Comments on: Thrills, chills, and a black Cessna Skymaster http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=912 Online perspective from the editors of "AOPA Pilot". Mon, 20 May 2013 06:19:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Jo Hunter http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=912&cpage=1#comment-73812 Jo Hunter Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:53:17 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=912#comment-73812 Well, there were plenty of black O-2s doing night ops in Vietnam. See this one as an example: http://futurshox.net/aeroview.php?level=image&id=8808

]]> By: SoCal Tburton http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=912&cpage=1#comment-73703 SoCal Tburton Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:28:51 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=912#comment-73703 I, too, saw Night Flier on TV years ago and recently found it on ebay or Amazon for a bit less than the shipping and handling.
It’s not a bad story if you watch it for entertainment value and don’t try to be a movie critic!
I agree with Bill…… a reporter with a Bonanza and a Fanger with a MixMaster?! I would think any self-respecting Vamp would prefer something in a Tail Wheel! A spitfire or a Hurricane brought over from the “old country”, maybe a DC3 to haul the old coffin around it?
If you can find it, it’s worth adding to your collection.

]]> By: Greg Brown http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=912&cpage=1#comment-73676 Greg Brown Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:19:53 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=912#comment-73676 Thanks Jill! Gotta rent this. I posted a link to your entry on my FB page.

]]> By: Ryan http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=912&cpage=1#comment-73671 Ryan Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:11:46 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=912#comment-73671 I saw an all-black Skymaster at Murfreesboro, TN (MBT) a few years ago. They told me it belonged to the “CEO” of a rap or R&B record label.

]]> By: Claire http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=912&cpage=1#comment-73670 Claire Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:02:44 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=912#comment-73670 Hahahaha. Great story.

]]> By: Bill Doorley http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=912&cpage=1#comment-73668 Bill Doorley Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:57:34 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=912#comment-73668 I understand that being a reporter for a supermarket tabloid is something of a bonanza, maybe even enough to own a Bonanza. Those papers pay well because any reporter working for, say, the Weekly World News is effectively throwing away their reputation as a journalist.

The real question is why a vampire needs an airplane. Maybe he’s tired of turning into a bat?

]]> By: Aviatrix http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=912&cpage=1#comment-73410 Aviatrix Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:44:32 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=912#comment-73410 I saw this movie on TV once. Just *wait* until you see the interior of the Skymaster.

]]> By: Hunter http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=912&cpage=1#comment-73034 Hunter Mon, 26 Oct 2009 18:53:37 +0000 http://blog.aopa.org/blog/?p=912#comment-73034 “But as far as I can tell, no Skymasters were harmed in the making of this film.”

At least there’s that. Apparently being a vampire pays pretty well!

This one is going to the top of the netflix queue.

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