The swan you see here has just been killed due to bird flu
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Those Pitts are wicked machines.
My good friend has a crop dusting business and he does some pretty cool moves in his daily routine. There are lots of woods and power lines to dodge in this area and he has ended up stuck in a tree a couple of times but lived to tell about it.
While there have long been aerobatic planes which out fly a Pitts I still find them wonderful. Very fun to fly.
Crop dusting takes considerable skill and is highly dangerous. Those I have met who do it are passionate and adore what they are doing.
Yes he still loves it after 30 years or so. His dad started the business back in the late '50’s. Dad had heart bypass surgery and was flying the next day (against doctors orders).
A few years ago they had a new Air Tractor that had a mechanical failure on takeoff and he ditched it. It was beyond being easily repaired so we took two crashed Pawnees he had and made one out of the pair He was back flying in less than a week. That was a fun project.
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I’m spending the holidays in Washington D.C.
I’ve been here before during the same time and it’s been quiet but it seems ultra quiet this time I assume due to rising Omicron numbers.
Different cultures … we do not do that with our flag
An assumption and a guess here. I think the “T” designation indicates the plane was used to train pilots and the guess is that its name was supposed to be the result?
Correct on both counts. The T-33 was an advanced subsonic trainer used by the Air Force during the late 40’s through the 50’s. It was based on the P-80 (‘P’ for Pursuit) which was an operational squadron aircraft at the time. 'Ace Maker I" and “Ace Maker II” are both T-33 Shooting Stars owned and operated by Greg Colyer and Ace Maker Shows.
Thanks. Your photos are great.