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kaufjm(at)aol.com
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Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 2:03 pm Post subject: Sky King....

Sky King....Boy, does this bring back memories!



Jon Kaufmann

IV 1200 912ULS

Bettendorf IA.

Click on any one of these episodes & be prepared to be transformed back 

to your

childhood. Some of you will probably be too young to even remember 

these, but

for the rest of you, it's a time capsule.



http://www.americanflyers.net/entertainment/skyking.asp

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Donroutledge(at)aol.com
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Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 4:11 pm Post subject: Sky King....

Jon, Bless you for thinking of us old timers. Thanks,Don

  

  In a message dated 3/16/2008 5:04:14 P.M. Central Daylight Time,  kaufjm(at)aol.com writes:

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Sky King....Boy, does    this bring back memories!



Jon Kaufmann

IV 1200 912ULS

Bettendorf    IA.

Click on any one of these episodes & be prepared to be transformed    back 

to your

childhood. Some of you will probably be too young to even    remember 

these, but

for the rest of you, it's a time    capsule.



http://www.americanflyers.net/entertainment/skyking.asp

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Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 4:58 pm Post subject: Sky King....

Donroutledge(at)aol.com wrote:

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		   Jon, Bless you for thinking of us old timers. Thanks,Don

  

 In a message dated 3/16/2008 5:04:14 P.M. Central Daylight Time, 

 kaufjm(at)aol.com writes:



     

     Sky King....Boy, does this bring back memories!



     Jon Kaufmann

     IV 1200 912ULS

     Bettendorf IA.

     Click on any one of these episodes & be prepared to be transformed

     back

     to your

     childhood. Some of you will probably be too young to even remember

     these, but

     for the rest of you, it's a time capsule.



     http://www.americanflyers.net/entertainment/skyking.asp

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 Thanks John,,This brings back ol memories when I was a little 

 boy..Dreaming of flying some day.may be this is where it all started 

 for me...sitting in front of the old black+white TV.what a GREAT  time 

 I am having watching these tonight.all I need now is some pop corn.and 

 I am 52yr,and I still have not grow up.just the price of my TOYS.and I 

 am still dreaming of flying...John keep up the good work in finding 

 these for us..I had a great time flying my KF today..and now watching 

 these old shows of SKYKING..what a great day for me...Does not get any 

 better than this....THANKS....Steve Shinabery N554KF   KF2

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Float Flyr

Joined: 19 Jul 2006
Posts: 2704
Location: Campbellton, Newfoundland

Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 7:13 pm Post subject: Sky King....

When I first saw this program must have been close to the end of the series

around 1959. What is the twin with the radials??  Reminds me of a beech 18,

smaller with a single rudder.

Noel Loveys

AME Intern, RPP

Kitfox III-A, 582,B box

Ivo IFA, Aerocet 1100 floats



 



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Noel Loveys
Kitfox III-A
Aerocet 1100 Floats

Float Flyr

Joined: 19 Jul 2006
Posts: 2704
Location: Campbellton, Newfoundland

Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 7:24 pm Post subject: Sky King....

A short while ago one of the channels on satellite offered all westerns.

There were some really great shows from my childhood, which I had no problem

in watching again.  Have Gun Will Travel, The Rifleman, Wanted Dead Or alive

with Steve McQueen, Hopalong Cassidy and my favourite... The Lone Ranger

with Clayton Moore and Jay Silverheels.  Sure they are a bit hookey but

fifty years later I still get a thrill to hear" Hi-Yo silver Away!!!"



Watched 7 episodes of Sky king tonight...  They're great.

Noel Loveys

AME Intern, RPP

Kitfox III-A, 582,B box

Ivo IFA, Aerocet 1100 floats





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		   Thanks John,,This brings back ol memories when I was a little 

 boy..Dreaming of flying some day.may be this is where it all started 

 for me...sitting in front of the old black+white TV.what a GREAT  time 

 I am having watching these tonight.all I need now is some pop corn.and 

 I am 52yr,and I still have not grow up.just the price of my TOYS.and I 

 am still dreaming of flying...John keep up the good work in finding 

 these for us..I had a great time flying my KF today..and now watching 

 these old shows of SKYKING..what a great day for me...Does not get any 

 better than this....THANKS....Steve Shinabery N554KF   KF2

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Noel Loveys
Kitfox III-A
Aerocet 1100 Floats

avidfox

Joined: 03 Apr 2007
Posts: 87

Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 7:32 pm Post subject: Sky King....

http://www.americanflyers.net/entertainment/skyking.asp



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avidfox

Joined: 03 Apr 2007
Posts: 87

Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2008 7:36 pm Post subject: Sky King....

opps.. redundant link. sorry



 2008/3/16 84KF <avidfox(at)gmail.com (avidfox(at)gmail.com)>:

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 http://www.americanflyers.net/entertainment/skyking.asp



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rudderdancer

Joined: 28 Aug 2006
Posts: 27
Location: Victorville, CA

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 1:16 am Post subject: Re: Sky King....

