Sea Furies to Reno

Here are some more photos from the flight to Reno from Breckenridge. Photographer Steve Dickey was in the backseat of Stew Dawson’s Sea Fury “Spirit of Texas”.

Thanks Steve, this is the only air-to-air shot I have of the Sea Fury!

SRP

Somebody ought to tell him that it’s against forum rules to fly with empty seats… 😉

Lovely Air to Air shots 😉 Anna

Steve
Couldn’t find any rear seat ballast ? 😀 😀 😀
Cleaner/polisher/photographer/gofer, also suitable as rear seat ballast available.
Lots of taildragging experience in low performance warbird, err.. …. ok trainer 🙂

P.S. great pics, PLEASE keep them coming, I’ll never tire of them

Very nice Air to air pics Steve! Those fast piston planes realy can make a guy drool! 😎

J.V.

If you ever need a pilot, drop me a line. Have high performance (-ish) taildragger rating. Will travel.

Regards,
Galdri

😀 😀 😀

You know, you’re the first person to ever ask me that 😉

Some cracking photos there Steve, I really like the sunset shot.

Joe Thibodeau’s Sea Fury ‘Sea Hawk’, the former Charlie Hilliard machine, based here in Denver…

Mark

Dear Mr. Patterson,

I’ve been looking at your photos here on Key. If you ever need a pilot, drop me a line. Have high performance (-ish) taildragger rating. Will travel.

Regards,
Galdri

😀 😀 😀

Yeah, hopefully….last I heard it was still awaiting an engine (and not the British one), would be nice to see it up and about again…been about a year and a half now since the engine packed it in…

Mark

Hi Mark,

Joe didn’t fly out of Breckenridge, but went direct from Denver to Reno and back. Hopefully next year his Sea Fury will be back in operation.

Steve

Steve, you guys ever intercept Thibodeau and the Mustang here in Denver, or did that plan not come together?

Mark

Steve,If you ever get the chance to try Oleg Maddox IL2 ,Forgotten Battles and Aces Expansion pack,and the Pacific Fighters addon as well.I know it does’nt have the Fury but it has loads of other aircraft from many 109’s ,P51’S,Spitfires ,it would be nice to hear a comparison from a real warbird pilot.

More Reno Photos

Here are some more photos from the flight to Reno from Breckenridge. Photographer Steve Dickey was in the backseat of Stew Dawson’s Sea Fury “Spirit of Texas”.

Thanks Steve, this is the only air-to-air shot I have of the Sea Fury!

SRP

Very nice Steve.

BTW, have you had the opportunity to practice air combat with another aircraft? I mean in the very loosest terms, tail chases etc.

And have you tried any of the Sea Fury flight sims – if so, how does it compare with the real thing?

I didn’t get the opportunity to do many airshows this season with the Sea Fury, but I did get one show in where I was in a tight tail chase with Skip Holm in the Buchon. Guns guns guns could be heard repeatedly over the intercom. 😀

As for flight sims I’m afraid I haven’t tried one in years. The last one I tried was so “jerky” that it really wasn’t much of a simulator. Flying the Sea Fury is a very “fluid” thing, more pressure and feel than just moving the stick, but if you can recommend a good one I’d love to try it again.

As for photo #2…just another go around.

Photo number two is the first piece of evidence to be presented to the Fun Police. Someone there is guilty of having FAR too much enjoyment… 😀

Nice photos and a beautiful aircraft! I was pleasantly surprised about a month ago to see a Sea Fury tucked away in the corner of a local hangar. I never got close enough to see which one it was but I suspect it was N60SF since it was done up in RCN colours and looked like it had the Bristol Centaurus installed.

Brian

Very nice Steve.

BTW, have you had the opportunity to practice air combat with another aircraft? I mean in the very loosest terms, tail chases etc.

And have you tried any of the Sea Fury flight sims – if so, how does it compare with the real thing?

American mod for Sea Fury seat…

“Look” sa Steve to AiB “The seat raising handle goes up to 11.”

“Why?” sa AiB

“Because it’s better than 10. (Idjit)

Oh, and I’ll get into the RAeS this way.”

Oh, nice pics. 😀 But I’m not being nice to you, all yr airplanes is in bits over the hangar floor. At leat Mel’ve coffs and the planc go ronde as well as piddles fule…

N Molesworth sine offf.

Chiz.