Texas Spring/Summer Thread

[pacerron]

OK, last one, because I am running out of my data plan for this billing cycle, but wanted everyone to see that I got to hang around with the neatest folks when I was in Oshkosh. I know that I was with the best looking guys anyway, and can say that they were definitely awesome pilots!

Oh, and pacerron, do "peanut fares" still exist? I had a vision that those were in the 70s.

Not as such, but that was the beginning of deregulation and discount airline marketing, that grew into other techniques such as frequent flyer miles, etc.
Since you wore a Texas International cap to Oshkosh and have so much desire for the RV-6 with a similar paint, I wonder if you were a pilot for
TIA/Continental during part of your career?
Without digging back in the thread, I recall you saying something about being a pilot for over 30 years and getting your license while in college.
That would be the mid 80's which is when TIA became Continental.

If your ISP charges you for uploads, you could save a little by straightening and cropping your scans before uploading. Your last image was 2336 x 1690 pixels, most of which was white uncropped space. 383 kb.
Just cropping away the white reduces it to 860 x 660 pixels and 140 kb.
A savings of 243 kb. Not a lot for today's broadband but it becomes quite cumulative if you upload many pictures.
Almost everyone, particularly us old folks, enjoy looking at pictures of years past, so upload more when you can.
Ron

 

[jinman]

Brandi, I think I'd need a heck of a lot of pressure to get enough flow from my hoses. Maybe I could do it with a RC boat and a GI Joe action toy.

 

[bindian]

Brandi, I think I'd need a heck of a lot of pressure to get enough flow from my hoses. Maybe I could do it with a RC boat and a GI Joe action toy.

Jim,
If that is the case............just buy a water wiggle.:laughing: Remember them?:confused3:
hugs, Brandi

 

[farmgirl19]

pacerron; I have a 4G connect card. No dsl or other where I am now. And, I am MUCH better with an old taildragger than I am with modern technology. So, scannig and moving the pics to where I can find then to post is doing pretty good, for me! :laughing: Thanks for cleaning it up and the info though. While I am waiting to begin a new billing cycle, I'll try to go through more pics, and see what I have that could be of interest.

*That being said, if any of the rest of you get tired of my stuff, feel free to say so. I won't be offended. But I'll try to add to pics, etc., as long as there is interest.*

How long have you known Homer? You knew that was *his* rv6, so I "assume" you were in Texas hanging out with some of the pilots. I would have guessed TIA for you too. Not everyone would recognize that paint scheme, after all of these years!

As far as TIA/CAL, I was part of that "family" until 1983, however I was not flying for them. I flew for the old FAL, until PeopleExpress came in and messed that up too, and it became part of CAL. CH.11 was not a good thing for ANYONE, except for possibly a few select shareholders and the likes of Lorenzo. Lifetime ago, but was a huge part of me switching careers for a living. I have done some "flying and approaches" in a Boeing 737 simulator, to stay as current as possible, but it isn't an every 6 months check. I am still comfortable that I could get the aircraft on course, and on the ground, should I ever need to, and do it pretty well too! I am pretty confident I wouldn't land on the nosegear!

Funny, I can still give you the engine out procedure for the DC-3, and the CV-600/640, off the top of my head, even in my sleep! But the new stuff on i-pads, etc., for the Jeppesen's would be the hard part of getting back "up to speed". Of course, if I ever had to take over a commercial flight, I could always just ask for vectors! :laughing:

I was sure thinking that you had a Piper Super Cruiser, at one time. Maybe I have you confused with someone else.

 

[Bird]

I have done some "flying and approaches" in a Boeing 737 simulator

The only simulator I ever "flew" was one time in an F86 at Perrin AFB out of Sherman in 1958.:laughing:

 

[farmgirl19]

For the pilots on this thread. This was sent to me by a very dear friend. Pacerron, I think you will like it, especially.



Once the wings go on, they never come off whether they can be seen or not. It fuses to the soul through adversity, fear and adrenaline, and no one who has ever worn them with pride, integrity and guts can ever sleep through the 'call of the wild' that wafts through bedroom windows in the deep of the night.
When a good flyer leaves the 'job' and retires, many are jealous, some are pleased and yet others, who may have already retired, wonder. We wonder if he knows what he is leaving behind, because we already know. We know, for example, that after a lifetime of camaraderie that few experience, it will remain as a longing for those past times. We know in the world of flying, there is a fellowship which lasts long after the flight suits are hung up in the back of the closet. We know even if he throws them away, they will be on him with every step and breath that remains in his life. We also know how the very bearing of the man speaks of what he was and in his heart still is.
Because we flew, we envy no man on earth.
-Author Unknown

 

[farmgirl19]

Check out the Beech 18!

Thats one CRAZY BEECH 18! - YouTube

 

[farmgirl19]

And a *stock* Stearman!

John Mohr Stearman PT-17 Sun N Fun 2013 - YouTube

 

[farmgirl19]

https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=618092801551323

Not a big deal visual, but under IFR, and at night, might make it a different "can o' worms"!

 

[pacerron]

As far as TIA/CAL, I was part of that "family" until 1983, however I was not flying for them. I flew for the old FAL, until PeopleExpress came in and messed that up too, and it became part of CAL. CH.11 was not a good thing for ANYONE, except for possibly a few select shareholders and the likes of Lorenzo. Lifetime ago, but was a huge part of me switching careers for a living.

For those who might be interested in what FG19 has been describing and the timeline for such this piece puts it all together, including names she has mentioned and the good and bad results of deregulation.:confused3:
Rise and fall of Frontier and PEOPLExpress.
The Rise and Fall of PEOPLExpress | Airliners.net