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Post by FrankenMech on Jul 20, 2016 2:13:22 GMT -5
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Post by tiny on Jul 20, 2016 2:55:03 GMT -5
Always great to see n old warbird up and flying again.
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Post by aeroxbud on Jul 20, 2016 5:52:45 GMT -5
Its always great to still so these old planes at museum's but a rare treat to see one flying
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2016 11:00:48 GMT -5
Sad to say but soon, there won't be anyone left who knows how to fly one.
Bill
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Post by tiny on Jul 20, 2016 16:08:43 GMT -5
True that. In my area there is 1 of only 2 flying Lancaster Bombers in the world(they are in the process of rebuilding a third). It is true that they have older pilots but they do train one or two younger ones a year(by younger I mean around 45)
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Post by FrankenMech on Jul 20, 2016 19:56:27 GMT -5
I love the sound of those piston engines and the props. Jets just don't make it for me, even turboprops.
I am sure there will still be people around with the skills to fly these things in the future. There is no place for error with these old priceless planes.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2016 20:08:47 GMT -5
I love the sound of those piston engines and the props. Jets just don't make it for me, even turboprops. I am sure there will still be people around with the skills to fly these things in the future. There is no place for error with these old priceless planes. I love Jets, as well as the sound of a B-17 at idle. I live under the glide path for runway 21 at our local airport and we get, every now and then an F-16 or FA-18 taking off at 3:00 a,m. in full burner. I love the sound...my cat does not. I hope some young guys train to fly these but, it is going to be a lost skill I think just as the maintenance/repair of these wonderful engines will be also. I remember a Car Talk episode with Click and Clack, the Tappet Brothers (Rest in peace Tommy) where a guy had an older car with a carburetor and he had been to 10 repair shops, including 2 dealerships, and not one mechanic had ever even seen a carb. much less, knew how to work on them. Their advice for this poor guy was to try to find a mechanic in his 50's because he would know about carbs. At least we have here with our scoots a bunch of young folks learning about carbs and carb tuning. I think this is a really good thing. Bill |
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Post by FrankenMech on Jul 20, 2016 21:13:14 GMT -5
I live under the flyway to the downtown KC airport. Jets just screech but sometimes as you say they do rumble and the sound vibrates our chest and soul. I like going to the drag-strip and car races just for that sound. -Maybe that is why I don't hear so good anymore, that and rock music... Damn cicadas are howling 24/365. -Wait there are no cicadas around right now...  |
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Post by TurboTyler on Aug 3, 2016 1:25:50 GMT -5
I got the chance to see B-29 FiFi fly this summer along with a B-17 a F-22 raptor, F-18 demo, the Blue Angels and the Snowbirds all in one show. I mainly went to see the P-51 B-17 and B-29 because I play War Thunder lol. Doc was a very nice restoration and good to see. There must have been 300,000 people there that day in the grass starring into the sun for 8 hours starting at the crack on dawn.
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Post by FrankenMech on Aug 3, 2016 3:14:16 GMT -5
I took my two children to an air show about 20 years ago. I had to force water and food into them. They spent the whole day looking like baby birds staring at the sky with their mouths open.
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