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jesse(at)itecusa.org
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Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2006 7:29 am Post subject: End of the Spear

This if off-topic, but has anybody had a chance to see “End of the Spear”?� The flying is pretty good, although there isn’t enough of it in there.� In the first landing on the beach you can see the right wing of the plane brush the treetops as right before he reaches the water.� That little PA-14 is an incredible plane.  

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Just curious.  

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GOD BLESS!  

�  

Jesse Saint  

I-TEC, Inc.  

jesse(at)itecusa.org (jesse(at)itecusa.org)  

www.itecusa.org  

Fax: 815-377-3694  

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I am in Ecuador until May, 2006.� If you have questions regarding I-TEC, please call the office at 352-465-4545.� If you would like to talk to me, please call me at 352-505-1899.� This number won't always be on, but it has voicemail that will get to me in Ecuador.  

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Deems Davis

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 925

Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2006 7:44 am Post subject: End of the Spear

Jesse, isn't this movie based on a true story that involves your father???



Jesse Saint wrote:



 	  Quote: 	
		   This if off-topic, but has anybody had a chance to see �End of the 

 Spear�? The flying is pretty good, although there isn�t enough of it 

 in there. In the first landing on the beach you can see the right wing 

 of the plane brush the treetops as right before he reaches the water. 

 That little PA-14 is an incredible plane.



 Just curious.



 GOD BLESS!



 Jesse Saint



 I-TEC, Inc.



 jesse(at)itecusa.org <mailto:jesse(at)itecusa.org>



 www.itecusa.org <http://www.itecusa.org>



 Fax: 815-377-3694



 I am in Ecuador until May, 2006. If you have questions regarding 

 I-TEC, please call the office at 352-465-4545. If you would like to 

 talk to me, please call me at 352-505-1899. This number won't always 

 be on, but it has voicemail that will get to me in Ecuador.

jesse(at)itecusa.org
Guest

Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2006 8:14 am Post subject: End of the Spear

It is.



do not archive



Jesse Saint

I-TEC, Inc.

jesse(at)itecusa.org

www.itecusa.org

Fax: 815-377-3694

 

I am in Ecuador until May, 2006.  If you have questions regarding I-TEC,

please call the office at 352-465-4545.  If you would like to talk to me,

please call me at 352-505-1899.  This number won't always be on, but it has

voicemail that will get to me in Ecuador.



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deej(at)deej.net
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Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2006 9:41 am Post subject: End of the Spear

Jesse Saint wrote:

 	  Quote: 	
		   This if off-topic, but has anybody had a chance to see �End of the

 Spear�?  The flying is pretty good, although there isn�t enough of it in

 there.  In the first landing on the beach you can see the right wing of

 the plane brush the treetops as right before he reaches the water.  That

 little PA-14 is an incredible plane.


	


Hi Jesse,

	I haven't seen that one but I recently bought

"One Six Right" and it is an excellent movie about

general aviation.  Highly recommend it!



<http://www.sportys.com/acb/showdetl.cfm?&Product_ID=10099&DID=19>



	I'll have to check out "End of the Spear".  Thanks for

the heads up!  



-Dj

armywrights(at)adelphia.n
Guest

Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2006 8:19 pm Post subject: End of the Spear

Jesse, awesome.  I made a potential link between you and the story the other

day but didn't pursue the question. I guess explains some of the reason for

your stay in Ecuador?



I read "Through Gates of Splendor" while I was in Iraq in '03.  It was one

of the books that my church put in its send-off carepackage for me.



All, this is the book you need to read to fill in any other gaps the movie

may have left out.  I haven't seen the movie.  The book was powerful enough

for me to not need the motion picture...



Rob

#392

Priming tailcone



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Tim(at)MyRV10.com
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Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2006 8:19 pm Post subject: End of the Spear

Thanks for reminding me Jesse.  I haven't been watching enough

commercial TV lately with my head stuck in the project, so I

missed all the TV commercials.  I just got back from the movie

now tonight.  It was pretty well made, and a good story.  It sure

is shows how hard it can be to relate to other cultures when there's

such a divide in beliefs and technologies.  The ending of the

movie was pretty powerful with the river scene, for sure.



It was hard to see that little PA-14 take the beating it did.

Oh, and I'm surprised that back in the mid-50's they

had GPS on those little piper cubs....who woulda thunk? 



Pass on to your family that we liked it.



