Flour bombing

[Dave]

Does anyone have any good suggestions for putting together a flour bombing competition? Good altitude, ground markers, bomb construction, etc.

[beeliner]

Here is the formula used by the Ninety-Nines:
We have used this at our local airport flyins

The spot landing and flour bombing contest are often run together. For flour bombing, a pilot and “bombardier” are given two or more “bombs.” These bombs are commonly flour in a paper lunch bag taped closed. The pilot stays in the airport traffic pattern and overflies the runway. The bomb target may be off to the side of the runway in a dirt area and marked with a tarp, ribbons, or more flour. On a “bombing run”, the bombardier tosses the bomb from the airplane, hoping that it hits the center of the target. After the plane’s final bombing run, the plane returns to the airport and has one chance to land on “the spot.” This spot often is a line drawn across the runway with flour. Awards in both events are often given for the best effort, and also “needs more improvement.”

[KMMFAMILY]

This sounds like a great idea for the next fly-in! Thanks for the idea!

[GAHorn]

This sounds like a great idea for the next fly-in! Thanks for the idea!

An old toilet makes an excellent target.

[johneeb]

Yes they do, I have dropped a bomb into one more than once!

[Harold Holiman]

George sitting on an old tiolet would make an even better target

Harold
N92CP

[GAHorn]

Everyone plan on making the 2007 convention and I'll see what I can arrange!

[Bruce Fenstermacher]

I'm sure we could talk Dave Millar into arranging some time for this in 2006. No need to wait till 2007.

[GAHorn]

Dave can do the sitting at his own convention. Or, Bruce, you can certainly volunteer! I'll not be "moved" to sit thru two of them.
Now,...there's an idea!! Bomb-A-Director! We can sell the bombs to the participants to support the Assn!! You can be a real comodian, Bruce! The "life of the potty!". Come on! Volunteerism at it's finest!

[johneeb]

Jeezz not until 2007 .

Hay maybe by 2007 one of us could perfect a flour bag smart bomb!

[cessna170bdriver]

I'm sure we could talk Dave Millar into arranging some time for this in 2006. No need to wait till 2007.

Guess who started the thread!

[doug8082a]

Now,...there's an idea!! Bomb-A-Director! We can sell the bombs to the participants to support the Assn!! You can be a real comodian, Bruce! The "life of the potty!". Come on! Volunteerism at it's finest!

Water balloons!

[Bruce Fenstermacher]

I'm sure we could talk Dave Millar into arranging some time for this in 2006. No need to wait till 2007.

Guess who started the thread!

Got catch Miles.

One of the things that irritates me about this forum is for the most part people don't identify themselves past their logg-in name.

I can't tell you how many times people have come up to me at fly-ins and such and started talking to me about something we discussed on the web and I have no idea who I'm talking to. They usually know me because I show you my picture in my avator and I sign my posts with my real name.
I realize the picture is a little advanced for most but everyone can sign their name. I've also offered to help anyone with the picture avator.

Ok I'll step off my soup box

[Roesbery]

I know most of your ideas on bombing selected people is in jest. But some people might not think of the hazards involved. Have any of you ever seen the results of low level water bombing of wild fires. The water will trim (as in cut) right through the branches of trees in the outline of the water mass. Looks like a giant took a big bite out of the tree. And granite bolders that have been hit are broken and scattered. A water ballon where the water is confined would act like a cannon ball. a sack of flour also if it was heavy enough. I remember one time when I was dropping supplies to a camp and my bombadier was a little slow on the trigger. A sack of horse feed went in the front of a wall tent and took everything in it right out the back and collapsed the tent. Kinda funny from the air but when the guys got back to camp that evening tired and hungry, they wer'nt too happy with a bombed mess tent.

[GAHorn]

Thanks, Roesbery, for the heads-up. You were right, of course. It was all in jest about really bombing folks, ...except for Directors. They're used to it!