From: Jeff (jcerniglia@sbcglobal.net)
Date: Sun Apr 17 2005 - 11:44:07 PDT
Yep, watch out for them FAA police, they are
everywhere. Specially those small airports without
even an FBO on the field. Cmon guys, it's done all the
time and you know it is. no different than fudging
numbers on your tax return, and I'm sure more than one
person on this list has done that before.
All I'm saying is it can and has been done hundreds of
times.
--- Ed <mojoedd@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> Well said Lar and I agree. Also the data plate must
> be on the aircraft no
> matter what type aircraft of classification. If the
> FAA catches you in one
> that does not have a data plate be ready for some
> heavy fines and very
> possibly jail time.
>
> I have also flown some aircraft to the bone yards
> and it is indeed a sad
> sight. I have been to Pima in Arizona both to the
> museum and their bone
> yard. There are tons upon tons of very nice
> aircraft of all sorts out
> there. You would need weeks to see it all.
>
> Regards,
>
> Ed
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Larry Tighe" <larryradio@worldnet.att.net>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List"
> <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2005 12:11
> Subject: Re: [MV] Helicopter Sealed Bid at Surplus
> Property
>
>
> > Howdy Jeff,
> >
> > A UH-1H burns about 209 gallons in two and a half
> hours if I remember
> > correctly. Flying one all by yourself (it is
> rated by the mil. as a
> single
> > pilot acft) because you can't take passengers
> (experimental/restricted)...it
> > holds 11 pax ( one rifle squad), is boring.
> Can't figure why anyone
> would
> > want one under experimental or restricted for
> personal use. I think you
> can
> > do logging with them if you want to put it to
> work...I'm not sure about
> > that.
> >
> > It is one very expensive mil veh to operate, for
> sure.....main't ain't
> cheap
> > and neither are parts. I often wondered if the
> Vietnamese were removing
> > data plates from machines left behind and selling
> them...lots of room for
> > profit there, I'll bet!
> >
> > I've flown CH-34's OH-23's OH-6's and UH-1 B and
> M's to Davis
> Mothan....the
> > most overwhelming experience to see this place
> from 50 miles
> > out...glittering windshields of retired planes
> awaiting your arrival and
> > your machine's final landing....upon touchdown,
> practically before the
> rotor
> > stops there's a crew out there taping over vents
> and ready to tow it away.
> > I didn't like that.
> >
> > lar
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > Been watching this post for a while, just have
> to pipe
> > > up here, data plate shmata plate, who gives a
> damn,
> > > the bird can be flown under an experimental
> license,
> > > it's done all the time. Of course there are
> > > restrictions to this type of registration but it
> can
> > > be done to fly the machine.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Jeff
> >
> >
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