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the lawnmowers are amusing. Sadly they can't actually cut grass...
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Stormangel posted:No kidding. How about an RC flying lawnmower. It's all fun and games until the lawnmower goes out of control and kills someone at Shea Stadium.
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Went up to Skydive Chicago in Ottawa, Ill. for some training, it is a wonderful place. I got the chance over the couple days I was there to see how they do their student program and if you want to do a tandem and are in the area, look at them. They treat everyone well and compared to some places for tandems, they get the student involved with the whole skydive instead of just treating them like a passenger. Skyvan:  Inside the box with wings:  Twin Otter chilling on the ramp:  Observered on a load in an Otter the last day I was there, it's fun sometimes, being able to sit with your head out the door as the last group exits and see the first people out already under canopy far below. Pretty amazing as it's not something most people get the chance to do:  Sitting behind all the tandems, fun to watch them launch:  Dirty Otter needs a big rubber duckie:  Otter has a friend, Beechcraft King Air 90:  King Air:  A DC-3, Lady Luck has not been so lucky:  Up close on her nose art: 
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Sep 7, 2010 22:37
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Id love to own a dc-3 - but id just settle for a ride..
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The Electronaut posted:
If that's not the remains of a fake USAF/USAAF paintjob, it would surely make her a C47, not a DC3.  Great pics! 
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Sep 8, 2010 14:10
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Saga posted:If that's not the remains of a fake USAF/USAAF paintjob, it would surely make her a C47, not a DC3. Other than sperg value, what's the real difference between the two?
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Sep 8, 2010 14:24
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Nerobro posted:Other than sperg value, what's the real difference between the two? The difference is basically just the name. Military bureaucracy demands its units in service to follow the official military naming convention. But fundamentally the DC-3 was a passenger plane and the C-47 a cargo plane, so militarizing it means ripping out the interior, widening the door and painting it green. But both of them were used for a zillion different things with different modifications.
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IIRC there are some minor differences in the landing gear too. check out these beautiful prints i bought this weekend:  connie  northrop   dc3 I believe the last photo was from life - taken at glendale airport - now abandoned. 
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Sep 8, 2010 22:02
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LobsterboyX posted:IIRC there are some minor differences in the landing gear too. Constellations really are pretty. There's one in bare aluminum with TWA(?) markings on it at the Pima air museum...the plaque points out that there are no two cross-sections of the fuselage that have the same profile. Also they're really surprisingly high off the ground. Low wing and big props, I guess.
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Sep 8, 2010 23:46
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RAAF FA18's doing a photo-op over the city on the weekend of the 2008 Melbourne International Airshow  These two are from 2006 airshow I think? (Grass is drier, we were in a drought)   And 2 more FA18's doing a patrol over the sports precinct during the 2006 Commonwealth Games.  
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Sep 9, 2010 11:59
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Why have they got missiles loaded for flyovers in Melbourne?
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Sep 9, 2010 12:08
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Looks cooler!
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Sep 9, 2010 12:19
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2ndclasscitizen posted:Why have they got missiles loaded for flyovers in Melbourne? In case of any Kiwi Skyhawks.
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Sep 9, 2010 12:23
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2ndclasscitizen posted:Why have they got missiles loaded for flyovers in Melbourne? quote:And 2 more FA18's doing a patrol over the sports precinct during the 2006 Commonwealth Games.
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Sep 9, 2010 14:23
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slidebite posted:Just in case I guess? Someones jacking the hot dog booth.... roger... engaged...
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Saw a couple of EA-6B's flying low in formation over my house yesterday. They may be here for the Scott AFB airshow. Saturday is supposed to have crap weather and a B-2 flyover, Sunday is supposed to be severe clear, but with 2 billion fewer dollars in the sky.
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Sep 9, 2010 17:14
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Slo-Tek posted:Sunday is supposed to be severe clear, but with 2 billion fewer dollars in the sky. Maybe they've predicted the titanium overcast for Saturday?
