Coming up on five years since Glenn's loss, still miss him terribly. Sometimes I just go over to his hangar and sit for a minute, because it still smells like it did when he was here, Jet-A and Warbirds.
Indeed time flies I can remember that when I had time off from school during school holidays it seemed to go on forever but nowadays it looks like were on a rocket ship.
Fortunate enough we have memories and photo's
Jim, I understand that completely. I'm still shooting headstones out at the VA cemetery, but now they aren't painting the letters and engravings on the stones.
In Mass. National Cemetery, I drove around, and was struck by the lack of upright headstones there. There, it seems all they use are the flat markers, which just gives the appearance of large lawns to mow.
JWilsonphoto wrote:
Coming up on five years since Glenn's loss, still miss him terribly. Sometimes I just go over to his hangar and sit for a minute, because it still smells like it did when he was here, Jet-A and Warbirds.
NightOwl Cat wrote:
Jim, I understand that completely. I'm still shooting headstones out at the VA cemetery, but now they aren't painting the letters and engravings on the stones.
In Mass. National Cemetery, I drove around, and was struck by the lack of upright headstones there. There, it seems all they use are the flat markers, which just gives the appearance of large lawns to mow.
Very interesting marker photo study. Impressed by your site --- an enjoyable sampler of great images --- and especially one that speaks volumes about flight innovation in the 60's --- The Benson X-25A.
Price isn't unreasonable compared to Central Florida attraction food concessions where $25 would buy you the trendy charred burger, a supersize slaw (see pic) and a large shot glass of beer.
The winner of the "The Reason We Don't Offer an Award for Best Landing" award, The Royal Netherlands Airforce C-130 crew bounced this one down the runway pretty hard:
Well James, I wasn't going to go down the Midnight Hawks route since I was sure that no one would believe me. My effort has better vis than yours since by the time I took mine they'd turned the smoke off
I'm a bit worried that your still puzzling over your £20 burger - I thought everyone knew that putting the chips in a galvanised bucket and topping off the burger with a cherry tomato clearly indicates "gourmet"
When we went to Discovery Cove a few weeks ago with the kids, they had the expensive food thing all thought out, everything was "free". There are kiosks all over the park with frozen drinks, conventional soft drinks, bottled water, snacks of all kinds, even the restaurants are "free" you just walk up and grab whatever main courses and desserts you want, as many times as you want. Actually it reduces wait times considerably because no one is standing in line to order or pay. You are lulled into thinking, "what a bargain!", until you remember that you paid $600 a head to take part in all the fun for a day! We did our best to try to put them in the red in the food and drink departments, but I think they still came out ok.
Thanks Charles. The headstone project got started when I was handed the piece of paper with the clipart versions of the marker emblems, which on paper are too small for details. I wound up choosing #46. Later on, they came out with the eagle, but the eagle doesn't look that great on the headstone. NMUSAF is practically in my back yard so it's always a place I gravitate to. Mostly I just have fun and hope for some decent shots
unclechuck wrote:
Very interesting marker photo study. Impressed by your site --- an enjoyable sampler of great images --- and especially one that speaks volumes about flight innovation in the 60's --- The Benson X-25A.
nickjohnson wrote:
Well James, I wasn't going to go down the Midnight Hawks route since I was sure that no one would believe me. My effort has better vis than yours since by the time I took mine they'd turned the smoke off
Both the Midnight Hawks and the Jordanian Falcons took off in absolutely awful conditions. Full credit to them for giving it the ol college try. The Belgian Sea King also took off in pretty craptacular weather by anyone elses standards, but to them that was probably great conditions compared to what they're used to.
nickjohnson wrote:
First time I've seen one of these .... I must be getting old .... the whole concept does my head in.
Nick, have you ever flown in the Chinook (CH-47) for 3 hours? If not, imagine you are in a Kitchenaid mixing bowl on medium speed for 3 hours. That is why some are OK with it.
but nowadays it looks like were on a rocket ship.
