Wild West Aircraft SuperSTOL

[beana51]

Old Pilots Never Die,They Just Buzz Off!
AMAZING!...Vin


www.chonday.com/Videos/shorlandstol2

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That looks like a fun hobby maybe for people who are tired of life

Have you placed your order yet Vin, or are you giving it a miss like me?

Roger

[beana51]

Old Pilots Never Die,They Just Buzz Off! Yer the only Fearless Test Pilot I know...Experienced in flying lawn chairs,..This Thing Has Stuff in Power...Made to rescue Ultra Lite Pilots ..any where...I would think were We younger,you and I,we would find this The Greatest Thing Ever...But Alas,Maturity I see Has Brought you Back from Your /Our youth....but My friend If We were 19yrs old??? Watch Out! Have Fun Roger...Vin
PS 29??
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Vin, here's a coincidence for you. I flew yesterday in conditions that were a tad tricky as it happens, and when I was putting 56NE to bed, a car drove across the grass of the apron over to where I was. A very charming gentleman got out and came across to introduce himself. He'd heard about me and I'd heard about him but this was the first time we'd met. It was André who also flies from Galinat and who has an aircraft that is like a Pou de Ciel with folding wings that he keeps in a barn close by. He told me that he's flown just the once so far this year but looks forward to getting quite a few more flights in as the weather improves. He said that the wind was a bit too much of a problem for him yesterday. André is 90 years of age. We nattered in French, as he speaks no English, for several minutes and I found it a great pleasure to make his acquaintance. I hope that I'm still as enthusiastic about flying and as full as life as he is when I'm his age

Roger

[beana51]

Old Pilots Never Die,They Just Buzz Off! Lets hope you and I Can can still not only think,but can do the things we want to do.In Fact the BONE YARD here are full of these guys..my flying buddy and Ole Friend ,is close to 90.He built a RV-4. Has it hungered here at Charlotte County..we go together..he fly's his thing a bit better than i,but I can see and hear a Bit Better than him..A DYNAMIC DUO.as we scare the Crap out of the Seagulls....he to is a long liver...His LIVER is about 3 ft. long..

Happy yer in the Air roger...Weather must improved I gather...STAY WELL STAY SAFE,STAY HAPPY Roger.....Vin

PS hope Ya fixed Yer Smoke Pipe?

Him and I Some 8yrs ago.Not Much Change..I'm the Good looking guy with out the Shower curtain Shirt!

[Tom Constantine]

I like this event. Would love to go see it.

Valdez STOL Competition

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There was a spot landing competition at the last summer fly in and barbecue that I attended at my old flying club in Britain and one of the guys was showing off a bit to a rather plump young lady that he'd taken along as passenger. On about his third effort in an attempt to hit the spot dead on with his main wheels he slightly misjudged it and dropped it down from rather too great a height. Usually these little ultralights have very forgiving undercarriages and apart from going 'boing' and leaving you with a bit of a red face when you're having a beer with the other club members afterwards, that would be it. However on this occasion, possibly because of the somewhat excessive weight he was carrying he being not exactly sylph-like himself, he exceeded even those limits and one of the axles holding a main wheel snapped off completely. This brought the aircraft to an immediate halt and made it do a complete 360 degree pirouette in the middle of the runway, to the applause of all of his mates who were watching and halting the competition until a group had picked it up and carried it off to the sidelines after the pilot and his lady passenger had somewhat inelegantly vacated the now rather skew-wish aircraft

Roger

[beana51]

Old Pilots Never Die,They Just Buzz Off! Great Demos Tom,Like Birds...I think its all about Power..coupled with light weight..and Skill But of Course