Brodhead Pietenpol Association

Original Posted By: mbell1(at)columbiaenergygroup.com
Guys- I have this neat photo I'll post next week of intrepidaviator Ted Brousseau from Naples, Florida taxiing out fortakeoff at Oshkosh and in front of him was this camo paintedP-51 Mustang !! I could just hear the tower now...."Novemberthirty three Papa Papa you're number two behind the Mustang, cleared for takeoff......"MC ________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: Greg Yotz
Mike,That makes a good tale. But, as he says, here is the rest of the story. I showed the first linesperson my bright yellow NORADO sign that we all hadjumped through hoops to get and he said, "just a minute. I need to find outwhat that means". After he came back he told me to taxi out to the next setof linespeople. I taxied out and dutifully flashed them my NORADO sign.The young lady looked questionly and made a motion that I took to mean, "Doyou want to park over here?" I shook my head and pointed to the littlewords that said NO RADIO. They stood there scratching there heads for aminute and finally shrugged there shoulders and pointed to the runway thatseemed to mean, "get out of here". I taxied out and saw the P51 sitting infront of me. That is when I thought maybe I wasn't supposed to be there on thatparticular runway. After he took off I figured I would just stay above hiswake and I took off. No big problem with his vortice but was I teed offwhen that ultralight passed me 2 miles out....Ted>Guys- I have this neat photo I'll post next week of intrepid>aviator Ted Brousseau from Naples, Florida taxiing out for>takeoff at Oshkosh and in front of him was this camo painted>P-51 Mustang !! I could just hear the tower now...."November>thirty three Papa Papa you're number two behind the Mustang, >cleared for takeoff......">>MC >>________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: steve(at)byu.edu
>Mike,>>That makes a good tale. But, as he says, here is the rest of the story. >>I showed the first linesperson my bright yellow NORADO sign that we all had>jumped through hoops to get and he said, "just a minute. I need to find out>what that means".Ted- I know what you mean.....and here is what we should have told you beforeleaving Osh but forgot to. You need to go to the flight briefing building(was near by us)and they give you a 5 minute overview of the departure procedures, thengive you this pink card (which signifies that you have attended a briefing) and youshow thatcard to the controllers. They don't know what to do with the no radioguys usuallythough with yellow cards, so I just hold up the pink one and they get that. I had to borrow an handheld from EAA photo dept. to do some air to airphotographyover at New Holstien across Lake Winnebago and let me tell you...after Iwas doneI came back to Osh via Fisk after the airhshow was over on Sunday and wow,that waswild. I was full throttle from Fisk to right over the runway at Osh. Theyhad me 'sidestep'twice for faster traffic behind me (like an Aerostar) but what an organizedgroup.Those guys can talk fast. All you do is wag your wings when they ask you to.They don't want to hear you say anything....nor need to. It was a funexperience.I also had to go into Fon DuLac to wait out the airshow. Whew, I had notused a radioin at least 15 years...but it sure comes back quickly. The wind noisethough andnon-shielded ignition don't help. (PS- Ted, you sure made that P-51's day when he saw a Piet was followinghim out !)Mike C. ________________________________________________________________________________

Original Posted By: Earl Myers
Ahhhh! Check your six! You've got a piet on your tail! Good thing it wasnt'the one at B-head that was armed!Steve EldredgeSteve(at)byu.edu> (PS- Ted, you sure made that P-51's day when he saw a Piet> was following> him out !)>> Mike C.>>________________________________________________________________________________