Official FlightLine RC 1600mm Spitfire Mk. IX Thread

[JustAnotherFOG]

Has anyone done any modifications to the power system to make this plane a tad bit faster?

[davegee]

The first page and first sentence of our Dash 1 for the KC-135 said flying is inherently dangerous so respect your aircraft rules and regulations, but it was still fun no matter what.

I Totally get the danger involved with tanking aircraft of all sorts, all times of weather, night and day that you guys had to handle with perfection. Good on 'ya and everyone else who did your job!

My dad flew bombers in WWII and Korea, and then flew B-47s in the mid-1950s. He took some video (8mm wind up movie camera) of tanking with the KC-97s. The tankers had to go into a descent and I think the B-47s put down some flaps just so they could hook up without some disaster! That was in the early days of modern air to air refueling.

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[boomer108]

The first page and first sentence of our Dash 1 for the KC-135 said flying is inherently dangerous so respect your aircraft rules and regulations, but it was still fun no matter what.

[davegee]

Et al,

Posted this at the "Lounge".

Thought it a great poster, true or not.

Best, LB

Whether it is real or not, it is excellent!!

davegee

[Elbee]

Et al,

Posted this at the "Lounge".

Thought it a great poster, true or not.

Best, LB

[Grossman56]

A big fan of the movie and a big fan of WW II history as well. In the words of Winston Churchill, "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few"
He also said that if we forget our history, we are bound to repeat it.
In an interview with Suzanna York about her role in the movie, this was in the '60's', she said that she knew virtually nothing of the battle either and that was just some 20 -25 years after when so many were alive that lived through it.

Grossman56

[Grossman56]

Easy Peasy my friend. Because I had an astigmatism in the right eye, I went the mid grade lenses, ($2200) the left eye didn't have the astigmatism so only needed the basic, which didn't cost anything. It came out great.

[Simon Bee]

Flew mine today.

Had the Battle of Britain ended in a defeat for the RAF the world would be a very different place today.

Here I am in the UK and not even thinking of flying my Spit on Battle of Britain day and you guys , our friends and allies across the pond, flying your Spits on September 15 !
Thanks very much guys, we appreciate it 😃👍 . Most people over here haven’t a clue about the Battle of Britain or the implications if those badly outnumbered pilots had lost the battle. If you look up the photo of Brian ‘Sandy’ Lane , you’ll see the look of strain on the young man’s face, sadly to be KIA two years later.

[boomer108]

Same hear. I still have my Ray Bans from my flying days in the Air Force. I'm scheduled to have cataract surgery in December and I plan on wearing them again. Were not old just well aged!

[Elbee]

Grossman56

Still have my RBs (black frame aviators/dark green lenses) circa '73.

I have replaced every part on 'em at least once.

Don't wear those much these days, but still have them.

Priceless.....to me anyway.

Best, LB

[Grossman56]

I'm hoping to fly tomorrow morning, probably something easy like the RV8, just to get a feel for the new eyeballs. I've actually dug out my old Raybans that I haven't worn in close to 38 years. Back in the Tom Cruise Top Gun days. Don't know why I kept them for that long, but I just couldn't give them up, glad I didn't because they are great now!! Too bad they're associated with old Joe now. One old guy to another I guess, besides, Cruise ain't that young either

Grossman56

[davegee]

Hey guys, I was disappointed in not being able to fly on Sept 15th due to cataract surgery. Got the second eye done this morning and I'm hoping to get back into by Sunday or Monday. It's already looking so much better, details I've missed or longed to see again are suddenly showing up.

Won't be long.

Grossman56

Good to hear, Grossman56! I held down the fort at our field in Cody and got a couple of good flights in with my Spittie to honor the occasion. I'm sure next year, you'll be able to participate, per usual! Good to hear the eye surgeries have gone well!

davegee

[Elbee]

Grossman56, awesome report, so glad to know you're truly on the mend. Perhaps, we should start calling you EagleEye56. Best, LB

[Grossman56]

Hey guys, I was disappointed in not being able to fly on Sept 15th due to cataract surgery. Got the second eye done this morning and I'm hoping to get back into by Sunday or Monday. It's already looking so much better, details I've missed or longed to see again are suddenly showing up.

Won't be long.

Grossman56

[davegee]

Been reading all this.. watched it all as a youngster.. they were a brave generation . What P??? Sses me off the most.. the young ones my kids inc call ya just an old fart.. remembering old stuff,, i say.. your freedoms r cause of these men and woman.. but they dont care...

TOTALLY agree with you, F4UAussie! As long as people like you and I are around, these heroes won't be forgotten. After us, I don't know...

davegee

[f4u ausie]

Been reading all this.. watched it all as a youngster.. they were a brave generation . What P??? Sses me off the most.. the young ones my kids inc call ya just an old fart.. remembering old stuff,, i say.. your freedoms r cause of these men and woman.. but they dont care...

[davegee]

davegee

Tally Ho, Dave.

You truly are a top-notch individual who knows if we don't "make" the day special it will soon be disregarded as notable.

Thank you for honoring both the accomplishment and one of the war's many heroes.

Respectfully, LB

ps: great movie about Polish WWII Hurricane aviators: "Mission of Honor" 2018, a must watch IMHO.

Also, listed as "Hurricane" the original title.

Hi LB: I found "Mission of Honor" on You Tube and watched it. Really thought it captured a lot of what they went through during their time with the RAF. I had seen parts of it some time ago, but got to watch the whole thing today without disturbance. Well done acting and special effects.

Cheers

Davegee

[davegee]

Flew mine today.

Had the Battle of Britain ended in a defeat for the RAF the world would be a very different place today.

Agreed!

[kallend]

Flew mine today.

Had the Battle of Britain ended in a defeat for the RAF the world would be a very different place today.

[davegee]

davegee

Tally Ho, Dave.

You truly are a top-notch individual who knows if we don't "make" the day special it will soon be disregarded as notable.

Thank you for honoring both the accomplishment and one of the war's many heroes.

Respectfully, LB

ps: great movie about Polish WWII Hurricane aviators: "Mission of Honor" 2018, a must watch IMHO.

Also, listed as "Hurricane" the original title.

Thanks, Elbee. I have to give a lot of credit to Dan Gross, a frequent contributor to Hobby Squawk, and a fellow member of our little RC flying club here in Cody. He's a Canadian by birth and a naturalized US citizen. He has a lot closer ties to the RAF/RCAF histories of WWII.

One of Lanny Lanowski's best friends and fellow fighter pilot from Poland was Boleslaw "Mike" Gladych. Mike's family was murdered by the Nazis at the start of WWII in Poland, and he barely escaped with his life, to fight another day. Mike bore a huge diagonal scar across his face, I think when he rammed a German pilot from behind when Mike had run out of bullets. He chopped the tail off of the German fighter and debris came flying through his windscreen hitting him in the face. This knocked him out but somehow the plane glided to a crash landing with him unconscious!
Mike wouldn't paint a victory symbol on his plane unless he knew he had killed the pilot! These were tough hombres and very good at their trade. They had a big personal score to settle with the Nazis.

I think I got to see the "Mission of Honor" movie you speak of, but if I see it again on tv, I will be sure to watch it again. From what I recall, it was very good.

Here's a picture of Lanny's squadronmate Mike Gladych who also came over to the 56th Fighter Group to fly P-47s until the end of the war.