind, Sizemore. Can't be too fine, can't be too coarse. This, my friend, is a science. I mean you're looking at the guy that believed all the commercials. You know, about the "be all you can be." I made coffee through Desert Storm. I made coffee through Panama while everyone else got to fight, got to be a Ranger.

* A man can never have too much whiskey, too many books, or too much ammunition *

MendoDave

#160456
November 24, 2014, 07:11:44 PM

I flew one of these a very long time ago. It was a hoot. The canopy rolls back so you can taxi out with the sesation of the propwash going by and the noise of the thing. It has an old timey 1940's feel to it.

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#160457
November 24, 2014, 07:15:11 PM
Should wait til a Thursday, but...

That's Mr. Iceman to you. ;D


Then I moved on, and learned what real flying was all about.
It's all in the grind, Sizemore. Can't be too fine, can't be too coarse. This, my friend, is a science. I mean you're looking at the guy that believed all the commercials. You know, about the "be all you can be." I made coffee through Desert Storm. I made coffee through Panama while everyone else got to fight, got to be a Ranger.

* A man can never have too much whiskey, too many books, or too much ammunition *

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#160458
November 24, 2014, 07:20:32 PM
Quote from: NoNing on November 24, 2014, 07:11:44 PM
I flew one of these a very long time ago. It was a hoot. The canopy rolls back so you can taxi out with the sesation of the propwash going by and the noise of the thing. It has an old timey 1940's feel to it.



There was one at the Buckley Aero Club, back in the day.  Always wanted to take it up.
It's all in the grind, Sizemore. Can't be too fine, can't be too coarse. This, my friend, is a science. I mean you're looking at the guy that believed all the commercials. You know, about the "be all you can be." I made coffee through Desert Storm. I made coffee through Panama while everyone else got to fight, got to be a Ranger.

* A man can never have too much whiskey, too many books, or too much ammunition *

MendoDave

#160459
November 24, 2014, 07:23:04 PM
The aero club was where I flew the one I flew, in NOLA.

Cool photo of you & the Tabago. I bet you forgot you were ever that young.

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#160460
November 24, 2014, 07:25:00 PM
Quote from: NoNing on November 24, 2014, 07:23:04 PM
The aero club was where I flew the one I flew, in NOLA.

Cool photo of you & the Tabago. I bet you forgot you were ever that young.

Still a Trinidad.  Just not a TC.

That is about as long ago as when you were that young. [cheeky]
It's all in the grind, Sizemore. Can't be too fine, can't be too coarse. This, my friend, is a science. I mean you're looking at the guy that believed all the commercials. You know, about the "be all you can be." I made coffee through Desert Storm. I made coffee through Panama while everyone else got to fight, got to be a Ranger.

* A man can never have too much whiskey, too many books, or too much ammunition *

MendoDave

#160461
November 24, 2014, 07:28:58 PM
Unfortunately the next time I fly it's going to be commercial on something or other. Probably a Southwest 737 to Nashville. I hate flying commercial...

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#160462
November 24, 2014, 07:33:16 PM
Quote from: NoNing on November 24, 2014, 07:28:58 PM
Unfortunately the next time I fly it's going to be commercial on something or other. Probably a Southwest 737 to Nashville. I hate flying commercial...

Just to drive that knife in a little more...

 

8)
It's all in the grind, Sizemore. Can't be too fine, can't be too coarse. This, my friend, is a science. I mean you're looking at the guy that believed all the commercials. You know, about the "be all you can be." I made coffee through Desert Storm. I made coffee through Panama while everyone else got to fight, got to be a Ranger.

* A man can never have too much whiskey, too many books, or too much ammunition *

MendoDave

#160463
November 24, 2014, 07:43:59 PM
Yea I miss this stuff sometimes.





That thing behind the main squash plate, incoming missile tracking?

Speeddog

#160464
November 24, 2014, 07:47:56 PM
Quote from: NoNing on November 24, 2014, 06:36:38 PM
Oh yea, i hear you there. There probably isnt a $250k payoff in fuel savings. I don't know why those things are  so expensive. The airframe is a 50 year old design. But forgetting the price, sort of, the Diesel with the 3 bladed prop is pretty nice. The interiors got nicer too.
I used to train in a 150 and flew in a 172 and they had that cheap plastic in there.
These new ones have a higher quality about the cabins. It's not worth an extra $250k though.

Just looking... Like looking at a exotic sports car i guess.

It just seems crazy, for 4x the price of that Cessna 182 diesel you can get a P-51.

You can get a brand new Honda Accord for ~$22k, but $88k will barely get you a non-running F-1 show car.

And for the price of that Cessna 182 diesel, you can get a late '90's F-1 car, with all the equipment to run it, and a bunch of cash left.
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MendoDave

#160465
November 24, 2014, 07:54:15 PM
Well for about 6 cents i can have some microwave popcorn, and just east the stuff till I'm sick of it.  [popcorn]  [popcorn]

pretty good bang for the buck.

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#160466
November 24, 2014, 07:54:24 PM
It's all in the grind, Sizemore. Can't be too fine, can't be too coarse. This, my friend, is a science. I mean you're looking at the guy that believed all the commercials. You know, about the "be all you can be." I made coffee through Desert Storm. I made coffee through Panama while everyone else got to fight, got to be a Ranger.

* A man can never have too much whiskey, too many books, or too much ammunition *

MendoDave

#160467
November 24, 2014, 07:56:23 PM Last Edit: November 24, 2014, 08:05:55 PM by NoNing
Thats better than popcorn ^^^^

Its a jet engine with wings, mach 2  :o

Fuel consumtion: 11ty billion pounds per second.

Speeddog

#160468
November 24, 2014, 09:41:43 PM
Damn, that's a screaming deal.

But...Props still make my neck hair stand attention.
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Skybarney

#160469
November 24, 2014, 11:28:17 PM
Props and pistons,  Ducati Monster.
Jets, Kawasaki H2.  :P
Two things I don't do.  Keyboard bullies and hypocrites.
Feel free to PM me if needed, otherwise you will find me elsewhere.
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