Doorgunner's '68 Convertible Project
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i am seriously considering working on the Vette after 9 months of PTSD and the Memorial of my son's homicide death at the hands of an Illegal Alien Animal.
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Congratulations and welcome back Tony.
I am looking forward to see what progress you make on your project.
I just finished our shed and can now get my garage ready to start my project.
Its only been waiting for four years.
Keep us posted and keep uploading all those awesome photos you take that we enjoy so much.
Greg
I am looking forward to see what progress you make on your project.
I just finished our shed and can now get my garage ready to start my project.
Its only been waiting for four years.
Keep us posted and keep uploading all those awesome photos you take that we enjoy so much.
Greg
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Congratulations and welcome back Tony.
I am looking forward to see what progress you make on your project.
I just finished our shed and can now get my garage ready to start my project.
Its only been waiting for four years.
Keep us posted and keep uploading all those awesome photos you take that we enjoy so much.
Greg
I am looking forward to see what progress you make on your project.
I just finished our shed and can now get my garage ready to start my project.
Its only been waiting for four years.
Keep us posted and keep uploading all those awesome photos you take that we enjoy so much.
Greg
We are both heading in the right direction for a change....let's celebrate.....where is my significant Other.......
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Dear DoorGunner, I just want to take this opportunity to say....WELCOME HOME! Been on a rattle trap Chinook many a time....thank God!
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40 hours to do maintenance...40 hours to patch bullet holes
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That's because they carry EVERYTHING!If you're outta Phrogs, you're outta Helicopters.
Tony, you're truely in inspiration to the remainder of us.
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Welcome back Doorgunner.
I didn't have to fly very much during my 20 years in the Corps but I'll always remember that crew chief on a 46 telling me (yelling at me over the engine noise), " It's ok that we're leaking oil from the rotors, that means we have oil. We only have a problem when it's not leaking!" I just sat back and prayed...it all worked out!
I didn't have to fly very much during my 20 years in the Corps but I'll always remember that crew chief on a 46 telling me (yelling at me over the engine noise), " It's ok that we're leaking oil from the rotors, that means we have oil. We only have a problem when it's not leaking!" I just sat back and prayed...it all worked out!
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Thanks Jack...it may actually happen this time.
NOW I remember something (Amnesia from combat) I had forgotten for 48 years: We always kept two/2 cases of "Oil" on board at all times.
Why?
The goal was to pour fresh cool oil into the gearbox faster than it ran out of the bullet hole so we could find a spot to land.
Why didn't we plug the hole, you ask.
We tried that, but the temperature of the oil was around 240 degrees F. It took about 2 seconds to raise blisters on your skin while you were trying to stuff in a rag . It was better to pour the oil into the filler hole.
We tried whittling tapered wooden pins of different sizes to have available to shove into the bullet holes but components were usually too close together .
Annnnnd that is Today's Flashback.
Welcome back Doorgunner.
I didn't have to fly very much during my 20 years in the Corps but I'll always remember that crew chief on a 46 telling me (yelling at me over the engine noise), " It's ok that we're leaking oil from the rotors, that means we have oil. We only have a problem when it's not leaking!"
I just sat back and prayed...it all worked out!
I didn't have to fly very much during my 20 years in the Corps but I'll always remember that crew chief on a 46 telling me (yelling at me over the engine noise), " It's ok that we're leaking oil from the rotors, that means we have oil. We only have a problem when it's not leaking!"
I just sat back and prayed...it all worked out!
Why?
The goal was to pour fresh cool oil into the gearbox faster than it ran out of the bullet hole so we could find a spot to land.
Why didn't we plug the hole, you ask.
We tried that, but the temperature of the oil was around 240 degrees F. It took about 2 seconds to raise blisters on your skin while you were trying to stuff in a rag . It was better to pour the oil into the filler hole.
We tried whittling tapered wooden pins of different sizes to have available to shove into the bullet holes but components were usually too close together .
Annnnnd that is Today's Flashback.
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Thanks Jack...it may actually happen this time.
