clutch Posted September 28, 2015 Report Share Posted September 28, 2015 Just join IPMS and wanted to say hello. I have been modeling most of my life and find that as the years go by, being able to sit down with a new kit is as exciting at 67 as it was at 15. Wonderful hobby. bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmorrissette Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 Welcome aboard and there is nothing like taking the shrink wrap off...agree 100% Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClareWentzel Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 Welcome Bob. I am sure that you will find a lot of similar folks around here. What do you build? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghodges Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 Glad to have you here with us Bob! Dive right in and enjoy! GIL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montgomery Posted September 29, 2015 Report Share Posted September 29, 2015 Clutch......................... sounds like you might be an auto builder. Or maybe a pinch hitter on the local baseball team! Welcome aboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutch Posted October 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2015 Thank you all for your greetings. Actually Clutch, like any nickname is bestowed upon you by others. You never pick your own nickname. Clutch was the first name of a cartoon character in the sixties, Clutch Cargo. Somehow, while in the Air Force, Vietnam, I ended up with it. Having been an Air Traffic controller, my passion is aircraft....Vietnam era. Having worked with everything from t-33's to F-4's and F-105's my unbuilt collection tends to be lopsided. Thanks again for the welcome. Now I just have to figure out how to manuver thru the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmhayward Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Forum flying is easy...welcome aboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmhayward Posted October 18, 2015 Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 Phantoms and Thuds are my personal weakness when it comes to models. Can't pass up a chance to buy another Thud or Phantom. Now if I just actually finish one. Where were you station In Country? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutch Posted October 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2015 (edited) Pleiku.......a1's, o1's, o2's, f100, f4,s and one very nasty looking ac-130 that took my breath away. In Japan it was f4c's, Japanese f_86's and f104's which they loved. The navy would come over frequently and always requested high speed low approaches prior to landing until the base commander put a stop to it. A navy f4 at 75 feet going vertical and ballistic prior to the end of the runway could by quite noisy. Pleiku....a1's, o1's, o2's, f100, f4,s and one very nasty looking ac-130 that took my breath away. In Japan it was f4c's, Japanese f_86's and f104's which they loved. The navy would come over frequently and always requested high speed low approaches prior to landing until the base commander put a stop to it. A navy f4 at 75 feet going vertical and ballistic prior to the end of the runway could by quite noisy. Edited October 18, 2015 by clutch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Deliduka Posted October 19, 2015 Report Share Posted October 19, 2015 Sweet! My father navigated AC-130's in the Nam. He was stationed at Ubon, Thailand. He had 115 missions shooting up trucks on the Ho Chi Min Trail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmhayward Posted October 20, 2015 Report Share Posted October 20, 2015 The closest I came to Phantoms were the T-birds back in the early 70's at Toledo Express airport. Noise and smoke...the smell of half burned JP-4 lingering in the air....smells like....victory. Just got an old AMT 1/48 F-4C/D kit overthe weekend at a flea market. Add that to the pile. 104's are another weakness, live the German G's as a topic build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aAzZ09 Posted October 20, 2015 Report Share Posted October 20, 2015 Welcome aboard Bob. Have a great time! Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutch Posted October 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 I recall a UH-1 requesting a PAR approach at Pleiku one morning. Gave us a bogus call sign and C-7 type. Very slow and STOL capable so his speed was nothing unusual. He lined up for a 10 mile final. If your familar with PAR radar it presents azimuth and elevation information on a split screen. At any rate, I'm callng corrections to him and all of a sudden the aircraft stops at about 6 miles. Stops dead at 1200 feet and just sits there. Dumbfounded at first I asked "say again type of aircraft?" whereupon he laughed peeled off from the approach and responded with "we're just messing with you GCA". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greyhound Posted October 22, 2015 Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 As a former Army Huey Pilot I would have to say I am sorry that one of my former colleagues would do such a wisecracking stunt. The reality is that we had a lot of respect for both Air Force and Army Air Traffic Controllers [even a few Navy ATC]. The sky's over Vietnam were unbelievably dangerous, not from enemy fire, but from us knuckleheads possibly crashing into each other. Whenever a ACT gave me a instruction or a warning I took it very seriously! Robert, Thanks for your service and for keeping me and other wisecrackers from having a real bad day! Dan King , Greyhound 10, 240th AHC Bearcat, 1969/70, VNAF Contractor 1973 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clutch Posted October 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 Nothing to apologize for. Just recalling a highlight of my time as an air traffic controller. We all laughed in the rapcon and went on with our business. I was so impressed by what you guys did that I almost re-enlisted into the Army to become a Huey pilot. Life took me someplace else however. You guys were my heros. Thank You for your service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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