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Old 08-30-2011, 07:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Go Big
I had to cut a couple sections out but the slow motion makes up for it. That time is about right. We were hauling the mail.
Looks like you were part of the "Star Fleet" not the Post Office. Damn, how do you keep blades on your props popping in and out of the water at 145 mph? That is really running!
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Old 08-30-2011, 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by skater40
I dont know how you counted 12 minutes-i saw him off the throttles in 11 minutes and a pic of the island.
Great run shawn and the teaque engines sounded great.As many holes that you flew over,you must have had the new teaque transmissions.
No, just a sore right arm and a numb left hand.
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Old 08-30-2011, 07:31 PM
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Wow...that looks like fun...some wicked licken'...we don't get out in the salt much up here...
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Old 08-30-2011, 07:42 PM
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Great running vid, sounded as good as it looked running...

Any helicopter footage on its way...???

Loved the talking you could here when floating at the island...

"THAT'S HOW WE ROLL" Great line for that video...
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Old 08-30-2011, 07:43 PM
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beast mode.....
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Old 08-30-2011, 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by LESSONLEARNED
Great running vid, sounded as good as it looked running...

Any helicopter footage on its way...???

Loved the talking you could here when floating at the island...

"THAT'S HOW WE ROLL" Great line for that video...
Hahaha. You wern't supposed to here that. I was getting yelled at for going to fast. Told her we slowed down to 105 but she didn't buy it.
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Old 08-30-2011, 08:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Go Big
Hahaha. You wern't supposed to here that. I was getting yelled at for going to fast. Told her we slowed down to 105 but she didn't buy it.
Well you did a pretty damn good job of getting her over to the island safely...

A few football field length leaps here and there to raise the excitiment level but hey, Thats How You Roll...
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Old 08-30-2011, 08:09 PM
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WoW

Very solid.

Congrats to all the crew for their commitment, it's quite the accomplishment and very impressive...

Breathtaking.
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Wow, great video.....big time air!
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Holy Chit! Nice to see that there are some real men left out there that can run the MoFo for all it's worth. Awesome job!!!
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