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Awesome Airshow Story
- Thread starter HAL Pilot
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Great find and a great story!
From an old timer, thanks for posting this. Those of us who flew the unheralded aircraft (S-2's and P-2's for me) and never see them at airshows or on the many military programs on television can relate to this. We weren't glamorous, we are largely forgotten, and an argument could be made that what we flew was ungainly, butt ugly from some angles even, but we are just as proud to have served as any veteran.
Just Awesome.
Pics? Video? Not much media back in '91 so I wont hold my breath.
Pics? Video? Not much media back in '91 so I wont hold my breath.
A great find. I think we (as a culture) tend to get wrapped up so much in our own existance that we fail to remember and appreciate those who made it possible.
This is a shot of my recently departed Dad at the rollout of the F4U that was restored by the Vought Aircraft Heritage Foundation. He flew most of the Navy's fighter and attack aircraft of the Korean War era. I'm in the process of scanning in some of his pictures from that time and intend to post some of them here as sort of a tribute to him.
This is a shot of my recently departed Dad at the rollout of the F4U that was restored by the Vought Aircraft Heritage Foundation. He flew most of the Navy's fighter and attack aircraft of the Korean War era. I'm in the process of scanning in some of his pictures from that time and intend to post some of them here as sort of a tribute to him.
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StompinNightmare
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I think I have something in my eye...
They are flying part 91. Unless the aircraft's certification says two pilots are required, there is nothing in the FARs that says you can't let someone else take the controls as long as there is a qualified pilot in the other seat. From what I've read, the Navy PV-2s flew with a minimum crew of 1 pilot, 1 B/N, 1 radio operator/gunner & 1 turret gunner. So there would be no problem admitting they let the guy fly a little.