Buzzed EWR Tower 3 times yesterday

[pilotyip]

Flying the B-17 up and down the Hudson River the last two day giving rides out of TEB, three times when I checked in with EWR tower, they ask for a RW 29 low approach and tight left 180 by the tower, always glad to show off the airplane, sorry the the poistion and hold guys during the fly-by, but as one airline guy said thanks for the show.

 

[svcta]

Which -17 are you flying?

 

[pilotyip]

Which -17 are you flying?

"Yankee Lady" out of KYIP Yankee Air Museum

 

[svcta]

Cool, I figured that may be the one considering your location. I fly the B-24 for the Collings bunch from time to time. I missed our NYC stop by two days a few weeks ago because I just "had" to get home to tend to some things that now I wish I had blown off.

I haven't flown the B-17 at all. I have became really fond of the B-24 early on and am happy being on that side of the ramp. I may get the chance to fly the -17 here in a few weeks, though.

Good times! Enjoy.....

 

[pilotyip]

Cool, I figured that may be the one considering your location. I fly the B-24 for the Collings bunch from time to time. I missed our NYC stop by two days a few weeks ago because I just "had" to get home to tend to some things that now I wish I had blown off.

I haven't flown the B-17 at all. I have became really fond of the B-24 early on and am happy being on that side of the ramp. I may get the chance to fly the -17 here in a few weeks, though.

Good times! Enjoy.....

you are lucky, lots of B17's out there, but very few B24s, again it is one bird I would love to fly.

 

[FO4life]

I was stuck in teb for 3 hours that day sittin on the atlantic ramp. I enjoyed watching you fly.

 

[brokeflyer]

thats cool.

I had LAX tower ask me for a flyby in my Fokker DR1 last year....that was kinda cool.

Seeing a bright red triplane fly down 25R? priceless

 

[belchfire]

thats cool.

I had LAX tower ask me for a flyby in my Fokker DR1 last year....that was kinda cool.

Seeing a bright red triplane fly down 25R? priceless

A two minute "flyby"...

 

[LearLove]

Yip, I saw you on one of those days. I was coming from BOS going south along the Hudson at 3000. While making the left turn towards DIALS (for the expressway vis 31 at LGA) just south of the Lady I caught a glint off your B-17 making a turn around Governors Island and heading back north.

I believe it was on the 25th if I'm not mistaken. The day before I flew my last T-34 flight in the Willow Grove NFC as it was being closed at the end of Sept. ahead of the base closure in March 2011. Kind of sad, I joined the club in 1996 while in college and because of the low cost I was able to pay for my comm/cfi, start instructing and building time before I graduated college. Hard to see it go.

 

[JJET44]

How did you guys get involved in warbird flying?
A warbird group just moved into my old companies hanger (Lancaster, Pa) a few month ago. With my new company, I have a lot of time on my hands. I'd like to get involved and though about volunteering to sweep the floors, wash the airplanes and do any thing else just to get my foot in the door.
jjet

 

[JJET44]

LearLove

What are they doing with the Airfield at Wilow Grove? I use-ta work on the A-10's out there many years ago.

 

[svcta]

How did you guys get involved in warbird flying?
A warbird group just moved into my old companies hanger (Lancaster, Pa) a few month ago. With my new company, I have a lot of time on my hands. I'd like to get involved and though about volunteering to sweep the floors, wash the airplanes and do any thing else just to get my foot in the door.
jjet

For me it was right place right time. I had a bunch of tailwheel time and was put together with a guy who needed some dual in a PT-19. Then in a Staggerwing, Stearman, then L-19, T-6, and it took off from there. Over the years we developed a good friendship and I was able to fly whichever airplane was in is hangar whenever I wanted. When I moved a couple of hours down the road for work I discovered that there was a very active warbird community, all privately owned, in my new town. T-6s, Mustangs, you name it. From that point it was just being friendly and enjoying making new friends. Every year it seems to get better, the latest development being the bomber flying I have been able to do this year, and I got a FAST card a month or so ago in the T-6 (which also covers T-28). Unbelievable fun.


Thanks for prompting a little walk down memory lane! For me it all goes back to a job towing banners in Super Cubs. Getting the tailwheel time meant everything for my situation. I tried to hang around the local CAF outfit when I was a lowly gas pumper and those clowns wouldn't give me the time of day. It was clear that I was in their way. Your mileage may vary, especially if you can write them a check.

Having an actual flying museum on the field to become active with can be a great opportunity. Become a fixture around the place and make your intentions known. At the end of the day there just isn't a large flock of people falling in line to replace the older guys in the warbird community and The airplanes will still need to be flown for the foreseeable future.....