Dear Noel Loveys,



The first airplane they used for Sky King, the one you refer, is a Cessna T-50, referred to as the Bamboo Bomber.  Later they used the Cessna 310.



A friend of mine, Norm Rignier, now departed, leased his T-50 for some of the Sky King episodes.  By the by, I thought Norm looked alot like Dana Andrews.



Regards,

Jack



PS. thanks for the info on the Rotax electrical power.

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J. Henry Hall
Kitfox II, 582, Tundra Tires,
jhenryhall@mac.com

Float Flyr

Joined: 19 Jul 2006
Posts: 2704
Location: Campbellton, Newfoundland

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 6:32 pm Post subject: Sky King....

Thanks Jack.



By the time they got around to using the 310 sometime in 58 as far as I can

make out by the copy right on the films, Which was by the way issued to

accompany so is not expired. They must have gotten big enough audience for

the plane to be mentioned in the credits.  



I also noticed that some of the landing sequences in the first few years

programming were used in several shows.  The rocks that Sky fell off was

also the rock that he in another episode chased a fellow off.  Also the mine

was used in at least two episodes one having to do with gold the other was

uranium.  All that aside for a program in the rank infancy of television it

is fantastic.  Too bad the producers of today's programs don't have a look

at a few of these older shows to see what made them good and try to

recapture the essence instead of just blowing it up.



Noel



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Noel Loveys
Kitfox III-A
Aerocet 1100 Floats

Don G

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 156
Location: Central Illinois

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 7:20 pm Post subject: Re: Sky King....

This just may be the best discovery I have ever had on the world wide web!  I have bee watching SkyKing all evening and I thank you so much for sharing this find.



As a very young boy I never missed Sky-King on the tube...and I think the one of the Highlites of my adult life was just a few years ago, at OshKosh, as I was walking thru the Cessna parking area, I came upon an elegant old woman sitting in front of a show quality 310 with SongBird on the nose and the ranch's logo on the fuse.... As I have seen many 310s with this name on them I almost walked by, but then , as I approached the center of the parking spot, I looked at the Lady, with a card table and autographed photos of a much younger her  there, along with other memorabilia, and a realized I was looking right into the eyes of Penny. She was as elegant as they come, and the smile told me right away she was real thing....my first "TV Love"...sitting right here and patronizing all us old dreamers.. I had a great chat with her and valued this interview right up there with talks with Bob Hoover, Chuck Yeager, The Rutan bros.. and other OshKosh regulars.  I don't know if she still does this, as I have never seen her there since, but I still walk the Cessna parking area every year..hoping for a glance at that smile.

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Central Illinois
Kitfox IV Speedster
Luscombe 8A
RV9A

rudderdancer

Joined: 28 Aug 2006
Posts: 27
Location: Victorville, CA

Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:25 pm Post subject: Re: Sky King....

Hi Don and Noel,



I guess I remember watching the reruns since I saw them in the early 60's.

I really enjoyed them too, along with watching The Roy Rogers, Dale Evans Show, and Marx the Magic Man on Saturdays.  That's when I remember we only had 3 or 4 channels to choose from.  Then after watching those shows early on Saturdays, it was outside for the rest of the day.



I now live in Victorville, which is right next to Apple Valley, where many of the Sky King stories were centered.  The old Apple Valley Airport is no more, but for a long time you could still make out the building locations and drive on the old crumbling asphalt of the runway.  The Apple Valley Inn still exists, which was just across Hwy 18 from the old airport.  I'm glad to hear Noel got 

to meet "Penny".  It's neat to meet some of our old heroes and heroines.

In the 80's I used to go to the same family doctor as Roy Rogers did, and one day met him in the hallway with my younger children.  What a nice man.  I'll never forget that.



Happy Flying!

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J. Henry Hall
Kitfox II, 582, Tundra Tires,
jhenryhall@mac.com

shinco(at)bright.net
Guest

Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 1:16 am Post subject: Sky King....

rudderdancer wrote:

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 Hi Don and Noel,



 I guess I remember watching the reruns since I saw them in the early 60's.

