NightOwl Cat wrote:
Oh Andy, so sorry about the job loss.
Thanks Laura, 2 steps forward, 1 back as usual, a concept I know you are all too familiar with too.
At least I'm catching up on all the jobs I've been neglecting around the house.
Sadly yes, I am familiar with the process, have two part time jobs that I'm trying to cobble a full time income out of, with one of them having unpredictable hours and always subject to change at a moment's notice. Once I make regular, I can finally have a set schedule.
Hopefully your dry spell doesn't last too long, got to build up that savings before things go south again.
cadman342001 wrote:
Thanks Laura, 2 steps forward, 1 back as usual, a concept I know you are all too familiar with too.
At least I'm catching up on all the jobs I've been neglecting around the house.
Ballard wrote:
Rafael, is that semaphore turn signals on the VW?
The ones that pull out on the side? I think so. Must be like a 1960 as it has the large rear window but no front turn signals.
After running into Scott at the Udvar Hazy museum (what a coincidence, huh? ) last Saturday I ran into a whole pile of work. A roll of film is still inside the Makina, undeveloped. There's still more Z6 pics to look through from the meetup.
And have barely seen anything from Scott yet.
Here's one more of the SR-71 with the Z6 and the 5cm f2 LTM Nikkor, hopefully to prompt Scott to get going on his stash
saph wrote:
Serge, pleasant summer scenes from NYC.
Thanks, saph.
That is one beautiful photo of the SR-71! Someday I will see one in the flesh. In my neck of the woods there is an A-12 at the USS Intrepid museum, a beautiful aircraft but considerably less intimidating than its successor.
Regards,
Serge
This looks like a very interesting museum - probably fewer crowds than the main Smithsonian downtown. I shall have to go one day.
Another great air museum is the one on the Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton OH. I was there in the mid-90s (I assume its still there). There aren't many places in the country that have the room to be able to house both a B-36 intercontinental bomber (with the little fighter jet in its belly) and a B-52. It also had an SR-71 and the nose section of the Enola Gay on loan at that time. They may not have the first of something - like the Wright Bros Kitty Hawk, X-15, etc., but they often the second iteration of things - like Wright Bros second plane. Highly recommended.
Hey Doug, yup, it's still here, and it now has four buildings. If you come back, PM me. What it gets are usually the more historical ones. There was big disappointment when we didn't get one of the actual shuttles, but I think we made out on the deal with the Crew Cabin Trainer. Volunteers, IIRR, built a huge display around it.
There's also one, and only one, surviving XB-70, aka Valkyrie, and it resides in the fourth building. The second one was a victim of a mid-air collision with a chase plane
graytrekker wrote:
This looks like a very interesting museum - probably fewer crowds than the main Smithsonian downtown. I shall have to go one day.
Another great air museum is the one on the Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton OH. I was there in the mid-90s (I assume its still there). There aren't many places in the country that have the room to be able to house both a B-36 intercontinental bomber (with the little fighter jet in its belly) and a B-52. It also had an SR-71 and the nose section of the Enola Gay on loan at that time. They may not have the first of something - like the Wright Bros Kitty Hawk, X-15, etc., but they often the second iteration of things - like Wright Bros second plane. Highly recommended.
NightOwl Cat wrote:
Hey Doug, yup, it's still here, and it now has four buildings. If you come back, PM me. What it gets are usually the more historical ones. There was big disappointment when we didn't get one of the actual shuttles, but I think we made out on the deal with the Crew Cabin Trainer. Volunteers, IIRR, built a huge display around it.
There's also one, and only one, surviving XB-70, aka Valkyrie, and it resides in the fourth building. The second one was a victim of a mid-air collision with a chase plane
Laura: Thx for those links It looks like it has grown quite a bit from what I saw in 1993. Love the flying saucer and Kennedy's Air Force One. I would love to visit again someday!
Cheers - Doug
Holy Men / Pilgrims ?
) last Saturday I ran into a whole pile of work. A roll of film is still inside the Makina, undeveloped. There's still more Z6 pics to look through from the meetup. 
