Thorp Air Command - T18.net

After a fantastic 4 days at Elizabeth City hosted by Scott and his airport crew. The 130 repair facility was a great venture too. Bob myself and the wife's arrived a day late in Boston for a few days of sight seeing. We plsn on departing Thursday for New Jersey and West Virginia to visit family and on to Florida by the weekend.

Um...the Happy Hour shots tell some stories.....one of which it's 1135 and everyone is at the bar.....did you scramble everyone for air ops at 0430, or is that clock indicating GMT????

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Fraser MacPhee
N926WM
Serial #279-1
Angel Fire, NM (KAXX)

East of the Mississippi, the clock reads 7:00pm, west of the river it's 11:35 [:)]

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Scott Hinton
Elizabeth City, NC
N78WG

EEGADS!!!....don't tell anyone, lest my A.M.E. get wind of that and deny my medical based on stoopidity or hyper-dislexia. Dammit!!!, Brazell's gonna have a field day with this one......

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Fraser MacPhee
N926WM
Serial #279-1
Angel Fire, NM (KAXX)

It would've been easier to read the clock if you'd actually been in the bar with us...

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Scott Hinton
Elizabeth City, NC
N78WG

Life's Tough, It's Tougher If You're Stupid ! [;)] Just yolking my friend ! We've all pulled the trigger too soon !

RB

I'm screening the air to air photo's at 1:30 today. I'll get them posted (with Lee's help) asap...

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Scott Hinton
Elizabeth City, NC
N78WG

OK guys ... air to air shots are loaded.

here's the link

http://thorp18.com/ffa.asp

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Lee Walton
Houston, TX
N51863,N118LW
KEFD

My personal favorites ...

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Lee Walton
Houston, TX
N51863,N118LW
KEFD

The last of the Florida Three Amigos is back in the nest. Scott Hinton - - Great Show! This one will be remembered as one fo the best. Bill and Debbie and Suz And I motored on to the Boston area where we took in all the sights. Great weather for sight-seeing. Went right over the top of the New York Class B airspace. On the flight out of Boston, we were cleared straight through New York at 6500'. We dropped off to land in Northern NJ while Bill and Debbie pressed on to WV. We even were able to coordinate an in-flight flight break-up with NY so each of us would retain flight following. I think Approach Control thought it was kind of cool that we were flying homebuilts in formation right over their city. Suz and I stayed in the NYC area for the week end finally coming home on Father's Day.

Those of you that are maintaining your T-18 for trips around the pattern need to broaden your horizons. You have a great cross country airplane. Give her her head and let her run!

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Bob Highley
N711SH
SN 835
KLAL

I'll second Bob. Scott planned a GREAT show. Never a dull moment with the visit to the C130 facility, photo shoot at Kitty Hawk, what a treat to have a picture of your Thorp flying over where it all started, the back yard BarB-Q at the Culpepper Bed and Breakfast. If you have not had Eastern Carolina Bar B Q you have missed a fine feed. Thanks again Scott, you did good. Now the rest of guys get out and support these Thorp events. You missed a lot.

Video courtesy of Nicky Buchanan

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fpOvm77wfI[/youtube]

In the immortal words of Ron Burgundy ... "Don't act like you're not impressed"

This is the kind of fun you guys are missing!

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Lee Walton
Houston, TX
N51863,N118LW
KEFD

Very cool! That was the highlight of the weekend for me. Great job on the camera, Nicky!

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Scott Hinton
Elizabeth City, NC
N78WG

Scott, I didn't get enough camera time on your plane.That paint job really makes it a beauty in flight.

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Nicky
N54266
KARW

As the third of the Florida Three Amigos, I "third" Bob Highley's and Bill Williams' comments regarding the Thorp Gathering under Scott Hinton's special care. He even arranged great weather. And the shot of Margie's and my plane over First Flight came out really well-- regards to the photog and the photo ship pilot. GREAT!!