Idea for Jay

Big John

wrote:My show off maneuver was the double immelman in the T-33. (The F-80A/B
didn't have a big enough engine to do it) Only a few of us did/could
do them because you were on the very ragged edge when you came out on
top of the second )

What was your entry speed? Above 370 kts? Musta been a long dive, if so.
VL

"John Galban" wrote in message
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Big John wrote in message
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Oh, all yee of short memory.

In the early days before electronic navigation, many barn roofs and
water towers had the names painted on them. If you got lost all you
had to do was find a 'sign' and circle it to read where you were and
go from there.

I rarely see these signs anymore with the GPS and other navigation
systems we have.

Big John,

You flew out of Willie didn't you? Remember the one on a mountain
about 5 mi. east of Falcon that says "---PHX"? Well, it's still
there (been there since the 30's). When I 1st started flying in the
80s, I remember that sign was out in the uninhabited part of the
valley. Now it's surrounded by suburbs. Doesn't serve much of a
purpose anymore, but it's still neat to see when you're flying along.

That "== PHOENIX" sign, out at Usury Pass, was put up because "HOLLYWOOD"
wouldn't fit on the hillside.

"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message
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EDR wrote:

I still read the water towers.

So do I. It's amazing how many towns there are named "Municipal Water
Dept".

So many towns, bereft of originality...

VL

Yep.

Over 500 mph (and over the red line of bird). We still used mph in
those days G

Would start above 5000' and dive down to about 500 feet over aux field
to start maneuver.

Would do this with some of my element and word would go around my
flight (25-30 students) about my capabilities so that when I briefed
the flight each day they listened to what I had to say. G

Never spun out of one and never had a student try (to the best of my
knowledge???) No one ever told me after graduation when they would
have had a 'free pass'.

Y'all fly safe not like some of us idiots did G

Big John




On 21 Oct 2003 03:40:40 GMT, (MLenoch) wrote:

Big John

wrote:My show off maneuver was the double immelman in the T-33. (The F-80A/B
didn't have a big enough engine to do it) Only a few of us did/could
do them because you were on the very ragged edge when you came out on
top of the second )

What was your entry speed? Above 370 kts? Musta been a long dive, if so.
VL

"Mike O'Malley" wrote in message
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Jay, got a question- is your hotel's roof visible from the traffic
pattern?

I only ask because I just remembered a place we used to fly over every day
when
towing banners, they'd put a sign up on their roof for all (pilots) to
read:

http://www.pbase.com/image/22429281

Ever think of doing anything similar on the Inn? Though, unless the roof
is
relativly flat like this one, it could look kind of tacky from the ground.

--
Mike

The Airport near my place has trees planted to spell out the name
"Parafield" has been like it for years now and the trees are quite large.

Scet

The Horse Farm I've mentioned before, that's under the traffic pattern of
SMQ, has "NO FLY" painted on its roof. Of course we all have to fly over it
to see what it says. Idiot.

--
Bob (Chief Pilot, White Knuckle Airways)


"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message
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EDR wrote:

I still read the water towers.

So do I. It's amazing how many towns there are named "Municipal Water
Dept".

George Patterson
To a pilot, altitude is like money - it is possible that having too
much
could prove embarassing, but having too little is always fatal.