Date:         Fri, 5 Nov 2010 16:51:26 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: no vanagon content - nice aeroplane spotted
Comments: To: Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca>
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Yeah Al, those babies are LOUD!!

We stopped at Sproat Lake many years ago on the way back from Long Beach and
while we were paddling in the shallows they cranked up the Mars and
proceeded to do some testing with it!  Pretty amazing sight to see that
ungainly shape turning in the air and splashing in the water.

It would be much more tiring to drive than a nice smooth, quiet Subaru
engine...  ;)

Jake

On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 4:08 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:

> Nothing like the sound of those big radials. When the Martin Mars
> water bombers were still stationed up at Sproat lk here on the island
> ( I think they are in California now), on occasion one would come by
> here (airshow, and once to put out fire on the Malahat). Now that
> thing is ponderous, and with 4 18 cyl radials they make a really nice
> noise (much nicer than a subaru engine Jake).
>
> Victoria airport is rather small but some interesting planes come in.
> I think one of the highlights (apart from sighting of a spitfire,
> really) was a bevy of hawker hunters. They were here for a week or
> so, I think they were hired to play the bad guys in some joint US/
> Canadian exercise off the west coast of the island. They took off
> early every morning, what a beautifully shaped jet.
>
> If anyone gets up here, its worth a trip to the air museum close to
> the airport. Volunteer run and very relaxed atmosphere.
>
> alistair
>



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Jake

1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX 'The Grey Van'
1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Suby 'Dixie'

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