GT182 Meeting

[Railrunner130]

Gary (GT182) and I finally got together after months of trying. He volunteers to help out with the launching and recovery of Joe Gano's L-39 and MiG-21. Here are some pics from today's event...

Many thanks Gary, Joe and crew!
:ernae:

 

[GT182]

My thanks to you Chris for coming out.

At least we had some good weather, even if it was a bit cold. Hope you enjoyed meeting everyone, and come out again soon. They enjoyed meeting you and having a DANG member there.

BTW.. nice pictures.

 

[Panther_99FS]

Good stuff Railrunner....Did you have a RON at Dover?

 

[Snuffy]

Thank god you only posted pictures of the jet ...

 

[Railrunner130]

Good stuff Railrunner....Did you have a RON at Dover?

Nah. Hopefully never RON at Dover. I'm up in Wilmington.

Thank god you only posted pictures of the jet ...

You're not kidding there!

:ernae:

 

[GT182]

Evidently Snuffy hasn't looked in the mirror lately. :costumes:

 

[Big_Stick]

Evidently Snuffy hasn't looked in the mirror lately. :costumes:

No BS...I flew your B-25!

 

[GT182]

No BS...I flew your B-25!

Awesome Stick! Are you with the Wings of Freedom Tour?

 

[jmig]

That L-39 is a pretty bird. I sat in a MIG 21 once at nellis, AFB. It was so tight and small I got claustrophobia. :costumes: I can still remember looking at the gauges with, which was to me, funny writing on them.

 

[GT182]

John, both of these now have English gauges in them, plus the Mig 23 too in the hangar. Tho the ejection seats in all 3, that includes the Mig-23, still have Russian on them. Seeing the 23 uses so much fuel it's only rarely flown. I believe it was mentioned when Chris was here, that the Flogger will fly sometime this summer.

Here's a link for some cool video links, in blue.... http://www.warbirdsofdelaware.com/html/mig-23.html

Curt Brown, former Space Shuttle Commander, wiil be here at KLIG to fly the L-39 this coming Thursday morning. He's also a jet pilot at the Reno Air Races. He won the 2008 race in an L-29 Viper with a speed of 507 mph.

 

[Snuffy]

Evidently Snuffy hasn't looked in the mirror lately. :costumes:

Let me use my favorite line from Braveheart when Stephen meets William ...

"HIM!! Tha can'ought be William Wallace, I'm prettier than this man!!"
:focus:

 

[GT182]

Let me use my favorite line from Braveheart when Stephen meets William ...

"HIM!! Tha can'ought be William Wallace, I'm prettier than this man!!"
:focus:

LMAO... wake up Snuffy, it's only a dream.

 

[Railrunner130]

Gary,
I saw you guys were out when we took off this morning. You were still out when we got back. That had to be cold!!

 

[GT182]

Hey Chris... we saw you guys out ridin around. And yes... we froze our butts off. That wind went right thru ya to the bone. I think I walk 5 miles today just to go inside and get warm. :costumes:

We had the head of the cancer group out this afternoon and gave his 2 sons a ride in the L-39. Their dad was high bidder in the raffle for the ride in Pipsqueak. And neither one got sick.... 18 and 16 years old.