Asp Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 'Twas the night before Christmas all over the place, When we were confronted by an old flying ace. There was icing reported and turbulent air, He said "File me a flight plan, I gotta get there." Outside sat his aircraft all ready to run, And the old man walked out to that P-51. "bad weather's no problem," he silently mumbled, The prop came to life. . . that big Allison rumbled. He eased in the throttle, the roar shook the ground, He taxied on out and he turned it around. He went through the run-up and seemed satisfied, Then he said to himself, "I'm in for a ride." So he lined it up straight as he poured on the coal, The tailwheel came up as he started to roll. Up off the runway, he sucked up the gear, And that mighty V-12 was all you could hear. He screamed overhead with a deafening crack, The blue flames were flying from each shiny stack. He pulled up the nose and started to climb, No ice on that airframe, it didn't have time. On top of the weather with the levers all set, He looked up above him and saw a Lear jet. With jet fuel and turbines there just ain't no class, Gimmee pistons, and props and lots of avgas! Now he was approaching where he wanted to go, But weather had covered the runway with snow. How will he land it? We just have to guess, Because the only way in was a full I-L-S. Then over the marker, he started his run, The ceiling was zero, visibility. . . none. Still going three hundred and he felt the need, For an overhead break to diminish his speed. Over the numbers he zoomed, along like a flash, Pulled into his break, we just knew he would crash. Oh, why do they do it on these kindof nights?? Then over the threshold, we saw landing lights. "I'm on a short final with three in the green, And I see enough runway to land this machine." Then he tied down that Mustang, and they all hear him say.. "Next year, I'm stickin' with my reindeer and sleigh." Merry Christmas Hawg drivers everywhere. Asp 3 Asp [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sel94 Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 :thumbup: That was really good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avilator Posted December 24, 2010 Share Posted December 24, 2010 Cool story, bro!:thumbup: I only respond to that little mechanical voice that says "Terrain! Terrain! Pull Up! Pull Up!" Who can say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow. -Robert Goddard "A hybrid. A car for enthusiasts of armpit hair and brown rice." -Jeremy Clarkson "I swear by my pretty floral bonet, I will end you." -Mal from Firefly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye60 Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 Well done! Merry Christmas to you as well! "Yeah, and though I work in the valley of Death, I will fear no Evil. For where there is one, there is always three. I preparest my aircraft to receive the Iron that will be delivered in the presence of my enemies. Thy ALCM and JDAM they comfort me. Power was given unto the aircrew to make peace upon the world by way of the sword. And when the call went out, Behold the "Sword of Stealth". And his name was Death. And Hell followed him. For the day of wrath has come and no mercy shall be given." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BitMaster Posted December 7, 2022 Share Posted December 7, 2022 Very nice, excellent for us petrol & prop heads Gigabyte Aorus X570S Master - Ryzen 5900X - Gskill 64GB 3200/CL14@3600/CL14 - Asus 1080ti EK-waterblock - 4x Samsung 980Pro 1TB - 1x Samsung 870 Evo 1TB - 1x SanDisc 120GB SSD - Heatkiller IV - MoRa3-360LT@9x120mm Noctua F12 - Corsair AXi-1200 - TiR5-Pro - Warthog Hotas - Saitek Combat Pedals - Asus PG278Q 27" QHD Gsync 144Hz - Corsair K70 RGB Pro - Win11 Pro/Linux - Phanteks Evolv-X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackjack_UK Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 That's excellent. It would scan just as well if Santa's P-51 had a Merlin [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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