HI LESLIE, IF I REMEMBER RIGHT YOUR PLANE IS ALL GRAY? YOU MAY BE ABLE TO JUST PUT DECAL STARS ON IT. IF YOU DO PAINT IT YOU MAY WANT TO CHECK OUT OUR PAINT JOB. OUR PLANES ARE OLIVE DRAB WITH A 12'' WHITE STAR ON THE SIDE. IN 3" WHITE LETTERS WE HAVE "ARMY YO-55" UNDER THE CANOPY. AND ON THE NOSE COWL UP HIGH OVER ABOVE THE OIL DOORWE HAVE IN WHITE 2'' LETTERS "TWICE AS NICE" ON MY WIFE'S PLANE & "DOUBLE TROUBLE" ON MINE.( with all the trouble I'm getting into with this mailing list the name fits!!! "smile") WE TRY TO USE A NOSE NAME WITH THE NUMBER TWO IN IT LIKE ACEY-DUCY, TWIN FINS, TWO TIMER, DUEL KOOL, TWO COOL NAMES LIKE THAT. THE NEXT PLANE I GET I MAY NAME IT "DUCES WILD" OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I THOUGHT A GOOD NAME FOR A FLIGHT TEAM WOULD BE "FOUR DUCES" OR"SIX ACES". A SERIOUS PILOT IS A PILOT WHO TAKES FLYING AND THE ART OF FORMATION FLYING SERIOUS. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH TOTAL TIME OR SKILL IN A ERCOUPE. SOME OF THE BEST PILOTS I'VE FLOWN WITH HAD100 HRS TT AND ONLY 30 IN A ERCOUPE. WOMEN MAKE GOOD FORMATION PILOTS. AS PILOTS I FIND THEIR NOT ALL FULL OF THEMSELF AND TAKE THE ART SERIOUS. MOST PILOTS HAVE NEVER FLOWN OR GONE ON A RIDE IN REAL FORMATION SO THEY DO NOT REALLY KNOW WHAT IT IS. THEY THINK THEY KNOW WHAT IT IS, BUT THEY DON'T. AND ALOT JUST DON'T HAVE THE DESIRE TO GET NEAR IT. THAT IS WHY THERE ARE ONLY A HAND FULL OF FIGHT TEAMS IN THE WHOLE COUNTRY. I THINK MY WIFE AND I ARE THE ONLY ERCOUPES IN THE COUNTRY FLYING REAL FORMATION. THAT IS WHY I ASKED ON THE LIST IF ANYONE ELSE IS DOING IT. I THOUGHT WE COULD PUT THE TWO TEAMS TOGETHER AND MAKE A FOUR OR SIX AIRCRAFT TEAM. ALL FORMATION FLYING IS A FLIGHT OF TWO. A FOUR AIRCRAFT FLIGHT IS TWO, TWO AIRCRAFT FIGHTS PUT TOGETHER. A SIX AIRCRAFT FLIGHT IS THREE TWO AIRCRAFT FLIGHTS PUT TOGETHER AND SO ON. WHEN YOU SEE 30 PLANES FLY FORMATION OVER HEAD AT OSHGOSH (Which I think that is getting to expensive. But will talk about that later!!!) WHAT YOUR SEEING IS 15 TWO AIRCRAFT FLIGHTS. A MUFFIN IS A PILOT THAT IS NOT A TEAM PLAYER. SOMEONE WHO ONLY THINKS OF THEMSELF AND THEIR AIRPLANE. NOT THE TEAM. I SHOULD HAVE MADE THAT CLEARER AT FIRST. I HAVE OVER 20 E-MAILS JUST ON THE MUFFIN PART!!!! AS FAR AS THE CAPS, I'M NOT "yelling". I JUST TALK LOUD. THANKS FOR THE # GENE MARTIN
N161LH 3B9 wrote: > Gene: > > Here's the contact info Dave. He's good people. > > David Gillespie > 126 Whiteshore Crescent > Saskatoon, Saskatchewan > Canada > Work: 306 373 6233 x313 > Home: 306 955 1320 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > I hope there's still one left for your pilot! They'll have to get it > repainted if you want a military scheme, though. > > Leslie 3B9 > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com
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