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Jimmy Franklin Airshow - Heart Memorial Fund
Hey everyone, if you want to contribute to a great memorial, and get a tax deduction, please consider the Jimmy Franklin Heart Memorial. Anyone who has ever seen Jimmy perform at an airshow knows what type of entertainer and pilot he was (I think he should have been an astronaut). So if you've ever seen him perform, think about donating a few bucks to help a great fund. I just did. http://www.freemanhealth.com/Ways_to...n_memorial.htm Thanks. __ __ |
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Jimmy Franklin Airshow - Heart Memorial Fund
"John A. Weeks III" wrote:
In article .com, wrote: Anyone who has ever seen Jimmy perform at an airshow knows what type of entertainer and pilot he was (I think he should have been an astronaut). No way. Franklin took what should have been relatively safe precision aerobatic flying and turned it into a high risk series of stupid stunts. Franklin took needless risks, flew unsafe aircraft, and was a sloppy pilot who did not pre-plan much of anything that he did. It was only a matter of time before he killed himself. It is too bad that he had to kill so many other people in the process, including his father. -john- Sounds like Maj Bud Holland of "A Darker Shade of Blue" fame... -- -Gord. (use gordon in email) |
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Jimmy Franklin Airshow - Heart Memorial Fund
You're right, John. Back in '74, when Jimmy was just beginning his
career, I scratched from the last of 2 performances he was due to perform at the first Dayton International Air Show. During his first performance, he included several ground-up maneuvers in his act even though he wasn't certified for ground-up maneuvers. When I told him he was scratched, he got real ****ed off at me and left the show. Knew then the guy wasn't going to be around long. |
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Jimmy Franklin Airshow - Heart Memorial Fund
Brian Whatcott wrote:
On 23 Oct 2005 20:20:50 -0700, wrote: You're right, John. Back in '74, when Jimmy was just beginning his career, I scratched from the last of 2 performances he was due to perform at the first Dayton International Air Show. During his first performance, he included several ground-up maneuvers in his act even though he wasn't certified for ground-up maneuvers. When I told him he was scratched, he got real ****ed off at me and left the show. Knew then the guy wasn't going to be around long. Long ago, I saw a sailplane doing a routine at an English airshow. In a loop, he came within 6 ft of the ground. I was astonished. I expect the pilot was too, that he survived to fly again another day. Brian Whatcott And in like vein, did you see the ThunderBird pilot ejecting from his, I think F-16 after he had almost finished a 'split S' (?). The writeup said that he had practiced these maneuvers many times at an airport nearby which had considerably lower field elevation and as a consequence didn't gain enough altitude before rolling and pulling through the last half of the loop. It looked like he was about 20-30 feet above terrain when he got out, the smoke and heat waves from the engine appeared to be going nearly straight up so, although the a/c was level it was descending almost straight down, The writeup mentioned that the a/c impacted the ground .8 seconds after the ejection! (that's point eight seconds) Pls excuse any errors in nomenclature...I'm a heavy metal type person (fighters aren't my forte) -- -Gord. (use gordon in email) |
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Jimmy Franklin Airshow - Heart Memorial Fund
Yep; seen that clip many times, Gord.
Back to Frankin...his tragic and needless death validates the old saying, "There are old pilots and there are bold pilots, but there are no old, bold pilots." Jim Pflaum - Raleigh, NC |
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Jimmy Franklin Airshow - Heart Memorial Fund
In article . com,
wrote: Yep; seen that clip many times, Gord. Back to Frankin...his tragic and needless death validates the old saying, "There are old pilots and there are bold pilots, but there are no old, bold pilots." Jim Pflaum - Raleigh, NC But as a stupid pilots seem to last unexpectedly long. Franklin was and old-timer by airshow standards. Another one that I could not bear to watch was the French Connection, notably Daniel Heligoin. They were pushing the edge a bit in their act, but Daniel would always add that extra element of being a dare devil. I saw them perform over the river at the arch in St Louis. Heligoin kept seeing how close he could get to the Eads Bridge. Cars would swerve on the bridge thinking that he was going to hit the bridge. Maybe Heligoin was a great pilot, but even then, it was only a matter of time before one of his dumb stunts would reach up and bite him. It is too bad that he killed his wife in the process. -john- -- ================================================== ==================== John A. Weeks III 952-432-2708 Newave Communications http://www.johnweeks.com ================================================== ==================== |
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