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Doc flies first mission in about 70 years
Posted: Sat May 06, 2017 6:49 pm
by MGMcAnick
Of course the "mission" is to go to an airshow.
http://www.kansas.com/news/business/avi ... 94629.html
Skeptics said it would never happen, especially after Boeing left town and pulled their support, and great big hangar. It was all done with volunteer labor.
I have no control over the ad that pops up before the B-29 Video. I don't even know Banter Automotive, although I think their ad is cute.
Re: Doc flies first mission in about 70 years
Posted: Sun May 07, 2017 7:05 am
by Bicycle Bill
I saw no ads. But I'll tell you one thing ... if 'Doc' flies in and goes on display anywhere within about a 4-hour drive of LSE
(except for maybe Oshkosh Airfest — I can't afford to take that much time off to do something like that the way it should be done), I'm gonna be there.
-"BB"-
Re: Doc flies first mission in about 70 years
Posted: Mon May 08, 2017 6:45 pm
by MGMcAnick
BB, It's too bad you don't like Oshkosh. It's only about 150 miles. You could ride your bike there, given a little time. Granted it is a vast sea of people and planes.
If you go to
http://www.b-29doc.com/ and click on SUBSCRIBE at the top of the page, you'll get updates about all of Doc's flights. It's free. You don't have to donate anything.
Re: Doc flies first mission in about 70 years
Posted: Mon May 08, 2017 9:02 pm
by Bicycle Bill
Done.
Didn't say I wouldn't like to or don't want to go to Oshkosh. It's just that going to an extravaganza like Airventure to see just one airplane is sort of like going to Disneyland and only seeing "It's a Small World". Give me a week off work with pay, a WalMart parking lot to park the van at night, and a $5000 credit limit on my Visa card and I'm there.
-"BB"-
Re: Doc flies first mission in about 70 years
Posted: Tue May 09, 2017 9:38 pm
by Big RR
sort of like going to Disneyland and only seeing "It's a Small World"
No, that's a fate far worse than death; you couldn't pay me enough to go on that ride again.
Re: Doc flies first mission in about 70 years
Posted: Wed May 10, 2017 8:31 am
by datsunaholic
The only reason I go on Its A Small World is because it has very good air conditioning. At least it used to.
Re: Doc flies first mission in about 70 years
Posted: Wed May 10, 2017 2:13 pm
by BoSoxGal
Loved that ride when I was 7! Bit of an earworm, though . . .
Re: Doc flies first mission in about 70 years
Posted: Wed May 10, 2017 7:10 pm
by Big RR
Bit of an earworm? That's like saying Katrina caused a bit of flooding.
FWIW, the last time I went on that ride was about 16-17 years ago at Disneyland with my younger daughter--it was near Christmas and they changed that worst song in the world to Disney themed Christmas carols, and that was a vast improvement.