Panchito!

[Bob Chilcoat]

Susie and I flew down to Georgetown Delaware Friday to see old friends. As
I was turning off the rw, I noticed a B-25 parked over by a hangar. Big
thrill: my late father (http://users.erols.com/viewptmd/Dad.html ) had a lot
of time in B-25's, and it's always been one of my favorite warbirds. Even
better, as I was tying down the Archer on the ramp, it started up, and
taxied right behind my plane. Larry Kelley's B-25J "Panchito"
(http://www.ragwingsandradials.com/main/main_message.aspx?db=B25 ). As it
took off a hundred feet or so away, I just stopped everything and watched
and listened. Great sound, great closeup view, perfect nostalga. Even
Violet, our friend who was picking us up and who is not particularly an
aviation enthusiast was impressed. She said it sounded just like we were in
an old movie. I couldn't have said it better myself. Thanks, Larry, for
keeping her flying.

--
Bob (Chief Pilot, White Knuckle Airways)

I don't have to like Bush and Cheney to love America

[Jay Honeck]

> Thanks, Larry, for
> keeping her flying.

My sentiments exactly.

I wish there was a better way to express our gratitude for these guys who
keep the old warbirds flying. Sticking five bucks into their jar at
airshows just doesn't seem adequate.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[dave]

About a year and half ago I was in the pattern at PNE with a B17. Kinda
neat to be told "you're number 2 behind the B17". Even the controller
got a kick out of it.
Dave
68 7ECA

Bob Chilcoat wrote:
> Susie and I flew down to Georgetown Delaware Friday to see old friends. As
> I was turning off the rw, I noticed a B-25 parked over by a hangar. Big
> thrill: my late father (http://users.erols.com/viewptmd/Dad.html ) had a lot
> of time in B-25's, and it's always been one of my favorite warbirds. Even
> better, as I was tying down the Archer on the ramp, it started up, and
> taxied right behind my plane. Larry Kelley's B-25J "Panchito"
> (http://www.ragwingsandradials.com/main/main_message.aspx?db=B25 ). As it
> took off a hundred feet or so away, I just stopped everything and watched
> and listened. Great sound, great closeup view, perfect nostalga. Even
> Violet, our friend who was picking us up and who is not particularly an
> aviation enthusiast was impressed. She said it sounded just like we were in
> an old movie. I couldn't have said it better myself. Thanks, Larry, for
> keeping her flying.
>
> --
> Bob (Chief Pilot, White Knuckle Airways)
>
> I don't have to like Bush and Cheney to love America
>
>

[John Galban]

dave > wrote in message >...
> About a year and half ago I was in the pattern at PNE with a B17. Kinda
> neat to be told "you're number 2 behind the B17". Even the controller
> got a kick out of it.

My favorite call was when I was inbound to NAS Fallon (NV) for an
airshow/open house. Tower called to let me know that I was, "number 3
behind a P-51 and a B-25. Keep your speed up." Followed by : "Blue
Angel Seven, you are number 4 behind a P-51, a B-25 and a Cessna".

John Galban=====>N4BQ (PA28-180)

[Jay Beckman]

"John Galban" > wrote in message
om...
> dave > wrote in message
>...
> > About a year and half ago I was in the pattern at PNE with a B17. Kinda
> > neat to be told "you're number 2 behind the B17". Even the controller
> > got a kick out of it.
>
> My favorite call was when I was inbound to NAS Fallon (NV) for an
> airshow/open house. Tower called to let me know that I was, "number 3
> behind a P-51 and a B-25. Keep your speed up." Followed by : "Blue
> Angel Seven, you are number 4 behind a P-51, a B-25 and a Cessna".
>
> John Galban=====>N4BQ (PA28-180)

John,

Ok, now that's very high on the "Cool Factor."

Last week as I cleared the active from my lesson, the tower said "Check your
high two o'clock..."

There was the EAA's B17 passing north to south. Beautiful sight! It had
been (IIRC) at Deer Valley for the preceding three days.

Jay B.

[gatt]

"John Galban" > wrote in message

> My favorite call was when I was inbound to NAS Fallon (NV) for an
> airshow/open house. Tower called to let me know that I was, "number 3
> behind a P-51 and a B-25. Keep your speed up." Followed by : "Blue
> Angel Seven, you are number 4 behind a P-51, a B-25 and a Cessna".

I'm tempted to MP3 the radio conversations I taped from the Nellis 50th
anniversary airshow.
My engineer friend calls the audio "pilot porn." Wasn't too sophisticated:
I just held the scanner next to the video camera mike and tried to contain
my excitement. For example:

Chuck Yeager, to a flight of six P-51s: "Tally ho on the Messershmitt" and,
also
"Tally ho on the P-38", "...Zero", "Spitfire."

"Traffic to the northeast is a B-2..."
"Looking...
"It looks like a big bat..."

"Blackbird inbound from the north range..."
"Blackbird use left traffic, do not fly over the city. Do not exceed 250
knots."

As for the video, it's got the B-17 Nine-O-Nine being escorted first by
P-51s, followed by an F-117. In the same sequence, all in the air at the
same time, is a B-25, B-17, B-1, B-2, B-52, and IIRC, circling with them are
the P-51s, the 117s, a P-38.

BTW, when the sky cleared of all except the '51s, they were "jumped" by Migs
representing the Korean War. The Migs were in turn jumped by F-86s and the
lineage of air combat went on from there.

Still give me goose bumps thinking about it. I suppose I wouldn't have to
worry about copyright problems or anything like that if I dumped it to MP3.

-c