Texas Spring/Summer Thread

[farmgirl19]

Now I wanna go to a night time airshow. Watching that video is mesmerizing and the music great.
hugs, Brandi

Too late to plan for this year, but maybe for 2014 or 2015 we can make a party trip to Oshkosh! I'll bet you and I could have a blast looking at old aircraft, bindian! Maybe make a TBN, Texas group party of it!

 

[Bird]

I flew into Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Ketchikan in land aircraft. Great places, for sure. Would go back in a heartbeat, in the summer. From Ketchikan to Bell Island, float plane only, as with many other islands. Thus begins an "addiction".

I think Alaska is a BEAUTIFUL state, with an assortment of neat aircraft. I have an old college class-mate living and working in Fairbanks now.

I've only been in a float plane once and that was a Cessna 210 from Lake Hood in Anchorage out to a wilderness lake and back.

I've only been in Alaska during the summer myself, but my Dad always hated winters in Texas and Oklahoma, loved the summers, didn't have air-conditioning in the house or in his business, said air-conditioning wasn't needed, but he and Mother moved to Anchorage in October, 1965, lived there until the Spring of 1972, and then still went back every summer for several more years. I knew my Dad always liked hunting and fishing, but could hardly believe he'd enjoy being out in the snow hunting moose, caribou, snowshoe hares, etc.

 

[farmgirl19]

If it weren't for the drag, bird, I'd say we need to get a really neat float plane for our TBN Texas group going to Oshkosh. If course, it might take us a couple of months to get there, with those pontoons hanging underneath us! However, with enough time to plan for the "pay hit", I'd be willing to make that trek! We'd sure have fun anyway!

 

[farmgirl19]

Ok, since y'all have been nice, I'll post some pics from Oshkosh, and me and the J-3 Cub, and a couple of others. I grant you, the last stop was due to a fog bank, so had no chance to get a motel room to clean up and try to look good. I was just trying to get the aircraft there before the judging was going on. (What I was supposed to do!) So, the pics (of me) leave a LOT to be desired, but I still wouldn't take a million dollars for the experience and trip! First one to make a tacky remark, buys the booze for the rest of us in a couple of years!

If I look horrible, ask me what I had for instruments and ability to get there. 3 days in the air, is not good for one's looks, just for one's soul!

PS. Pacerron, is the cap familiar? :laughing:

 

[RobertBrown]

Ever been to Sun and Fun?
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[farmgirl19]

It is in FTW this year, so I'll be there! Maybe we can have the first TBN "meet up" be there in Oct.!

EDIT: Beg your pardon, that isn't Oct. this year, rather next Spring. I know fun is coming up Oct,, this year a FTW, and I plan to attend

 

[jinman]

Again, nice photos FG. Remember, this is TBN, we like girls who have dirty hands and less-than-perfect hair.

My wife had my grandson to the doctor this afternoon for a sports physical. I got a ton of stuff done in town early afternoon (recorded a deed and got my new driver's license). While my wife was gone with my grandson, I started making bread and butter squash pickles. She got home and we just finished up. We canned a gallon of yellow squash pickles and a gallon of zucchini pickles. I think I used about half the squash we had and the neighbor stopped by to take some and some tomatoes. The garden waits for no man. It just keeps cranking out veggies and I have to keep up or be covered.

 

[RobertBrown]

My friend has had three taildraggers, 2 Aeronca's, a Chief, and a Champ, and now he has an Interstate. I've flown with him many times.
Few people understand the difficulty in landing a taildragger. But once you've landed in a crosswind, you get it...it's crystal clear.

 

[RobertBrown]

Again, nice photos FG. Remember, this is TBN, we like girls who have dirty hands and less-than-perfect hair.

My wife had my grandson to the doctor this afternoon for a sports physical. I got a ton of stuff done in town early afternoon (recorded a deed and got my new driver's license). While my wife was gone with my grandson, I started making bread and butter squash pickles. She got home and we just finished up. We canned a gallon of yellow squash pickles and a gallon of zucchini pickles. I think I used about half the squash we had and the neighbor stopped by to take some and some tomatoes. The garden waits for no man. It just keeps cranking out veggies and I have to keep up or be covered.

How about sharing the pickling recipe?....I'd rather just have the pickles :thumbsup::dance1:

 

[jinman]

How about sharing the pickling recipe?....I'd rather just have the pickles :thumbsup::dance1:

Robert, we had some pickling mix from Walmart that needed to be used, so we just used that. No mystery to our recipe. I hope it's good. We'll know in 3 to 5 days.