Name The Pilot

admin · Post by **admin** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 8:26 am

Name a pilot who was famous and connected in some way with Rickenbacker.

longhouse · Post by **longhouse** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 8:28 am

Are you serious?

It's impossible to do an internet search for Rickenbacker (Ebay especially) without getting a tutorial on the person you're referencing.

Still, there are probably some who don't know.

So I'll shut up.

~n~

teeder · Post by **teeder** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 8:28 am

Eddie

bmi_guy · Post by **bmi_guy** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 8:30 am

Eddie it is! - I know ma' 'merican history...

Also - I think Pete Townsend has a pilot's license...

admin · Post by **admin** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 8:49 am

Eddie Rickenbacker is one possibility, however, I am not thinking of him. Carry on Rickenbacker.

johnhall · Post by **johnhall** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 9:00 am

I have to admit I'm stumped, and as a pilot, I guess I should know the answer. Peter's got something up his sleeve . . .

I could say Pierre Thuot but everyone would say "huh"?

phlemmy · Post by **phlemmy** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 9:24 am

Lemmy can fly, but it's usually meth induced. Does that count?

admin · Post by **admin** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 9:54 am

Neither Pete, Pierre nor Lemmy.

longhouse · Post by **longhouse** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 10:10 am

Well strike my first comment from the record.

There is a Rickenbacker Int. Airport and a Rickenbacker Air Reserve Base, but I can't think of any particular pilot beside Edward Vernon Rickenbacker.

hmmm

marty · Post by **marty** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 10:33 am

Although not famous for being a pilot ,I'm pretty sure I read a Maurice Gibb interview somewhere where he mentioned piloting a Cessna plane, or co-piloting a plane with his brother Andy at the controls and Maurice giving Andy instructions...Is it Maurice by any chance?

admin · Post by **admin** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 10:34 am

No I did not have Maurice in mind, however, if what you say it true, I will the next time. I like your interpretation though.

I would make the distinction between a pilot who was famous and a famous pilot as you have done.

johnhall · Post by **johnhall** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 10:34 am

I'm not sure how famous he is as a pilot, but how about Jimmy Buffet?

admin · Post by **admin** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 10:37 am

Not Jimmy, but, at this rate, I am about to be found out any time soon. So any of these answers would have to be as good as the one I intially thought of.

leftybass · Post by **leftybass** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 11:00 am

Alright, I'll throw this out:

How 'bout the bass player in the band 'Pilot'(their hit was "Magic") who played a 4001?

admin · Post by **admin** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 11:13 am

Good but no cigar Lefty.