gahorn wrote:I wasn't "trying to keep up". I was leading the pack!
Around here,when we fly in a "flight",we always have the slowest airplane take the lead too..........
Eric
That's a GREAT point Eric! Also, the really nice folks loping along behind will usually try to make that pilot feel good by saying things like -"what RPM are you running?", "boy, that sure is a fast airplane you have there!", "that's the fastest 170 I've ever seen!", "I'm running 2700 just to keep up with Ya!", "etc, etc, . . .!"
WAL GAYHORN I AINT GONNA GANG UP ON YOU BUDDY. YER MA CHER! BUT MEMMER WHEN YOU WUN'T LET ME PLAY WITH THE GEE PEEE ESS? I COULD BE SWAYED TO JUMP ONNA YOUR CASE JES A LITTLE BUT BEING ITSA CHRISMASS AN ALL- - -. BUT I KINNA LIKE WHATCHER THINKIN ON SLO WITH WIMMEN AN FAST WITH CARS (AN PLANES TOO(? MAKES ME JES SURE WE'SA GONNA HAFTA HAVE THAT BIG LOOSYANNA SHOOTOUT WE'SA BIN TALKIN BOUT. WE'SA GONNA SHUT-MOUF OF SUMBODY PURTY SOON! I'MA WORKIN ON A GIT - TU - GETHER AT OLE GAR'S NEST HYEAR IN LOOSYANA, IN EITHER MARCH ER APRIL AND BOY THEM DUDES WHO DOANT SHO UP JES BETTER QWUT TALKIN BOUT HOW FAS ER SLO SUMBODY IS!(:->
LISSEN FER DEETAILS SOON - - - "MERRY X X X X X X AND ALL THAT STUFF --------- OLE GAR
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flyguy wrote:WAL GAYHORN I AINT GONNA GANG UP ON YOU BUDDY. YER MA CHER! BUT MEMMER WHEN YOU WUN'T LET ME PLAY WITH THE GEE PEEE ESS? I COULD BE SWAYED TO JUMP ONNA YOUR CASE JES A LITTLE BUT BEING ITSA CHRISMASS AN ALL- - -. BUT I KINNA LIKE WHATCHER THINKIN ON SLO WITH WIMMEN AN FAST WITH CARS (AN PLANES TOO(? MAKES ME JES SURE WE'SA GONNA HAFTA HAVE THAT BIG LOOSYANNA SHOOTOUT WE'SA BIN TALKIN BOUT. WE'SA GONNA SHUT-MOUF OF SUMBODY PURTY SOON! I'MA WORKIN ON A GIT - TU - GETHER AT OLE GAR'S NEST HYEAR IN LOOSYANA, IN EITHER MARCH ER APRIL AND BOY THEM DUDES WHO DOANT SHO UP JES BETTER QWUT TALKIN BOUT HOW FAS ER SLO SUMBODY IS!(:->
LISSEN FER DEETAILS SOON - - - "MERRY X X X X X X AND ALL THAT STUFF --------- OLE GAR
Make it at least April, my annual is in March! Take it you are taking sides? That's OK! Don't forget to put some climbing in the contest, that'll force George to change props.
gahorn wrote:I wasn't "trying to keep up". I was leading the pack!
Around here,when we fly in a "flight",we always have the slowest airplane take the lead too..........
Eric
O-U-C-H ! (And I always thought ragwing-owners were such gentlemen!) (Remind me not to get into any contests with Eric!)
'53 B-model N146YS SN:25713
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Eric
(And I always thought ragwing-owners were such gentlemen!) 
(Remind me not to get into any contests with Eric!)