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<blockquote data-quote="p238shooter" data-source="post: 3746812" data-attributes="member: 24583"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><br /> For those of you in the Tulsa area, I had an old "Singer" sewing machine repair truck body I purchesedd out of the Dallas area in the 60's. An English Ford Anglia panel truck that I had intended to build into a "Fuel Altered" drag race car. Other projects got in the way and I wound up selling it to the old man "Dong" of Dongs sporting goods in Tulsa. They had a caravan of "Zebra Striped" vehicles with more stripes than this picture that they would drive around in the Tulsa area at times. My Anglia wound up with a 4cy street engine rather than a supercharged alcohol powered Hemi drag motor.<br /> <br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><br /> Yep, got into a "friendly" adverse conversation with one of them Huey drivers. I had a Savanah VG. 110mph all metal 29ft wingspan two seater 912Rotax 100HP that had a stall speed of 29 mph, 50-55 ft roll with two on board, a blast to fly and land in my back yard. Flew down to Wild Horse in Sallisaw for BBQ. Circled to land in a standard left hand "pattern" for the wind direction talking on UNICOM 122.8 which was standard back then for out in "nowhere" communications close to the ground.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Saw the Huie, but thought he should be using a standard approach (even out in nowhere) and pattern and listening to standard civilian frequencies. (He is in my Civilian airspace right?) Nope, straight in from the side and sat down. I did a low approach but decided to abort because I did not want to get into his rotor wash, but then was easily able to circle and land and taxi up to park closer to the crossing area where he and his crew would have to wait till I shut my engine down to walk by to get to BBQ (Yep, I can be an A-hole if pushed) to not be in my propwash from my plane, just wait a min, or two, right. Well, while I did an extensive shutdown time, standard engine cool down (BS that Savanha was water cooled and stayed constant) power radios down, transponder down, everything down including a short conversation on a ham radio HT before cutting my propwash toward them. Ha, inside, got to talking with them. Ark Airguard was not aware of any frequencies to monitor outside of the airports they did not have on their checklist. Wild Horse was not on their checklist, so 122.8 was not in their system.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">That very expert pilot in my opinion, responsible for a multi million dollar aircraft, yep flew into a Civilian airspace he was not "authorized" only because he was not trained to switch one of his multiple radios to 122.8 and pissed of a civilian pilot. </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Getting late here, but another experience flying across Ft Sill MOA that was supposed to be "Cold" in the late 70s. Couple F-16s pulling up beside my Cherokee 180 back in the late 70s, their gear down, flapped out trying to match my 140 speed "interrogating" me. No problem, I just had a clearance to fly through theirr MOA a few min ago with ATC. I get on the radio while I throttle back while holding altitude slowing down, way down, a notch of flaps (you guys in F16s are not going to be around me mutchB at 80s mph, Right? Thinking they do not have any live ammo) How about F off till you find out why I am here first, rather than pounce on me? How about I throttle back to 80 with two notches and might be slowing? (6,500ft) Yep while they are having to do circle arounds cause they can not go that slow, I am on the radio with ATC that had told me the area was "cold" Ha Ha everyone got an excersize. Me flying, f16 pilots and especilally FTC but especially up to normal cruisea 140 as ATC directed. After I got back to normal curise, Left F16 came up beside me geared amd flapped out, saluted and waved good by. Pealed off and was gone<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> </li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="p238shooter, post: 3746812, member: 24583"] [LIST] [*] For those of you in the Tulsa area, I had an old "Singer" sewing machine repair truck body I purchesedd out of the Dallas area in the 60's. An English Ford Anglia panel truck that I had intended to build into a "Fuel Altered" drag race car. Other projects got in the way and I wound up selling it to the old man "Dong" of Dongs sporting goods in Tulsa. They had a caravan of "Zebra Striped" vehicles with more stripes than this picture that they would drive around in the Tulsa area at times. My Anglia wound up with a 4cy street engine rather than a supercharged alcohol powered Hemi drag motor. [*] Yep, got into a "friendly" adverse conversation with one of them Huey drivers. I had a Savanah VG. 110mph all metal 29ft wingspan two seater 912Rotax 100HP that had a stall speed of 29 mph, 50-55 ft roll with two on board, a blast to fly and land in my back yard. Flew down to Wild Horse in Sallisaw for BBQ. Circled to land in a standard left hand "pattern" for the wind direction talking on UNICOM 122.8 which was standard back then for out in "nowhere" communications close to the ground. [*] [*] [*]Saw the Huie, but thought he should be using a standard approach (even out in nowhere) and pattern and listening to standard civilian frequencies. (He is in my Civilian airspace right?) Nope, straight in from the side and sat down. I did a low approach but decided to abort because I did not want to get into his rotor wash, but then was easily able to circle and land and taxi up to park closer to the crossing area where he and his crew would have to wait till I shut my engine down to walk by to get to BBQ (Yep, I can be an A-hole if pushed) to not be in my propwash from my plane, just wait a min, or two, right. Well, while I did an extensive shutdown time, standard engine cool down (BS that Savanha was water cooled and stayed constant) power radios down, transponder down, everything down including a short conversation on a ham radio HT before cutting my propwash toward them. Ha, inside, got to talking with them. Ark Airguard was not aware of any frequencies to monitor outside of the airports they did not have on their checklist. Wild Horse was not on their checklist, so 122.8 was not in their system. [*] [*] [*]That very expert pilot in my opinion, responsible for a multi million dollar aircraft, yep flew into a Civilian airspace he was not "authorized" only because he was not trained to switch one of his multiple radios to 122.8 and pissed of a civilian pilot. [*] [*] [*]Getting late here, but another experience flying across Ft Sill MOA that was supposed to be "Cold" in the late 70s. Couple F-16s pulling up beside my Cherokee 180 back in the late 70s, their gear down, flapped out trying to match my 140 speed "interrogating" me. No problem, I just had a clearance to fly through theirr MOA a few min ago with ATC. I get on the radio while I throttle back while holding altitude slowing down, way down, a notch of flaps (you guys in F16s are not going to be around me mutchB at 80s mph, Right? Thinking they do not have any live ammo) How about F off till you find out why I am here first, rather than pounce on me? How about I throttle back to 80 with two notches and might be slowing? (6,500ft) Yep while they are having to do circle arounds cause they can not go that slow, I am on the radio with ATC that had told me the area was "cold" Ha Ha everyone got an excersize. Me flying, f16 pilots and especilally FTC but especially up to normal cruisea 140 as ATC directed. After I got back to normal curise, Left F16 came up beside me geared amd flapped out, saluted and waved good by. Pealed off and was gone [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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