Credo
"Sign on, young man, and sail with me. The stature of our homeland is no more than the measure of ourselves. Our job is to keep her free. Our will is to keep the torch of freedom burning for all. To this solemn purpose we call on the young, the brave, the strong, and the free. Heed my call, Come to the sea. Come Sail with me." -- John Paul Jones
"Pardon him, Theodotus; he is a barbarian, and thinks that the customs of his tribe and island are the laws of nature" --George Bernard Shaw, "Caesar and Cleopatra"
"And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music."--Friedrich Nietzsche
"A kind Providence has placed in our breasts a hatred of the unjust and cruel, in order that we may preserve ourselves from cruelty and injustice. They who bear cruelty, are accomplices in it. The pretended gentleness which excludes that charitable rancour, produces an indifference which is half an approbation. They never will love where they ought to love, who do not hate where they ought to hate."--Edmund Burke
“You say that it is your custom to burn widows. Very well. We also have a custom: when men burn a woman alive, we tie a rope around their necks and we hang them. Build your funeral pyre; beside it, my carpenters will build a gallows. You may follow your custom. And then we will follow ours.”--General Sir Charles Napier
"Μολὼν λαβέ" -- Leonidas
"Blogito Ergo Sum" -- Neptunus Lex
What a Great Vid! How could anyone watch that and not want to go strap on a BiWing!
Nice aircraft…great/appropriate music…thanks. Best
I have a question… in the footage shot from the cockpit of the blue aircraft, what is the vertical tube directly in front of the wind screen? It looks like a sight or level tube, Is it some kind of vertical speed indicator?
Fuel level gage. High tech…
What kind of aircraft were those Buckers flying? Nope, doesn’t have quite the same ring to it.
Beautiful video, makes you want to take a run out to the old airfield.
Lex,
If you EVER get a chance to fly the Bücker, DO SO. Trust me on this one. It’s like dancing with the perfect partner. She knows exactly what you want to do, but doesn’t lead… instead goes there instantly and gracefully at your slightest hint or touch.
Can someone tell a non-pilot…is that considered formation flying and does formation flying require a special credential?
Yes, that was form.
No, you don’t need special credentials. But, you have to have previously briefed what you will do. You can do this on the ground (good idea) or over the radio in the air (acceptable idea) I’ve never done it myself, but it looks like great fun. Lots of supervised practice recommended!
Forgot to mention, in the RV world, (RV as in Vans RV, a type of kit built airplane), they do a formation clinic (or two) every year. They use the T-28 formation manual for instruction material. There are many hand singnals and head nods you must learn to be able to communicate with your wingman or lead without speaking. Very interesting.
Thanks, I appreciate the info.
Heres a link to an RV pilot’s blog. He went to a formation clinic and then wrote a story about it. Great reading.
http://www.papagolfchronicles.com/2007/05/formation-clinic.html
Glad you like the video. We had a lot of fun flying and making the video.
No special licence or endorsement needed as far as the FAA is concerned.
FAR section 91.111: “Operating near other aircraft. (a) No person may operate an aircraft so close to another aircraft as to create a collision hazard. (b) No person may operate an aircraft in formation flight except by arrangement with the pilot in command of each aircraft in the formation. (c) No person may operate an aircraft, carrying passengers for hire, in formation flight.”
We had briefed the flight, the lead pilot is a former navy pilot (A4′s S3′s). The plane makes it easy as it is super responsive and light on the controls.
Great video man! Loved it.
Outstanding vid!
Great video with excellent music.
Thought the music was from the early Big Band era. Thanks to GoogleMagic, it sounds like Elsie Carlisle with Burt Ambrose and the Mayfair Hotel Orchestra (1933) http://bit.ly/cJUL4l.
Definitely Elsie (I think).