October 11, 20187 yr I’m surprised nobody mentioned this one: Zero Hour. I saw this movie, by fluke on TV. Black and White, made in 50s or 60s. I was half watching it when I noticed lines that I thought I heard before. Then, a young chap named Joey went to the flight deck and got a model airplane. Then it hit me, Airplane! was a complete remake of Zero Hour. I did some Googling and discovered that the makers of Airplane! bought the rights and made a spoof, almost line for line and scene for scene spoof. You have to see it to believe it. I liked the idea so much, I bought Zero Hour on Amazon and show it to people to see if they can figure it out. Most cannot believe it. Don't blame for my name, my parents were hippies and met in Woodstock
October 11, 20187 yr Do TV shows count? How about 12 O'clock High with General Savage then Col Gallagher after they killed Savage off. Don't think it was on more then a couple years but when I was in sixth grade I lived for that show. Some of the plots were a bit hammy but plenty of action and WWII combat footage. My daughters managed to get me the entire series for Christmas several years ago. Even now when I watch an episode and hear that theme music when it ends ( the same music as the movie by that name) I can almost hear my Mother saying " all right, time to turn that off and go to bed". And speaking of the movie, that was excellent also. Or how about The War Lover with Steve McQueen. Anything with B-17s is good. Edited October 11, 20187 yr by PATCO LCH Vic green
October 11, 20187 yr How about the first Academy Award for Best Picture winner, Wings ? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wings_(1927_film) The fight scenes are not CGI, that 's for sure. Incredible, actually. Rise of Flight fans will drool. JimE James D. Edwards
October 11, 20187 yr Flight of the Phoenix (The original one, not the remake) The Bridges at Toko-Ri The Battle of Britain The War Lover Those magnificent men in their flying machines Neil Ward CPU Intel Core i7 [email protected] with FrostFlow 240L Liquid Cooling, M/B ROG STRIX X299-E-GAMING, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, RAM G.Skill 32GB DDR4 Ripjaws Blue,
October 11, 20187 yr 12 hours ago, charliearon said: 1. Strategic Air Command.....Nothing better than 6 turnin' and four burnin' 2. The High and the Mighty. When that DC-4's engines conked out, my engines conked out! 3. Fail Safe. Love them Hustlers even though they were called "Vindicators" for no obvious reason! 4 . Airplane. and don't call me Shirley! 5. Airport....the first one with Dean Martin and Burt Lancaster. Ah, The High and the Mighty. There are a few scenes in there that are funny when going by today's air travel standards. Jeff Jeff Smith System: i9-[email protected]., ASUS Maximus XI Hero MB, 32 GB 3200 Hyper-X RAM, Corsair HX1000i PSU, Cooler Master ML360R RGB, EVGA RTX 3080Ti FTW3, (2) Samsung 860 500GB SSD for Windows 10 Pro and sim, (2) M.2 NVMe 2TB, (2) WD Black 4TB HD for data, Samsung 65" 4K curved monitor @ 30Hz. (Currently running VSync, TB , Unlimited),YOKO+ yoke, VF TQ6+,TPR pedals, Logitech Multi, Switch, and Radio Panels Software: P3Dv4.5HF3 Pro, Ultimate Traffic Live, ASP3D, ASCA, ORBX, Fly Tampa, GSX/GSX2, PMDG, A2A, Just Flight, Milviz, Carenado, Majestic. On other computer: P3D v3.2.3, My Traffic 6.0a, PMDG, ORBX, A2A, Captain Sim , iFly, Flight 1, Flysimware, Just Flight, Milviz, Carenado
October 11, 20187 yr Sorry about the triple posts. It didn't look like it was posting at all. Jeff Jeff Smith System: i9-[email protected]., ASUS Maximus XI Hero MB, 32 GB 3200 Hyper-X RAM, Corsair HX1000i PSU, Cooler Master ML360R RGB, EVGA RTX 3080Ti FTW3, (2) Samsung 860 500GB SSD for Windows 10 Pro and sim, (2) M.2 NVMe 2TB, (2) WD Black 4TB HD for data, Samsung 65" 4K curved monitor @ 30Hz. (Currently running VSync, TB , Unlimited),YOKO+ yoke, VF TQ6+,TPR pedals, Logitech Multi, Switch, and Radio Panels Software: P3Dv4.5HF3 Pro, Ultimate Traffic Live, ASP3D, ASCA, ORBX, Fly Tampa, GSX/GSX2, PMDG, A2A, Just Flight, Milviz, Carenado, Majestic. On other computer: P3D v3.2.3, My Traffic 6.0a, PMDG, ORBX, A2A, Captain Sim , iFly, Flight 1, Flysimware, Just Flight, Milviz, Carenado
October 11, 20187 yr Moderator 16 minutes ago, JNS said: Sorry about the triple posts. It didn't look like it was posting at all. Jeff Fixed it. Avsim Board of Directors | Avsim Forums Moderator
October 11, 20187 yr My favourites are: Mercy Mission: The Rescue of Flight 771 The Enola Gay A Thousand Heroes Top Gun Strategic Air Command My 'log' hours watching those films must add up to longer than Ernest Gann's total flying hours... Regards Bill Edited October 11, 20187 yr by BillCusick i7-3770K 4.2GHz, 16GB, GTX 970 4GB, Win 7 64bit, LG 38GL950G, CH Yoke/Pedals, T.16000M, GenX UK, UK2000 EGGP & EGCC, AeroSoft Gibraltar, FSC 9.5, FSL A320X, 737NGX A318/A319/A320/A321, A2A Cherokee/JF Hawk T1/Dino's EF2000, Iris Grob Tutor
October 11, 20187 yr 14 hours ago, WingZ said: No Top Gun? or did I miss it 😃 It's everyone's dirty secret. No-one will admit it.
October 11, 20187 yr fate is the hunter, by ernest k gann Nigel Porter simhaven. group see: https://www.facebook.com/groups/493455508243014
October 11, 20187 yr Lot of great ones in that list, but surprised nobody mentioned Bat-21. Gene Hackman, Danny Glover, and an O-2 (Cessna 337). Edited October 11, 20187 yr by charliearon Please embed all videos no matter what forum! Frank Patton Corsair 5000D Airflow Case; MSI B650 Tomahawk MOB; Ryzen 7 7800 X3D CPU; ASUS RTX 4080 Super; NZXT 360mm liquid cooler; Corsair Vengeance 64GB DDR5 4800 MHz RAM; RMX850X Gold PSU;; ASUS VG289 4K 27" Display; Honeycomb Alpha & Bravo, Crosswind 3's w/dampener. Former USAF meteorologist & ground weather school instructor. AOPA Member #07379126 "I will never put my name on a product that does not have in it the best that is in me." - John Deere
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