Round Engines

A few years ago I toured the Garber Facility in DC. They were in the middle
of restoring an original Newport that Cole Palen had donated after using it
for years at Rhinebeck. When they cut off the fabric, the entire tail fell
off! The fabric was all that was keeping it on. Must have been really
interesting there in the early days.

--
Bob (Chief Pilot, White Knuckle Airways)


"Dudley Henriques" wrote in message
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The old days at Rhinebeck when the Cole Palen crowd were there are
remembered by many who frequented the place. The nostalgia of that
operation during those days ranks right up there with Pancho's out at
Edwards. Both places bring back some of the finest "just hanging out"
moments in aviation history in the United States.
I seem to remember some trouble going on there a few years back concerning
the running of the operation by a new board of directors at the museum but
I don't have a real handle on what it was all about.
Propping a Le' Rhone might have been a job for Arnold Swartzenegger at
that :-)))
Dudley

"George Patterson" wrote in message
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Dudley Henriques wrote:

Are you kidding George?

A saw some guys try to start a Camel once at Rhinebeck. They went through
the rigamarole of pulling it through and then Hercules (we'll call him)
started flipping the prop. It wouldn't even backfire. The poor guy rocked
that prop through about 20 times or so.

When he was worn out, another fellow came up to try his luck. He rocked
up on one leg and whipped the prop down and the engine fired right up.
Hercules was ready to beat the guy to death!

George Patterson
Coffee is only a way of stealing time that should by rights belong
to
your slightly older self.

There's a "nickname number" we gave to those of us who flew round engines
for any length of time.

5600-- two 2800s, one on each side.

Of course, my hearing has been defective ever since and now it's
getting worse.

vince norris

"vincent p. norris" wrote in message
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There's a "nickname number" we gave to those of us who flew round engines
for any length of time.

5600-- two 2800s, one on each side.

Of course, my hearing has been defective ever since and now it's
getting worse.

vince norris

Sorry to hear that! (no pun intended :-)

How've you been stranger? Good to see you again. Looks like Paterno and the
boys did us all proud again this season.
My hearing suffered a bit from the Mustang. Strangely enough, the big
radials always seemed a lot smoother on the ears to me.
The stacks on the 51 are just about in line with your ears and it gets damn
noisy in there. Used to put cotton in my ears. In the Mustang, trying to
talk to ATC with anything over 45 inches going up front usually required at
least one come back per transmission. Finally got a Telex combo and could
actually hear a few words from the friendlies on the ground during climbouts
:-)
All the best,
Dudley Henriques

How've you been stranger? Good to see you again.

I've been fine. And you?

Looks like Paterno and the boys did us all proud again this season.

Yeah, they done good! Only one play from an unbeaten season.
And most of them can read and write, too!

What I admire most about Joe is that he insists his players be
students first. In 34 years of teaching at Penn State, I gave at
least half a dozen of his players Ds or Fs. Never heard one peep out
of Joe, or anyone else.

vince norris

"vincent p. norris" wrote in message
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How've you been stranger? Good to see you again.

I've been fine. And you?

I'm hanging in there. Had major spinal surgery last September and recovering
ok so far.

Looks like Paterno and the boys did us all proud again this season.

Yeah, they done good! Only one play from an unbeaten season.
And most of them can read and write, too!
:-)


What I admire most about Joe is that he insists his players be
students first. In 34 years of teaching at Penn State, I gave at
least half a dozen of his players Ds or Fs. Never heard one peep out
of Joe, or anyone else.

I agree completely. Paterno has given his players much more than football.
He's inspired them to achieve in the classroom as well as on the field and
the result has been to give them life after football.
It's ironic that someday, when people speak about Paterno, the general
consensus will most likely be that Paterno's greatest contribution in life
wasn't football at all, but his philosophy on life and how that played into
the lives of those who were lucky enough to have played under him at Penn
State.
Dudley

"Dudley Henriques" wrote

I'm hanging in there. Had major spinal surgery last September and
recovering ok so far.

Damn, I've been there, done that. Two surgeries, now I've had L4-5 fused,
and still no better. What kind did you have?
--
Jim in NC

6 level Lumbar. 8 hours on the table. Seems to be healing ok.
D

"Morgans" wrote in message
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"Dudley Henriques" wrote

I'm hanging in there. Had major spinal surgery last September and
recovering ok so far.

Damn, I've been there, done that. Two surgeries, now I've had L4-5 fused,
and still no better. What kind did you have?
--
Jim in NC

Morgans wrote:

"Dudley Henriques" wrote

I'm hanging in there. Had major spinal surgery last September and
recovering ok so far.


Damn, I've been there, done that. Two surgeries, now I've had L4-5
fused, and still no better. What kind did you have?

Have either of you looked into the new replacement disks that are now in
medical trials? I have several degenerated disks that I'm simply living
with so far and keeping at bay with exercise (I've forgotten what it is
like to be pain free) as I really don't want to lose mobility which
occurs with a fusion procedure.

I've been casually following these devices a hoping they become
mainstream before I can't take it any longer and have to do something.

Matt

vincent p. norris wrote

What I admire most about Joe is that he insists his players be
students first.

As opposed to Florida State where Bobby Bowden seems to prefer
players with police records. :-(

In 34 years of teaching at Penn State, I gave
at least half a dozen of his players Ds or Fs.

What did you teach Vince?

Bob Moore

What did you teach Vince?

I taught courses on the economics of communications, in the College of
Communications. Occasionally a course for the economics department,
when it was short-handed.

vince norris