Fall tour, (or was,,,sorry)

[southwind25]

We got a call sunday morning.."hey are you guys comming?? "

So we quickly put a coat of wax on the 7, found some warm clothes and went on the Austin Heley clubs fall foliage tour.
A cold rain in the morning didnt keep us away, it just made for a tail happy 7.

we had a few healeys. an MGB and us (and a few pieces of german and japanese iron too)
Was a great day, and we ended up at a new place called "the pub" in rocky river cleveland..

Mike R take note: we kept the route directions, we gotta do this one!!http://www.usa7s.net/aspnetforum/upload/1624039911_bobfall.jpghttp://www.usa7s.net/aspnetforum/upload/2046390095_fall3.jpg

[MHKflyer52]

The smile on your face says it all........funny hat though.......

[Boxologist]

The smile on your face says it all........funny hat though.......

love that hat too. details would be nice:)
Martin, i unearthered that DVD, so will be getting that out to you.

[Mike Rohaley]

I'm sorry I missed it. It looks like much more fun than exhaust and brake work on the winter car. Maybe we will need to run the route on one of those mega-snowfall days so you can exercise your Subaru.

[southwind25]

hat details?

actually, our youngest son bought it at a spring british car show this past year, a onion jack on blue,, it sorta ties on the bottom, and the ball on top bounces around like a paddleball...all add to the fun!

:rofl:

[MHKflyer52]

Can one say Wiperwill (the bird) with a British accent wearing a Union Jack?

Your son has a good taste and you have a sense of humor.

I use to fly an airplane that had a tuft of yarn on the nose cone so you could see if you were in a high-speed skid while doing combat maneuvers, guess your tassel would work the same when cornering hard.

You might be starting a trend you know.

[southwind25]

hmm..sorta a real basic g-meter? :d

[yellowss7]

MHKflyer52 wrote:
I use to fly an airplane that had a tuft of yarn on the nose cone so you could see if you were in a high-speed skid while doing combat maneuvers, guess your tassel would work the same when cornering hard.

Martin, I think I found a photo of your combat days. Looking good!:d Tom

http://usa7s.net/aspnetforum/upload/354012721_Stearman biplane.jpg

[MHKflyer52]

MHKflyer52 wrote:


Martin, I think I found a photo of your combat days. Looking good!:d Tom

http://usa7s.net/aspnetforum/upload/354012721_Stearman biplane.jpg

:thumbs: Not quite but I do have about 20 hrs or so in a Stearman that a friend owns. Great airplane for its time and a lot of fun, just stay off the brakes until very slow or you will be on the nose while taxiing a Stearman.
Here is a photo that shows what I was talking about.
http://www.usa7s.net/ASPNETFORUM/upload/234363281_Skid String.JPG

[yellowss7]

Martin, Can't be 100% sure but that looks like an F 14. Is That what you drove? Tom

[DeanG]

A tassel on the nose is standard practice on sailplanes. It provides out side the cockpit indication of a coordinated turn, lack of slip.

[MHKflyer52]

Martin, Can't be 100% sure but that looks like an F 14. Is That what you drove? Tom


At Narf Norva as the A6/F14 project O in the late 70's. Neither AC is in the fleet now....boy I am getting old.
20yrs Navy....Retired (Aug1990)....an a happy CIVILIAN:) :d

[GKANSA]

Was that the day i drove the subie?