r/flightradar24 • u/Purple-Direction7775 • 1d ago

Wtf?

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u/Pope_Carl_the_69th 1d ago

He’s going the distance, he’s going for speed

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u/Scottyknuckle 1d ago

She's all alone (all alone) in her time of need

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u/dakidcasio 1d ago

Because he's racing and pacing and plotting the course

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u/EricHaley 1d ago

He’s fighting and biting and riding on his horse

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u/blackbird90 1d ago

He's going the distance!

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u/admode1982 21h ago

Ahhhh ahhhhh

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u/ACrucialTechII 20h ago

He's going for speeed!

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u/12LetterName 1d ago

I need your arms around me, I need to feel your touch.... No, wait....

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u/kazuma001 1d ago

And how much did you pay for the chunk of his guitar.

The one he ruthlessly smashed at the end of the show?

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u/TheCrick 22h ago

Now but I just want to play on my panpipes I just want to drink me some wine

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u/OnTheGround_BS 10h ago

He’s haunted by something he cannot define

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u/ViperidaeRex 5h ago

But do you recall, the most famous reindeer of all?

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u/Odd_Note5708 1d ago

Great to see Cake fans here !

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u/Phreaksangel 22h ago

I love the internet

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u/Due-Rutabaga-6309 1d ago

Short dress and a long jacket

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u/FingernailToothpicks 20h ago

She's trading her MG for a white Chrysler Le Baron.

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u/BlackDante 1d ago

It can find it's way. It can go the distance!

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u/Glittering_Yam_5613 20h ago

I wish them good luck

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u/Da1sgaard 1d ago

Is that the flight the 2024 flight sim missions are based on?

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u/DasLoki 1d ago

Was my first thought as well

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u/11b_Zac 6h ago

England to Dubai Cessna 172 ferry mission!

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u/fmjhp594 1d ago

Go little Cessna go! You got this!

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u/Regular-Cricket-4613 1d ago edited 19h ago

Probably a newer jet which got a registration that used to belong to a Cessna 172, and FlightRadar24's tail number source still had the old data and hasn't displayed an update yet for the new registration of that tail number.

I've seen this happen on FR24 a few times before. Not too uncommon.

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u/opteryx5 20h ago

Thanks, was curious about the actual explanation.

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u/dellenwood 18h ago

Same, had to scroll a bit to get to this, thank you!

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u/Limp_Mobile3105 5h ago

I muttered “someone must actually have a clue…” as I was scrolling 🤣😂

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u/yougotthesilver 4h ago

What you don't like a million stupid jokes?

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u/Intergalatic_Baker 8h ago

Hell, we had a wrecked plane with no wings attached to the front, saying it was flying 46,000ft over the Atlantic. We all had a chuckle and all agreed that someone should get a snap of it set up, you know…

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u/Mountain_Bag_2095 3m ago

Interesting, which countries recycle tail numbers? I’m pretty sure the CAA here in the U.K. don’t recycle them.

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u/CardboardTick 1d ago

Cessna is trying to get into the high flying club

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u/Scottyknuckle 1d ago edited 1d ago

slaps roof of Cessna

"this bad boy can cross so many oceans"

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u/VishwjeetChavan 1d ago

Best comment

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u/Mexicarspotter 1d ago

Probably Amelia Earhart's ghost

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u/hey_hey_hey_nike 1d ago

The little Cessna who believed he could.

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u/LonePilot1179 1d ago

When you put Jet-A1 in your Cessna…

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u/Western-Guy 11h ago

They don’t already?

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u/alex_brik_1007 10h ago

Small general aviation aircrafts usually use low lead gasoline

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u/Republic_Jamtland 1d ago

That's Santa under cover.

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u/charlogatos 1d ago

Or some elf's ....

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u/ThreeDawgs 23h ago

Rudolph is a big celebrity now, you think he flies himself home? Fuck no. He uses his private jet.

But it’s currently in for repair after hitting a flock of elves flying south for the summer so he’s back to the hobby Cessna.

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u/This-Clue-5013 1d ago

A little bit of cocaine and a dream ✨

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u/apworker37 23h ago

..shoved up the tailpipe.

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u/Waste-Contribution23 22h ago

I imagine this

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u/ptownb 19h ago

Lmaoooo

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u/2323-23 1d ago

Dream believe achieve

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u/Comfortable-Car-8730 1d ago

Me in GTA San Andreas with mods:

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u/Thin_Interaction5740 1d ago

Obviously a decepticon who chose the wrong disguise this morning...

