Cessenapilot In reply to HippieVan57 [2009-03-13 15:53:31 +0000 UTC]

NP, I like what you do and thanks for adding "Now what Osama Alladin, HELLO!!!!!!!!" to your favorites.

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HippieVan57 In reply to Cessenapilot [2009-03-14 01:35:25 +0000 UTC]

ya sure are welcome

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Cessenapilot In reply to wolvesone [2009-03-12 20:50:45 +0000 UTC]

That's a good aircraft, I've flown that one in the simulator and I love the way she handles. My dad is a pilot, and the last time I was up with him he was flying a Piper Warrior, and that one handles pretty good too.

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wolvesone In reply to Cessenapilot [2009-03-13 04:24:37 +0000 UTC]

cool i like how it handles in fs also never flown in a plane before my self just a helicopter once

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Cessenapilot In reply to wolvesone [2009-03-13 15:48:04 +0000 UTC]

I've flown as a passenger and as a crew chief in Hueys during my time in the Army, and Hueys ride pretty good. The Kiowa for as small as it is rides pretty good too, and I'm just a little leary of the Blackhawk, unless they've done any Modification Work Orders on those birds recently. There was a kid that was a Blackhawk crew chief when I was stationed at Ft. Sam Houston, and he said something about the Blackhawk's tailboom vibrating slightly.

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wolvesone In reply to Cessenapilot [2009-03-14 06:32:22 +0000 UTC]

yea the heli i was on was at an air show and it about crashed as it had a fuel leak and ran out of fuel right at touch down. now hueys i think are some of the best helicopters out there not sure about the black hawk maybe the need to work at getting the kinks out more

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Cessenapilot In reply to wolvesone [2009-03-24 15:20:44 +0000 UTC]

That one crew chief says that the tail boom on the Blackhawk is subject to vibration. The only scary thing I've been in on a Huey, is when the battery got hot and we had to make an emergency landing at Indianapolis International. Just as we touched down at Combs Gates Aviation the crew chief gets out with the fire extinguisher, and disconnects the battery and tells everybody to get the hell out of it. Ten seconds after we touched down, crash rescue rolls up and surrounds it.

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Cessenapilot In reply to Cessenapilot [2009-03-24 18:47:49 +0000 UTC]

Yeah but son of a bitch, wouldn't you know that I was flying again and for cripes sakes it was in a Huey!!!!!!!!!!!!

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wolvesone In reply to Cessenapilot [2009-03-24 15:33:20 +0000 UTC]

wow that would make me not fly again

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Cessenapilot In reply to SwiftFlyer [2009-02-03 19:03:49 +0000 UTC]

I was wondering what type of an aircraft you were in when that picture was taken. It looks like a high performance aerobatic job, like maybe a Chipmunk, or a variant of the Chipmumk.

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SwiftFlyer In reply to Cessenapilot [2009-02-05 23:51:50 +0000 UTC]

The pic on my home page is me in a 1952 T-10 Chipmunk. It is all stock, except the radios. I do have another friend who also has a Chipmunk, but it is a highly modified one. It has the Super Chipmunk tail and a Continental IO-360 with a constant speed prop. I have flown that one with the owner. To fly it solo, I would have to adjust the rudder pedals. That would be difficult as the original modifier put in toe brakes. It is just a little tight for me. I prefer the original hand brake.

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Cessenapilot In reply to FlukieW [2009-02-03 19:00:18 +0000 UTC]

I served twenty two years in the United States Army, and even though they have me as honorably discharged, and I can't draw retirement until I'm sixty, I am retired with honors.

My brother also served in the United States Air Force, and retired in October of 2000. Maybe you've run into him a time or two, Tech sgt Roger A. Hack, call sign: "Hardass."

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FlukieW In reply to Cessenapilot [2009-02-04 00:30:07 +0000 UTC]

Wow, thank you for your service! I dont think I have ever met your brother but that's a nice call sign. I had no choice on mine- "Air Wolf" from the 80s TV show.
What did you do in the Army?

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Cessenapilot In reply to FlukieW [2009-02-09 19:35:26 +0000 UTC]

I retired as a 91W2NQAO, which means that I was a Medical Noncommissioned officer, qualified as a crew chief, with quartermaster, administrative and ordinance skills. As you can see I was very highly skilled.

Yeah I'm not real sure how he came by that call sign, he told me once and I can't remember how he said he came by it. As a crew chief my call sign was "Eagle."

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FlukieW In reply to Cessenapilot [2009-02-09 22:44:11 +0000 UTC]

Wow that really is awsome!

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Cessenapilot In reply to LouiseOdier [2009-03-12 20:55:06 +0000 UTC]

Thanks Louise.

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