Flying Heritage Collection

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2nd pass

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Sometimes good deeds get rewarded. The gentleman next to me with the same camera had his batt go out....so i let me borrow my spare. In return he let me shoot a couple with his $2000 400mm Telephoto lens on my camera. Nice. Wish I had a couple grand to blow. I'll have to settle for maybe investing in a 300mm lens. Far cheaper, nearly as good i'm told.

[Nikademus]

I overheard the pilot, talking after the flight to the FHC's special guest asking if he'd caught his small mistake. Proof positive of the trickiness of landing a 109 on that narrow carriage. He didn't bounce but he said he experienced a brief wobble as the plane tried to go sideways on him on touchdown. And to think the Luftwaffe pilots had to do that on grass fields during the BoB!

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back at the roost.

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the man behind the controls.

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The special guest i mentioned. Seattle-born Colonel Ralph C. Jenkins, the wartime flyer of the Collection's Talahassee Lassie P-47.

[Nikademus]

I would have loved to talk to him but he had enough people all over him as it was and he was here to see the planes fly and get a pesonal close up look at em. (wish i could have!!!!) [:D]

[Brady]

Fantastic, looks like the Storch lifted off in about 200 yards? (jusdging by the buildings it pased in the background).

[Fallschirmjager]

Have they done anything to the landing gear to make the 109 easier/safre when taking off and landing? Or do they just never fly it in high winds?

[Nikademus]

ORIGINAL: Brady

Fantastic, looks like the Storch lifted off in about 200 yards? (jusdging by the buildings it pased in the background).

Once he got going i'd say it was far less. I did a fast shutter of the whole thing and it looked like indeed he took off within a tennis court once he put the throttle forward. I could see why they have the most fun with this plane.

[Nikademus]

ORIGINAL: Fallschirmjager

Have they done anything to the landing gear to make the 109 easier/safre when taking off and landing? Or do they just never fly it in high winds?

Nope. 100% authentic, right down to as many original parts as possible. It just takes a really qualified pilot which they have. This gent also flies the P-51.

This is why you won't see the ME-163 fly....as one volunteer joked with me as we were discussing this and that....."are you going to be the one to mix the fuel for it?"

um....no.

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[Brady]

Your fine as long as they dont touch each other, get a day labor from Home depoe.

[Apollo11]

Hi all,

Fantastic "Nik" - thanks!!! [:)]


Leo "Apollo11"

[Hard Sarge]

ORIGINAL: Nikademus

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LOL, I got those stickers all over my press, we still make props for them