Hello from another new member. - Aircraft of World War II

PilotGod · 09-25-2009, 03:12 PM

Hi all, just wanted to introduce myself to the masses. My name is Mike and I am currently living near Oklahoma City, but am originally from the Dallas/Ft. Worth Texas area. I stumbled across the site by chance while looking for info on aircraft that utilized "Kaufman starters" and was impressed that of all the web, the only concise information was to be found here as well as a plethora of other information that will keep me occupied for years.

As for my forum name, it's a long story, but basically is a play on the typical Type A personality of pilots and the old joke "What is the difference between a pilot and God? God doesn't think he's a pilot!". It was given to me by my two older brothers;one is an Aerospace Engineer, the other designs Terminal Procedures for the FAA. So, as a licensed pilot in that climate, I get a fair amount of ribbing. Our holiday dinners probably should be recorded, the "arguments" are legendary.
My aviation interest has been around since I could say "airplane", but started really when one of my brothers was serving with the Navy with an F-14 squadron. I started taking flight training when I was 14 and now have a Private Pilot with Instrument rating, but have slowed a bit on working towards my Commercial. For the past few years I've worked Aviation Line and been exposed to some very unique aircraft, but always had a preference for the "Golden Age/WWII" era of flight. Every year the EAA would bring "Aluminum Overcast" in and give flights in it, last year when they had a few open seats, they grabbed those of us who were working and gave us a freebie. I've flown aircraft ranging from a Titan homebuilt to a King Air 200 and T-28 to - Extra 300L, but no flight has been more memorable then flying in a B-17 at low level over N. Texas in the freezing cold and trying to imagine what it was like to serve on one of those beauties. I can't really explain the draw to P-51's, P-38's, and F-4's over the F-16, F-15, and F-22. I guess it comes down to back then they were truely pilots, now it's more computer system operator/pilot.
Anyways, just wanted to introduce myself. I look forward to learning a lot from the plethora of information that y'all have amassed here.

Airframes · 09-25-2009, 03:57 PM

Hello and welcome from England.

Junkers88A1 · 09-25-2009, 04:03 PM

welocome onboard-fasten seatbelt when seated

hope you will enjoy the ride here

imalko · 09-25-2009, 04:07 PM

Hello and welcome to the forum. Greetings from Serbia.

DerAdlerIstGelandet · 09-25-2009, 05:40 PM

Welcome to the forum.

BikerBabe · 09-25-2009, 06:04 PM

Hi and welcome from Denmark.

ccheese · 09-25-2009, 06:07 PM

Welcome to the forum. We need another 'sooner'.

Charles

RabidAlien · 09-25-2009, 06:50 PM

Welcome aboard!

B-17engineer · 09-25-2009, 06:52 PM

Welcome from New Jersey

vikingBerserker · 09-25-2009, 07:09 PM

Welcome aboard PG

You get bonus points for having an avatar from the movie "1941".

Vic Balshaw · 09-25-2009, 08:24 PM

G'day mate, greetings from Oz and welcome

Geedee · 09-26-2009, 03:52 AM

Welcome aboard Mike.

You are quite right...nothing compares with a trip in a '17...except perhaps a '51 !

GrauGeist · 09-26-2009, 04:10 AM

Welcome to the forums!

v2 · 09-26-2009, 05:25 AM

Welcome and greetings from Poland!

Wayne Little · 09-26-2009, 05:29 AM

G'day mate!..welcome from Oz...

