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Re: Jeff’s Previous Post and just plain hot

Today at Falcon. Just after I got to the parking lot. Got him strapped in and the ladder off. Hot back there. The engine is started by a small turbine that can put out a lot of heat in it’s own right! Ryan up there working hard and the Tech Rep, John having a laugh. [...]

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Utah Vacation Saga Post Three – North To Salt Lake City!!!

Sorry for the delay, but I’ve been trying to get all the pics uploaded to save time on the back side for each of the posts to come in the future.  Hopefully I’ll be able to get the rest of the posts up in the next couple of days   I’ve also managed to get [...]

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Falcon, part two

I didn’t think it was getting that thin!  Oh Well. Such is life Weapons guys. Just thought I would toss a few more out there for your viewing enjoyment.

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Picture(s) A Day – 26 July 2010

I’m finally getting around to going through some of the boxes in my apartment and I’m finding some pretty cool stuff   Just the other day I found most of my patch collection and I was wondering what to do with ‘em… And then I remembered all the space I have on the walls of [...]

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Super Duper Fire Fighter

Conversion done by Evergreen at Marana, AZ. Normally the field there is a boneyard, where airplanes go to die. But Evergreen has a large facility there doing maintenance and conversions. This is the most interesting conversion since the Aero Space Lines 377 Guppy and Super Guppy. It is a serious fire bomber. But don’t look [...]

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The Dry Lake

From a hill top at Edwards. I was showing the daughter around one day last week. Certifiable. The absolute middle of nowhere! This is the lake bed that the shuttle uses when it has to divert from Florida due to weather. It is resurfaced by the winter rains.

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Picture(s) A Day – 26 June 2010

Well, it’s been a while since I’ve posted, but I finally managed to get a few pictures for y’all Saving money has been my biggest concern lately – I’ve even refrained from shooting for the most part   Yeah, the Strip has been off limits for the most part   Still, trips to Infinite Arms [...]

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For ****’* and Giggles

It is what it is. This is 38 years ago. Not funny. I was the first male member of my family on my Dad’s side to formally graduate from high school. And no, I did not have to shave! The Missus. Pat, Brian, Me, The CO(I don’t remember his name) Amanda in front. In the [...]

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From the past

The following are some pics that I took in 1980 with a Yashica TL Electro 35mm SLR. I scanned the prints so they are not the best. But these few pictures are representative of a life that I chose so very long ago. The Black and White of eight of us Argonauts is an official [...]

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Area 51 Refugee – Close Encounters of the Blackbird Kind!

Did that title get your attention ? These pics are a couple of years old now, but I hope to add some more new ones in the next year or so.  All were taken at the March Field Air Museum in southern California on a couple of different visits.  There are no Blackbirds in or [...]

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