tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post4997066214702819289..comments2024-03-28T06:59:58.652-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Airport FestivitiesOldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-3426233991209136942015-09-07T19:11:36.443-07:002015-09-07T19:11:36.443-07:00Hatch/Door, Ladder/Stairs, Deck/Floor, Boat/Ship, ...Hatch/Door, Ladder/Stairs, Deck/Floor, Boat/Ship, Picky about terminology, Nah, By the time I finished my second Joint tour, I was pretty fluent in Navy terminology and had made some inroads into Navy Acronyms. Not fluent, mind you, but able to distinguish who I needed to be more careful about, CincPacFlt or ComDesGru. juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-18940476690344844082015-09-07T14:45:56.686-07:002015-09-07T14:45:56.686-07:00Who? "Us" picky about terminology??? :-)...Who? "Us" picky about terminology??? :-) That's definitely worth skipping lunch for! :-D Great pics too!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-23819306886690897172015-09-07T14:03:35.536-07:002015-09-07T14:03:35.536-07:00I was kidding.I was kidding.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-23904463273949101942015-09-07T13:41:38.883-07:002015-09-07T13:41:38.883-07:00Yeah, the drought has been especially bad for you ...Yeah, the drought has been especially bad for you guys. Wildfires especially.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-21530586437630612162015-09-07T13:39:58.193-07:002015-09-07T13:39:58.193-07:00No, I don't think I'd enjoy riding in a cr...No, I don't think I'd enjoy riding in a crop duster (Piloting maybe). Riding in a firebomber no way!juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-31732173917712614952015-09-07T13:10:22.115-07:002015-09-07T13:10:22.115-07:00Yes, they're still doing that, at least at the...Yes, they're still doing that, at least at the flight school I'm attending. There's quite a collection up on the wall.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146728790019377401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-34652575554426266662015-09-07T12:25:48.832-07:002015-09-07T12:25:48.832-07:00When I first moved here to the North State, CDF, C...When I first moved here to the North State, CDF, CalFire's precursor, flew B-17s for fighting wildfires. <br />So we saw them all of the time.<br />Now we see a lot of DC-6s, DC-7s, P3s, P2s and Stoofs.<br /> (not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-63147989116222762002015-09-07T12:15:16.141-07:002015-09-07T12:15:16.141-07:00Look in your email.Look in your email.Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-13984347234766877662015-09-07T12:04:39.843-07:002015-09-07T12:04:39.843-07:00That link only works for you WSF, unless you'r...That link only works for you WSF, unless you're willing to share your password. Which I sincerely doubt.<br /><br />Regards, SargeOldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-3746725689996474812015-09-07T11:39:27.328-07:002015-09-07T11:39:27.328-07:00Be careful what you wish for. I had ONE experience...Be careful what you wish for. I had ONE experience involving firebombing and WWII aircraft. Never again but a ride in the B-17 on a nice sunny day would be good.<br />https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5926528617816553064#editor/target=post;postID=1767792065088013055;onPublishedMenu=allposts;onClosedMenu=allposts;postNum=1;src=postnameWell Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-82579246155386179562015-09-07T11:17:20.003-07:002015-09-07T11:17:20.003-07:00Thanks
It'll come sooner than you think. I ...Thanks<br />It'll come sooner than you think. I don't know if it still is the tradition, but on your very first solo, they used to cut the shirt tale off sign it and annotate date and tail #.. Just in case, I'd wear an old shirt.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-50235957760456239492015-09-07T11:08:45.922-07:002015-09-07T11:08:45.922-07:00Darn nice pics.
Yes, I knew that about the entry ...Darn nice pics.<br /><br />Yes, I knew that about the entry pattern. Did it once under instructor guidance, but I'm still awhile from doing it all on my own.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146728790019377401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-87433152020482391152015-09-07T10:23:06.213-07:002015-09-07T10:23:06.213-07:00It is irritating though, especially when you'v...It is irritating though, especially when you've made a particularly insightful comment.<br /><br />And you're right, I oscillate between 6 and 60 when I'm around old planes (or at least that's what the wife tells me!)juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-2468892112846585852015-09-07T10:13:15.256-07:002015-09-07T10:13:15.256-07:00Log in first, then comment. It is Blogger's wa...Log in first, then comment. It is Blogger's way, not ours.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-58420639181829085922015-09-07T09:55:42.468-07:002015-09-07T09:55:42.468-07:00I had a bunch of comments and this particular site...I had a bunch of comments and this particular site has a nasty habit. I dutifully key in my comments - hit submit - -it then goes to a page wanting me to log in. Hit back page, and comments are gone to the bit bucket. <br /><br />Have to learn to copy before I hit submit <br /><br />Anyway the sight of planes like this bring out the 6 year old in some of us :-) Williamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05720206407574457665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-22857214180852566102015-09-07T08:35:12.494-07:002015-09-07T08:35:12.494-07:00Thought you might enjoy them.
Yeah, and I loved t...Thought you might enjoy them.<br /><br />Yeah, and I loved the folks running out onto the taxiway. "Hey let me get an up close picture of that airplane with those spinny prop things and its nose stuck way high in the air so the pilot can't see me." Pretty sure they're the same people that would sue the snot out of someone if they got hurt.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-37265593517873988452015-09-07T08:25:05.861-07:002015-09-07T08:25:05.861-07:00Nothing like starting the day with some "old ...Nothing like starting the day with some "old timey" aircraft.<br /><br />And don't you just love the people maneuvering for a photo op who act like they are the only people on the planet? There are times when I've wished for a coaxial MG just to clear a path, so to speak.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-5518341127260925242015-09-07T05:57:42.938-07:002015-09-07T05:57:42.938-07:00They do have a very distinctive sound! A very rhy...They do have a very distinctive sound! A very rhythmic thrumming. <br />Didn't get any pictures of the SNJ. Just as it was coming in to land, the wife called and needed help at her store. Ah well... juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-34447514026298163442015-09-07T05:41:47.680-07:002015-09-07T05:41:47.680-07:00Great pics of the old birds. When I was a kid in F...Great pics of the old birds. When I was a kid in Florida, they used B-17s for spraying against Fruit Flies. They'd go over at about 500 feet. Never forgot that sound. Glad you remembered proper nomenclature for the SNJ ;-).Captain Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17297301009511642108noreply@blogger.com