 I really enjoyed them too, along with watching The Roy Rogers, Dale Evans Show, and Marx the Magic Man on Saturdays.  That's when I remember we only had 3 or 4 channels to choose from.  Then after watching those shows early on Saturdays, it was outside for the rest of the day.



 I now live in Victorville, which is right next to Apple Valley, where many of the Sky King stories were centered.  The old Apple Valley Airport is no more, but for a long time you could still make out the building locations and drive on the old crumbling asphalt of the runway.  The Apple Valley Inn still exists, which was just across Hwy 18 from the old airport.  I'm glad to hear Noel got 

 to meet "Penny".  It's neat to meet some of our old heroes and heroines.

 In the 80's I used to go to the same family doctor as Roy Rogers did, and one day met him in the hallway with my younger children.  What a nice man.  I'll never forget that.



 Happy Flying!



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 Kitfox II, 582, Tundra Tires,

 rusty pilot.





 Read this topic online here:



 http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=170845#170845





   

WOW very interesting ,what a luckey DOG...Steve Shinabery N554KF

Rex Hefferan

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 147
Location: Olney Springs, Colorado USA "NOT a Kitpig"

Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 6:54 am Post subject: Sky King....

Rudderdancer,

I work for folks from Apple Valley who still have business and homes 

there (Jess Ranch). They lived near Roy Rogers and were friends. My job 

with them is part time innkeeping in Cripple Creek, CO. This Inn has a 

Roy Rogers suite and I'm surprised how many visitors we get who comment 

on how much they liked the character. I too remember watching those 

shows as a child and think about the influences they had on me. I'll 

have to find time to watch some again on that site.

 If anyone finds themselves in Cripple Creek someday please drop by for 

a free tour of the Carr Manor (carrmanor.com). I can offer a special 

price for friends if you decide to stay the night. I'm not there all the 

time so contact me for arrangements.

Rex

Colorado

do not archive



rudderdancer wrote:



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Hi Don and Noel,



I guess I remember watching the reruns since I saw them in the early 60's.

I really enjoyed them too, along with watching The Roy Rogers, Dale Evans Show, and Marx the Magic Man on Saturdays.  That's when I remember we only had 3 or 4 channels to choose from.  Then after watching those shows early on Saturdays, it was outside for the rest of the day.



I now live in Victorville, which is right next to Apple Valley, where many of the Sky King stories were centered.  The old Apple Valley Airport is no more, but for a long time you could still make out the building locations and drive on the old crumbling asphalt of the runway.  The Apple Valley Inn still exists, which was just across Hwy 18 from the old airport.  I'm glad to hear Noel got 

to meet "Penny".  It's neat to meet some of our old heroes and heroines.

In the 80's I used to go to the same family doctor as Roy Rogers did, and one day met him in the hallway with my younger children.  What a nice man.  I'll never forget that.



Happy Flying!



--------

Kitfox II, 582, Tundra Tires,

rusty pilot.

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Rex
N740GP - M2/582
Colorado

Float Flyr

Joined: 19 Jul 2006
Posts: 2704
Location: Campbellton, Newfoundland

Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 12:21 pm Post subject: Sky King....

It wasn't me but I'd sure jump at the chance.



You mentioned two or three channels.  When I was 2 my folks moved to

Glasgow..  1 Channel B&W-BBC.  When I was 7 I returned to Newfoundland

where we had 1 channel B&W-CBC programming on a private station.  When I was

ten or eleven we got a second B&W station B&W owned and operated by the CBC.

The private station went with private programming B&W.  I was thirteen

before seeing a colour television picture...  The Rose bowl parade. We still

only have two local television stations.  Thank NASA for satellite!



Noel

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Kitfox III-A
Aerocet 1100 Floats

rudderdancer

Joined: 28 Aug 2006
Posts: 27
Location: Victorville, CA

Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 10:58 pm Post subject: Re: Sky King....

Hi Rex and Noel,



First, thanks for the offer Rex.  Next time we head east that direction, I'll try to give a call and make a stop, especially to get a peek at your plane.



Noel, only one channel, wow.  When I was growing up in Louisiana, the tv antenna was bolted to the porch and roof.  We'd go out to re-point it toward the station we were trying to watch.  Now days, with a hundred plus satellite channels sometimes it's still boring.  The more things change ....



Regards, 

Jack

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J. Henry Hall
Kitfox II, 582, Tundra Tires,
jhenryhall@mac.com

patreilly43(at)hotmail.co
Guest

Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 1:16 pm Post subject: Sky King....

