Flyboys

I have just returned from seeing this movie. One word - OUTSTANDING!

Go see it.
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Ross
C-172F 180 hp
KSWI

I have just returned from seeing this movie. One word - OUTSTANDING!

Go see it.

Agree 100%. We just got back from it, too, and I was glad to see a
good crowd in the theater, and a good buzz about the movie after the
show.

It's very well done, and the flying sequences are fantastic.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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I have just returned from seeing this movie. One word - OUTSTANDING!

Go see it.

Agree 100%. We just got back from it, too, and I was glad to see a
good crowd in the theater, and a good buzz about the movie after the
show.

It's very well done, and the flying sequences are fantastic.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"


Good but far from realistic. Not one rotary engine in the bunch and what
were those goofey back fires every time they pulled an engine through.
Also, the engine sounds weren't even close to correct.

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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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I have just returned from seeing this movie. One word - OUTSTANDING!

Go see it.

Agree 100%. We just got back from it, too, and I was glad to see a
good crowd in the theater, and a good buzz about the movie after the
show.

It's very well done, and the flying sequences are fantastic.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"


Good but far from realistic. Not one rotary engine in the bunch and what
were those goofey back fires every time they pulled an engine through.
Also, the engine sounds weren't even close to correct.




It's a moooovie...




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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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I have just returned from seeing this movie. One word - OUTSTANDING!

Go see it.

Agree 100%. We just got back from it, too, and I was glad to see a
good crowd in the theater, and a good buzz about the movie after the
show.

It's very well done, and the flying sequences are fantastic.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"


Good but far from realistic. Not one rotary engine in the bunch and what
were those goofey back fires every time they pulled an engine through.
Also, the engine sounds weren't even close to correct.




It's a moooovie...

.........from Hollywood. Shouldn't expect much I guess. Lotsa hype about
realism but they blew the basics.

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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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I have just returned from seeing this movie. One word - OUTSTANDING!

Go see it.

Agree 100%. We just got back from it, too, and I was glad to see a
good crowd in the theater, and a good buzz about the movie after the
show.

It's very well done, and the flying sequences are fantastic.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"


Good but far from realistic. Not one rotary engine in the bunch and
what were those goofey back fires every time they pulled an engine
through. Also, the engine sounds weren't even close to correct.




It's a moooovie...

........from Hollywood. Shouldn't expect much I guess. Lotsa hype about
realism but they blew the basics.




Same with Days of Thunder. I am a big NASCAR fan and have been for years.
While this movie was entertaining, it was also so unrealistic it's pitiful!
But, I just kept in mind that it's only a movie so relax and enjoy it!




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I have just returned from seeing this movie. One word - OUTSTANDING!

Go see it.

Agree 100%. We just got back from it, too, and I was glad to see a
good crowd in the theater, and a good buzz about the movie after the
show.

It's very well done, and the flying sequences are fantastic.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"


Good but far from realistic. Not one rotary engine in the bunch and
what were those goofey back fires every time they pulled an engine
through. Also, the engine sounds weren't even close to correct.




It's a moooovie...

........from Hollywood. Shouldn't expect much I guess. Lotsa hype about
realism but they blew the basics.

Problem is that in the "old days", when Hollywood made an aviation movie,
they hired real life people as "technical advisors". These folks got things
as close to being realistic as possible; that is if you actually believe
that the Japanese flew T6's against P40's and won the fight once in awhile
:-))
These days its all done with graphics and special effects. I remember Art
Scholl telling me one night at a dinner that before long, Hollywood wouldn't
need actors. They'd simply make an entire movie in blue screen and
superimpose the image of the actors in the scenes as needed.
:-)
Dudley Henriques

Good but far from realistic. Not one rotary engine in the bunch and what
were those goofey back fires every time they pulled an engine through.
Also, the engine sounds weren't even close to correct.

True, the backfires were overdone, and the Fokker triplane in a dive
sounded suspiciously like a P-47 Thunderbolt. And, as long as we're
picking nits, landing at night or in no-man's land was a bit over the
top, too.

But, hey -- it was a movie about AVIATION, and it was 95% well done.
Lot's of non-flying folks were in the crowd, and some of them will be
enamored enough with the beauty of this movie and flight in general to
head to their FBO tomorrow.

THAT can only be good.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay Honeck wrote:
But, hey -- it was a movie about AVIATION, and it was 95% well done.
Lot's of non-flying folks were in the crowd, and some of them will be
enamored enough with the beauty of this movie and flight in general to
head to their FBO tomorrow.

Where the planes that they can fly are only slightly more modern that
the ones in the movie...

"Jay Honeck" wrote:
And, as long as we're
picking nits, landing at night or in no-man's land was a bit over the
top, too.

Such an incident really appears to have taken place, according to the
movie's FAQ, http://www.mgm.com/flyboys/pdf/real_vs_reel.pdf :

"-Could a pilot actually land and take off at night from behind enemy
lines?

From AVIATION CENTURY: “....Warneford recovered control of his
aircraft and completed a forced landing in the dark behind enemy lines.
After being on the ground for 35 minutes and repairing a broken fuel line
with a piece of a cigarette holder, he got airborne again and made his way
back to base.” Night landings – forced or intentional – were more
survivable than might be imagined."