Loading the first two 330SC.
27. juni 2018, Forenede Stater ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F
Look out competition, bringing big guns this time. 330SC . Disassembled and created ready for loading. Lots of stress too pack airplanes for overseas adventures, with a little luck and creek don’tLæs mere
Loading day
28. juni 2018, Forenede Stater ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F
Loaded the two extras into container today, now they are in route to Savannah and on to the Czech Republic for training camp.
N919GM in Vidalia
5. juli 2018, Forenede Stater ⋅ ⛅ 88 °F
The yellow bird is in vidalia. A great flight across Georgia swamps circling rainstorms enjoying cool crisp moist air, what a privilege to fly such a great airplane. When u hit throttle a big grinLæs mere
Disassemble under way
6. juli 2018, Forenede Stater ⋅ ⛅ 88 °F
Going well so far, I haven’t seen any of the other folks yet but able to get tail feathers off and prepping wing for removal in the morning.
Heading across the pond
28. juli 2018, Forenede Stater ⋅ 🌙 79 °F
Marty and Richard in Columbus , we are car pooling to Atlanta airport tomorrow and arrive in Prague 9:46 Am Sunday.
Atlanta security
28. juli 2018, Forenede Stater ⋅ ☀️ 90 °F
Chris and Richard breeze thru security, Marty is diverted to search table, the culprit is M&M candy in his carry on.
Most in czech republic
29. juli 2018, Tjekkiet ⋅ ⛅ 84 °F
We have made it to training ground. Seems to start off on right foot. A memorial too Americans out front . B-17 the pursuit of happiness that went down nearby . And other one is for two otherLæs mere
More pictures
29. juli 2018, Tjekkiet ⋅ ⛅ 86 °F
The countryside and a few planes.
First two planes arrive
31. juli 2018, Tjekkiet ⋅ ⛅ 88 °F
Today we received first 2 extras and got a good lick in on putting them together. Dave the wrecker driver was great. Tomorrow we hope to finish and get in a few flights.
Practice has begun
1. august 2018, Tjekkiet ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
Finished assembly of Johnny and Aj extra 330, got test flights completed and put in two practice flights, had alternator give up on Aj extra but we pulled out pit crew and had it resolved and back inLæs mere
Prague
1. august 2018, Tjekkiet ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
Me and Marty went to pick up nick and his plane was delayed so we visited the city center for few hours.
The yellow bird is back in action
2. august 2018, Tjekkiet ⋅ ☁️ 82 °F
N919GM arrived today and was put together and I was lucky enough to take her up and look around the most area. What a cool plane.
The pilots
3. august 2018, Tjekkiet ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
Matt , Aj , Stan , Johnny and Marty . They are whipping ole extras this morning. The g meters are pegged in all directions, huge thunderstorms last night made barracks cool for a change and actuallyLæs mere
The beatings will continue
3. august 2018, Tjekkiet ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F
Here is a picture of the meeting room were each flight is debriefed, nick the coach videos each flight and individual figures and they all review before the next round of practice.
At the extra factory in germany
5. august 2018, Tyskland ⋅ 🌙 73 °F
7 hour drive to visit the extra factory and pick up some parts. Really pretty country , very nice hotel , the aero club bunks will b even harder when we get back and this air conditioning will spoilLæs mere
Drive back across germany
6. august 2018, Tjekkiet ⋅ 🌙 72 °F
Me and Richard acquired our parts at the extra factory, got our tour, and were able to talk with Mr. Walter Extra himself. Another item that can be removed from my bucket list “visit extra factoryLæs mere
Heading to romania
9. august 2018, Tjekkiet ⋅ 🌧 73 °F
We are bound for Romania tomorrow the pilots fly off and Richard and I take the van and drive the 18 hours toward Romania. We have been told to plan for trouble crossing from Hungary into Romania byLæs mere
The planes are departing
10. august 2018, Tjekkiet ⋅ ⛅ 66 °F
The two extras and the panzl depart for Romania , the yellow bird sulking in corner waiting for her departure via truck back to extra for repairs, also a pic of landing light before being run over andLæs mere
Family hotel hungary
11. august 2018, Ungarn ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F
Drove 10 hours today in the van made it to 20 miles from Romania border we had elected to not drive at night so we rounded up a room for the night. Just acquiring this van was interesting no normalLæs mere
Hungarian motel room
11. august 2018, Ungarn ⋅ 🌙 73 °F
Here is pictures of our room tonight, no ac but opening skylights I also took pictures of water closet so my folks can see what bathroom looks like in Hungary, my hint of the day is the lever on leftLæs mere
Across the border
12. august 2018, Rumænien ⋅ ⛅ 82 °F
By our superior smarts or blind luck , we left the major highway just before border and wound back thru small towns to a small border crossing with one guard, he sent us off the side and went into hisLæs mere
btgog we made it
12. august 2018, Rumænien ⋅ 🌙 68 °F
We made it to the contest site and locked the van inside the secure area, if it ain’t nailed down it will grow legs and vanish. The first goat trail was a warm up for many more” I had asked StanLæs mere
Pictures
12. august 2018, Rumænien ⋅ 🌙 68 °F
Pictures 2
12. august 2018, Rumænien ⋅ 🌙 68 °F
Practice day
14. august 2018, Rumænien ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
Yesterday all the pilots got in couple really good practice flights, the Russian team lost brake caliper off of their 330SC in flight and ground looped a su-26 sukhoi in a dramatic fashion, also hadLæs mere




























































































































































RejsendeI can’t wait!!
Rejsende
Hope this one isn't going overseas!
Rejsende
No it’s not, had to put in a pic of the original aerobatic mount