Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sun, 05 Sep 2004 16:38:37 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao10.cox.net ([68.230.241.29] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2) with ESMTP id 394260 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sun, 05 Sep 2004 15:31:31 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.29; envelope-from=WarbirdAeroPress@cox.net Received: from DELL ([68.98.122.127]) by fed1rmmtao10.cox.net (InterMail vM.6.01.03.02.01 201-2131-111-104-103-20040709) with SMTP id <20040905193100.LCML21895.fed1rmmtao10.cox.net@DELL> for ; Sun, 5 Sep 2004 15:31:00 -0400 X-Original-Message-ID: <001001c4937e$dd8aa5b0$6601a8c0@DELL> From: "Scotty G" X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Subject: Formation Training X-Original-Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2004 12:30:55 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000D_01C49344.30D633A0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1437 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C49344.30D633A0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable "Well, there I was at 4500 ft one day, and I formed up with my buddy in = our Piper Warriors. Man, it sure was smoggy that day! Could barely see! = Anyway, the radio transmissions were coming hot and heavy... Lead gave = me the super secret signal to fall into trail-combat spread and watch = out for bogies. Man, that day was a tough one!" Don't you just love sarcasm? The point of my little story is to draw = attention to some of the outrageous posts I have seen concerning = formation flying and training. Some thoughtful person came up with a = really good idea to put together a program providing training, education = and knowledge to Lancair pilots that would like to enjoy the fun and = discipline that formation flying requires. What do we get? A good level of enthusiasm from guys that want to = participate, and some ego filled remarks about how great some of you = other guys are, or how we should not do it. Wow. Now, don't get me wrong = - you guys that flew combat in less that desireable conditions have my = respect and thanks for serving our country. No doubt. But that doesn't = mean the rest of us are idiots incapable of safely participating in a = formation training program to enjoy that type of flying.=20 You don't have to particiapte, and you don't have to fly next to us. = That's fine. But it gets a bit tiring hearing how us civies can't or = shouldn't fly formation. Some of us have some excellent skills and = abilitites. I, for one, would like to raise my experience level and hone = the formation skills that I have. Am I Chuck Yeager? Nope. But I am = capable and I desire to expand my experience and abilities. Personally, I'd like to meet you all and learn from everybody else's = experiences. Egos or not, we can all participate in a training and = educational program and benefit. Flame protection on. Scotty G Dago Red Unlimited Air Race Team Unleashed Sport Class Air Race Team WarbirdAeroPress.com All mail is scanned for viruses. ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01C49344.30D633A0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

"Well, there I was at 4500 ft one day, and I formed = up with my=20 buddy in our Piper Warriors. Man, it sure was smoggy that day! Could = barely see!=20 Anyway, the radio transmissions were coming hot and heavy... Lead gave = me the=20 super secret signal to fall into trail-combat spread and watch out for = bogies.=20 Man, that day was a tough one!"

Don't you just love sarcasm? The point of my little = story is=20 to draw attention to some of the outrageous posts I have seen concerning = formation flying and training. Some thoughtful person came up with a = really good=20 idea to put together a program providing training, education and = knowledge to=20 Lancair pilots that would like to enjoy the fun and discipline that = formation=20 flying requires.

What do we get? A good level of enthusiasm from guys = that want=20 to participate, and some ego filled remarks about how great some of you = other=20 guys are, or how we should not do it. Wow. Now, don't get me wrong - you = guys=20 that flew combat in less that desireable conditions have my respect and = thanks=20 for serving our country. No doubt. But that doesn't mean the rest of us = are=20 idiots incapable of safely participating in a formation training program = to=20 enjoy that type of flying.

You don't have to particiapte, and you don't have to = fly next=20 to us. That's fine. But it gets a bit tiring hearing how us civies can't = or=20 shouldn't fly formation. Some of us have some excellent skills and = abilitites.=20 I, for one, would like to raise my experience level and hone the = formation=20 skills that I have. Am I Chuck Yeager? Nope. But I am capable and I = desire to=20 expand my experience and abilities.

Personally, I'd like to meet you all and learn from = everybody=20 else's experiences. Egos or not, we can all participate in a training = and=20 educational program and benefit.

Flame protection on.

Scotty G
Dago Red Unlimited Air Race = Team
Unleashed=20 Sport Class Air Race Team
WarbirdAeroPress.com

All mail is scanned for = viruses.

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