Doh…What’d I miss???

OK, seriously as someone who’s been in the forum doghouse (just ask Moggy) we all loose our temper from time to time. Being able to put it behind you and move forward shows class and character.

Of course, if your comments last night were about me then forget everything I just said. 😀

Steve

Oh, what a bunch of Scottish girls…

I’m traveling all the way around the world to be at Old Warden on the 15th and you can’t even make it, FROM SCOTLAND!!!

It is the same island you know, Daz?

Well, you’re loss if you can’t make it. I guess you will just have to miss out on my Sean Connery immitation…”Shome thingz in here dond’t react too weel to bulletschz.” Robbo has promised to bring his bowler hat and play the role of “Odd Job”.

Are you really going to miss all of that???

I think the lousy weather kept many warbirds from attending.

Ok chaps, here’s the score…

The 15th will be my last full day in England…I have to be on a flight Sunday afternoon from Heathrow as my hall pass from Mrs. Patterson expires at midnight. I can’t really complain, as I get to spend the entire week before Old Warden touring airfields and flying museums. The last time I was over all I got to see were Cathedrals. Not that I have anything against Cathedrals, but they just don’t have the same appeal as a Hurricane doing 300KTS+ on the deck.

I think we need to make the 15th an all day blow out event. Morning at Duxford and evening at Old Warden, followed by the promised curry and warm bitter experience.

I truly look forward to meeting as many members from the forum as possible, so when you’re stateside I can reciprocate with Bar-B-Q and an icy cold Budweiser under the wing of the Sea Fury.:D

Come on now…who’s in???

Steve

Lots of water, as you usually drink one or two during briefing. Also, I take a bottle with me in the cockpit at shows like Oshkosh as you tend to sit on the ramp for 30+ minutes waiting to take off. Then you orbit for another 30 minutes waiting to make one pass.

Is this really worth it???

That’s why I like the smaller shows, you get to actually talk to people and not spend half the day briefing to make one pass.

Re: Just trying to be helpful

Originally posted by Moggy C

I think it might have been sorted out, but I lost the will to live yesterday and left the thread.

Moggy

Still leaves me with the intriguing question as to the symptoms of a stalled pair of wings in a vertical dive.

How about a flat spin? OK, sorry for that. Again, AOA is the key. If you can get the wing cord pointed about 20 degrees or so from your flight path the wing will stall. It doesn’t matter if you’re going straight up or straight down, and it doesn’t matter how fast you’re going.

I can think of several airshow accidents (and you can too) where the pilots “mushed” in from a loop or split S. This is a classic accelerated stall, it just happens to be one traveling towards mother earth.

Looking forward to having that little “chat” next month you promised me.

Cheers,

Steve

Although, I’m getting rather partial to this one from yesterday…

Originally posted by duxfordhawk
Its been reported that other Mariners have also exploded for no apparent reason …

Don’t you just hate it when people explode:D

The sad fact is that it’s not hard to see how an entire flight could crash into the water. In the Air Force you only fly close formation for airshows or penetrating the weather. The worse it is, the closer you get. Can’t afford to loose your flight lead at a time like that.

When you’re in the soup lead could fly you inverted and you’d never know. He’s lost, running low on fuel, the weather’s bad, he looks down to study a chart, or he just plane screws up. Next thing you know a flight is gone.