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RAF Leuchars "Battle of Britain at Home Day" Air Show is tomorrow. Will try to get some pics up, pray that the weather holds. Here's the display list: Military Flying RAFAT - The Red Arrows, Hawk T1 - RAF Scampton - 14:00  RAF Lancaster, Spitfire & Hurricane - Battle of Britain Memorial Flight - RAF Coningsby  RAF Falcons - RAF Falcons Parachute Display Team - RAF Weston on the Green RAF Typhoon - RAF Typhoon Display Team, 29(R) Squadron - RAF Coningsby  RAF Tucano T1 - RAF Tucano Display Team, 1 FTS, 207(R) Squadron - RAF Linton-on-Ouse RAF Harrier GR9 - RAF Harrier Display Team, 4 Squadron - RAF Wittering RAF King Air B200 - RAF King Air Display Team, 45(R) Squadron - RAFC Cranwell RAF Tornado GR4 Pair - XV(R) Squadron - RAF Lossiemouth RAF Sea King HAR3 Role Demo - 202 Squadron, A Flight - RAF Boulmer RAF Typhoon & Supermarine Spitfire Synchro Pair - RAF Coningsby RAF Tornado F3, Typhoon & Spitfire - Air Defence: Past, Present and Future Flypast RAF Tornado F3 x 4 - Sunset Ceremony Flypast - 111(F) Sqn - RAF Leuchars RAF Tristar Flypast - 216 Sqn - RAF Brize Norton CzAF JAS-39 Gripen - 211 Sqn - Chotusice AFB Sea Hawk - Royal Navy Historic Flight - RNAS Yeovilton Sea Fury - Royal Navy Historic Flight - RNAS Yeovilton Alphajet - Armée de l'Air - BA705 Tours AFB F-16 - RNLAF F-16 Demo Team, 322 Squadron - Leeuwarden AFB F-16 - Solo Display Team - Belgian Air Component - Vliegveldlaan AFB Civilian Flying Avro Vulcan - The Vulcan Operating Company - 11:30 (display 11:45)  F-86 Sabre – Golden Apple - Duxford P51D Mustang – Scandanavian Historic Flight - Oslo A26B Invader – Scandanavian Historic Flight - Oslo Saab 29/J29F Tunnan - Swedish Air Force Historic Flight - Halmstad Saab 105/SK60E - Swedish Air Force Historic Flight - Halmstad Hunter 4-Ship Display Team - Team Viper - Exeter The Blades - 2Excel Aviation - Sywell SE5a – Neil Geddes Yakolev Yak-3 - 'White 100'  Harvard – The Real Aeroplane Company - Breighton Spitfire & Hurricane - Historic Aircraft Company - Duxford DH115 Vampire T55 - Norwegian Air Force Historic Flight - Hokksund  Military Static RAF Merlin HC3 - 78(AC) Squadron - RAF Benson RAF Chinook HC2 - SH StanEval - RAF Odiham RAF Hawk T1 - 208(R) Squadron - RAF Valley RAF Typhoon x 2 (6 Sqn) - RAF Leuchars RAF Tornado GR4 - 617 Squadron - RAF Lossiemouth RAF Tornado F3 - 111(F) Squadron - RAF Leuchars RAF Puma HC1 - 33 Squadron - RAF Benson DHFS Squirrel HT1 - 60(R) Squadron - RAF Shawbury DHFS Griffin HT1 - 60(R) - RAF Shawbury RAF King Air B200 - 45(R) Squadron - RAFC Cranwell RAF Dominie - 55(R) Squadron - RAFC Cranwell RAF Grob Tutor T1 - ESUAS - RAF Leuchars RN Jetstream T2 - 750NAS - RNAS Culdrose C-130 Hercules - Armée de l'Air Phantom F4 - Luftwaffe F-16 - Royal Danish Air Force  L159 - CzAF AN26 - CzAF B-52 - USAF 93rd - Barksdale  KC135 - USAF 100 Air Refuelling Wing - RAF Mildenhall RAF VC10 - 101 Sqn - RAF Brize Norton RAF Phantom F4 (111 Sqn - 'Black Mike') Civilian Static Sea Vampire - Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre Dassault Falcon DA20 - Cobham Aviation Services Jet Provost Mk3 - Newcastle JP Jet Provost Mk5A - Heritage Aviation Bulldog T1 x 2 - Max Alpha Air Displays LLP Reims Cessna FR172F - Scotland on Floats Saab 340 - Loganair Dornier 328 - Scot Airways Yak 52 - Real Aeroplane Company Grob 115D2 Heron - Tayside Aviation PA28 Warrior - Tayside Aviation Spitfire Mk XXVI (Replica) - Merlin ERD Pitts Special - RAF Leuchars Flying Club Vans RV7 - RAF Leuchars Flying Club Robin DR400 - RAF Leuchars Flying Club Jabiru J400 - RAF Leuchars Flying Club Grunman AA5 - RAF Leuchars Flying Club
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I've always been a fan of the Red Arrows. I'd love to see the Typhoon and Tucano demos, too.
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Heid the Ball posted:RAF Leuchars "Battle of Britain at Home Day" Air Show is tomorrow. That sounds like a great lineup but it's unfortunate they don't seem to have any  planes
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Sep 10, 2010 15:32
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LobsterboyX posted:
Are those ...windows in the fuselage?
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Sep 10, 2010 16:17
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Yup, that airliner had people inside, and the pilot outside.
