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I'm not here to defend anything, but by using this logic then guns, purses, shoes, plastic bags, cars, boats, backpacks, Ajax cans, etc. should never be used in movies either....c'mon guys! You need to better ventilate the area where you're overhauling your struts, or something!?! Airplanes have LONG been used to run drugs...this is not news to the FAA, FBI, DIA, CIA, or the NAACP! Yeah, I know, just because your paranoid, doesn't mean their not out to get you, but really.... To say that the movie might effect some vote on laws is borderline ludicrous, in my opinion...have you stopped to think about what you are saying?? We better stop using 747's to transport presidents then, too, right? Anyone have Harrison Ford's phone number? I'm pissed at the threat he presented to my intercontinental travel with Air Force One.
I am in the *business* of selling L-39's and am as sensitive to FAA/gov't regulation and abuse of power as anyone out there - there are more arduous and ridiculously ill-conceived and prohibitive regulations in this category (Experimental Exhibition) than you can imagine. Interesting that not one person in the L-39 community that has seen the trailer shares this Apocalyptic view on the potential negative impact of this movie.
As for the warped view of experimental home built, you're right. Screaming fast, nimble, cool.
The story, actually, is about kids running drugs in composite airplanes, but in the end it's a wayward kid who's conscious gets the best of him and he helps the good guys win "the war."
The airplanes in the movie are: a IVP owned by Nathan East, I flew the blue and white Legacy, and Stuart Featherstone's Legacy, flown by Michael Lloyd. NONE of the flying footage was accomplished with special effects, it was all real pilots flying real airplanes. Incidentally, the Legacy flies very nicely next to an L-39, and vice versa....
I picked a bad day to stop sniffing glue....
Barry
On Nov 1, 2007, at 3:29 PM, Tim Olson wrote:
I had the same feeling when I watched it. It was a mixed emotion
in that I think for a pilot, some of the flying scenes could be
really cool to see, but, it could really cast a negative light
on GA pilots & planes, and bring some unnecessary (negative) attention
to our sport/hobby. Wouldn't it just stink to find out that suddenly
after some bureaucrat watches the movie they decide to vote for
some additional TFR's or flight restrictions, or laws restricting
the *possibility* that our planes could be used for such tasks.
Additionally, the trailer seems to glamorize the drug runners,
and turn them into the heroes rather than to put them in
a more negative light. So while I really would love to see
the flying scenes, I'm actually hoping the movie doesn't hit
the mainstream.
Tim
Tom Gourley wrote:
I imagine the movie was fun to work on, especially if you were doing some of the flying. However, I'm concerned that this is going to give the average movie-goer, who doesn't know anything about GA airplanes, a really warped view of experimental aircraft and what they're really about. This may not be good for the flying community.
Tom Gourley
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