After all the decades I have read Peanuts, it only just occurred to me, how can he be called an ace when he gets shot down so often? Boy is my face red for not wondering sooner.
shadow: To start the engine it first had to be cleared. The propeller was turned by hand to both clear and start the engine. To clear the engine the pilot would first make sure the ignition switch was off and the engine would not fire. After the clearing he would announce either ‘contact’ or ‘switch on’ so the person turning the prop would know the engine would now fire.
I’ll be sailing on a Moselle River Cruise next month. I’ll keep an eye out for Snoopy in case he misses the train this time and gets orders to go for a boat.
@Snoopy_FanI saw your comment the other day. I am glad you like my nickname for Lucy. It suits her well doesn’t it?I hope you have yet another lovely weekend.((((((((Hugs)))))))
Linux0s almost 11 years ago
World War I flying aces need an early start.
Kali39 almost 11 years ago
Simple, Charlie Brown. He’s going to join the French Resistance…
Aaron Saltzer almost 11 years ago
Have respect, Snoopy!! Lol He’s so cute. I can imagine watching this. Snoopy’s quotes would sound nothing but Daffy Duck-like gibberish. Haha
texan1972 almost 11 years ago
like Linus would say “he’s your dog Charlie brown”
orinoco womble almost 11 years ago
Snoopy is CB’s alter ego: imaginative, resourceful, smart, and (Joe) Cool.
Henry Robertson almost 11 years ago
How’s the motor gonna start with the ‘switch off’?
MickMaus almost 11 years ago
After all the decades I have read Peanuts, it only just occurred to me, how can he be called an ace when he gets shot down so often? Boy is my face red for not wondering sooner.
Crusader4 almost 11 years ago
Dawn is right.
GROG Premium Member almost 11 years ago
The Dawn Patrol.
rockstarjeo almost 11 years ago
nobody’s complaining charlie brown.
summerdog86 almost 11 years ago
All beagles have a howl or two in them at 4 in the morning.
Darryl Heine almost 11 years ago
“I think my dog has finally flipped!”
leonardabell Premium Member almost 11 years ago
I’m not sure, but I think you switch off to choke the engine, then contact or switch on to start it.
jintsfan almost 11 years ago
shadow: To start the engine it first had to be cleared. The propeller was turned by hand to both clear and start the engine. To clear the engine the pilot would first make sure the ignition switch was off and the engine would not fire. After the clearing he would announce either ‘contact’ or ‘switch on’ so the person turning the prop would know the engine would now fire.
marshalljpeters Premium Member almost 11 years ago
They pull down on one side of the prop to turn it.
calvinbird almost 11 years ago
Either there is a stiff breeze or Snoopy starches his scarf.
seanachie almost 11 years ago
I’ll be sailing on a Moselle River Cruise next month. I’ll keep an eye out for Snoopy in case he misses the train this time and gets orders to go for a boat.
Number Three almost 11 years ago
Don’t worry, Linus… He’ll tire himself out eventually.
LOL xxx
MovieBuff1997 almost 11 years ago
4:00 in the morning, yet the sky is blue! LOL
Doctor11 almost 11 years ago
Talk about a wake up call that you don’t want.
Number Three almost 11 years ago
@Snoopy_FanI saw your comment the other day. I am glad you like my nickname for Lucy. It suits her well doesn’t it?I hope you have yet another lovely weekend.((((((((Hugs)))))))
Call me Ishmael almost 11 years ago
This is veering perilously close to actual literature. “A fine mist covers the French countryside..” Tres evocative, n’est-ce-pas??
JP Steve Premium Member almost 11 years ago
Nice! Even though you (were the third person to) explain a complex procedure you couldn’t resist finishing with a put down,