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Old 11-17-2005, 01:11 PM
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How about a "Do You Remember the Time" thread.

Example - Do you remember back in 1991 when the AT-6G was rounding the pylons, got a little low around one pylon and and bent the left wing tip up and deposited about 3 feet of the left aileron by the pylon?

He rolled out using rudder and controlled his attitude with rudder and power, but when he pulled the power back in order to try and get to the runway the airplane rolled and then cartwheeled out on the course. BIG cloud of dust and little airplane pieces everywhere. We all sat there thinking oh crap. The trucks raced over there, the helicopter flew over and landed, then a little later flew back to the staging area. Everyone thought he was gone but I kept watching through the binoculars as the crews unhurriedly cut open the side of the fuselage. Finally they open it up and lo and behold, out crawls the pilot.

That was an amazing day!
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I remember that. I think the plane was called "Yabba Dabba Do" or something like that. Had Fred Flintstone painted on the side.

-Okay. Does anybody remember the time that Bob Love got caught in a 'roundie's' wake turbulance (I think it was a Corsair...maybe Howard's Bearcat), and did a barrel-roll out over the guide pylon between 3 and 4? Must have been '84, or so.
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Old 11-17-2005, 02:26 PM
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Does anyone have any pictures of this?

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Old 11-17-2005, 02:32 PM
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There is a video clip of the accident on "Sky" from that year...

Was pretty wild to watch! RG

You still looking for a T-6 King??

http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?e...12X18122&key=1
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Old 11-17-2005, 02:50 PM
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Default Re: Do you remember the time.....

The tug races were actually fun to watch and be a part of?

FiFi & Diamond Lil' ran around the pylons 'after hours'?

There were 5 Corsairs racing @ Reno?

A pile of horse maneuer 'appeared' under the radiator door of Pegasus?

They dropped the car from the Sky Crane directly on the active?

That there were NO Sea Furies OR Bearcats at Reno?

Earl Ketchen decided the ramp was as good as the runway?

Al Goss didn't have red on the wingtips of Warlock?
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Old 11-17-2005, 02:57 PM
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Geek!
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Old 11-17-2005, 03:16 PM
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There is a video clip of the accident on "Sky" from that year...

Was pretty wild to watch! RG

You still looking for a T-6 King??

http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?e...12X18122&key=1
Yes, we are as far as I know. I guess we are trying to collect one of every North American product .
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Old 11-17-2005, 03:21 PM
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The tug races were a blast.

Watching the Pond Racer make big pretty blue balls during run-up on the ramp at night.........

Us pinning Wayne Handley in the porta-potty with our car bumper. That was a funny sight watching him banging on the door, then bending to top of the plastic door down and trying to look out and see what happened.
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Old 11-17-2005, 03:41 PM
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Geek!

Uh, huh. Sad part is, I know YOU were there for every one of those things I named.
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Old 11-17-2005, 05:53 PM
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FiFi & Diamond Lil' ran around the pylons 'after hours'?


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