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  1. waayfast

    Hmmm..do you like low flying aircraft?....then here ya go!

    Sometimes when we get new folks on here, I type "Welcome from Salmon River Country!" And now by this video ya'll get to see what that is. Ah, yes my backyard. Excellent video. Sure makes me wish I was still flying for sure, but I don't think I would like to contend with the traffic out there...
  2. waayfast

    Hmmm..do you like low flying aircraft?....then here ya go!

    Wondering if the short body would be a good choice for building fire fighting air tankers.
  3. waayfast

    Hmmm..do you like low flying aircraft?....then here ya go!

    HHHMMMM?? , 747SP -----SP, that stand for Sport or Short Puppy
  4. waayfast

    Hmmm..do you like low flying aircraft?....then here ya go!

    " Basic rules of flying: Try to stay in the middle of the air. Do not go near the edges of it. The edges of the air can be recognized by the appearance of ground, buildings, sea, trees and interstellar space. It is much more difficult to fly there." Jim
  5. waayfast

    Hmmm..do you like low flying aircraft?....then here ya go!

    I been lookin' for this local newspaper clipping from 2004. Finally found it while moving crap around here. No wonder I couldn't find the dang thing ---it was right exactly where it was supposed to be :evil:! It is amazing how the guy with the camera just happened to be in the right place at...
  6. waayfast

    Hmmm..do you like low flying aircraft?....then here ya go!

    Well, this local fellow got just a little too low--but then again he's still 60ft off the ground. I think he has his STOL technique DOWN!! "Airstrip!?? Airstrip!?? We don't need no steeeenkin' airstrip- we'll just park in that tree! This is just about 8 miles (by road) from my house. Right...
  7. waayfast

    Hmmm..do you like low flying aircraft?....then here ya go!

    Hmm? Not sure if this is the right place to put this--- but hey- it WAS a low flying A/C, so here it is. Went up to Ephrata Washington last weekend to pick up an engine for a small tractor project I have going on. On the way up and back I went thru Dusty WA and noticed a familiar Ag Wagon...
  8. waayfast

    Hmmm..do you like low flying aircraft?....then here ya go!

    Here is some pics on the a-12
  9. waayfast

    Hmmm..do you like low flying aircraft?....then here ya go!

    Also in the November issue of Air and Space is an article about the only air mail route flown in the lower 48.Central Idaho is solid mountains and canyons and is snowed in all winter. Not conducive to ground delivery. Ray Arnold has had the contract seems forever and over the years has had...
  10. waayfast

    Hmmm..do you like low flying aircraft?....then here ya go!

    Here is a cell phone photo of a photo taken back in the mid 70's. This was taken at the north end of the McCall, Idaho airport. Air tanker was landing from north ,headed south over Dienhard Lane, which at the time ran straight. Out of concerns for safety, the city has since made the street...
  11. waayfast

    Hmmm..do you like low flying aircraft?....then here ya go!

    Thanks for the Podington vid! At :55 it shows a Cletrac M2 Medium High Speed Tractor doing what they do best ----. May have been called out to use it's air compresser to help inflate lifting bags to get the B17 back on it's feet---then probably towed it to the hard stand. They were very...
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