Some of those training flights flew low over my house in the 80-85 timeframe. I loved it. A B-52 is awesome, but one coming over your head at low altitude in hilly, timbered terrain will teach you what awe is.
At 06:26 PM 8/19/2008, you wrote: >Yeah, it'll kill ya. Entire B-52H crew was killed several days ago near >Guam. They were very low over water; 'gonna do a low pass over downtown >Agana, Guam, to celebrate liberation from Japanese. We don't know the >detailed facts, yet, of course, 'may never know, but I suspect they either >turned too sharply and caught a wing tip or just descended gradually with >nobody watching the altimeter and just flew into the water. Either way, it >especially upsetting to me, knowing there were at least four well-trained >aviators (2 pilots , 2 navigators) aboard who were supposed to be watching >the altimeter. There used to be discussions amongst us aircrewmen about >what is the most important instrument on the aircraft. Some of us >maintained that it was airspeed indicator, but I always maintained that it >was the altimeter. Yea, I know ya gotta have airspeed to fly, but if ya >have altitude you can GET some airspeed, but if you're out of altitude, >you're not gonna have airspeed very long. I flew a LOT of LOW level; I >"pounded" my students all the time about the altimeter - ya can't get much >airspeed spread over the side of a hill. > >Wilton > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Loren Faeth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 6:27 PM >Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT - B-70, B-52, B-1, etc. > > > > > > Thanks Wilton! > > > > At 02:02 PM 8/19/2008, you wrote: > > >There's a saying amongst contemporary B-52 > > >aircrewmen, "When the last B-1 and/or B-2 is delivered to the bone yard, >a > > >B-52 will take the crew back home." Why get rid of a really good thing - > > >long-range bomber, MB, wife? > > > > Many of the same folks that designed the B-17 were still at work with > > the 52 was designed. Durability: B17, B52, C47/DC3. 123 240D > > > > There is some comfort too in flying plane older than you are, or > > driving a car that was on the road before you were born. Tends to > > combat massive egos by reminding you that there were things before > > you and other things besides you, and things will be, after you are > > long gone too. Kinda like Old Man River. It was there, it is there, > > and it will be there. Enjoy it but respect it, or it will kill you. > > > > > > > > Loren Faeth > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > >_______________________________________ >http://www.okiebenz.com >For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com Loren Faeth _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