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u/thekingdaddy69 1d ago

Probably a recently divorced dude, she took everything except his plane.

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u/Creepshow817 1d ago

Have yall seen the vid or heard the audio of the guy who stole a plane and was joy flying not knowing what he was doing and was telling flight command on the com if I land this will you give me a job.?And then killed himself. That’s a crazy conversation to hear.

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u/N0-0NE7123 1d ago

I just listened to the audio. It was kinda funny—the 'nah, I'm a white guy' part killed me.

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u/rumbleberrypie 23h ago

What audio is this? Name of the guy?

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u/ReasonableSauce 23h ago

Richard 'Beebo' Russell. Also got named the 'Sky King'. I'm sure if you look it up on youtube you will find audio and some visuals about it. A sad story, and kinda hard to listen to.

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u/Fun-Engine-5283 1d ago

It’s ok guys the Cessna wants to be like it’s bigger brothers and sisters.

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u/Active-Strawberry-37 1d ago

Pilot drank a Red Bull

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u/IcyCucumber6223 1d ago

He had to have air to air refueling support, probably a KC tanker from rejkavic and then newfoundland. 🤪

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u/Lord-Heller 1d ago

That is something :D

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u/Badrear 1d ago

Is this from the second season of that Walking Dead spinoff?

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u/dependently_hatless 1d ago

Darryl can obviously fly a plane, didn't you know? And knew how to maintain it, fuel it, fab up his own parts... etc... 😂😂

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u/ang20222 1d ago

Daryl Dixon. My thought too!

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u/Medical-Yogurt-333 1d ago

That's the guy MSFS24 career mode told us about

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u/Routine-Map75 23h ago

the little cesna that could

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u/ayyryan7 1d ago

Common sense would tell you that this is obviously not accurate.

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u/055F00 1d ago

Uncommon sense would tell you that this guy stole an engine from a dreamliner attached it to his cessna

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u/Kooky-Ad1849 1d ago

The correct answer.

If you're using strong adult beverages.

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u/_Reddit_2016 1d ago

It’s the other way around, he attached his Cessna to the Dreamliners engine

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u/ayyryan7 1d ago

Sounds valid to me

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u/Daaaniell 1d ago

How’s that uncommon?

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u/Iovemelikeyou 1d ago

common sense would let you laugh at humour

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u/fawnlake1 22h ago

Common sense? Sir this is Reddit!

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u/Polyphagous_person 1d ago

Was it Charles Lindbergh or Wrong Way Corrigan who peed in bottles when they flew a propeller plane across the Atlantic?

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u/Planeandaquariumgeek Planespotter 📷 1d ago

Whats the engine even running on? Probably just the Lord’s Prayer and crack

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u/Own_Weight1248 23h ago

Let's talk about cabin pressure..haha

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u/LAFter900 23h ago

He’s doing the new Microsoft flight sim 2024 missions

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u/Mohingan 1d ago

Must be a transferred registration that hasn’t updated on public registries yet

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u/CortezD-ISA 22h ago

Feels like military obfuscation, that’s a rather mighty error.

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u/Negative_Gas8782 9h ago

The little Cessna that could.

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u/Geebee_r1 1d ago

Ferry flight maybe?

BTW (on the topic), “Ferry Pilot - Nine Lives Over The North Atlantic” by Kerry McCauley is a pretty good ready about flying small GA aircraft across the pond.

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u/ForeignTax8837 1d ago

At 45,000 feet and in an aircraft not certified for flight in icing conditions?

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u/Ranger_Crazy_Joe 1d ago

External drop tanks for fuel? Haha kidding

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u/Thetechfo 1d ago

Someone got gifted a plane for Christmas and is taking it for a spin

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u/jonkolbe 1d ago

Maybe not a Cessna? 😆

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u/choronaco69 1d ago

Expliquennos a los que no sabemos nada

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u/Creepshow817 1d ago

I hope he didn’t have his Short skirt and Long Jacket on

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u/BucknastyDP 1d ago

he's got canards & 3 blades on the prop yo!

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u/DasFunktopus 1d ago

Impressive that a 172 can get that high, carrying such a hefty pair of big brass balls aloft like that.

