Special Modification of F-86 for Tall Pilots

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Dave Hadfield

Special Modification of F-86 for Tall Pilots

Mon May 25, 2015 8:36 am

This from Saturday's flights at Gatineau.

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Dave
Dave Hadfield

Re: Special Modification of F-86 for Tall Pilots

Mon May 25, 2015 8:53 am

Other shots...

Fueling up...

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Strapping in... (She has an ejection seat from a Tutor.)

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Gear all on...

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Lighting her up...

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And off she goes, never failing to thrill the heart.

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Two newly-re-qualified Sabre pilots, Chris and Pierre C.

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martin_sam_2000

Re: Special Modification of F-86 for Tall Pilots

Mon May 25, 2015 11:04 am

Dave Hadfield wrote:This from Saturday's flights at Gatineau.

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Dave


Love that shot Dave!!

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Re: Special Modification of F-86 for Tall Pilots

Mon May 25, 2015 5:58 pm

Great pics and great to see your brother back to more "earthly" endeavours! :)

BTW, saw that one of your jet engine techs made a visit a few days ago too and shared some video with his subscribers of the engine test runs - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7G61Kq4qRU
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