Fentress coming up soon
05-12-2008, 11:25 AM
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Fentress coming up soon
Who all is coming this year with $4/ gallon gas? I'll be there weather permitting. Hopefully with my new Zirioli Tubinator.
05-12-2008, 03:57 PM
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Yeah, telling you where would be helpful. It's held at Fentress Naval Auxillary Landing Field in Chesapeake, Va. It's a great event. Frank Rega normally CDs the event. He's a longtime friend of mine and a great guy. He's on RCU as Rega1 I believe.
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05-12-2008, 04:48 PM
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RE: Fentress coming up soon
I can't wait,It's my daughters birthday weekend I told her we are going to the beach but shes wondering why I want to bring my Jets
We are heading down on Wen.This will be my first meet south of N.J.I know some others from Floyd Bennet are coming also.
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We are heading down on Wen.This will be my first meet south of N.J.I know some others from Floyd Bennet are coming also.Frank
05-16-2008, 07:42 AM
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We have a gaggle on NC jet flyers coming this year. I know of at least 4 maybe as many as 8.
The hotel room (memorial day weekend) used to be the most expensive part of the weekend, now it looks like the gas to and from will be the expensive part.
The hotel room (memorial day weekend) used to be the most expensive part of the weekend, now it looks like the gas to and from will be the expensive part.
05-16-2008, 12:27 PM
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RE: Fentress coming up soon
I'll be there Friday with a surpise. THE "trash can" Maverick is back. This time powered by EVF 10S. At Frentress in 1998, some guy, don't recall name, crashed this maverick and was trying to sell the parts. Anthony and I looked at the jet, looked at each other and decided we could rebuild her better and faster than ever. I think we paid him $150.00, not sure. Over the winter we gutted the jet, replaced the nose, rebuilt the wings and stabs, the whole nine yards. We flew it the next several years at various events and at Jets Over the Swamp one year, Bob V. declared the jet "The Trash Can Maverick". "You see that jet, they pulled that thing out of a trash can."
The jets was sold to Rod Synder,TN and Top Gun fame at Florida Jets one year and thats the last we heard of it. Moving ahead 10 years to Florida Jets 2008, I was talking with Rod and asked if he still owned the Maverick. To my surprise he still had it. Several weeks later I drove to Tn and picked up the Maverick which still looks the way we left it 10 years ago.
Can't wait to get her back in the air.
Keith
The jets was sold to Rod Synder,TN and Top Gun fame at Florida Jets one year and thats the last we heard of it. Moving ahead 10 years to Florida Jets 2008, I was talking with Rod and asked if he still owned the Maverick. To my surprise he still had it. Several weeks later I drove to Tn and picked up the Maverick which still looks the way we left it 10 years ago.
Can't wait to get her back in the air.
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05-16-2008, 01:13 PM
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RE: Fentress coming up soon
Anthony and Keith,
It is that time again. I cant believe diesel is going to cost me close to $5.00 dollars every 8 miles pulling the camper!!!!!!!!!!!
I am putting the finishing touches on the Electra. I will be leaving around 9:00 AM Friday. See you guys then. Plenty of toys
to fly this year. Will be broke when I get there
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It is that time again. I cant believe diesel is going to cost me close to $5.00 dollars every 8 miles pulling the camper!!!!!!!!!!!
I am putting the finishing touches on the Electra. I will be leaving around 9:00 AM Friday. See you guys then. Plenty of toys
to fly this year. Will be broke when I get there
Tres
05-18-2008, 08:07 PM
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Cant wait for another great meet at Fentress,couldnt give a rats a// what gas cost.WORK HARD PLAY HARD.Lets hope for good weather.Wont miss it,Lots of guys from Brookalyn,are coming,how you doin see ya there Mark G
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Wow,
that is a blast from the past. We had a great time rebuilding that plane. That has to be the best flying maverick we have ever flown. It was done dirt simple also. We played around with so many odd details, with guns, f-16 orange tint canopy, camo paint scheme.
I installed my 2.4 stuff last night in the Sabre and Mav Pro. Oh, I also pulled the original battery from 8/2000 from the mav pro. Yes, the Chrome Illusion Maverick has been around 8 years, on the SAME RX Pack. It was just too hard to get too.
Easy installs.
Anthony
that is a blast from the past. We had a great time rebuilding that plane. That has to be the best flying maverick we have ever flown. It was done dirt simple also. We played around with so many odd details, with guns, f-16 orange tint canopy, camo paint scheme.
I installed my 2.4 stuff last night in the Sabre and Mav Pro. Oh, I also pulled the original battery from 8/2000 from the mav pro. Yes, the Chrome Illusion Maverick has been around 8 years, on the SAME RX Pack. It was just too hard to get too.
Easy installs.
Anthony
05-20-2008, 07:47 AM
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ORIGINAL: AnthonyW
Wow,
that is a blast from the past. We had a great time rebuilding that plane. That has to be the best flying maverick we have ever flown. It was done dirt simple also. We played around with so many odd details, with guns, f-16 orange tint canopy, camo paint scheme.
I installed my 2.4 stuff last night in the Sabre and Mav Pro. Oh, I also pulled the original battery from 8/2000 from the mav pro. Yes, the Chrome Illusion Maverick has been around 8 years, on the SAME RX Pack. It was just too hard to get too.
Easy installs.
Anthony
Wow,
that is a blast from the past. We had a great time rebuilding that plane. That has to be the best flying maverick we have ever flown. It was done dirt simple also. We played around with so many odd details, with guns, f-16 orange tint canopy, camo paint scheme.
I installed my 2.4 stuff last night in the Sabre and Mav Pro. Oh, I also pulled the original battery from 8/2000 from the mav pro. Yes, the Chrome Illusion Maverick has been around 8 years, on the SAME RX Pack. It was just too hard to get too.
Easy installs.
Anthony
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05-20-2008, 11:40 AM
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ORIGINAL: afterburner
Is that this one?
Marty
ORIGINAL: AnthonyW
Wow,
that is a blast from the past. We had a great time rebuilding that plane. That has to be the best flying maverick we have ever flown. It was done dirt simple also. We played around with so many odd details, with guns, f-16 orange tint canopy, camo paint scheme.
I installed my 2.4 stuff last night in the Sabre and Mav Pro. Oh, I also pulled the original battery from 8/2000 from the mav pro. Yes, the Chrome Illusion Maverick has been around 8 years, on the SAME RX Pack. It was just too hard to get too.
Easy installs.
Anthony
Wow,
that is a blast from the past. We had a great time rebuilding that plane. That has to be the best flying maverick we have ever flown. It was done dirt simple also. We played around with so many odd details, with guns, f-16 orange tint canopy, camo paint scheme.
I installed my 2.4 stuff last night in the Sabre and Mav Pro. Oh, I also pulled the original battery from 8/2000 from the mav pro. Yes, the Chrome Illusion Maverick has been around 8 years, on the SAME RX Pack. It was just too hard to get too.
Easy installs.
Anthony
Marty
Thats the one, 8 years, same battery pack. I do not normally do that, usually replace after 3 years regardless. Probably lucky. I did discover one thing last night, the Y -harness to the elevators was bad and had to replace that while I was at it. The plane really could use a good overhaul.
I may spiff it up and sell it to someone that wants to put an EVF in it.
05-20-2008, 12:17 PM
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SK, no fuel will be available onsite, but there is a BP station at the corner of Centerville Turnpike and Mt. Pleasant (3-4 miles from the field) that sells pump kerosene; that is where most of the local flyers buy their kero.
George
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