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Switching accounts
Posted 15 years agoHey all, just letting you know I will be soon switching my FA account over to a name I feel better personifies..or fursonifies me. I'll let you know more details as I get settled in, but I can tell you my new account name will be Perriwen, and most my stuff will be moved over to there!
Switching accounts
Posted 15 years agoHey all, just letting you know I will be soon switching my FA account over to a name I feel better personifies..or fursonifies me. I'll let you know more details as I get settled in, but I can tell you my new account name will be Perriwen, and most my stuff will be moved over to there!
Help get an F-105 flying again!
Posted 15 years agoThis week, Congress will be voting on allowing an F-105 Thunderchief to be turned into private hands for restoring back to airworthy status. The group in question already flies an F-4, A-4, B-24, B-25, B-17, and UH-1 among others, but they need YOUR help to make this happen! This will be the only flying F-105 in the world, and it will be at NO cost to the US tax payer. Help give the 'Thud' pilots the recognition they deserve with their own living history!
http://collingsfoundation.org/enews.....r_105.2010.htm
http://collingsfoundation.org/enews.....r_105.2010.htm
Getting to know you!
Posted 15 years agoSo..like..fill this out for me, and repost it so I can fill it out for you!
1. Your Name:
2. Age:
3. Single or Taken:
4. Favorite Film:
5. Favorite Song or Album:
6. Favorite Band/Artist:
7. Dirty or Clean:
8. Tattoos and/or Piercings:
9. Do we know each other outside of FA?
10. What's your philosophy on life?
11. Is the bottle half-full or half-empty?
12. Would you keep a secret from me if you thought it was in my best interest?
13. What is your favorite memory of us?
14. What is your favorite guilty pleasure?
15. Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you:
16. You can have three wishes (for yourself, so forget all the 'world peace etc' malarkey) - what are they?
17. Can we get together and make a cake?
18. Which country is your spiritual home?
19. What is your big weakness?
20. Do you think I'm a good person?
21. What was your best/favorite subject at school?
22. Describe your accent:
23. If you could change anything about me, would you?
24. What do you wear to sleep?
25. Trousers or skirts?
26. Cigarettes or alcohol?
27. If I only had one day to live, what would we do together?
28. Will you repost this so I can fill it out for you?
1. Your Name:
2. Age:
3. Single or Taken:
4. Favorite Film:
5. Favorite Song or Album:
6. Favorite Band/Artist:
7. Dirty or Clean:
8. Tattoos and/or Piercings:
9. Do we know each other outside of FA?
10. What's your philosophy on life?
11. Is the bottle half-full or half-empty?
12. Would you keep a secret from me if you thought it was in my best interest?
13. What is your favorite memory of us?
14. What is your favorite guilty pleasure?
15. Tell me one odd/interesting fact about you:
16. You can have three wishes (for yourself, so forget all the 'world peace etc' malarkey) - what are they?
17. Can we get together and make a cake?
18. Which country is your spiritual home?
19. What is your big weakness?
20. Do you think I'm a good person?
21. What was your best/favorite subject at school?
22. Describe your accent:
23. If you could change anything about me, would you?
24. What do you wear to sleep?
25. Trousers or skirts?
26. Cigarettes or alcohol?
27. If I only had one day to live, what would we do together?
28. Will you repost this so I can fill it out for you?
Attention..
Posted 15 years agoI only have one thing to say...
WHO DAT!?!?
That is all.
WHO DAT!?!?
That is all.
More surgery details
Posted 15 years agoSo, an update on the operation, which I now know will take place this coming Wednesday. Good news is, the operation is only supposed to take 20 minutes. Bad news is I'll be in the hospital most the day, and will likely not be around the next few days to heal up if I need to stay on bedrest. Worse news is, this may be an operation I'll need more than once, since it's only a temporary measure. Hoping for the best!
So...upcoming surgery
Posted 15 years agoWell, ladies and germs, I have an appointment Thursday morning with a surgeon to see if I'll need an operation (which my general doctor has told me I very likely will) to fix a very annoying (and embrassing) birth defect. I don't know much more other than that at the moment, so I will keep people posted as things happen. In the meantime, trying to stay calm and not get too stressed about this!
25th Wings Over Houston Anniversary Show full report Part 1
Posted 16 years agoA bit belated, but I thought some may be intersted in seeing a full report to go along with all the pictures.
The show started early with the usual radio controlled aircraft exhibitions. There wasn't much this year. Of interest was a witch on a broom, a flying lawn mower, and an f4F Wildcat that didn't have the prettiest landing. An RC-jet was supposed to be the finale, but it broke down before it took off.
After the National Anthem and a small jump by the ReMax skydivers, the show started out the way it should at that hour of the morning. The opening act was none other then the F/A-18F Super Hornet west coast demo team. The demo was one of the best I have seen from this jet, and was flown by a native Houstonian to boot. The demo was an indicator of the way the day would go-flowing fast, smooth, and with very little down time! I have to say, on one downside, it was a rather dry day, so even the Super Hornet, which typically produces a ton of vapor, didn't produce a whole lot. But, the aggressiveness and generous use of afterburners made up for it!
