Pilot’s notes for ‘aeroplanes’ and other info

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I found some great information on flying historical WW1 planes, but as a relative newcomer I don’t know if these have been posted before on this forum. If they have, this post may be useful to other newcomers who are not aware of them.

This site has some excellent reading on flying the planes used in “The Blue Max” including pictures of the planes, training preparation, and pilot’s notes for individual aircraft: http://rwebs.net/avhistory/wwi.htm

And this site offers an article on my favourite WW1 kite…”Flying the Sopwith F.1 Camel” written by…and believe me, I didn’t make this up….King, Richard :costumes: (Richard A. King) http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3897/is_199808/ai_n8823870

Enjoy!
 
Dick King flew several Camels at Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome over many years as well as many other vintage a/c. He was much respected as a pilot and sadly passed away last year. I had the pleasure of not only knowing him, but flying with him (he let me fly Cole's Curtiss Fledgling) and I provided many photos for one of his books on the aerodrome.
 
Baywing said:
Dick King flew several Camels at Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome over many years as well as many other vintage a/c. He was much respected as a pilot and sadly passed away last year. I had the pleasure of not only knowing him, but flying with him (he let me fly Cole's Curtiss Fledgling) and I provided many photos for one of his books on the aerodrome.
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Thanks for the note, Baywing, and I apologize for my joke about the way Dick King's name was presented in the article. Of course I intended no offense and knowing now that he is deceased, I feel a bit foolish about my comment. I seem to vaguely remember now hearing of his passing and the fact that he was well liked and respected by all who knew him. I certainly enjoy the article that he presented in (I think) 1998.
 
No offense taken. I do have a sense of humor and I'm not known for political correctness myself. I knew Cole Palen as well and I'm still amused that the letters in his last name can be rearranged to spell "plane". I might be off that Dick flew more than one Camel, I know he had a Pup, I might be confusing him with Dick Day regarding a Camel earlier in the Aerodrome history.
 
I knew Dick King, he piloted and built the Pup that flew at ORA. His Pup is still flying, with the LeRhone rotary, at Owls Head Museum, Maine.

Cheers,
WF2
 
Speaking of Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, which I must visit one day...do either of you (Baywing or WF2), or anyone else for that matter, know whether there are any Old Rhinebeck DVDs available. I don't have a VHS any more since the old beast broke down and I can only find material about ORA on tapes.

Baywing...which book did you take the photos for?
 
I only know of the old VHS tape, I think I have a couple of copies somewhere.....:help: I would think someone would know how to transfer the tape to DVD.
The Book I provided some shots for was "The Skies Over Rhinebeck" by Dick King. I might have shot one or two specifically at Dick's request, but most of them were just shots I had. He couldn't afford to pay as he self-published but he did give me an autographed copy. That and the Bainbridge book about Cole (also autographed) are two of my most prized books.
 
Baywing said:
I only know of the old VHS tape, I think I have a couple of copies somewhere.....:help: I would think someone would know how to transfer the tape to DVD.
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That would be the next step if no DVD exists. I'll wait and see if anything turns up. I wonder if Old Rhinebeck plans on offering a DVD version in their gift shop as well as the somewhat antique VHS version that they have for sale.

Beautiful shots on your website of the WW1 flyers. The Camel and the D7 over fall colors are particularly pretty shots...they seem to speak of bygone days!
 
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