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u/Ok_Implement3921 1d ago

Cross Country hours

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u/Wandering_Dirtbag 1d ago

43000 ft and 443 kts. Its the little Cessna that could. Thats got to be a record for a 172 right?

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u/sputnik1985uk 1d ago

Go little fella, go!!

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u/ArtemisiaTridentata_ 1d ago

I recommend the book Ferry Pilot. In it, the author has some pretty wild stories about taking single engine planes across the Atlantic…among other things.

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u/enkrypt3d 1d ago

how is a Cessna 172D doing 42K feet at 443 knots? wtf

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u/CortezD-ISA 20h ago

It can’t. No way.

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u/ywgflyer 20h ago

Probably a bizjet that's recently been registered, using a registration from a C172 that recently had its old registration cancelled and made available again.

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u/BelkanFighterPilot 1d ago

The D stands for “deez nuts”

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u/Apalis24a 22h ago

Good god, that’s some insane range for a Cessna 172! They must have replaced both the back seat and copilot seat with extra fuel tanks to squeeze out that much range!

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u/cheebee97 21h ago

the little cessna who could

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u/Sad_Zookeepergame570 19h ago

Obviously it's outfitted with a jet that runs on Christmas cheer

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u/HostAvailable1130 18h ago

Pilot: “tower I’m in a Cessna 172 fast, need to overtake the DC7 two miles out”

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u/Needchangee 18h ago

A one way journey

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u/Fluffy-Advantage5347 18h ago

I saw this guy's video, he went to india.

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u/Temporary-Jeweler-88 17h ago

Indiana Jones transition scene.

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u/MindBeginning5217 17h ago

Thinking there’s an error

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u/w1lnx 17h ago

That’s well beyond the capabilities of a C-172.

That means that either the C-172 is being ferried on another aircraft making the flight (not likely), or that the aircraft making that flight is spoofing an identity, or that it’s using a re-registered ID.

I’d go with the latter.

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u/Koolaid_Jef 17h ago

Could this be a ferry flight? I know they do it from LA to Hawaii but thus looks much longer than that

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u/Relevant_Sugar1284 17h ago

A real trooper 🫡

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u/Tay74 17h ago

The little plane who could

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u/National-Anybody6914 16h ago

ptfs ahh flight 💀

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u/Savings_Button_1984 14h ago

When he took MSFS 2024 Career mode seriously...

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u/EvabDaKing 13h ago

The longest flight in a C172 was over 30 days straight

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u/Letronell 12h ago

I am gonna ride, I am riding free

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u/ChuckyJa 10h ago

That's the new Boeing 172 300ER

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u/8kbr 10h ago

I did the same route in a small plane (not a Cessna but a Mooney). Well, apart from the 400+ knots and endless fuel, where mass & balance doesn’t matter, well, could be 😂.

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u/Weak_Break239 10h ago

The little Cessna that could

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u/ApacheCat99 8h ago

Yeah the new Skyhawk XLR

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u/fast_tt 8h ago

True story

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u/Perfect_Offer_3604 7h ago

HOW DOES HE HAVE ENOUGH FUEL????

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u/Top-Commander 6h ago

Brother's on a mission

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u/Thick_Olive_7117 5h ago

She called him shes at home and her parents are away

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u/CodeMonkeyPhoto 4h ago

Leroy Jenkins!!!

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u/Aggravating_Cry_6899 2h ago

How many air to air refuels will this take?

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u/vitcorleone 1h ago

Teleportation

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u/despsi 1h ago

A CESSNA?

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u/coolest35 1h ago

Didn't realize my flight sim was live streaming..

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u/TheHonPhilipBanks 58m ago

Mercator. That's like 4 miles.

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u/KanameChi 31m ago

FS24 career node

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u/--Fluxio-- 3m ago

It's msfs new delivery mission

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u/CallsignFlasback 1d ago

I cannot find this on fr24

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u/StoogeMcSphincter 1d ago

Pretty sure I saw a YouTube ad for a video of two guys flying from US to UAE in a plane like this. Maybe this is them?

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u/Rude-Avocado2772 1d ago

It is possible to cross the pond in a Cessna, except they don’t fly at 43,000ft or 443kts. Likely a military craft of some sort.

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u/VoStru 1d ago

Airwolf was a helicopter and went supersonic, so this must be possible ;)

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u/snowbum817 1d ago

Updated just for the mention of Airwolf!!