Right after the Super Hornet landed, the AC-47 and C-17 took to the air to set up for the Lifter's Legacy flight, and while they formed up and circled out in the distance, the US Coast Guard flew their normal simulated rescue. While interesting to see, there wasn't a whole lot to note in this demo. As soon as the HH-65 cleared the showline, the C-17 and C-47 moved in to perform the Lifter's Legacy flight, almost before the announcer even had time to call the crowd's attention to them! This was my first time seeing this formation, and although it was mostly back-lit with their passes coming from right-to-left, seeing the size differences between these aircraft was quite a sight. They flew three passes, then broke to land. The AC-47 taxied off, but the C-17 took right off again to perform it's full demonstration. I have to say, this was the best C-17 demo I have seen so far, as the crew from Altus was not quite as hesitant to push the aircraft to the limit like the McQuire crew seemed to be in years past. That being said, seeing something so massive nearly flying like a fighter, and needing so little runway space to take off and land is something that needs to be seen to be believed!
When the C-17 landed, it was time for the first civilian performance of the day, with local John Mohr doing a brief aerobatic flight. Immediately following him, the P-47 Thunderbolt launched, with the A-10 Warthog following. This was my first time seeing the East Coast A-10 demo team with their signature 'shark-mouthed' jet since the team briefly stood down in 2005, and 'Dusty' was the day's demo pilot. Again, it was a fantastic performance, and the pyrotechnics used in the routine really added to it! (for my brief video of his simulated bomb run, click here: http://www.asb.tv/videos/view.php?v=fb2175ee ) To conclude his performance, he formed up with the P-47, a locally based one, as well, to fly the first official ACC Heritage Flight of the day. Seeing the old and the new Thunderbolt flying together to the tune of Dwayne O' Brian's 'We Remember' is something that won't be soon forgotten, and their perfect cross-over break to end the routine capitalized on the moment.
Once more, there was no down time, and as soon as they landed, 'Mr. Air Show' Gene Soucey took to the air for a teaser performance, minus his wing walker. Of an interesting note, due to the wind, the smoke from his take off was blown right towards the crowd and to make it more amusing, the A-10 and P-47 had to taxi right through all of it. Gene is one of those, who, while he's a local, is a world legend on the air show circuit, and is capable of making that fat biplane of his do things it really shouldn't be able to do!
Right after Gene, it was a Houston first. Normally, the AH-64 demo is a single aircraft just strutting around some. This year, two Apaches popped up to wreak some havoc on the field with the help of the Tora pyro team. Seeing an Apache fly at an air show itself is rare, seeing two do a simulated attack is doubly so, and seeing two do an attack with full pyro is an almost unheard of treat! And keeping with the close-air support spirit, as soon as they cleared, the AV-8B Harrier roared into the air. On top of demonstrating the harrier's rare abilities, the perfection of the weather was also shown when the pilot was able to make two vertical landings without bouncing the jet-something that the pilot was even stunned at!
That's a quick run down of the first half of the show...second half will be posted soon!
The show started early with the usual radio controlled aircraft exhibitions. There wasn't much this year. Of interest was a witch on a broom, a flying lawn mower, and an f4F Wildcat that didn't have the prettiest landing. An RC-jet was supposed to be the finale, but it broke down before it took off.
After the National Anthem and a small jump by the ReMax skydivers, the show started out the way it should at that hour of the morning. The opening act was none other then the F/A-18F Super Hornet west coast demo team. The demo was one of the best I have seen from this jet, and was flown by a native Houstonian to boot. The demo was an indicator of the way the day would go-flowing fast, smooth, and with very little down time! I have to say, on one downside, it was a rather dry day, so even the Super Hornet, which typically produces a ton of vapor, didn't produce a whole lot. But, the aggressiveness and generous use of afterburners made up for it!
Right after the Super Hornet landed, the AC-47 and C-17 took to the air to set up for the Lifter's Legacy flight, and while they formed up and circled out in the distance, the US Coast Guard flew their normal simulated rescue. While interesting to see, there wasn't a whole lot to note in this demo. As soon as the HH-65 cleared the showline, the C-17 and C-47 moved in to perform the Lifter's Legacy flight, almost before the announcer even had time to call the crowd's attention to them! This was my first time seeing this formation, and although it was mostly back-lit with their passes coming from right-to-left, seeing the size differences between these aircraft was quite a sight. They flew three passes, then broke to land. The AC-47 taxied off, but the C-17 took right off again to perform it's full demonstration. I have to say, this was the best C-17 demo I have seen so far, as the crew from Altus was not quite as hesitant to push the aircraft to the limit like the McQuire crew seemed to be in years past. That being said, seeing something so massive nearly flying like a fighter, and needing so little runway space to take off and land is something that needs to be seen to be believed!