Rex, Noel and Jack,

  My grandmother moved in with us when I was 12 yrs old and bought our 1st TV in 1955. We lived just outside Peoria, IL. I think we had 1 channel and the 2nd one came in either just after or just before we got the TV. The channels signed off at midnight and posted a "test pattern". Now that I think about it, the test pattern had as much content as alot of the current shows. So I guess we had 24 hour TV service. And, back then the "news" programing actually tried to report news rather than construct it. Sorry, this is not really Kitfox related so, Do not archive.

  

 Pat Reilly

 Mod 3 Rebuild (Kitfox that is.)

 Rockford, IL



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 From: jhenryhall(at)mac.com

 Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2008 23:58:05 -0700

 To: kitfox-list(at)matronics.com

 

 --> Kitfox-List message posted by: "rudderdancer" <jhenryhall(at)mac.com>

 

 Hi Rex and Noel,

 

 First, thanks for the offer Rex. Next time we head east that direction, I'll try to give a call and make a stop, especially to get a peek at your plane.

 

 Noel, only one channel, wow. When I was growing up in Louisiana, the tv antenna was bolted to the porch and roof. We'd go out to re-point it toward the station we were trying to watch. Now days, with a hundred plus satellite channels sometimes it's still boring. The more things change ....

 

 Regards, 

 Jack

 

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 Kitfox II, 582, Tundra Tires,

 rusty pilot.

 

 

 

 

 Read this topic online here:

 

 http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=171425#171425

 

 

 

 

 

 

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avidfox

Joined: 03 Apr 2007
Posts: 87

Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 1:32 pm Post subject: Sky King....

"The channels signed off at midnight and posted a "test pattern". "

  

 Right after they played the "Star Spangled Banner".....  Bring back memories??

  

 ....and as far as Roy Rogers.....

  

 Happy Trails...

  

 steve benesh

 KF5 012UL



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Lynn Matteson

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 2778
Location: Grass Lake, Michigan

Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 6:31 pm Post subject: Sky King....

The local channel from Lansing, Mich. also played "High Flight"  

before signing off....I wonder if that's what started it all in this  

once-young mind?



Lynn

do not archive



On Mar 21, 2008, at 5:28 PM, 84KF wrote:



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		   "The channels signed off at midnight and posted a "test pattern". "



 Right after they played the "Star Spangled Banner".....  Bring back  

 memories??



 ....and as far as Roy Rogers.....



 Happy Trails...



 steve benesh

 KF5 012UL

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Kitfox IV-Jabiru 2200
N369LM

rudderdancer

Joined: 28 Aug 2006
Posts: 27
Location: Victorville, CA

Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 11:32 pm Post subject: Re: Sky King....

Hi Lynn,



I know we're not suppose to continue the Sky King thread, but your mention of the "High Flight" sign-off, which was cool, especially with the various fighters of previous years, caused an idea to form.  How about a "Low Flight" sign-off with a Kitfox?  (with apologies to John Magee)



Woah! I have skipped the dusty roads of earth

And danced the treetops on lightly-silvered wings;

Cloudward I've climbed, and joined the winging birds

below sun-split clouds - and done a few things

You have not dreamed of - wheeled and soared and swung

Low in the sunlit pastures. Hov'ring there

I've chased the mooing cow along, and flung

My eager craft through footless halls of air.

Up and down the fields, rivers, lakes,

I've topped the windswept bushes with easy grace

Where every lark, or even sparrow flew -

And, while with silent giddy mind I've trod

The low oft tresspassed sanctity of space,

Put out my hand and touched the face of God.

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J. Henry Hall
Kitfox II, 582, Tundra Tires,
jhenryhall@mac.com

Guy Buchanan

Joined: 16 Jul 2006
Posts: 1204
Location: Ramona, CA

Posted: Sat Mar 22, 2008 5:08 pm Post subject: Sky King....

At 12:32 AM 3/22/2008, you wrote:

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		  And, while with silent giddy mind I've trod

The low oft tresspassed sanctity of space,

Put out my hand and touched the face of God.


	


Is it Henry?

         Please put your full name in your signature so you can get 

full credit. Yes the Sky King thread was dead but your's was an 

excellent "Kitfox related" post. Nice job.

Guy Buchanan, Kitfox List Moderator

San Diego, CA

K-IV 1200 / 582-C / Warp / 100% done, thanks mostly to Bob Ducar.



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