Weasel
Well Known Member
It all was a good day in the air. I was on the way back from a trip and was descending through about 2500ft direct to my back yard when my passenger said "hey right there is an airplane" I looked out his side to see a P51-D coming at us starboard side. I started a hard bank cause I knew he was trying to get us. When he was nearing gun range I cranked a hard bank to the right and made him overshoot the line-up behind us. As soon as he shot out on the port side I cranked into a left bank while he was still coming right so that got us free for a few seconds but by this time he had pulled up high and was swinging back at us from the starboard side again. This time he lined up pretty good with us and I knew we were had. We horsed around for a little while and then I be-lined for the closest local airport and switched to that frequency and self announced my position. Immediately a voice came on the radio "hey who is that"
I replied "Weasel"
The voice said "Weasel, I shot you down man!!!"
I just said "I know it"
He then said "hey man come to GTR and I will give you a ride"
I said "OK, I'm on the way"
A few seconds passed here and then he came on the radio again "Hey wanna race to GTR?"
I said "1-2-3-GO"
ok so here i am 12 nm from GTR and lined up with a P-51D racing I had to think of something quick!!!!!
All of a sudden a plan snapped into my head.
I said hey you want me to show you my place on the way up there. He said sure.
I pointed it out and he buzzed over to take a look then circled around and took a look at my dads place. by this time I Had passed him and had a good 4 mile lead on him with only several miles left to GTR.
He said. "hey man where are you now"
I said "I'm about 4 miles from GTR I think Im gonna beat you "
There was a muttering on the radio something about bringing the needle up out of the green on this thing.....
The wind was favoring 18 and I was strait in from the south. The tower told me to report a midfield left downwind for 18.
I replied. "any chance I could get a strait-in 36?"
tower said "clear to land 36"
I had to take on a 12-15 knot tail wind but with all the runway they have it was a non issue. I taxied up to his hangar and jumped out then waited the 20 sec. for him to taxi up.
We looked at the SNJ for a little.
I took some pics of the toys.
Then it was time for me to take a ride
When I stepped out the pilot said in a very serious tone. "Weasel, you are now part of a very small club of people"
All I can say is I feel privileged to be part of that club.
It was time to go home then........sigh.
I replied "Weasel"
The voice said "Weasel, I shot you down man!!!"
I just said "I know it"
He then said "hey man come to GTR and I will give you a ride"
I said "OK, I'm on the way"
A few seconds passed here and then he came on the radio again "Hey wanna race to GTR?"
I said "1-2-3-GO"
ok so here i am 12 nm from GTR and lined up with a P-51D racing I had to think of something quick!!!!!
All of a sudden a plan snapped into my head.
I said hey you want me to show you my place on the way up there. He said sure.
I pointed it out and he buzzed over to take a look then circled around and took a look at my dads place. by this time I Had passed him and had a good 4 mile lead on him with only several miles left to GTR.
He said. "hey man where are you now"
I said "I'm about 4 miles from GTR I think Im gonna beat you "
There was a muttering on the radio something about bringing the needle up out of the green on this thing.....
The wind was favoring 18 and I was strait in from the south. The tower told me to report a midfield left downwind for 18.
I replied. "any chance I could get a strait-in 36?"
tower said "clear to land 36"
I had to take on a 12-15 knot tail wind but with all the runway they have it was a non issue. I taxied up to his hangar and jumped out then waited the 20 sec. for him to taxi up.
We looked at the SNJ for a little.
I took some pics of the toys.
Then it was time for me to take a ride
When I stepped out the pilot said in a very serious tone. "Weasel, you are now part of a very small club of people"
All I can say is I feel privileged to be part of that club.
It was time to go home then........sigh.