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Fri Jan 23, 2009 11:28 am

Maybe they can assemble the world's largest ever gathering of Grumman delivery trucks, as well.

August

Fri Jan 23, 2009 11:31 am

k5083 wrote:Maybe they can assemble the world's largest ever gathering of Grumman delivery trucks, as well.
Chino is already pretty brown, you'd never see 'em (UPS truck reference).

Fri Jan 23, 2009 11:35 am

bdk wrote:Does POF even own a Bearcat?


http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry ... ndfind.y=6

:lol:

Fri Jan 23, 2009 11:47 am

DenverWarbirdFan wrote:
bdk wrote:Does POF even own a Bearcat?


http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry ... ndfind.y=6

:lol:


None of those belong to Planes of Fame.

Fri Jan 23, 2009 12:43 pm

Chris Brame wrote:Looking forward to seeing you all again!

(Mudge, don't forget the sunscreen, water and a big hat - you gave us a scare last year!)


Thanks for the thought. Already got those listed to bring.
Last year wasn't heat. It was an upper respiratory infection that felt like a heart attack. Not fun. Had all the tests done when I got back. Dr. said my heart would live to be 130. Unfortunately, my body wouldn't, but....
He also said I should lose 25 lbs. Yeah...like that's gonna' happen. :roll:

FYI...If you want to know how to get immediate attention in the emergency room, do what I did. I went to the window in the triage section and said, "Could you help me? I need someone to tell me I'm not having a heart attack." Worked like a charm. I was on a gurney in about 30 seconds.

Mudge the healthy :drink3:

Fri Jan 23, 2009 12:52 pm

Does POF even own a Bearcat?


Brandon, i'm not sure, but I remember them telling me it was owned by one of the principals of POF ?

Close to flying yet ? Your the WIX Chino insider here :wink: Remember :lol:

Fri Jan 23, 2009 2:02 pm

k5083 wrote:I'm going to guess 1 F3F, 2 FM-2, 3 F6F (Friedkin, Pond, CAF), 1 F7F, 2 F8F, 2 TBM. That's actually a normal year for them; with a little effort they should be able to do even better. The real fun, as JDK says, is to see how many waterfowl they can bring in. How about a Mohawk and Tracker/Trader also.

August


I doubt the Pond Hellcat will be there. Ever since Pond's passing, all of his planes except the P-63 have been grounded. If I'm not mistaken, the P-63 was sold to the Palm Springs Air Museum. That's the only reason it still fllies.

Fri Jan 23, 2009 2:03 pm

Tim Savage wrote:
DenverWarbirdFan wrote:
bdk wrote:Does POF even own a Bearcat?


http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry ... ndfind.y=6

:lol:


None of those belong to Planes of Fame.


True statement. That's the Friedkin Air Force there! :)

Fri Jan 23, 2009 2:04 pm

Michel Lemieux wrote:
Does POF even own a Bearcat?


Brandon, i'm not sure, but I remember them telling me it was owned by one of the principals of POF ?

Close to flying yet ? Your the WIX Chino insider here :wink: Remember :lol:



The Bearcat is, I believe, a 3 way partnership, privately owned by Steve Hinton, Kevin Eldridge, and one more person, who I can't remember.

Fri Jan 23, 2009 3:04 pm

Michel Lemieux wrote:
Does POF even own a Bearcat?


Brandon, i'm not sure, but I remember them telling me it was owned by one of the principals of POF ?

Close to flying yet ? Your the WIX Chino insider here :wink: Remember :lol:

http://www.warbirdregistry.org/f8fregis ... 21614.html

The engine has run...

Fri Jan 23, 2009 3:37 pm

I predict 4 Tigercats.. ;)

& I'll remind you that all you guys who no way would there be 3 Tigercats at Reno after I said there would be.. :wink:
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Fri Jan 23, 2009 3:44 pm

Are they gonna have an Iran F-14 gathering too?

oops...nevermind! :roll: :lol:

Fri Jan 23, 2009 3:54 pm

ZRX61 wrote:I predict 4 Tigercats.. ;)

& I'll remind you that all you guys who no way would there be 3 Tigercats at Reno after I said there would be.. :wink:


Ah, you obviously have inside information! I would soil my pants if I saw that! :)

Fri Jan 23, 2009 4:03 pm

warbird1 wrote:Ah, you obviously have inside information! I would soil my pants if I saw that! :)

I'm thinking the 3 from Reno & RL's other one...

I know which one will be oil tight: Joes :) I looked at it last week where it's been parked for a month & there was barely a 1/2 cup of oil on the ground under it.. His T28 doesn't leak ANY oil...3Bond is your friend :)

Fri Jan 23, 2009 6:32 pm

bilwor wrote:
JDK wrote:C'mon it's gotta be Ducks, Gooses/Geese, Widgeons, Mallards and Albatrii/Albtrosses! After all how else do you get a flock of tough plurals up?

What about Turkeys?

Rats, forgot them. Good point. Do Turkeys float?

Mudge wrote:Not fun. Had all the tests done when I got back. Dr. said my heart would live to be 130. Unfortunately, my body wouldn't, but....
He also said I should lose 25 lbs. Yeah...like that's gonna' happen. :roll:

FYI...If you want to know how to get immediate attention in the emergency room, do what I did. I went to the window in the triage section and said, "Could you help me? I need someone to tell me I'm not having a heart attack." Worked like a charm. I was on a gurney in about 30 seconds.

Mudge the healthy :drink3:

I'm sure that wasn't funny then, Mudge, but it's funny the way ya tell it.

I'll bear it in mind. Probably don't work when you are at the dentist, though.

Whatever does turn up, it'll be a good show.
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