When the C-17 landed, it was time for the first civilian performance of the day, with local John Mohr doing a brief aerobatic flight. Immediately following him, the P-47 Thunderbolt launched, with the A-10 Warthog following. This was my first time seeing the East Coast A-10 demo team with their signature 'shark-mouthed' jet since the team briefly stood down in 2005, and 'Dusty' was the day's demo pilot. Again, it was a fantastic performance, and the pyrotechnics used in the routine really added to it! (for my brief video of his simulated bomb run, click here: http://www.asb.tv/videos/view.php?v=fb2175ee ) To conclude his performance, he formed up with the P-47, a locally based one, as well, to fly the first official ACC Heritage Flight of the day. Seeing the old and the new Thunderbolt flying together to the tune of Dwayne O' Brian's 'We Remember' is something that won't be soon forgotten, and their perfect cross-over break to end the routine capitalized on the moment.
Once more, there was no down time, and as soon as they landed, 'Mr. Air Show' Gene Soucey took to the air for a teaser performance, minus his wing walker. Of an interesting note, due to the wind, the smoke from his take off was blown right towards the crowd and to make it more amusing, the A-10 and P-47 had to taxi right through all of it. Gene is one of those, who, while he's a local, is a world legend on the air show circuit, and is capable of making that fat biplane of his do things it really shouldn't be able to do!
Right after Gene, it was a Houston first. Normally, the AH-64 demo is a single aircraft just strutting around some. This year, two Apaches popped up to wreak some havoc on the field with the help of the Tora pyro team. Seeing an Apache fly at an air show itself is rare, seeing two do a simulated attack is doubly so, and seeing two do an attack with full pyro is an almost unheard of treat! And keeping with the close-air support spirit, as soon as they cleared, the AV-8B Harrier roared into the air. On top of demonstrating the harrier's rare abilities, the perfection of the weather was also shown when the pilot was able to make two vertical landings without bouncing the jet-something that the pilot was even stunned at!
That's a quick run down of the first half of the show...second half will be posted soon!
Rant!
Posted 16 years agoOnce upon a time, people in my hobby, known as plane spotters, were rather welcome in the Houston area. The airport I shoot at had been very friendly...the pilots would love to come up and chat, they'd wave as they came by, it was a very open, welcome environment to people like me. Well, in the last few weeks, something rather drastic has changed what was the norm over the last two and a half years. Pilots are starting to become increasingly paranoid and closed off...when they used to come up and have a friendly chat, they now come up and say things like 'you're freaking us out', 'you can keep doing what you're doing, I don't mind that, as long as you aren't anywhere around this aircraft (even if it is parked in a designated public viewing spot), not to mention the waves are becoming replaced by dirty looks. The actions of people like me haven't changed one bit, and yet the aviation world is growing more and more hostile. Some will give the excuse that "you're the papaprazzi" (even after you explain you're shooting artistic photos of the plane, and not the people), and others get more ludicrous, like they think we are plotting something sadistic. Why can't people use common sense these days, or at least realize they true, harmless, sometimes beneficial nature of people in this sort of hobby? Especially those of us who have been at it for so long unhasseled...ARRRRGH!
Lost my job..
Posted 16 years agoWell, this has been a long and unhappy day. Early this morning, my place of work gave me a call for an all-hands meeting this afternoon. The manager didn't want to tell me what was going on over the phone, which was bad news. The worst suspicions were confirmed when I got there and saw the chairs had been stacked, the salad bar was dismanteled, and the menus were taken down. Long story short, cooperate finally decided to shut the place down, and last night was the final night of operation. The managers made it sound like we were almost assured a job elsewhere, but...so many people were applying to the open locations I don't see them having room for everyone. Which sucks, I had enough trouble finding -this- job with a place in trouble..granted, it wasn't pleasant, but at least it was an income. For now..things are pretty uncertain.
More on this as things unfold.
More on this as things unfold.
So much for that idea. <.<
Posted 16 years agoWell, I thought the ask me anything journal was going to be a good idea...buuut...at a month and not a single response, guess I was wrong. D: Shame on you all. Shame I say! :O
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Ask me anything, aka, time to join the fad.
Posted 16 years agoI've noticed a wave of these popping up from various people, and seeing as how I noticed I hardly ever post a journal, I decided to go ahead and give this a go and see how it goes. Basically, just ask me anything about me that comes to mind and I'll try my best to answer, and maybe reveal myself to be more then 'that quiet guy who posts aircraft pictures a lot'!
So, I had to do it. <.<
Posted 17 years agoComment on and I shalllllll.......
a) tell you how I know you
b) associate you with something - fandom, a song, a colour, a photo, etc.,
c) tell you something I like about you,
d) tell you a memory I have of you,
e) ask something I've always wanted to know about you,
f) tell you my favorite pic of yours,
g) in return, you must post this in your journal.
a) tell you how I know you
b) associate you with something - fandom, a song, a colour, a photo, etc.,
c) tell you something I like about you,
d) tell you a memory I have of you,
e) ask something I've always wanted to know about you,
f) tell you my favorite pic of yours,
g) in return, you must post this in your journal.
