Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Dudley Henriques wrote in
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Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
Dudley Henriques wrote in
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Bertie the Bunyip wrote:

Yeah, you're right. As these guys die off the world will never see
the likes of them again. I really miss the good ole' common sense
people we had in aviation way back when.

Few left, not many. They're more interested in flying Nintendos that
are wafting around these days than real airplanes, and people, I
guess

Bertie
I took a J3 all the way down the East coast to Key West once. Lowered
the side door panel and flew the beaches down low. At Hilton Head I
throttled back and traded "hello's" with a young couple on the beach
as I went by.
Man, you can't BUY those days again :-))




You can still do it. Some guys still do! I still fly little ones (well, not
lately, but when I get the contraption in the shed finished I will)
Great fun though. I remember flying my T-craft right over the top of PHL,
no radio, watching the jet airliners taking off underneath me. (dating
myself now)

Bertie


Neat little bird that T Craft. Could float a bit for the guys coming out
of a J3 into it for the first time :-)
I still believe the only thing that ended Duane Cole's run in
competition was the low power factor on his clipped wing T Craft. He
just couldn't get the vertical performance he needed to stay
competitive, but his air show work was absolutely amazing in that little
bird.




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Dudley Henriques