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    Very glad to hear from you Cees

    It really was wonderful to hear from you, Cees. A lot has happened to Flight Simulator since Bruce Artwick's stick figures. The scenery and the airplanes are so realistic.
    I remember all the help...
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    Some thoughts about the SB2c=C

    To begin with, it was never, ever known as SOB second class. That was a name given to the Helldiver by a young writer. It was known as, "Two-Cee" or a "Beast". Both we crewman and pilots liked it....
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    Helldiver

    I guess that I'm the only one that flew in SB2C's in the forum
    I'm now 88 years old. I'm blind in one eye and have only 35% in the other eye. So reluctantly I had to give up FSX.
    About 17 years...
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    I love it

    I really like the Otter BendyFlyer. Could you tell me where I can get it. It's a famous plane that has been overlooked.
    Another rugged one is the Noorduyn Norseman.
    There was four, painted...
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    68 years ago

    It's been a long time since I was aboard a Carrier. But this one doesn't look like one to me. - Not at all.
    No. we didn't have Helicopters nor Jets. But the deck was a heck of a lot wider There's a...
  6. Just beautiful

    Take your eyes back to 1937, at the height of the Depression. Ride your bike up the Beverly airport. Among the Stinson Gull Wings and the Taylorcrafts, they have two beautiful Aeroncas. I thank the...
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    Thank you for who ever is responsible. I been...

    Thank you for who ever is responsible. I been waiting on a B-17 F. All you young guys love a "G" model with it's ugly and useless chin guns.
    But during the war the only one we knew about was the...
  8. Thread: Old Airmen

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    UFO

    You guys kind of make me feel old. I'm still kicking around here at age 87. Haven't posted much lately. I can't offer much to you jet jockeys
    Still flying with FSX and belong to UFO, United Flying...
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    I remember the F3-F when it was flying out of NAS...

    I remember the F3-F when it was flying out of NAS Squantum before the war. It's too bad that you have to belong to the Facebook in order to get it.
    Bummer!
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    What happened to FSX ?

    Time to renew my version of FSX. It had become worn and weary like this operator. Cleared out all vestiges of Flight Simulator. Said goodbye to 2B2 Plum Island. So long Beech Staggerwing and nice...
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    Oh boy, would I like to get the cars that Terry...

    Oh boy, would I like to get the cars that Terry showed. My first car was a '35 Plymouth business coupe. Followed by a 1936 Ford four door. Then I moved up to a very clean '37 Chevy four door.....
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    Thanks everybody for your help. I've ordered the...

    Thanks everybody for your help. I've ordered the book and downloaded both carriers. Although the A1-E came out after I was in, it was a great screen shot. Now if I could only find a SB2C for FSX,...
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    Wanted Essex Class Carrier and NAS Jax

    I am looking for an long hull Essex Class Carrier likethe USS Leyte CV-32. There was someone building a nice one about four years ago in England. I don't know if he ever finished it or not.
    Also...
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    Oh, I mean a real dogfight. Not with a a silly...

    Oh, I mean a real dogfight. Not with a a silly jet. I mean a F6 Hellcat sneaking up on one of these Choppers with his flaps down and hitting that little prop in back with his wing tip.
    It makes...
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    Wizard was right.

    During WW II, up to the Korean War, we never used Helicopters. They were much too unreliable. They were falling out of the sky as fast as they were being built. I still don't trust them They feel...
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    Pitching decks revisited

    You know it's hard for someone that has not been to sea and experinced every type of it's conditions to get a feel for what happens. However, taking pictures during a steep roll is hard to take. Your...
  17. It's now been almost eight years since I gave...

    It's now been almost eight years since I gave Razbam all my SB2C stuff, He said it might take 6 months. That's when I was young, only 78 years old. My sight was good as well as my hearing. Now I have...
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    When you asked me what would be a good angle of...

    When you asked me what would be a good angle of roll, it got me to thinking. The problem is your stuck with the sea that Microsoft gives us. So your trying to show a dynamic action on a static...
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    I got in the US Navy, tail end of WWII. My...

    I got in the US Navy, tail end of WWII. My carrier experience was between 1946 to 1947. During which I made 76 landings and on an Essex Class Carrier, riding in the back seat of a Helldiver.
    Now...
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    What a bunch of pussies! They call that...

    What a bunch of pussies! They call that "pitching". Most time the pitching would be twice as strong and the rolling would be just as heavy. That's the one that flattens tires and pushes the strut up...
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    Well maybe. But the airplane I flew in was a 580...

    Well maybe. But the airplane I flew in was a 580 and when you look in Convair 580 in FSM, there it appeared. Now maybe it was a transition to the 600 series. They seemed use everybody's cast offs. ...
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    I found it. It was Wright Airlines. I went...

    I found it. It was Wright Airlines. I went through all the Convair 580s for 2004 and there it was. Thanks for your help.
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    I originally thought so, but after consideration,...

    I originally thought so, but after consideration, I remember peeling of the sticker on the seat belt and found Great Lakes and under that was Mohawk Airlines. It was a well used airplane.
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    Detriot to Cleveland Commuter aircarft

    Does anyone remember the airline that ran a commter service between Detroit and Cleveland. They flew Convair 540s. This would be about 45 years ago. My mind is drawing a blank even though I rode it a...
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    I'm talking about Auburn, California, about 40...

    I'm talking about Auburn, California, about 40 odd years ago. I wouldn't doubt that the Cowboys wore their horses in there. I was the only one in there with a suit and a tie. They took me for being...
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