popsjumper 2 #1 January 30, 2007 ...that I was in a flat spin in a D18 and somehow I was laying upside down in the right seat. I looked up and the pilot in the left seat was Grandpa Munster staring at the gauges. I wrapped the seat belt around my arms and held on tight. We were going backwards (tail-first) and I could see the tops of trees going by the windows and knew we we low. I shut my eys and resigned myself to dying. There was a lot of noise and creaking metal sounds and then things got quiet. I sat up and we were taxiing on a road...Grandpa calmly said, "I got it turned around." I woke up. Maybe I shouldn't have eaten so much before I took my pre-bedtime nap. My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydemon2 0 #2 January 30, 2007 Your mistaken there is no way a d18 could pull such a thing off......... It must have really been a AN-2 Beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clean to the bone! I like to start my day off with a little Ray of Soulshine™!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyboyne 1 #3 January 30, 2007 You must not have seen the late Bobby Younkin do his aerobatic routine in a stock Beech 18 that included low level loops and rolls. Very cool!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #4 January 30, 2007 So I guess the 60's WERE pretty god to ya huh !? ....and when ya BOUGHT that stuff, they SWORE ya would NEVER flash back! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zing 2 #5 January 30, 2007 The loops and rolls are a piece of a cake in a Twin Beech ... it's those tail slides that are a real bitch, and they are reluctant to recover from an inverted spin with one engine failed.Zing Lurks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waltappel 1 #6 January 30, 2007 QuoteMaybe I shouldn't have eaten so much acid before I took my pre-bedtime nap. There--fixed it for ya'! Walt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #7 January 30, 2007 Jim/Walt...can't sneak anything past you guys, eh? But, alas, no. There were no trails involved. You can always tell the difference by the trails following the action. My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waltappel 1 #8 January 30, 2007 QuoteJim/Walt...can't sneak anything past you guys, eh? But, alas, no. There were no trails involved. You can always tell the difference by the trails following the action. Hmmmm.... I thought it was those funny-looking drippy things on the ceiling and all the colors. At least that's what I've heard. Walt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #9 January 30, 2007 Purple haze all in my brain Lately things just don't seem the same Actin' funny, but I don't know why 'Scuse me while I kiss the sky I just don't know why that song seems to stick in my mind. Maybe it was because I was actin' funny when I first heard it. My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
