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Title: Has anyone heard of the crazy 8's
Post by: John KruziK on April 15, 2007, 01:54:34 PM
There was a sort of club in the late 70's that flew in forest park NY called the crazy8's. They would fly with 8 guys in circle at one time. It was sometimes very comical. Just wanted to know if anyone else had ever seen them Thanks John
Title: Re: Has anyone heard of the crazy 8's
Post by: Peter Nevai on April 15, 2007, 02:10:32 PM
Used to belong to the Forest Park MAC years back. Yup I remember the club, although I could not name names after all these years. We flew out of Flushng Meadow Park most of the time. The last time we tried it at FMP we had 4 up at a time, We were alot older by then. It was around 1996 or there abouts.
Title: Re: Has anyone heard of the crazy 8's
Post by: steve pagano on April 15, 2007, 02:11:25 PM
i had an old video of them that i lent out HB~>but to see all the guys in the circle at once was incredible. I'm amazed they never ended up completely tangled and all 8 planes went down!
Title: Re: Has anyone heard of the crazy 8's
Post by: Michael Boucher on April 17, 2007, 05:44:40 AM
Yes, I have heard of them.  I even think I had a Crazy 8's patch somewhere.  The patches were being sold at a meet in Flushing Meadow Park. Walter, of "Build it Right", was a member I believe.   Take Care,  Mike Boucher ;)
Title: Re: Has anyone heard of the crazy 8's
Post by: Robert McHam on April 17, 2007, 07:50:28 PM
It would be great, nay wonderful if some of the rest of us could see some of these videos! I am sure I am not the only one thinking this!

Robert
Title: Re: Has anyone heard of the crazy 8's
Post by: builditright on April 17, 2007, 09:25:39 PM
It would be great, nay wonderful if some of the rest of us could see some of these videos! I am sure I am not the only one thinking this!

Robert

Hi Guys,
here is a link to the first three minutes of the video.  http://www.builtrightflyright.com/NYCrazy8sMAC__FIRST_3.29MINUTES.mpg

If you have high speed internet, go to my website and after you click on "Enter Site" you will find a link where you can download the full length Crazy 8's video.

My Dad was the club prez for the first 7 years of the clubs existance, we had an average of 75 active  members at the time he stepped down. the club lasted for a few years after that as the membership faded down to a handful of members at which time they decided to fold the club.   


here's a picture of the club patch.
(http://www.builtrightflyright.com/images/crazy8spatch20.jpg)



Title: Re: Has anyone heard of the crazy 8's
Post by: builditright on April 22, 2007, 11:11:19 AM
just curious... has anyone downloaded the video?  if so any problems doing so?
Title: Re: Has anyone heard of the crazy 8's
Post by: Leester on April 22, 2007, 11:53:26 AM
I tryed with no luck alter.
Title: Re: Has anyone heard of the crazy 8's
Post by: Robert McHam on April 22, 2007, 01:53:19 PM
I also have not been able to do so.

Robert
Title: Re: Has anyone heard of the crazy 8's
Post by: Bill Turner on April 22, 2007, 04:14:11 PM
I managed to download the entire movie.  Its big.  999 megabytes plus.  Took me at 300K per sec about an hour.

But its great except I get a little motion sickness when stuff moves like that.  But it is a great insight into what a great club was doing in the heydays.

Best to all
Bill
Title: Re: Has anyone heard of the crazy 8's
Post by: Roger Vizioli on April 22, 2007, 04:46:27 PM
Tried, no luck.
roger
Title: Re: Has anyone heard of the crazy 8's
Post by: Ron Belcourt on April 22, 2007, 07:04:24 PM
  No problem here. Good stuff on there.  :)
Title: Re: Has anyone heard of the crazy 8's
Post by: Dick Byron on April 23, 2007, 11:47:43 AM
I loved it but the narrator tawks funny. LL~ LL~ LL~
Title: Re: Has anyone heard of the crazy 8's
Post by: Leester on April 23, 2007, 01:11:26 PM
I got it down loaded took about 40 min. before was opperator error.
Title: Re: Has anyone heard of the crazy 8's
Post by: Robert McHam on April 23, 2007, 02:11:35 PM
I have been able to watch mine and itr was really awsome!

Robert