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Round the US: Fun in San Fransico

PostPosted: Sat Oct 04, 2003 9:56 pm
by Sock
I couldn't cut the number of screens down because this plane just loves the "camera!"  So it'll be two posts.

While climbing out off the aircraft something in hangar caught my eye.  It turned out to be an elderly gentleman waxing a beautifuly restored P-51D.  We got to talking about his warbird and mine.  We trade birds for an hour.

Taking off on runway 28R after a short check-out in the 51.
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Climbing out with that sweet Merlin sound!
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Just a pretty picture.
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Mmmm...The Golden Gate, maybe I should...
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Fly through it?  Sure.
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Hey a MD-80 lets "shot it down."
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Nevermind, it's climbing to fast.

Sock

Re: Round the US: Fun in San Fransico

PostPosted: Sat Oct 04, 2003 9:56 pm
by Sock
Part II:
Coming in for a landing, this nimrod wouldn't get off the runway so I had to go around, so I strafed him.
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I went around again.
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This time I decided to jump the guy on the runway and land in fron of him.
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Went fine...
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But the Tower was peeved.   ::)
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The elderly genlteman had a good laugh about it.
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We had a good chuckle about my landing.  He really enjoyed my Jug, and said it was to bad we didn't meet up in the blue, we could have had a mock dogfight.

Next it's up to a small airport near Seatle, some of you may know.

Sock

Re: Round the US: Fun in San Fransico

PostPosted: Sun Oct 05, 2003 2:54 am
by GeForce
Lovely pics and a nice plane.

Re: Round the US: Fun in San Fransico

PostPosted: Sun Oct 05, 2003 10:48 am
by RollerBall
:)

Yeah I bet you did have a good chuckle. Right up to the time the guy from the FAA arrived to take your licence away ;D

Re: Round the US: Fun in San Fransico

PostPosted: Sun Oct 05, 2003 7:17 pm
by Sock
:)

Yeah I bet you did have a good chuckle. Right up to the time the guy from the FAA arrived to take your licence away ;D


Ha!

Re: Round the US: Fun in San Fransico

PostPosted: Mon Oct 06, 2003 9:34 am
by Jared
Part II:
Coming in for a landing, this nimrod wouldn't get off the runway so I had to go around, so I strafed him.
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I don't know everything, but I believe the above picture is not a nimrod, the one below however is!  ;D ;D ;D
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Jared

Re: Round the US: Fun in San Fransico

PostPosted: Mon Oct 06, 2003 9:37 am
by Cherokee_6
Great Flight!

Re: Round the US: Fun in San Fransico

PostPosted: Mon Oct 06, 2003 9:44 am
by Fly2e
Nice Pictures Sock!!
Was that gentleman possibly me?
LOL.....
See P51 Legends Petie 2nd in freeware shots!
I see we were putting Petie through it's paces this weekend!  ;D

Dave  8)