Vintagers Request - Page 3

Dean Romig · 08-25-2009, 01:32 PM

oh . . .

. . . my bad

VH20 · 08-25-2009, 03:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Trigg Davis

Dean,

No I so not ski on Lake Hood the local float plane lake--I suspect that might get me a meeting with the boys in blue.

Jim,

I have seen people ski behind an amphibious plane herein Alaska.

Trigg

Of that, I have no doubt! I will admit I have done some things with an airplane that, in retrospect, probably weren't the safest. Having said that, I have witnessed some idiotic things done with an airplane that I would never dream of doing, or fathom why. This leads me to the conclusion that if it can be dreamed up, someone somewhere has probably tried it, +/- living to tell about it.

Jim

Dean Romig · 08-25-2009, 04:31 PM

As I recall Lake Hood is pretty small, would you say less than 50 acres Trigg?

Greg Miller CTGunLaw · 08-25-2009, 04:45 PM

If Doug or his Dad were willing, that would be wonderful. I have no desire to destroy a piece of history, but I find that I appreciate things more when I understand how they work.

As to Big Screen TV, maybe the better approach would be at the dinner to bring a small projector and just put it up on the wall. If someone has a camera with an output, I have a small projector. Burning to a DVD is no big deal. Editing it for sale, I will leave to others with more talent. I might be able to call in a favor with All Set Productions in NYC if we wanted to do this right.

I have met Doug and I spoke to his dad last year at the Greenwich show. If we could make this happen, I would be very much appreciative. Reading it in a book is just not getting it done for me. I need to see it.

Richard Flanders · 08-25-2009, 08:00 PM

I have done some things with my airplane that are far too embarrassing to admit to and talk about in aviation educated company. Lake Hood is not large, but I couldn't tell you the acreage.

Trigg: I ALMOST caught a spruce grouse on the four wheeler today. I was right on his tail for about 100yds going 30mph down the mine road and came within 2' or so of being able to make a grab at him when he flared. Damn! That would have been a first with me. I chased one down the Minto cutoff road with my '69 Bronco once and clipped him with the right headlight and had fresh bird for dinner in duck camp that night but have never caught one by hand. Today was really close... Maybe tomorrow; I know where he lives now...

Hammer Gun · 08-25-2009, 08:41 PM

Greg thats a great idea standing room only I bet Gary