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Old 11-22-2010 | 11:29 PM
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p51Dpony
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Default RE: Downwind turn Myth

The first mention of Doolittle here was probably putting words in his mouth, as he I think was referring to pilots not being able to 'feel' their aircrafts attitude which was the reason he pushed for more instrumentation and training w/ instruments.  If he were here now he'd be warning some of you to pay attention to the wind in your high drag machines especially.  I mean well but let's face it:  trolls beget trolls.  Though I personally like Doolittle for a life committed to aviation advancements, when Alec Baldwin played him in "Pearl Harbor" it was a tough pill to swallow because Alec Baldwin usually plays slimy bad guys... too well I might add.  Now I am going of on a tangent, but you get the drift, your war hero is on my and my airplanes side.