NOW I remember something (Amnesia from combat) I had forgotten for 48 years: We always kept two/2 cases of "Oil" on board at all times.
Why?
The goal was to pour fresh cool oil into the gearbox faster than it ran out of the bullet hole so we could find a spot to land.
Why didn't we plug the hole, you ask.
We tried that, but the temperature of the oil was around 240 degrees F. It took about 2 seconds to raise blisters on your skin while you were trying to stuff in a rag . It was better to pour the oil into the filler hole.
We tried whittling tapered wooden pins of different sizes to have available to shove into the bullet holes but components were usually too close together .
Annnnnd that is Today's Flashback.
NOW I remember something (Amnesia from combat) I had forgotten for 48 years: We always kept two/2 cases of "Oil" on board at all times.
Why?
The goal was to pour fresh cool oil into the gearbox faster than it ran out of the bullet hole so we could find a spot to land.
Why didn't we plug the hole, you ask.
We tried that, but the temperature of the oil was around 240 degrees F. It took about 2 seconds to raise blisters on your skin while you were trying to stuff in a rag . It was better to pour the oil into the filler hole.
We tried whittling tapered wooden pins of different sizes to have available to shove into the bullet holes but components were usually too close together .
Annnnnd that is Today's Flashback.
Fortunately the guys shooting at us we're poorly trained and horribly equipped (Mogadishu)...they just pissed us off mostly. They quickly learned to respect our training and equipment and disappeared. USMC 3rd Light Armored Reconnaissance - Wolf Pack.
Cheers 🍻
Is my vette stock?? HAHA
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Thanks Jack...it may actually happen this time.
NOW I remember something (Amnesia from combat) I had forgotten for 48 years: We always kept two/2 cases of "Oil" on board at all times.
Why?
The goal was to pour fresh cool oil into the gearbox faster than it ran out of the bullet hole so we could find a spot to land.
Why didn't we plug the hole, you ask.
We tried that, but the temperature of the oil was around 240 degrees F. It took about 2 seconds to raise blisters on your skin while you were trying to stuff in a rag . It was better to pour the oil into the filler hole.
We tried whittling tapered wooden pins of different sizes to have available to shove into the bullet holes but components were usually too close together .
Annnnnd that is Today's Flashback.
NOW I remember something (Amnesia from combat) I had forgotten for 48 years: We always kept two/2 cases of "Oil" on board at all times.
Why?
The goal was to pour fresh cool oil into the gearbox faster than it ran out of the bullet hole so we could find a spot to land.
Why didn't we plug the hole, you ask.
We tried that, but the temperature of the oil was around 240 degrees F. It took about 2 seconds to raise blisters on your skin while you were trying to stuff in a rag . It was better to pour the oil into the filler hole.
We tried whittling tapered wooden pins of different sizes to have available to shove into the bullet holes but components were usually too close together .
Annnnnd that is Today's Flashback.
Is my vette stock?? HAHA
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LOl... hope he never needs to use one. Lovedgoing to the damage control trainer to learn how not to drown...that was fun when they used warm water...when they lowered the water temp it got difficult fast, never mind the 10 inch pipe flange...
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Welcome back DG. Looking forward to updates on any progress you make on the vette. How you guys kept those birds in the air back then sure took a bit o' inginuity and a helluvalot o' *****!!
Paul
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And a whole lot of blade tape and safety wire.
Being female, I never went to combat. Mostly worked in the Helicopter Drivetrains shop until the Marine Corps changed their minds about female aircrew.
By then, I had too much rank to get back into a flight suit. Just maintenance.
Being female, I never went to combat. Mostly worked in the Helicopter Drivetrains shop until the Marine Corps changed their minds about female aircrew.
By then, I had too much rank to get back into a flight suit. Just maintenance.
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And years later, we used those same helicopters, F-100’s, and F-4’s as research and development remote control targets.
Thanks for keeping them together so we could have some toys to play with.
Thanks for keeping them together so we could have some toys to play with.