collings TA-4 flies

Mon May 07, 2007 8:36 pm

RickH asked me to post some pics.

Hope this works.

Mon May 07, 2007 8:38 pm

DANG!!! And I missed it!!??? What day was this?? Thanks for posting the pics!

Mon May 07, 2007 8:40 pm

Sweet pics! Always one of my favorites! Thanks.

Mon May 07, 2007 8:40 pm

Today!

Mon May 07, 2007 8:41 pm

Very Cool

Shay
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Semper Fortis

Mon May 07, 2007 8:48 pm

I saw her at Thunder, and of course I see her at EFD. Beautiful bird!

Mon May 07, 2007 9:58 pm

Excellent!

Wade

Website · Tue May 08, 2007 8:31 am

Great pics - thanks for posting!

As a kid growing up in Corpus Christi (very close to Cabaniss Field), it wasn't unusual to see a TA-4J flying overhead. Always have a special place in my heart for those.

Tue May 08, 2007 2:40 pm

In the last few pics, there looks to be an open panel and a RAT hanging down. What happened?

Tue May 08, 2007 2:59 pm

Maybe just a test of the system?

Tue May 08, 2007 3:54 pm

Ollie wins the prize ! (OK, there really isn't a prize )

We were doing a check flight and breifed ahead of time that the last approach would include RAT deployment to check system function.

I'm happy to say that after the flight she landed with NO Squawks,

thanks to the all volunteer crew ! It doesn't get any better than that. :drink3:

Wed May 09, 2007 2:28 am

Congrats, Rick. Very cool. Nice airplane.

Wed May 09, 2007 2:32 am

That has to be the cleanest A-4 I have ever seen. She is sweet.

Wed May 09, 2007 2:36 am

Great to see, it's been 20 years since I saw a civilian A4 fly at Chino, which was lost two weeks later in June, 1987.

John

Wed May 09, 2007 11:41 am

She's so clean because it is a sticking point with me that she stays that way! We worked hard on Sunday afternoon to get lots of grime and fingerprints off her. You should try the heat inside the cockpit, while cleaning the canopy.

Glad you guys like her. Scotty, you REALLY need to talk to Tim about shooting her...