Parrothead Jeff

Yes, Aviation Nation 2008 has come and gone and I’m still recovering. I seriously need to quit driving a desk so much
The performers were great as were the static displays. Communications broke down now and again with the whole volunteer gig, but I had a wonderful time overall.
I promise to write [...]

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I’m off to Nellis for to volunteer and help make the airshow happen
See y’all tonight!

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You know, the ones that remind you that it don’t get much better than that? Here’s two from Nellis that reminded me of just how nice it can be to kick back on the flghtline on a cool fall/winter evening when the hustle and bustle of an airshow are done for the day [...]

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I was checking out my own blog to make sure things were working OK and looked right when I took a good look at this pic:

Yep, that’s one of the random header pics for this blog and I immediately thought about how that was one of the good times and it don’t get much better [...]

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Author’s note - This was all pretty much finished on Sunday, but it’s taken a while to get the pics uploaded and properly edited. I’ll try to get the video up soon.
Yeah, it was a busy weekend, but it was worth it all around :thumb: ! This is a bit of a long [...]

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This is going to be a very busy weekend indeed, but a very good one as well !
Today will see me leave work at noon, drive directly to Fontana, and hang out with one of my very best friends - Adrienne! Tomorrow morning (weather depending) will find us at the Planes of Fame [...]

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So this is the New Year. 2007 is past and 2008 is still ahead - all 365 days, 22 hours, and 50 minutes of it as I write this. 2007 was a heck of a ride and I’m hoping to make 2008 my best year yet !
So much happened in 2007, both [...]

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OK, so I’ve finally gotten around to writing up my piece on Aviation Nation 2007 To sum up the entire airshow is very difficult, but I think it’s best said that it was one of the best airshows if not THE BEST I’ve been to in many years, possibly the best ever [...]

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OK, I’ve been a bit slow in posting - and I apologize to the loyal readers I’m sure are out there ! Aviation Nation took a whole lot out of me and I’ve been working on getting the images from the digital camera tweaked just right (rotate to level, crop to make it [...]

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Well, I wasn’t feeling too good this morning, so I was running a bit late - showed up in the parking lot around 0930. Boarded the bus at about 1030. Arrived at chalets at around 1100. At least there were a couple of cool planes flying over - the WWII bombers [...]

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Well, I finally got a ride to the flight line - with airshow narrator Gordon Boman Jones
Lots of working with bicycle fence, also lots of cool stuff in the air and on the ground. I’m only posting a few pictures right now as I’m in a hurry, but there will be more [...]

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Well, I arrived at the welcome center for the volunteers, got my credentials, and was promptly left behind while I was in disposed when the last bus left.
Thankfully, I’ve got good access to a computer here and was able to find the proper phone numbers .
Now I’m just waiting on a ride - it’ll [...]

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Blogging has been spotty lately, but I think that’s just due to me trying to lower my caffeine intake and actually sleep . Don’t expect too much this weekend - it’s Nellis time!
Plans for this weekend include waking up in about 3.5 hours, driving up to the meeting point for volunteers, and working [...]

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Support Equipment Update
As we might have shared on the website, Infinity Entertainment is committed to creating an experience for airshow fans that goes far beyond any single performance. Access to both the airshow aircraft, the support aircraft, to the team members and to the support equipment is a philosophy we are committed to once we [...]

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Was FSS At Fault In Camp David TFR Incursions?
Congressman Says Briefers Didn’t Give Pilots NOTAM Information
ANN REALTIME REPORTING 10.12.07 1650 EDT: Well… this changes things. According to a report in the Federal Times, pilots who busted a temporary flight restriction last weekend over Camp David weren’t alerted to the restrictions by flight service briefers… because [...]

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FOXNews.com - Antique Air Show Planes Forced to Land Because of President’s No-Fly Zone - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News
The president’s security no-fly air zone was extended Sunday and included the Hagerstown event, but at least four pilots of antique airplanes who were supposed to join the charity show [...]

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Steve Hinton and Fighter Rebuilders
Penhall liked the kids, and ended up letting Hinton fly his Mustang. “The deal was if I took care of it, I could fly it, so I did that,” he said. Of course, the F-86s he worked on had a special place in Hinton’s heart. Unfortunately, business wasn’t picking up as [...]

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Turbine Toucan - Tractor Trailer News
More great news from Kevin Kervinen and Team Toucan! Not only has the Turbine Toucan come a long way in a short time, but the rest of the support structure necessary to take their show on the road is coming along nicely as well. Here’s hoping I get [...]

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BD-MICRO - BD-5J

I’ve always wanted one of these, well ever since I saw the Bud Light Silver Bullet microjet at airshows when I was growing up. Sure, I knew about the one in the James Bond movie Octopussy, but that didn’t have the cool factor it does now. I just knew it was [...]

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