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In reply to GAC06 • 1:29p, 8/25/25
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Yeah I had to leave Thursday to free up ramp space.

That whole show really messed my week up and I spent most of our time not flying either replanning with the army or trying to get a straight answer on when my 2 jets had to be gone
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In reply to oragator • 1:47p, 10/13/25
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Looks like a tail rotor gearbox failure.

I don't have any direct experience with the Bell 222, but I think it has an outsize reputation for killing occupants.
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In reply to TxAg20 • 10:35a, 10/14/25
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tail rotor control linkage failure. Blancoliro showed a still photo of it hanging in the wind. Would have caused a huge vibration that ripped the tail rotor system apart. Killing the throttles and dropping the collective would have minimized the spinning, but it would have crashed no matter what considering the altitude, airspeed and obstacles. This might have been the best possible outcome since no one died. I hope all of the injured recover quickly and fully!
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7:36p, 11/2/25
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Was in Aggieland for the weekend.

The Mooney got a makeover as well.



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9:59p, 11/17/25
Pucker factor, 8.

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7:20a, 11/18/25
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Thy stalled it about 5-10 feet off the ground so it just free fell the last few feet. Gonna be some back pain on that plane!
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In reply to Jetpilot86 • 7:42p, 11/19/25
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Was in Aggieland for the weekend.

The Mooney got a makeover as well.

What did the paint job set you back?

Mine is still in pretty good shape but my brother's could sure use new paint.

Both of them are '67 F models.

Nice ride!
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In reply to MaroonDontRun • 8:56a, 11/20/25
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MaroonDontRun said:
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Was in Aggieland for the weekend.

The Mooney got a makeover as well.

What did the paint job set you back?

Mine is still in pretty good shape but my brother's could sure use new paint.

Both of them are '67 F models.

Nice ride!


Was quoted $22k at Maxwell's in GGG. That is for redoing what you have, maybe a color change.

I went a "little" crazy, 4 color, new design, Imron Clearcoat Metallics, so $35k out the door. I just had it Ceramic coated last week, so a shade under $37k total.
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In reply to Jetpilot86 • 12:12p, 11/20/25
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Thanks for the information!

My brothers plane does already have a contemporary color scheme but whoever painted it did not properly prepare the surface so there is paint peeling and it looks bad in spots.

We will be dropping off his plane to Maxwell on Monday for his annual so I'll make a point to get a quote from them.

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9:03p, 1/13/26
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Any of you guys Ned's Kids? Let me know if I can do anything for you.
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10:12a, 5/4/26
And then a plane landing at Newark scraped the top of a bakery truck and took out a light pole on landing.

https://abc7ny.com/post/united-flight-strikes-light-pole-landing-newark-airport/19030820/
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11:29p, 6/24/26
HOLY...



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3:01p, 6/26/26
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Outside GGG this morning. These are owned by the guy that got ejected by his passenger after an afterburner failure in his Mig 23 flying over an airshow in Michigan a couple of years ago.

I didn't know he had two again. I think he began restoring his parts bird after the crash and must have recently acquired a new parts bird.

Also has an L39 in the hangar, but not pictured. That's the only one I've actually seen flying.

1,700 mph bomber, can't imagine the fuel burn.





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2:09p, 8/8/26
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Amarillo plane watching…..
War Party of the VFA-87 "Golden Warriors"






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In reply to TX_COWDOC • 9:51p, 8/8/26
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Looks like you got inside the fence to take those. How did you manage that?
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