Tim Olson -- RV-10  #40170

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Jesse Saint wrote:

 	  Quote: 	
		   This if off-topic, but has anybody had a chance to see �End of the 

 Spear�?  The flying is pretty good, although there isn�t enough of it in 

 there.  In the first landing on the beach you can see the right wing of 

 the plane brush the treetops as right before he reaches the water.  That 

 little PA-14 is an incredible plane.

 

  

 

 Just curious.

jesse(at)itecusa.org
Guest

Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 5:12 am Post subject: End of the Spear

Well, you'll have to excuse the Garmin antenna.  They say not to paint them.

I guess the guys who made the film could have found a way to paint it out,

but I guess they didn't know much about that stuff.  I guess that was just a

really early model Garmin 430. 



Do not archive



Jesse Saint

I-TEC, Inc.

jesse(at)itecusa.org

www.itecusa.org

Fax: 815-377-3694

 

I am in Ecuador until May, 2006.  If you have questions regarding I-TEC,

please call the office at 352-465-4545.  If you would like to talk to me,

please call me at 352-505-1899.  This number won't always be on, but it has

voicemail that will get to me in Ecuador.



--

ajhauter(at)yahoo.com
Guest

Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 10:28 am Post subject: End of the Spear

Jesse,

 

I saw it yesterday.  It is now on my all time best movie list.  Very moving, what a heritage your family has.  You must be very proud of the sacrifices your Grandfather and Father made and what a transforming story about the Wadoni.

 

The PA-14 looks like an impressive bush plane, don't you think the Bearhawk would serve that mission similarly, probably better STOL and load carrying?  I think the rv-10 could as well, but would probably need some considerable gear beef-up and I'm not sure the low-wing would not serve too well on rugged strips.

 

best regards,

 

aj

schmoboy(at)cox.net
Guest

Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 10:38 am Post subject: End of the Spear

Jesse,



So, before I go see the movie, Nate is your Grandfather and Steve your 

father?



-Sean



aj wrote:

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 Jesse,

  

 I saw it yesterday.  It is now on my all time best movie list.  Very moving, what a heritage your family has.  You must be very proud of the sacrifices your Grandfather and Father made and what a transforming story about the Wadoni.

  

 The PA-14 looks like an impressive bush plane, don't you think the Bearhawk would serve that mission similarly, probably better STOL and load carrying?  I think the rv-10 could as well, but would probably need some considerable gear beef-up and I'm not sure the low-wing would not serve too well on rugged strips.

  

 best regards,

  

 aj

jesse(at)itecusa.org
Guest

Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2006 1:37 pm Post subject: End of the Spear

That's right.  



In response to AJ, no, I am not proud of my father or grandfather.  I try

not to be proud about anything.  I am just thankful to have had a front-row

seat in this story and I'm glad to see how accurately it is told on the

screen.



I don't know much about the Bearhawk.  There were only about 250 PA-14's

built and most of them that are still flying are in Alaska.  We had to pay

$65,000 for an old one that was in decent (but not great) shape with a

poorly-overhauled engine that had to be replaced right after our ferry

flight.



Actually, the RV-10 could make a decent bush plane.  It wouldn't hurt to

beef up the gear.  The wheel pants would have to go and be replaced by some

kind of "mud flap" to keep rocks and stuff from tearing up the bottom of the

fuse and wings.  It certainly would get you there and back a lot faster than

most bush planes, and would carry as much or more.  We have been thinking

about that and would like to see one flying into and out of the jungle in

Ecuador one day.  We will see.



Do not archive.



Jesse Saint

I-TEC, Inc.

jesse(at)itecusa.org

www.itecusa.org

Fax: 815-377-3694

 

I am in Ecuador until May, 2006.  If you have questions regarding I-TEC,

please call the office at 352-465-4545.  If you would like to talk to me,

please call me at 352-505-1899.  This number won't always be on, but it has

voicemail that will get to me in Ecuador.



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bbreckenridge(at)gmail.co
Guest

Posted: Mon Jan 23, 2006 8:01 pm Post subject: End of the Spear

Jesse;



Yes, my wife and I treated our neice to the show on Saturday night. 

We really enjoyed it.  I agree with Tim about the ending river scene. 

I also found the scene surrounding the spearing of the men really hard

to watch.



But, I gotta say, when I first saw that GPS antenna....!!!  I thought,

something sticky and yellow could've covered it!  Then, I tried to

think of all the Piper Cub owners I know, and how I needed to warn

them not to see the movie if they hold the little bush planes near to

their hearts.  Then, I realized, I don't know anybody that owns one!

Whew!



Thanks Jesse for the heads up on the film months ago.  Hope to meet

you some day.



Bruce

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