Hello random passer-by who is interested in flying or aviation (or maybe not?)
I am here, and I have created this post for all of you. I may not be the most experienced, however I have gained a few hours of flight, and I would like to use my knowledge to the best of my ability to help all of you
Now, what is the point of this?
I don't know XD
Basically, ask questions, nerd out about aviation, I don't care. I'm here to talk to you all.
Yeah the game doesn’t teach me much its the people here that do @LieutenantSOT
If I ever could, I want to restore the B-36 at PIMA to airworthy condition. Or at the very least, own a WW2 warbird
@Flewey fair lol. I completely get that
@LieutenantSOT Oh, yeah.
@LieutenantSOT
As I say, with enough money, anything is restorable. My family, however, has nowhere near enough money to do that. But, regardless, I think the plane is best just the way it is. It's a reminder of the past, and not only that, but also of what us humans can really do.
@Flewey also, did you go up with your father?
@Flewey that's freaking amazing!!!
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Are you able to claim the aircraft and take it with you? Might be able to restore it to airworthy condition. Well, the engine would have to be redone, and a new wing, and lots of paint and new panels, but maybe? XD
@LieutenantSOT That's seriously cool! The only ever time I sat in the cockpit of a warbird was that time a couple years back when I traveled to Germany to look for my Great Uncle's Spitfire. He flew a Spitfire Mk. XIV back in '44; started right after D-day. Was shot down by a Bf-109 in Germany in December of the same year. He survived, and wrote about it in his journal, which is mainly how I located the crash site. Turns out it was near a village that was about 24 miles southeast of Celle. The village apparently saw the dogfight. Luckily, and I mean very luckily, there was an old man who remembers it, and told the story of what he saw, while a lady, whose I assumed was his daughter, translated. This is how I located the actual plane, since the man basically traced the glide path the my great uncle took after being shot down. I also learned that, on top of being shot down, he damaged the Bf-109 before going down, and the Bf-109 had to make an emergency landing in a nearby field. It has since been relocated to a aircraft museum in Brandenburg, so I didn't get to go check it out. But I found the Spit, and it was in surprisingly good shape. For a crash, that is. I don't remember it to clearly because it was all covert in bush and I didn't really get a look at the plane as a whole, but I do remember that the left wing was definitely gone, and the engine had a hole in it. The side panel had been either ripped off upon crashing or shot off, but either way, I had a perfect view of the whole engine, which, as I said before, had a hole it it. The cockpit was still intact, and so I sat down in the seat.
So yeah, that's my claim to a WW2 warbird. Hehe.
@Flewey lmao, awesome!!
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That's super cool though. My uncle might be moving up to SC, near me, and he works on restoring WW2 planes and flying them. He said he wants to take me up in some P-40s. I really hope it works out. Other than that, I've gotten an hour at my local flight academy, and also 1 unmarked hour in an airport in Florida
I've done my fair share of flying. After I turned 17 I managed to get my license within a month. I'd been practicing long before that, though, which explains how I got it in such a short time. Since then I've flown a little over 60 hours. I'm actually planning on going back up this evening. I fly with my dad mostly, in a 172, but every once in a while a get to fly with my friend in his Stearman.
Aah, finally, and place where I can unload my vast knowledge of aircraft. F*ck yeah...
I am mesmerized with vehicles that have a large difference between their facing direction and the direction of travel @LieutenantSOT
@Chancey21 what do you mean? XD
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But one day when I own some high-performance aircraft, or when I'm in the Air Force possibly flying F-22s, hell yeah, man. Or a mustang pulling drifts. The feeling of accelerating faster than anything, slicing through the air, higher than all else. It's amazing
Anyone else religiously fixated by high angle of attack travel?
Cars in drifts/slides offroad
jets in cobra maneuvers
bush planes in stall
@Dathcha ooh, that's a very valid point. I like it
@LieutenantSOT ok
@FlyingPatriot what's up? XD
I was referring to the fact that there are a very small amount of planes around today, so not many companies are manufacturing much
@LieutenantSOT ?
@LieutenantSOT thanks
That should fix it
@TatsuTheOtaku OHHHH
The turrets are broken
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Put the guns on the opposite side of the turret
@TatsuTheOtaku how so broken?
@TargetDestroyed aww :(
@TatsuTheOtaku YOOOO. That's amazing!
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I'm probably gonna extend the deadline, so no worries. Or if you need more time, I still can
it’s being replaced by the B777X-9 @LieutenantSOT