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^^^It was thought in the 1920s that a pilot wouldn't be able to do his job properly if he was inside the aircraft, as it lacked the exposure to the elements on which they depended. I'm kind of glad they were wrong after all.Heid the Ball posted:Military Flying This ought to be an absolute riot to watch, as a King Air is as pleasant to maneuver as an old dump truck is. Here's what their show routine looks like: 
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MrChips posted:This ought to be an absolute riot to watch, as a King Air is as pleasant to maneuver as an old dump truck is. Here's what their show routine looks like: Ah yes, the "sequence of banked turns", most lethally thrilling of all aerobatic maneuvers
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That's a short demo, but kind of impressive that the entire thing apparently takes place within the length of the runway.
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dietcokefiend posted:Someones jacking the hot dog booth.... roger... engaged... hot dog booth? You mean dim sim van, right? And why bother asking about some silly Sidewinders in the wingtips when the real question is what possible defense could be provided by 82 F18s and a handful of cruisers in a country nearly 3 million square miles in size?
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Lilbeefer posted:And why bother asking about some silly Sidewinders in the wingtips when the real question is what possible defense could be provided by 82 F18s and a handful of cruisers in a country nearly 3 million square miles in size? Since the Russians are still flying Tu-95's around the arctic, having F-18's around to follow them as a show of force actually makes some sense. On a related topic, the US seems to be convinced the Canadians want to invade North Dakota, since there's now a Citation, two helicopters, some Cessna 182's, and a Predator based in Grand Forks for the sole purpose of patrolling the Canadian border with North Dakota. I feel so much safer knowing that we're protected from the menaces of socialized medicine and Tim Hortons.
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azflyboy posted:Since the Russians are still flying Tu-95's around the arctic, having F-18's around to follow them as a show of force actually makes some sense. Wrong hemisphere buddy. (Those were Australian F/A-18's.)
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Sep 11, 2010 21:40
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orange lime posted:Ah yes, the "sequence of banked turns", most lethally thrilling of all aerobatic maneuvers So it isn't an F-22 demo, big deal; there's more to air displays than just making a shitload of noise. This display incorporates a few aggressive wingovers (some of which bring the aircraft well beyond knife-edge) and a number of sharp pitch maneuvers. This in an aircraft with such heavy controls that I've seen more than a few people fail checkrides because they simply weren't strong enough to fly the aircraft safely.
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ApathyGifted posted:Wrong hemisphere buddy. It's happened in Canada as well. During the Cold War, the USSR commonly sent Tu-95's to snoop around just outside the edges of Canadian and Alaskan airspace, and Putin restarted the flights a few years ago, as part of his "sabre rattling in the arctic" series. As recently as August of this year, the RCAF has intercepted TU-95's that were patrolling just outside Canadian airspace, so at least the CF-18 pilots have the chance to get some nice air-to-air pictures in the process.
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azflyboy posted:It's happened in Canada as well. His point was that the Aussies don't have to worry about Bears entering their airspace. Those were RAAF F/A-18s in the pictures carrying live missiles, not CF-18s.
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azflyboy posted:It's happened in Canada as well. Err yeah but it doesn't stop Australia being near the Antarctic, not the Arctic.
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Godholio posted:His point was that the Aussies don't have to worry about Bears entering their airspace. Those were RAAF F/A-18s in the pictures carrying live missiles, not CF-18s. Derp! Somehow I thought the pictures were from Canada.
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azflyboy posted:Derp! The Kangaroos painted on the side of them are usually a pretty good indicator for where they're from.
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Aargh posted:The Kangaroos painted on the side of them are usually a pretty good indicator for where they're from. I thought those were mutant walruses 
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Aargh posted:The Kangaroos painted on the side of them are usually a pretty good indicator for where they're from. That and the cricket pitch in the last photo. Is that what you guys call it? I've tried for years to figure out that sport, but no amount of beer and foreigners explaining it to me has ever worked. edit: Canadians don't play cricket do they?
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blugu64 posted:That and the cricket pitch in the last photo. Is that what you guys call it? I've tried for years to figure out that sport, but no amount of beer and foreigners explaining it to me has ever worked. Cricket is just a Commonwealth in-joke, there are no actual rules. Much like Mornington Crescent.
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Well, a grand day out at RAF Leuchars. Great weather, great displays. I've loaded the best photos of the day on Flickr here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/11790682@N02/ and as a special treat, I've got a video of the Vulcan flying in, dramatic music (and noisy generator from the burger stand behind me) included: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vS6xD_HCc9A Enjoy, and love to hear your thoughts.
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Heid the Ball posted:Well, a grand day out at RAF Leuchars. Great weather, great displays. Does the Luftwaffe still fly Phantoms?
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Nebakenezzer posted:Does the Luftwaffe still fly Phantoms? Yes, Fighter Wing 71 still flies them, and is expected to till 2012
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