tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post5414547400302668533..comments2024-03-13T09:47:40.487+00:00Comments on Cockpit Conversation: It's OrangeAviatrixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-31392893918793293562010-10-16T20:44:11.163+00:002010-10-16T20:44:11.163+00:00Indeed! Sunny Dobbins AFB. (Word verification is...Indeed! Sunny Dobbins AFB. (Word verification is "luft". How appropriate.)dpiercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03397601206317363858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-61746078142848932492010-10-16T20:03:33.909+00:002010-10-16T20:03:33.909+00:00Then you must be in ... Atlanta!Then you must be in ... Atlanta!Aviatrixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634111275860140084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-30272779789249849222010-10-16T19:45:54.214+00:002010-10-16T19:45:54.214+00:00I might've just peered at that same Tutor pane...I might've just peered at that same Tutor panel about 10 mins ago. :) It was a great show.dpiercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03397601206317363858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-32600495301196801362010-10-08T14:20:40.350+00:002010-10-08T14:20:40.350+00:00I only saw the snowbirds once, in Glens Falls, NY....I only saw the snowbirds once, in Glens Falls, NY. It was the event where 2 of the planes touched wingtips. Even though I had a scanner and was listening in, those of us on the ground never knew what happened - just that show ended abruptly.<br /><br />Fortunately it was a minor oops. I'd love to be able to see them again some day.Dan inALBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-47003229186808438392010-10-08T09:07:26.338+00:002010-10-08T09:07:26.338+00:00Guess I was closest with my T-37, together with th...Guess I was closest with my T-37, together with the guy thinking it was a Jet Provost.<br /><br />Both are quite similar to the Tutor overall :)<br /><br />Didn't know the Snowbirds still fly them, usually aerobatics teams either are disbanded or receive new equipment when the type they use gets retired.<br /><br />According to Wikipedia there are some 30 Tutors worldwide in flying condition (all but a handful with Forces Canada), plus a few that are kept as spares for the Snowbirds (I guess at AMARC, though Wikipedia doesn't say so).jwentinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03231225414960320582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-34444477886633179472010-10-08T04:06:39.013+00:002010-10-08T04:06:39.013+00:00The Snowbirds pilots are quite awesome. I've h...The Snowbirds pilots are quite awesome. I've had the pleasure of working out various special displays with them. <br /><a href="http://wp.momentaryshutter.com/2010/07/calgary-stampede-snowbirds-airshow/" rel="nofollow">Here are a couple of shots</a> of the short show they did at this year's Calgary Stampede and of the safety pilot/commentators [Snowbirds 10 & 11]Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12455527434521021353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10000144.post-20210094781300797692010-10-08T01:30:32.549+00:002010-10-08T01:30:32.549+00:00It's been decades (+ decades) since I trained ...It's been decades (+ decades) since I trained in the CT-114 Tutor but I recognized the panel straight off. <br /><br />The Tutor was the closest thing to a flying sports car I've ever handled. What a beauty. <br /><br />It's astounding to think that some of the Tutors left for the Snowbirds are approaching 50 years old; they still had that new plane smell when I got to them.<br /><br />Rick Grant<br />CalgaryRick Granthttp://www.thedisastertourist.comnoreply@blogger.com