Thorp Air Command - T18.net

Hey all, the Thorp has been getting some attention here in the near past with the write up on the Ginns and such, there has been quite a bit of publicity given to our cause, all good Publicity and we are proud of it. We need a media smear of Thorp flights and such to be posted on You Tube and such to keep this rolling(this is just a thought) this all will promote the Thorp. For instance, checkout Iras keen video on you tube, titled Visalia Landing practice, (very greasy landing) it is of very good Quality. I know we don't all have the time all the time but again, this is just a thought.There are already several good videos on you tube of the Thorp maybe we can add a bunch more, what's say you.......Dan

I just got finished watching the video. Very Well done. One small critique - I couldn't tell what the 'tags' were. The only way I found the video was using the name above. When we post if we could all use "Thorp" or "T-18" - only Lee's and some others show up when I search that way.
I've got a GoPro ready to go when 66WT is 'airworthy' again.
Some of the Formation stuff that Cubes and others have been doing would be nice posted on Youtube as well…. I shot photos only at Kentucky Dam. The more Thorp Hype the better.

Terry

Thanks Terry, will try to tag a little better, we did some more video Yesterday, Ira just hasn't got it squared away yet but Im sure he will, that Go-PRO is the way to do it that's for sure.......Dan

With that landing Ira could be a SW pilot !

RB

Higher and Faster

That's the way he lands all the time!! He is a very good Thorp Pilot, now when I do a landing I call it an "Event" sometimes I can log 3 landings in one event!! I used to think it was good practice but now Im looking for some softer air for the tires....Dan

Well now I don't feel so bad about my landings !

RB

Higher and Faster and Maybe Softer

Rumor has it he has Nitrogen in the Tires. That's how the big boys play....

Hummm ? 28 psi of Nitrogen or 28 psi of San Diego air ? Not sure if the expensive air is going to make my landings any softer , but the larger Nitrogen molecules will leak less and the moisture free air will reduce the amount of corrosion . Also if I have a brake fire the Nitrogen filled tubes will not feed the fire , no 02 . BOOM !

RB

Higher and Faster

Check out " around the patch at visalia" on you tube, the movie maker has been at it again he even has period correct music to go with the Video!! Good show Ira!!!! Dan

Each time somebody see my T-18 inside the hangar I have the same answer!
Look at the nice Mustang or Wow Thierry you just buy a RV-6.......
And my response is always the same! No...this is a Thorp! A what.....
Since last year I never hear a good comment about my plane except on this forum

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Thierry
French Canadian T-18
C-FPVE #091

You Thierry, have clearly been hanging with the wrong crowd.....but then again I may be
slightly biased. I come from a land where the Thorps out number the RVs.

Thierry : Tell them the cost/performance of a Thorp compared to an RV they may sing a different tune ! BOOM !

RB

Higher and faster

It's just gotta be ignorance. I too was in that crowd before I bought my T-18.

We all were in that crowd at one time. I'm so fortunate to have fallen into this great group with an awesome airplane!
Hoot!
Cubes

BOO YA !

RB

Higher and Faster