As The Beacon Turns . .

Cableites have been busy with their projects; traveled to the far reaches of the world; joined together in the proverbial search for a fun place to fly for breakfast, brunch, or dinner; and taken that terrifying step into the wild blue yonder, trusting that their many hours of love and labor will hold together until they touch down again. Most of us other Cableites never hear about these adventures or possibilities. Along with other pertinent happenings affecting Cable Airport.…....As The Beacon Turns . . . . . . .

It isn't even summer yet---how will we ever beat a week/weekend like this??
There were 5 different---interesting stories published in the written Cable Gram that you needed to come to the
Cable WEB Gram to read about..
so here they are....

#1 Edwards Test Pilot Training with the AN2

(Excerpt from the Ding Hao-reprinted with permission from Dick Fields)

Before the presentation we learned about the trip to Edwards Air Force Base with the Antonov AN-2 for flight
training at the Test Pilot School. Daniel Wotring and his crew served as crewmen on the AN-2. Skeeter filled us
in on the events there. They were parked with a B-1 bomber, a DC-3 and an experimental Vista F-16! {Variable stability In-flight Simulator Test Aircraft} that is designed to simulate many other aircraft in flight. The winds were blowing hard so the AN-2 was put in the experimental hangar overnight. Apparently there was a real commotion when Daniel tried to retrieve it in the morning. Not sure if it was Daniel or the security people but things did not go well --- we did not get the full story!

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Cliff Heathcoat standing in front of the Vista F-16, then in front of the entrance sign to Edwards

There has been lots of work being done on the Antonov to get it ready for this training week! At the end, three of the officers did not have an opportunity to fly the AN2 and were most disappointed. Carter Teeters came back from Seattle, he and Skeeter went back to Edwards to finish the three guys. The general consensus was that the AN2 was the most favored of all the aircraft available for flight!!

#2 Remember guys, how it felt to get your very first car?

Doug Campbell, age 15, was looking for a summer project. Bob Cable happen to have some old car parts getting in the way.....so like so often happens at Cable Airport......things happened and now Doug has his summer project and his very own first car...pink slip and all......but he has to clean it up and put it all back together!!!

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#3 The Cowboy Fast Draw Association (CFDA) is dedicated to the Romance & Legend of the Old West

Our own Marty Eisnemann is a member of the local club of the CFDA. Their monthly meetings had been held at the parking lot of REI, but a change of scenery was offered to the parking lot of Cable Airport.

Does speed really count or does accuracy win the match? Marty says that he is not very fast yet, (0.7 sec vs 0.4 sec) but he does win some of his matches because he is focusing on accuracy, the speed will come with practice.

It was something new for us to see on a Sunday Morning!!
Good Luck Marty!!! and we here that Mary is trying it too!!!

#4 Sohpie's Bucket List

Imagine sitting around the hangar, visiting with friends on a Sunday afternoon and have a tall blond lady come racing into your hangar, scantily dressed, clip board in her hands, with three guys following her...one with a large camera on his shoulder, one with a boom mike pointing straight at you and one tailing with a backpack of equipment. She starts out telling about her TV series contest that includes a bucket list of things she has to do to gain points to win the contest---the biggest one is to do a loop in an airplane!!!!

Sophie and her friends slowed down a bit and explained that this is the second season of a series of "Ruben Versus Sophie" filmed on various locations around the world and shown in the Netherlands. This season's adventures were to be filmed in the US. Rubin and Sophie are given an identical list of items to accomplish in their bucket list...each with a various number of points to earn. They were driving to Las Vegas, saw an airplane landing, got off the freeway, followed a car past the gate and somehow got to hangar 316.....the door was open and in they came.

Explaining how hard it would be to find a plane and pilot that could do a loop at any time would be difficult, so we talked about alternatives on her list that we may be able to help her with......ride a mile in a police car....no.....ride a mile on a Harley...yes......we flagged George McClure down and she got her ride with George.

Odd how things work out, because about that time, Mike Montgomery and Steve Madorsky taxied by in the Extra....hummmmmm......a loop in an airplane may be possible!!

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Yep!!! Sophie got her loop in an airplane complete with video to prove that it was done.......the gang had to be on the road to Las Vegas...she had to talk her way into a 5 star hotel for free and a ride over the Grand Canyon in a helicopter. However, one of the other things they had to do was spend the night in a tepee!!!! Well what constitutes a tepee? We sent them down the Route 66 to San Bernardinoto the Tepee Motel!!! It may have worked!!

We really had a interesting evening with Sophie and the guys.....what an adventure for them!!

(Editor's note: I went to their web site and it was a legitimate TV program, but I couldn't read anything nor could I understand what they were saying...it was in Dutch!)

#5 Playboy TV films at Cable Airport

The Playboy TV program approached Nick Baker to use the Tigermoth for filming a portion of an episode. They needed another plane for some air to air shots, so Roger Bailey volunteered to take the photographer.

It wa a cool, windy day but they were able to get the shots on the ground and in the air done to their satisfaction.

You really never know what may come through your door or you could drive by here at Cable Airport!

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