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When Hollywood Ruled The Skies - Volumes 1 through 4 by Bruce Oriss


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PostPosted: Tue Dec 28, 2010 4:03 pm 
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That's a good story, Bill. When we got our CJ-6, the first thing I did was disable the mag switch in the rear seat. I had visions of somebody playing with it in flight! :D

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And how many have done the rope trick, starting a large radial engine? That sounds scary.


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First time for everything.....I got to handcrank a PT-19 yesterday. Pretty easy.


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Easy to crank...yes.....if the pilot remembers to make the mags hot!!!!!


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