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Well folks it appears it's time again for one the all time great airplane movie's of the past to form the basis of another old-time nostalgia group flight.
The movie is the 1953 aviation movie classic "Island in the Sky" starring John Wayne.
Here's the plot excerpt from Wikipedia --- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Island...281953_film%29
P L O T
"The film follows a pilot and crew of a World War II-era Douglas C-47 Skytrain (the military version of the DC-3) who try to survive after a forced emergency landing in the uncharted wildlands near the Quebec-Labrador border. The pilot, Dooley (John Wayne), is a former airline pilot, who, like many others, was pressed into duty hauling war supplies across the northern route to England. Icy conditions force the aircraft to land, and with the difficulties of navigating far from settled country, they can provide only an approximate position to rescuers.
After finding a frozen lake for a landing field, while waiting for rescue, Dooley must keep his men alive in the extreme winter cold with temperatures plummeting to -70°F. Meanwhile, at Air Transport Headquarters, Col. Fuller (Walter Abel) gathers fellow airmen (played by Lloyd Nolan, James Arness, Andy Devine and Paul Fix), who are determined to find the downed crew before hunger and the winter do them in. Wellman provides internal narrative for the stoic characters. There is tension and a fear-filled meeting among the search pilots when no one is quite sure about what to do, since a wrong decision could doom the missing crew."
* The aircraft: C-47 and or DC-3's.
* The search planning: Just as in the movie we will assemble in the group flight channel and plan a search pattern based on the last known information about our lost aircraft. Remember this will be a real team effort, very similar to those many others do daily.
* Last known information about our lost aircraft: I will fill this in this week after seeing the movie.
This is going to a different type of group flight since we will be building out flight plan in real-time together in the group flight channel.
NOTE:
The script was based on a true story about a flight on 3 February 1943, although, unlike the story of the film, the co-pilot did not die. In his autobiography Fate Is the Hunter — on which the movie of the same name is very loosely based — Gann related the true story and his role as one of the search pilots while serving with Air Transport Command at Presque Isle Airfield, Maine.
This is an experiment in different type of group flight that could either be a lot of fun or a flop. How it turns out will depend mostly on how all the participants contribute to its success. Otherwise this could the first and the last of this type of group flight.
Thanks all in advance.
-Coast
Ground to Air Emergency Code: http://www.capitalscouting.org/capit...gency_Code.pdf
PS: I will be talking with Lazur this week to come up with a scenery object for our lost aircraft we can all add via an addon scenery file.
The movie is the 1953 aviation movie classic "Island in the Sky" starring John Wayne.
P L O T
"The film follows a pilot and crew of a World War II-era Douglas C-47 Skytrain (the military version of the DC-3) who try to survive after a forced emergency landing in the uncharted wildlands near the Quebec-Labrador border. The pilot, Dooley (John Wayne), is a former airline pilot, who, like many others, was pressed into duty hauling war supplies across the northern route to England. Icy conditions force the aircraft to land, and with the difficulties of navigating far from settled country, they can provide only an approximate position to rescuers.
After finding a frozen lake for a landing field, while waiting for rescue, Dooley must keep his men alive in the extreme winter cold with temperatures plummeting to -70°F. Meanwhile, at Air Transport Headquarters, Col. Fuller (Walter Abel) gathers fellow airmen (played by Lloyd Nolan, James Arness, Andy Devine and Paul Fix), who are determined to find the downed crew before hunger and the winter do them in. Wellman provides internal narrative for the stoic characters. There is tension and a fear-filled meeting among the search pilots when no one is quite sure about what to do, since a wrong decision could doom the missing crew."
* The aircraft: C-47 and or DC-3's.
* The search planning: Just as in the movie we will assemble in the group flight channel and plan a search pattern based on the last known information about our lost aircraft. Remember this will be a real team effort, very similar to those many others do daily.
* Last known information about our lost aircraft: I will fill this in this week after seeing the movie.
This is going to a different type of group flight since we will be building out flight plan in real-time together in the group flight channel.
NOTE:
The script was based on a true story about a flight on 3 February 1943, although, unlike the story of the film, the co-pilot did not die. In his autobiography Fate Is the Hunter — on which the movie of the same name is very loosely based — Gann related the true story and his role as one of the search pilots while serving with Air Transport Command at Presque Isle Airfield, Maine.
This is an experiment in different type of group flight that could either be a lot of fun or a flop. How it turns out will depend mostly on how all the participants contribute to its success. Otherwise this could the first and the last of this type of group flight.
Thanks all in advance.
-Coast
Ground to Air Emergency Code: http://www.capitalscouting.org/capit...gency_Code.pdf
PS: I will be talking with Lazur this week to come up with a scenery object for our lost aircraft we can all add via an addon scenery file.
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