Steve N Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 This one seems to have caught everybody by surprise! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
richter111 Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 I love the old warbirds, especially those that are less common in the western world Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 This one seems to have caught everybody by surprise! Just seen this ..Flankerman/Ken posted the same video a few moments back LOL!!! REALLY nice video. The warbird looks STUNNING. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
B-17 guy Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Sweet! Thank you for sharing that with us! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jay Chladek Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Wish I could understand Russian to know what kind of state that plane was in before it got restored/rebuilt. I believe this is the ONLY Sturmovik flying in the world right now and it looks GREAT! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
matilda Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 @ jay they take it out from balaton (hungary) lake, how much i understood stevan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Les / Creative Edge Photo Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 I think it's quite funny the pilot was doing the Catholic, Holy Cross while in the cockpit, plane running down the runway. "Oh no this is an old airplane please make sure it can fly dear God Almighty!" :D Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BAM'n'IVM Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 I love that they seem to have kept a bullet hole or two that the plane earned in its first incarnation... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jay Chladek Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 I think it's quite funny the pilot was doing the Catholic, Holy Cross while in the cockpit, plane running down the runway. "Oh no this is an old airplane please make sure it can fly dear God Almighty!" :D I don't see ANYTHING wrong with that. Heck, I did it myself a couple times in the cockpit of my AA-5 Traveler before takeoff (with one of them being a full father, son and holy spirit thing). And by prayer I don't mean just the ole Al Shepherd "Oh lord, please don't let me **** up," one. I spent a few seconds composing my thoughts while praying that day. First reason I did it is because I am a practicing Catholic. Secondly, even though the weather was clear at the time of one of the prayers, I was still praying to the lord that my flight would be successful that day. It was the first time I had done a cross country in that plane on the particular route I was flying and I had some last minute butterflies that I needed to deal with. Even though the aircraft seemed to be operating fine and it wasn't a test flight, I felt a little extra spiritual guidance to clear my head couldn't hurt. The flight did end uneventfully BTW. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jpk Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 He's probably Russian Orthodox, not Catholic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Horrido Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 I think it's quite funny the pilot was doing the Catholic, Holy Cross while in the cockpit, plane running down the runway. "Oh no this is an old airplane please make sure it can fly dear God Almighty!" :D He's probably Russian Orthodox, not Catholic. Looked like the motion is center, right-to-left, so Russian/Eastern Orthodox. Hope they can keep that bird flying. The Sturmovik is just a cool plane. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shawn C. Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 How cool, thanks for posting, Steve! In other news, Germans everywhere are ^%&$ing their pants. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Les / Creative Edge Photo Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 I don't see ANYTHING wrong with that. Heck, I did it myself a couple times in the cockpit of my AA-5 Traveler before takeoff (with one of them being a full father, son and holy spirit thing). And by prayer I don't mean just the ole Al Shepherd "Oh lord, please don't let me **** up," one. I spent a few seconds composing my thoughts while praying that day. First reason I did it is because I am a practicing Catholic. Secondly, even though the weather was clear at the time of one of the prayers, I was still praying to the lord that my flight would be successful that day. It was the first time I had done a cross country in that plane on the particular route I was flying and I had some last minute butterflies that I needed to deal with. Even though the aircraft seemed to be operating fine and it wasn't a test flight, I felt a little extra spiritual guidance to clear my head couldn't hurt. The flight did end uneventfully BTW. I meant funny in a nice way not a derogatory way. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
echolmberg Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 I meant funny in a nice way not a derogatory way. There are no athiests in foxholes NOR in the cockpit with a student pilot doing his first solo! LOL! That was me back when I did my first solos around 1992. If I could have fit an altar, a priest and a pipe organ in the cockpit of the Cessna 152, I would have! Did I pray that afternoon? You're #$*^& right, I did! Eric Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MarkW Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 I don't know...the pre shading looks a bit heavy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Les / Creative Edge Photo Posted October 11, 2011 Share Posted October 11, 2011 (edited) There are no athiests in foxholes NOR in the cockpit with a student pilot doing his first solo! LOL! That was me back when I did my first solos around 1992. If I could have fit an altar, a priest and a pipe organ in the cockpit of the Cessna 152, I would have! Did I pray that afternoon? You're #$*^& right, I did! Eric Well actually there are Athiests in fox holes. But the saying is for many a nice old myth. Edited October 11, 2011 by Les / Creative Edge Photo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dahut Posted October 12, 2011 Share Posted October 12, 2011 I love hearing Russian spoken! What a great tribute to the heroes of the Motherland. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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