Rupert Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 OK Pat, I've done that fly through in a Lear 45 myself. We can't do that at MCAF Santa Ana anymore. They tore the hangers down! Though the field is in FSX, the hangers are gone in FSX too. The first time I drove by the base on the Santa Ana Freeway and they weren't there I nearly wrecked the car! Tinkerbell was a little old lady, 50 years old + or -, which was really old when we in our twenties, who probably weighed 90lbs. soaking wet. At Disneyland she flew on a wire from the Matterhorn into the castle every night. Mr Disney actually had his folks go to the nearby bases and recruit "Tinkerbell Catchers." They'd do park entry, dinner, & a bunch of ride tickets to people in the service. But you had to show up at the castle about thirty minutes before Tinkerbell flew. You'd go upstairs and they'd explain how to catch her & at right time she'd come flying through the window & the guys would grab her so she didn't run into the wall. (It was padded, but apparently not very comfortable to hit.) She had no brakes on her sling, only people stopping her before she hit the wall. And yes, if this story sounds way too weird to make up. It is! They actually did that! I'm sure it's all automated today, but not in the mid to late 60's. Being an old chopper guy I usually fly low and slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liner simpilot Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 il88pp, hats off to you, you pulled it off. What great screenies of the before and after. And I too remember Tinkerbell as I grew up in SoCal, matter of fact I was a couple of years old when my parents too me to Disneyland by 1957. I spent most of my life in SoCal & been to Disneyland many times thru the yrs as that was the best part of SoCal, spent some years in AZ, by my teenager yrs we moved back to SoCal, and once again I had nothing in SoCal area so I moved to a smallish town called Payson AZ, 75 miles north of Scottsdale. Once again great shots. Kenny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomTweak Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Y'know, we keep this up, someday a plane is gonna land with a jumper desprately hanging onto the windshield wipers or the vertical stab of someone's plane! Keep up the good work all! Save a jumper's life today! :D One thing, though, NO choppers, Rupert! They aren't exactly real compatible with things falling from above... ;) I never knew all that about Disney's Tinkerbell. All I knew was the little fairy woman on the Wonderful World of Disney show, during the opening credits, that splashed colors all over the castle. When I was three, I was doing good to pronnounce her bloody NAME coherently. Although there were more than a few times when I was stationed at El Toro that I was lucky to pronnounce MY fricken name at all, let alone coherently... Had a blast riding the LA freeways on a motorcycle, though. FUN! And if the cops got onto me, well, there was always a traffic jam someplace to loose them in :D BAD PAT! :D :p Speaking of the Lear jets, a close friend of my folks wound up married to a Lear scion. Helga Ausman, ex-wife of an American pilot. Georgeous woman, tall, Nordic as all heck, full chested, blonde, blue-eyed, former American stew... Main thing I recall about her though? She smoked Vriginia Slims. Why did that stick? No idea. Mr. Lear used to come to my folk's parties all the time. Drank martini's, which meant he was always fighting off our cat. Giant Siamese, name of Fearless Fosdick :D Had a thing for martini's... Sorry, I babble... Keept em flying low n fast everyone! More Golden Gate bridge passes the better! Pat☺ [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Had a thought...then there was the smell of something burning, and sparks, and then a big fire, and then the lights went out! I guess I better not do that again! Sgt, USMC, 10 years proud service, Inactive reserve now :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il88pp Posted October 29, 2015 Author Share Posted October 29, 2015 Nice one MrZippy, I expected nothing less:) Great stories all, for me this is not exactly my backyard. More like halfway round the world! Enjoying it a lot, thanks. il88pp [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrzippy Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Nice one MrZippy, I expected nothing less:) Great stories all, for me this is not exactly my backyard. More like halfway round the world! Enjoying it a lot, thanks. il88pp Here's one a little more in your backyard! I drove across it shortly after it opened. Rather breathtaking! Millau Viaduct Bridge - France Still thinking about a new flightsim only computer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Here's one a little more in your backyard! I drove across it shortly after it opened. Rather breathtaking! Yes that is really cool! I've spent a little time in France, but that was mainly skiing in the Alps. Oh, and getting insulted in two languages by the locals in Paris of course. Being an old chopper guy I usually fly low and slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Y'know, we keep this up, someday a plane is gonna land with a jumper desprately hanging onto the windshield wipers or the vertical stab of someone's plane! Keep up the good work all! Save a jumper's life today! :D One thing, though, NO choppers, Rupert! They aren't exactly real compatible with things falling from above... ;) Sorry, I babble... Keept em flying low n fast everyone! More Golden Gate bridge passes the better! Pat☺ OK. Now you know why chopper guys generally ride the plane down. You don't want to be hanging around outside with those blades turning! Being an old chopper guy I usually fly low and slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il88pp Posted October 29, 2015 Author Share Posted October 29, 2015 Thanks. I looked for that once but didn't find it, and assumed "must not be in fsx then". Maybe I had my settings too low. (different pc...) I'll visit it again for sure now. It was a big story here when it was built! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 You guy's are a hoot from time to time. Sometimes we do some interesting flights as for example this flight like going under the Bridge in a liner, that is what is great from a virtual point of view. I look forward to seeing screen shots if you can pull it off il88pp. Kenny I've been under the Varazano (sp) Narrows Bridge From Brooklyn twice RW on the QMII. The Commodore tells me they have about 3' to spare at low tide. From the observation station above the ship's bridge, I truly wasn't sure we'd make it. Being an old chopper guy I usually fly low and slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMLW Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 I didn't go under or over it, but here is a different view from 2009 before wide screen: KSFO - KORD Click to Enlarge Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il88pp Posted October 30, 2015 Author Share Posted October 30, 2015 That was a doddle! Not nearly as sweet looking as that picture of yours though;) Next on the list is SFO area to John Wayne Airport, with a low pass over Disneyland. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il88pp Posted October 30, 2015 Author Share Posted October 30, 2015 Hi Larry, Nice pic, thatnks. Love the colours! I think that is the Bay Bridge. Looks very nice too I agree. Here's a shot for you I took after passing under the Golden Gate. Both bridges in view. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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