"Waterskiing"

[427TJ]

Four crazy South African pilots skim the water with their WWII-era AT-6 "Texan" trainers. They're probably doing about 90-100 mph.
http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a234/BE427TJ/AT6Waterskiing.jpg

[Xplantdad]

That's flippin' crazy! http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif

Hey Bill, is that how you fly your Alaska Airlines jet...? http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

[427TJ]

SHHH!!! Don't tell anyone!

[PeteLeathersac]

A bit deeper and a wheel digs in enough or the prop touches....yikes? . Bill, is this the same training academy you earned your wings from? . You call 'em Texans, we built them here in Canada as Harvards....tough airframe and still lots of 'em flying all over the world! . Try this trick w/ a WW2 Jap plane and the landing gear would be instantly broken off along with probably half the fuselage! ~ Pete

[427TJ]

Yes Pete, Canadian Car and Foundry built hundreds if not thousands of "Harvards" under contract in the WWII era. I've flown in T-6s several times and they are a BLAST. Not exactly a P-51 but not exactly a Cessna 150 either.

The first thing I thought of when I saw this photo was that these guys are serious candidates for a Darwin Award.

[nuch_ss396]

They better just hope the Lockness Monster doesn't decide to
surface. Oh yeah, or the odd log....... http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/no.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/naughty.gif
Steve

[427TJ]

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They better just hope the Lockness Monster doesn't decide to
surface. Oh yeah, or the odd log....... http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/no.gif http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/naughty.gif
Steve

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Or a bee in the cockpit. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/eek.gif

[Canucklehead]

Crusin for a Brusin!!