09-25-2009, 03:12 PM	#1
PilotGod Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Oklahoma City, OK Posts: 12	Hello from another new member. Hi all, just wanted to introduce myself to the masses. My name is Mike and I am currently living near Oklahoma City, but am originally from the Dallas/Ft. Worth Texas area. I stumbled across the site by chance while looking for info on aircraft that utilized "Kaufman starters" and was impressed that of all the web, the only concise information was to be found here as well as a plethora of other information that will keep me occupied for years. As for my forum name, it's a long story, but basically is a play on the typical Type A personality of pilots and the old joke "What is the difference between a pilot and God? God doesn't think he's a pilot!". It was given to me by my two older brothers;one is an Aerospace Engineer, the other designs Terminal Procedures for the FAA. So, as a licensed pilot in that climate, I get a fair amount of ribbing. Our holiday dinners probably should be recorded, the "arguments" are legendary. My aviation interest has been around since I could say "airplane", but started really when one of my brothers was serving with the Navy with an F-14 squadron. I started taking flight training when I was 14 and now have a Private Pilot with Instrument rating, but have slowed a bit on working towards my Commercial. For the past few years I've worked Aviation Line and been exposed to some very unique aircraft, but always had a preference for the "Golden Age/WWII" era of flight. Every year the EAA would bring "Aluminum Overcast" in and give flights in it, last year when they had a few open seats, they grabbed those of us who were working and gave us a freebie. I've flown aircraft ranging from a Titan homebuilt to a King Air 200 and T-28 to - Extra 300L, but no flight has been more memorable then flying in a B-17 at low level over N. Texas in the freezing cold and trying to imagine what it was like to serve on one of those beauties. I can't really explain the draw to P-51's, P-38's, and F-4's over the F-16, F-15, and F-22. I guess it comes down to back then they were truely pilots, now it's more computer system operator/pilot. Anyways, just wanted to introduce myself. I look forward to learning a lot from the plethora of information that y'all have amassed here. __________________ You ask if this old airplane is safe to fly? Well, ma'am, just how do you suppose it got so old? Last edited by PilotGod; 09-25-2009 at 04:36 PM.

09-25-2009, 03:57 PM	#2
Airframes Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 9,062	Hello and welcome from England. __________________

09-25-2009, 04:03 PM	#3
Junkers88A1 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Norway Posts: 1,100	welocome onboard-fasten seatbelt when seated hope you will enjoy the ride here __________________

09-25-2009, 04:07 PM	#4
imalko Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Vojvodina, Serbia Posts: 1,306	Hello and welcome to the forum. Greetings from Serbia. __________________ "Find your enemy and shoot him down - everything else is unimportant."

09-25-2009, 05:40 PM	#5
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09-25-2009, 06:04 PM	#6
BikerBabe Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Denmark. Posts: 962	Hi and welcome from Denmark. __________________ Kein Anderer als ein Jäger spürt - Den Kampf und Sieg so konzentriert, Das macht uns glücklich, stolz und froh - Der Jägerei ein Horrido! "

09-25-2009, 06:07 PM	#7
ccheese Older Than Dirt Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Virginia Beach, Virginia Posts: 7,309	Welcome to the forum. We need another 'sooner'. Charles __________________ I can only please one person per day. Today is not your day. Tomorrow doesn't look good either....

09-25-2009, 06:50 PM	#8
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09-25-2009, 06:52 PM	#9
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09-25-2009, 07:09 PM	#10
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09-25-2009, 08:24 PM	#11
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09-26-2009, 03:52 AM	#12
Geedee Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 765	Welcome aboard Mike. You are quite right...nothing compares with a trip in a '17...except perhaps a '51 ! __________________ Cheers Gary Not only am I a master of suspense, but I... http://www.ww2aircraft.net/forum/sta...ect-18113.html "I’ll never worry about meeting a FW 190 in a 51 since I was able to outturn, outdive and generally out-maneuver him at all altitudes, from 23,000 feet to the deck; I could follow him in anything and do a lot more besides.” Richard D Bishop, 11 Sept 1944, 55th FG

09-26-2009, 04:10 AM	#13
GrauGeist Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Redding, California Posts: 3,347	Welcome to the forums! __________________ "Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future." - Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome > I Support Doug Gillis <

09-26-2009, 05:25 AM	#14
v2 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Cracow Posts: 4,207	Welcome and greetings from Poland! __________________ "A good fighter pilot, like a good boxer, should have a knockout punch..... You will find one attack you prefer to all others. Work on it till you can do it to perfection... then use it whenever possible." - Captain Reade Tilley, USAAF 7 Victories, WW-II -

09-26-2009, 05:29 AM	#15
Wayne Little Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Adelaide Sth. Aust. Posts: 12,511	G'day mate!..welcome from Oz... __________________

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