Eighteen Year Restoration - Then This

[fholbert]

First class job by the pilot!

He ditches between the beach and swimmers.

The aircraft ditched into the water close to Cocoa Beach during the Cocoa Beach Air Show. It first flew for Valiant Air Command in 2020 after an almost 18-year restoration.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1383474998136819722

 

[jtrain609]

"Take a picture!" And not "Holy • let's make sure they're ok!"

I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

 

[fholbert]

"Take a picture!" And not "Holy • let's make sure they're ok!"

I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

Well, they need a helicopter pilot on Mars.

 

[Bob Ridpath]

"Take a picture!" And not "Holy • let's make sure they're ok!"

I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

IDK ... I’d have gone to the plane. I guess you would have, too. Not everyone “runs to the sound of the guns,” though. I’m OK with that. We’re all “wired” differently.

 

[NovemberEcho]

"Take a picture!" And not "Holy • let's make sure they're ok!"

I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

meh, a lot of times someone who doesn’t know what to do just makes things more difficult for those who do or just becomes another person to be rescued. The real tragedy here though is the filming in portrait and that horribly nasal whine “oh god”

 

[Boris Badenov]

Guess maybe it should have been 19 years.

The commentary is fairly life-disaffirming, though. Fair cop.

 

[mikecweb]

"Take a picture!" And not "Holy • let's make sure they're ok!"

I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

If I crash a plane in front of you please just take pictures.

 

[Autothrust Blue]

Well, they need a helicopter pilot on Mars.

Does @jtrain609 have enough Shuttle landings to qualify?

 

[Seggy]

There are ZERO reasons that these World War II airplanes should still be flying.

Put them indoors in a museum.

 

[Autothrust Blue]

There are ZERO reasons that these World War II airplanes should still be flying.

Put them indoors in a museum.

I can see both sides of this issue, having been peripherally involved with CAF in my younger and more vulnerable years, and having had more than one ride in a B-24. (And having flown an airplane from immediately after that era.)

They are antiques, and they are irreplaceable—but working on them, and seeing them flying is really something, too.

The FAA is way ahead of you, as it put the LHFE exemption in the shredder for the Collings Foundation (granted, after the accident). The lack of competent oversight is at least part of the reason there was a broken B-17 and broken bodies in Hartford...and that’s a theme that goes far farther than merely the vintage airplane community.

 

[NovemberEcho]

There are ZERO reasons that these World War II airplanes should still be flying.

Put them indoors in a museum.

I hate this take. Same with classic cars. Sure, if it’s the last example left maybe, but otherwise it’s meant to be flown so fly it.

 

[Seggy]

...otherwise it’s meant to be flown so fly it.

Not when public safety is at stake.

These planes just aren't safe these days.

 

[Adler]

There are ZERO reasons that these World War II airplanes should still be flying.

Put them indoors in a museum.

The opposite.

A cool airplane in a museum is a shame; they are meant to fly, not sit.

 

[Adler]

I can see both sides of this issue, having been peripherally involved with CAF in my younger and more vulnerable years...

 

[Autothrust Blue]

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I was using it as F. Scott Fitzgerald used it

 

[Inverted25]

Not when public safety is at stake.

These planes just aren't safe these days.

They are no more dangerous then other GA planes. In fact they are probably safer because most the owners have deep pockets and don’t spare on maintenance.


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[Autothrust Blue]

They are no more dangerous then other GA planes. In fact they are probably safer because most the owners have deep pockets and don’t spare on maintenance.

The Collings B-17 accident has entered the chat.

 

[USMCmech]

There are ZERO reasons that these World War II airplanes should still be flying.

Put them indoors in a museum.

While we are at it, we should ban people from exploring the backwoods of the National Parks. Let the public view the Grand Canyon from the safety of the visitors center. No one needs to hike to the bottom just for the thrill or bragging rights.*


Something is missing from your soul if you call yourself a pilot and the sound of a Mustang doesn't inspire you.


* If I had it to do all over again, I still would have told my wife to go. A life without adventure is a life wasted.

 

[mikecweb]

Can someone find the cancel IFR at the gate thread..

 

[jtrain609]

Not when public safety is at stake.

These planes just aren't safe these days.

Neither is the max but you're still probably flying one this weekend.