THAT was close! (pics)
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tonycondon
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jeez dave you mustve had to throttle way back to stay that close! 
TangoWhiskey
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OK, for the rest of the story, now? Were you in formation flight, or did this guy go over you??
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Kind of scarier if they were both VFR w/o advisories!I hope that's formation or else some controller needs retraining!!
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That's incredibly cool.
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this was the Texas contingent of the FFI formation flight that does a show at Oshkosh. They train and do several shows each year, and just happened to be at Fredericksburg Tx this weekend coincidentally as the Viking crowd was too. I know one of the bonanza pilots and he invited me along for one of their training flights. (the Viking pilots must have figured me as a traitor)
I was in shock because I had spent all my flying years trying to avoid having that much airplane in my windows and here I was with one 10' out the front, and one out each side.
I gotta say those guys work to make it happen, it's not easy. The other airplanes were floating and drifting all over as we were and it was a constant battle to stay in your box; its pretty intense.
They were glad to give me permission to share the photos, I'll see if any others turned out.
I was in shock because I had spent all my flying years trying to avoid having that much airplane in my windows and here I was with one 10' out the front, and one out each side.
I gotta say those guys work to make it happen, it's not easy. The other airplanes were floating and drifting all over as we were and it was a constant battle to stay in your box; its pretty intense.
They were glad to give me permission to share the photos, I'll see if any others turned out.
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Dave,
It's awesome that you got to ride with the "Texas V-Tails." Who did you ride with? I recognize Whitehead's plane in the one photo. I'm guessing Smudge was leading it?
They're truly an awesome group of pilots.
It's awesome that you got to ride with the "Texas V-Tails." Who did you ride with? I recognize Whitehead's plane in the one photo. I'm guessing Smudge was leading it?
They're truly an awesome group of pilots.
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Hey Chris, I didn't notice til now you are with the Ca group, will you be meeting up with them at osh this year? Yes that was Smudge, I was with Leldon Locke my colleague and good friend from Sherman Tx.
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That is the plan! Leldon is a good guy. If you make it out to OSH, let me know.