wrote:

One year, one of the other volunteers and I were sitting next to the
"MOO-COW" (the trailer the controllers run departures from on the
runway) when Aluminum Overcast was on short final for 27 at OSH.

I turned to my friend and asked if he had ever seen the beginning of
"12 O'Clock High" where the B-17 lands belly up, and if that was war
footage or not?

Alum. Overcast then touches down, loses it, almost runs over the
controller on the far side (who was filming the whole thing, until it
came right at him, then it was sky-ground-sky-ground-sky as he sprinted
away), then almost hit a mixmaster whose crew bailed out with engines
running, and came damn close to smashing into the VOR!

I shut up and didn't ask anymore stupid questions...

True story.

I can vouch for Ryan on this one. I was there. I did finally watch
"12 O'Clock High" after that.

Did anyone else see the Lancasters' colossal bounce when it touched
down on 27?

Made me feel better about my own flying!


As one who has bounced clear over the green dot in my Luscombe, I
humbly take the attitude of "There but for the grace of God" when I see
a bad landing. There are a few, though, that are just truly
jaw-dropping.

Ryan Wubben
Co-Chairman, EAA Flight Line Operations

Garrett Nievin
Chairman, EAA Flight Line Operations