[Milsurplus] O/T (sorta): DEDICATED TO ALL THOSE WHOFLEW BEHINDROUND ENGINES

[Dick]

Keep thou thy flying speed, lest the earth rise up and smite thee.

Dick

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Lloyd KK7IZ
To: Dan Arney
Cc: arc5 at mailman.qth.net ; D C *Mac* Macdonald ; milsurplus at mailman.qth.net
Sent: 25 November, 2006 20:35
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] O/T (sorta): DEDICATED TO ALL THOSE WHOFLEW 
BEHINDROUND ENGINES


Yep but what happens when you run out of airspeed, altitude, fuel and ideas
all at the same time?
Thanx
Lloyd  KK7IZ
kk7iz at cox.net

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Arney" <hankarn at pacbell.net>
To: "Lloyd KK7IZ" <kk7iz at cox.net>
Cc: "D C *Mac* Macdonald" <k2gkk at hotmail.com>; <arc5 at mailman.qth.net>;
<milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2006 5:48 PM
Subject: Re: [Milsurplus] O/T (sorta): DEDICATED TO ALL THOSE WHO FLEW
BEHINDROUND ENGINES


> Well guys as an ex B-29 panel Eng. plus over 7000 hours behind round 
> engines, R-985, and R-1340 3300 hours in Stearmans and Ag-cats, dusting, 
> spraying, weed killing, rice seeding, TBM, AJ-1 firebombing, LB-34 
> Spraying for Spruce budworm formation flying with R-2800. Martin 404 with 
> R-2800/CB-16 for Frank Sinatra for 2 1/2 years, CV-240/340/440/ Chief 
> pilot, Pemex Martin B-26 with R-2800/CB-16, over 3000 hours in all 
> versions of Connies with R-3350, plus Twin Beach, Stagger wing, Howard 
> DGA -15, Fleet E-28 220 Cont., Fairchild -24, Dart, F8F bearcat and F7F 
> Tigercat, Cessna 190/195, Neuport 27 with a 220, Airmaster, AD-5 with 
> R-4350 for 45 minutes in trade for a Naval AP to fly my TBM at Yerrington 
> Nv., First airplane ride in a SNJ at Jonesboro AR in 1944, AT6-G in USAF 
> Aviation Cadet in 52.
> The highest pucker factor was my first night take off in a P-51, put the 
> power to it and I thought it was on fire, stop cocked it and realized it 
> was the exhaust and poured it back on and let it rip.
> I have flown over 300 types, makes and models since the mid 50's from J-2 
> Cubs through the B-747.
> Over 20,000 hours logged for pay plus a lot more not logged.
>
> Been there done that,
> Hank
> KN6Di/5