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Old 12-06-2009, 01:09 PM
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Elvis about to maiden my Cermark F-16 - up trim, no down trim, no up trim, this thing is a handful!

and....... the ole cockroach again!
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Old 12-06-2009, 01:18 PM
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Default RE: Jet Flying @ Thunderbird Field - Ft. Worth, TX

more..... BVMSaber - Elvis put a lot of flights on this with a P-60 and won a couple of awards - many flights @ thunderbird for this one

the Bobcat - whew, she had the flight hours!

more Cermark F-16....
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Old 12-06-2009, 01:31 PM
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Default RE: Jet Flying @ Thunderbird Field - Ft. Worth, TX

My first turbine.... the Rooskie! (it turned blue after Ibroke the nose off on flight #35)

And..... not a jet, but he can certainly fly one, Rick Byrd, one of the best sticks around.

Well, that's it until we go flying again! I'm out of pictures!
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Old 12-06-2009, 04:39 PM
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Default RE: Jet Flying @ Thunderbird Field - Ft. Worth, TX

Hhaaaa yeah dude i couldn't resist the 2fer deal at Wallyworld


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Yeah, the Fort Worth group is a good group of dudes! Never any BS - just fuel burnin' fun!

(just a side-note, Buck always makes fun of my shorts and then goes and buys some just like them)
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loved the rooskie!!! Smitty: are you sure? it's an old P80 buck: dude, trust me slow it down with the nose....go ahead raise it up.....more....more.....trust me.....I'm a doctor (insert Gene Simmons here)


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My first turbine.... the Rooskie! (it turned blue after I broke the nose off on flight #35)

Well, that's it until we go flying again! I'm out of pictures!

Old 12-09-2009, 12:16 AM
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Default RE: Jet Flying @ Thunderbird Field - Ft. Worth, TX

Found some more of the A-Fo...... can't believe you used to fly that rocket on a p-60
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Old 12-09-2009, 03:45 AM
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ORIGINAL: smitty1001

Les' (ama234) F-15 ..... Avonds, I think?

Gary Grant's Jet Mach - P-60 powered (Shoks old demo model) and his ICDF Interceptor
Man,
That's an old pic of my F-15! That was before I finished with all the panel lines and dirtied it up with the over-done weathering job. But it looked oh-so-good in the air!!

Some day in the future when I have some time, I'll finish the repairs to it.


Les

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Old 12-20-2009, 09:37 AM
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Default RE: Jet Flying @ Thunderbird Field - Ft. Worth, TX

Beautiful wx in store for us today. Trim up, throttle up, high noon. See you locals there.

A few aerial pics of the field:
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Old 12-20-2009, 10:06 AM
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Default RE: Jet Flying @ Thunderbird Field - Ft. Worth, TX

Same here in Austin,


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Today
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Old 12-20-2009, 05:42 PM
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Default RE: Jet Flying @ Thunderbird Field - Ft. Worth, TX

Last ones.... (thx for joining us at our home field David, you're welcome anytime bud)

OK..... so as I was pulling off the hwy I noticed Buck was not too far behind me. We have to go through a park gate/checkpoint to get to our field - Ipull up and show the attendant my card, she raises the gate, etc. I tell her "that guy behind me....... don't let him in, give him a real hard time!" She smiles, Iroll forward and watch in the rvm, Isee Buck scrambling around, checking pockets,console, etc., LMAO..... after he gets through I find out he showed her his 2010 AMA card and she said,"it's still 2009, that's not gonna work!" Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Heeeeeeeeeee!Not bad for a 100 year-old lady on the fly!! ........had him searchin'..........
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Old 12-20-2009, 06:08 PM
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nice pix amigo. you should've passed me your camera so i could get pix of the Firechicken!!!



hope those houston boyz make up their mind soon.
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Buck,

Where do you get a hat like that with ears???? You look like my Jack Russell standing there !!!!!

Danno

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hhaaaaaaaaa mickey should be in everyone's tool kit!!!! whhaaaaaaaaaattttttttttttttttt?????????//
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Good flying weather today here in Ft Worth. I was a little nervous at first but once i got that first flight down I was good to go. Nice field for small to medium jets.

Ok since I am from Houston I am calling it New Years weekend at Scobie field. So we will see yall there.

Oh the battery and charger was the only other guy that was left there. So you dont have to worry about it James

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Hola David, Lousy Bobcat, HA,HA,HA. That was funny.

MERRY CHRISTMAS



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Hola David, Lousy Bobcat, HA,HA,HA. That was funny.

MERRY CHRISTMAS



Hector
Thanks Hector!

I'll be in Puerto Rico from the 20th - 31 of Januray..........let me know what days you guys will be out so I can go to Borinquen.
I think most of you will be at Dominicana though.

Feliz navidad señor!

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Hey, why don't you get in a plane Friday and drop by to Dominican Rep.
You'll love it. Just ask Shui. He has almost become a citizen or D.R.

HA! HA!

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Buck is saying in this pic: "you'll never believe what Idid.......so I was paying for my gun at the show and.........then they called my name.....then Iwas walking away........Dooooooooh!"

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Buck,

Where do you get a hat like that with ears???? You look like my Jack Russell standing there !!!!!

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LOL zooooom Fast Ball.....no it's all good i say, you left me your number in the box remember.....oooohhhh kettle korn....k see ya........[X(]

uugggghhhh guess i'll stick with T-Ball
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Calling out for Tbird jet heads this weekend! Let's celebrate the last days the last Festivus of the decade.

This is not a drill.

Saturday @ 53F then it is downhill from there, looks like for a while! [:@]

(Can someone bring the Festivus pole?)

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Smitty,

Looks good for chasin Bobcats at T-birds on Sat.....
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too many choices! there is a back-office Waco day brewing also....
Black-eyed fly-in on Friday at Tbird btw

So maybe Waco Friday and Benbrook Saturday?
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Great day today ('xcept the crosswind draft at the end!). 57F and clear. Deffinteley Rabbit weather. New BVM UAT = No bubbles on my fuel lines!

Met Orlando today (MarineA1), we have to do some formation flying soon buddy!

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