@JWilsonphoto@@@ shared this: JWilsonphoto wrote:
...sorry we've lost a few good group members along the way due to political positions...
I offer the simple concept that posters should leave politics for other venues/threads, by their own choice and you bleat "censorship". I know it's a complex concept... Politics has caused good group members to be "lost", how 'bout we just agree to leave our politics to FaceBook, Twitter and Parler and not have that problem? If it's not important than no big deal. Just offering a simple solution to a simple problem.
BTW, I spent some time in the KSAT terminal yesterday afternoon on a turn out of KLAS. I wanted to see for myself the mayhem @JWilsonphoto@ spoke of. It was pretty quiet, no feces or urine in the hallways, no bathroom fornication, no death and destruction. I was expecting it to look like the Capitol on 1/6 with crap smeared on the walls, windows and doors broken out and a bunch of LBP parading around with Mexican flags. Boy, was I disappointed. Those folks got a long way to go before they can be considered "patriots".
I spent 20 years working the border with the US Customs Service and then CBP. The understanding of the issues and facts in general by the average person (including the MA2A posters) is laughable.
I'll give you two simple facts to mull over...
The government travel voucher program for asylum applicants (whom are in the country legally) is not the brainchild of, nor was it originated by the current administration.
The number of illegal aliens present in the US due to EWI (entry without inspection, the people that are vilified as drug dealers, criminals and rapists) is significantly less than the numbers present due to visa overstays.
I don't think so, but let me look. He trained at Glenview NAS north of Chicago and carrier qualified on Lake Michigan, on the Wolverine I believe. Got some time in SNJ's along the way. He told me that they would wake the student pilots upon the middle of the night when thunderstorms were kicking up, so they could get some "actual"...........................
North Texas train fans will get a treat on Friday afternoon when the world's largest steam locomotive chugs through. I already have my spot picked out. Coincidentally it's about a three minute walk from Jennifer's little ranch.
I offer the simple concept that posters should leave politics for other venues/threads, by their own choice and you bleat "censorship". I know it's a complex concept... Politics has caused good group members to be "lost", how 'bout we just agree to leave our politics to FaceBook, Twitter and Parler and not have that problem? If it's not important than no big deal. Just offering a simple solution to a simple problem.
BTW, I spent some time in the KSAT terminal yesterday afternoon on a turn out of KLAS. I wanted to see for myself the mayhem @JWilsonphoto@@ spoke of. It was pretty quiet, no feces or urine in the hallways, no bathroom fornication, no death and destruction. I was expecting it to look like the Capitol on 1/6 with crap smeared on the walls, windows and doors broken out and a bunch of LBP parading around with Mexican flags. Boy, was I disappointed. Those folks got a long way to go before they can be considered "patriots".
I spent 20 years working the border with the US Customs Service and then CBP. The understanding of the issues and facts in general by the average person (including the MA2A posters) is laughable.
I'll give you two simple facts to mull over...
The government travel voucher program for asylum applicants (whom are in the country legally) is not the brainchild of, nor was it originated by the current administration.
The number of illegal aliens present in the US due to EWI (entry without inspection, the people that are vilified as drug dealers, criminals and rapists) is significantly less than the numbers present due to visa overstays.
JWilsonphoto wrote:
North Texas train fans will get a treat on Friday afternoon when the world's largest steam locomotive chugs through. I already have my spot picked out. Coincidentally it's about a three minute walk from Jennifer's little ranch.
I've been mapping out photo points for this as well.. Hoping to catch her coming into Fort Worth on Friday and planning on chasing down to at least Ennis on Sunday....
I caught her in 2019 crossing I-45 near Buffalo....what a Machine!
Very cool Shaun! I just finished booking a helicopter for tomorrow morning. Got a call from a long time client a little while ago with a crunch assignment. Turns out a broker insisted on another photographer for this shoot, apparently he shot the wrong project so now it's my crisis. Oh well, maybe that broker will think again the next time the need arises.
You know that beautiful little lake in Florida that we take the kids to every year? A guy put his Pitts Model 12 into it day before yesterday. Apparently he couldn't get it to recover from a spin and it went straight in on it's nose, two fatal. The pilot attempted to bail, but at 2-300', and the chute didn't deploy enough to save him. The Model 12 is an incredible mount, but there is a long list of pilots that have flown them right through their capabilities, sad.
Loved your photo of Old 481 a couple pages back. The Silverton & Durango is one of my favorite RR ever! The ride on that old steamer and the country side is just breathtaking.
Let me call your 481 and raise you a 486! I spent a wonderful day a few years back chasing both of these beautiful monsters.
JWilsonphoto wrote:
You know that beautiful little lake in Florida that we take the kids to every year? A guy put his Pitts Model 12 into it day before yesterday. Apparently he couldn't get it to recover from a spin and it went straight in on it's nose, two fatal. The pilot attempted to bail, but at 2-300', and the chute didn't deploy enough to save him. The Model 12 is an incredible mount, but there is a long list of pilots that have flown them right through their capabilities, sad.
Been rather busy the last two months, with lots of travel in between.
Flew up to Richmond, VA last Friday to photograph this Challenger 604 for a client of mine. Thankfully, the weather was really nice, as the following day, it was pouring rain.
Hope everyone is having a great week! Friday and the weekend are just around the corner.
The other one of my son's rides. He really, really likes it. As your picture shows, Jay, the doggone plane looks like it's flying sitting on the ground. Of course, to my biased eyes, they all do.
Stopped by the hangar for the first time in over a month. A buddy of mine was just rolling in with his new Cirrus Vision Jet. He's fired up about an air to air session.
