You are never too old. 102yr old WWII Vet flies Spitfire

[jmig]

102-year-old British veteran flies a Spitfire on a delightfully bumpy ride for charity (yahoo.com)

[Mike71]

This is an advanced rotary wing trainer used by the Navy for many years. Externally it is essentially a UH-1C.

The freeware MilViz Huey downloads include the -1C and -1H. Unfortunately there is no paint kit for the -1C, there is one for the -1H but there is little comparison that is useable in that paint kit.

Only a few pictures are available of TH-1Ls, showing two slightly differen schemes; I chose one I was familiar with, having gone through a helo transition course in Pensacola prior to attending Navy Test Pilot School in the mid 1970s. Although having fleet experience in the A-4 and A-6, I really enjoyed my six week transition training and the fine instructors I worked with.

Repainting this was rather difficult with no paint kit; numorous small but important pieces had to be discovered in the basic white scheme, then painted the proper colors, but in the end, seems to be wirth it.

MVAMS allows using the aft doors open or closed; also how many seats are occupied. These trainers were never used to carry ordnance or external items in the training syllabus that I am aware of.





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[MrZippy]

This is an advanced rotary wing trainer used by the Navy for many years. Externally it is essentially a UH-1C.

The freeware MilViz Huey downloads include the -1C and -1H. Unfortunately there is no paint kit for the -1C, there is one for the -1H but there is little comparison that is useable in that paint kit.

Only a few pictures are available of TH-1Ls, showing two slightly differen schemes; I chose one I was familiar with, having gone through a helo transition course in Pensacola prior to attending Navy Test Pilot School in the mid 1970s. Although having fleet experience in the A-4 and A-6, I really enjoyed my six week transition training and the fine instructors I worked with.

Repainting this was rather difficult with no paint kit; numorous small but important pieces had to be discovered in the basic white scheme, then painted the proper colors, but in the end, seems to be wirth it.

MVAMS allows using the aft doors open or closed; also how many seats are occupied. These trainers were never used to carry ordnance or external items in the training syllabus that I am aware of.





T

YO, Mike Nice repaint but what does it have to do with a 102 year old flyin' a Spitfire?

[Mike71]

YO, Mike Nice repaint but what does it have to do with a 102 year old flyin' a Spitfire?

Sorry - my error; How do I delete this and get it in the right place??

[jmig]

Sorry - my error; How do I delete this and get it in the right place??

No problems, my friend. It is aviation news..of sorts. Going to helos after fast movers must have been a transition. I flew in Huey’s as a pax several times while in Thailand. I also got to fly in a Huey when I was a “downed pilot” for the Special Forces to smuggle out of enemy country (Hurbert Field, FL).

That was a trip. My flight was to the middle of nowhere. I was dropped off with another pilot, shown where we were and told to be here by morning to activate a signal for the “good guys” to know we were to be picked up.

BTW: I have a nephew who flies the Navy’s version of the Blackhawk. He is suffering at a Navy Base near San Diego. Did I mention that he is single. He did do one ship deployment, however, on the USS America.

[MrZippy]

Sorry - my error; How do I delete this and get it in the right place??

I sent a Report into either the mods or admin to move your topic into the P3d forum!

[Mike71]

I sent a Report into either the mods or admin to move your topic into the P3d forum!

Thanks much - I still have some trouble starting new stuff