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10-09-2008, 08:41 PM
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Name: Scott City: Linville State: NC County: Avery Join Date: Dec 2007 Age: 49 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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10-09-2008, 09:02 PM
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Name: Scott City: Linville State: NC County: Avery Join Date: Dec 2007 Age: 49 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Duh! Klingspore is next weekend. Maybe since I'll be near, I will come to the fall gathering! If anyone there sees a big airplane in the sky between 10:15AM and 10:40AM give me a wave! | |
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10-09-2008, 09:04 PM
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Name: Tracy City: Salisbury State: NC County: Rowan Join Date: Feb 2008 Age: 47 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Man, I would love to do that. You are lucky!!!!
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10-09-2008, 09:20 PM
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Name: Ed City: Charlotte State: NC County: Mecklenburg Join Date: Apr 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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I'm jealous! I love to fly and that one will be a great experience! Have fun!!!
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10-09-2008, 09:53 PM
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Name: Phillip City: Charlotte State: NC County: Mecklenburg Join Date: Mar 2007 Age: 27 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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You've gotta come by the gathering now! You can't tell us that you're going to be that close after something that cool and not share!!
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10-09-2008, 10:18 PM
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Name: Kevin City: Davidson State: NC County: Cabarrus Join Date: Sep 2008 Age: 32 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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I would love to do that. I was able to take a flight on a '29 Ford Tri-motor in August. You will have a blast. Take many many pictures. | |
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10-10-2008, 08:29 AM
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Name: Peter Davio City: Hope Mills State: NC County: Cumberland Join Date: Dec 2005 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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That plane was here in Fayetteville 6-7 years ago, IIRC. I got to climb all over the plane with my son, with LOML watching nervously. still don't have the money to take ride in one, though.  There was a Beechcraft pilot there, and as we watched the B-17 take off, he was shocked with how much of the runway they actually use for the old bird. Let's say it is a very gentle take off.
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10-10-2008, 09:08 AM
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Name: Andrew City: Mills River State: NC County: Henderson Join Date: Feb 2008 Age: 50 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Enjoy the ride!
By all means, you will be less than 5 miles driving from the pig pickin some come on over!
A couple years ago I worked part time as a firefighter at the Asheville airport and frequently neat things like the B17 would come in.
I was out on one of the crash trucks and 'happened' by before they left. The pilots were milling about and talked with us and gave 2 of us the nickel tour- for FREE~ 
Got a load of pictures in the plane and more from the runway while they taxied and got clearance and left. Somewhat of a unique perspective from the vantage point on the taxi way crossover.
Can't even list all the neat planes I got up close with there. Guess the oddest was the day the tower called and said they had a C5 on short final. Since Asheville doesn't have those because of weight and the asphalt runway we were skeptical, but sure enough a hige galaxy did a series of fly overs.... | |
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10-10-2008, 05:55 PM
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Name: David City: Pittsboro State: NC County: Chatham Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 52 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Two of my most interesting encounters were at two airports in England. The first at Bournemouth and the tower told me I was "Number two to the departing Lancaster"!!! I was in a small Cessna at the time!!
The second was flying to a very small WWII airport for lunch. I was told as I was entering the circuit to be aware of "non radio, Spitfire and Messerschmidt in the circuit)!!! This was in 1992!!
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. She told me a while ago that she had purchased a flight on the EAA B-17 Bomber @ the Asheville Airport for me on that day!
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