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Sunday I died and went to Heaven

then I had to go to work. but here is a photoblog of what happened. I hope you enjoy it.

my great friend and employer is a pilot also. saturday he asked if i wanted to go fly sunday before i had to be at work. hell any opportunity to fly i'll jump at and we do go fly regularly. well this trip was a surprise to me. we planned to fly to brenham texas for lunch and return. i show up at work at noon to meet up with him and go to the airport. on the way there he was mentioning that he didn't get what he wanted for xmas. a clock/thermometer with an aviation theme. he said you know what i want to go to galveston and get it. we'll eat lunch on the seawall. hell yeah i said, why not! here goes. sorry for the ass load of pics but as they say, a picture is worth a thousand words. i've been flying for 14 years and have never been to the place we went to.

trip down there was in a cessna 152.

downtown houston:

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5008/...6abab0747b.jpg
downtown1 by plthijnx, on Flickr

minute maid park. home of the astros:

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5287/...76a1c4a756.jpg
minute maid park by plthijnx, on Flickr

deep up the houston ship channel:

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houston ship channel 2 by plthijnx, on Flickr

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houston ship channel 1 by plthijnx, on Flickr

the San Jacinto Monument
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san jacinto monument 1 by plthijnx, on Flickr

the flight school i used to work for (hanger closest to you). boy, he used to have twice as many planes. times is tough. yeah some are prolly rented out but still....

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5207/...74337d0362.jpg
old school by plthijnx, on Flickr

clear lake. nice area of town!

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clear lake 2 by plthijnx, on Flickr

the Kemah Boardwalk if you ever come to houston you should go there for entertainment. great food and fun!

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clear lake 4 kemah boardwalk by plthijnx, on Flickr

west bay on approach into galveston:

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west galveston bay 1 by plthijnx, on Flickr

Tiki Island. was wiped out from hurricane ike from what i understand. now rebuilt.

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west galveston bay 2 tiki island by plthijnx, on Flickr

approach to runway 13:

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gls 13 approach 1 by plthijnx, on Flickr

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gls 13 approach 2 by plthijnx, on Flickr

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gls 13 approach 3 by plthijnx, on Flickr

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gls 13 approach 4 by plthijnx, on Flickr

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gls 13 approach 5 by plthijnx, on Flickr

bossman a little left of centerline but that's all i can complain about on his landing! :D

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gls 13 approach 6 by plthijnx, on Flickr

now HERE is where i died and went to heaven. i walked into the museum, my first aviation museum ever mind you, and this was the first god of war i saw:

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B-17 2 by plthijnx, on Flickr

i will let the pictures talk now....
(i apologize for the fuzziness of the closeups my blackberry is retarded)

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B-17 1 by plthijnx, on Flickr

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B-17 1b by plthijnx, on Flickr

(not done yet! hit the limit on pic posts)

Great, now my dick is hard from seeing all those beautiful aircraft. :)

Beautiful, I had a chance to fly in a B-17, Liberty Belle, and there's nothing like it.

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Originally Posted by Elspode (Post 703138)

Great, now my dick is hard from seeing all those beautiful aircraft. :)

Major fucking dittoes!! I almost creamed my jeans, and definitely have a rise in my Levi's! I've only seen a few Hueys live and in person, but that is without a doubt the shiniest Huey I've ever seen, in person or otherwise.

So. Fucking. Jealous. Right. Now.

ETA: Plthijinx, Ima check out all your Flickr shit. All ur Flickr r belong to me.

pljnx, if you ever find yourself in Pensacola, Fl., the US Navy Aviation museum is by far the best one I have ever been to. We have The Mighty Eight Museum here in Savannah, very good but you can do it in an afternoon. I have been to the Air and Space museum in Washington D.C. but none of them compare to the one in Pensacola.

Here is a link:

http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/

And a taste of what is inside:

http://www.navalaviationmuseum.org/g...ibits-(1).aspx

The place is frigging huge and if you go on a holiday or a weekend, crowded. You can do it in a day by skimming through exhibits if you get there early when it opens, but it is best to do it over 2 full committed days. Worth the trip. Just thought I would share.

They have a capsule from the Sky Lab.

http://collections.naval.aviation.mu...efirn=16007010

Great pics, plt. I love the pictures of the city from the sky.

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Originally Posted by Gravdigr (Post 703153)

ETA: Plthijinx, Ima check out all your Flickr shit. All ur Flickr r belong to me.

lol, cool man! glad you enjoyed them!

@splode: :D

@bruce: now i'm jealous!

@merc: def need to check that out!

@kero: tytyty! i love them all! :p:

now i just need to get a real camera!!
glad y'all enjoyed the pics! i can't even begin to explain the feeling i had when i walked in that hanger. i literally stopped in my tracks and froze in awe, jaw dropped, looked and felt like a child's first time to toys r us!

oh and merc? 2 days? i'd need a month!!

Excellent thread, plth. Thanks for the pix.

I like the optical illusion prop on the landing pics.

yeah UT that's my retarded blackberry for ya. you should see video of a prop from the phone. looks like spinning rubber bands. hey wait a minute...think i have one. lemme check.

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Originally Posted by Pete Zicato (Post 703239)

Excellent thread, plth. Thanks for the pix.

yw! glad you enjoyed them!

HERE is an inside view of the prop. can anyone tell me if you can resave vid from facebook to your hard drive? want to show an outside view....it's even more weird.....

That shit always blows my mind.

Phlt , You Need to go see the Ariforce Museum in Dayton Ohio ,
Litterly from the Wright Brothers flyers to the MOST Advanced stuff today ,
Even experimental stuff , Ever seen a P51 with a 105 howitzer on it ??
Didnt work so well , the Planes tended to go Backwards when it fired !!!!!

Good thread MAN !!!

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Originally Posted by zippyt (Post 703325)

Ever seen a P51 with a 105 howitzer on it ??
Didnt work so well , the Planes tended to go Backwards when it fired !!!!!

Yea, but it works great on a C-130!!! Angel of Death. A Godsend.

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Originally Posted by zippyt (Post 703325)

flown a plane backwards once.had enough of a headwind to maintain altitude. and ty sir!

I remember that, you were flying radio relay for the oil rigs after Katrina.

The Air Force has the latest whiz-bang, but I think the Navy has the most interesting specialized aircraft. Lots of low production oddball rigs.

The CAF moved Fifi to Addison here in Dallas. I'm going to go see her again, now that her engines are all better!

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce (Post 703351)

I remember that, you were flying radio relay for the oil rigs after Katrina.

good memory yes indeed!

nice brian, i'd def go see her

that c-130 is a monster! i wonder what firing the howitzer does for yaw?

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Originally Posted by Gravdigr (Post 703297)

That shit always blows my mind.

you should see it from the outside. it's almost indescribable. tell ya what, the next time i go flying i'll stand outside on startup and post the vid. the prop looks like it bends backwards over the cowl. pretty weird.

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary (Post 703327)

Yea, but it works great on a C-130!!! Angel of Death. A Godsend.

Mmmm...I loves me some Spectre.

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Originally Posted by Gravdigr (Post 704271)

Mmmm...I loves me some Spectre.

for your enjoyment sir! :rattat:

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Originally Posted by plthijinx (Post 703418)

that c-130 is a monster! i wonder what firing the howitzer does for yaw?

I have toured them a number of times when we would deploy to Hurlburt AFB and got to speak to the crew. They said the aircraft does move laterally every time it fires. They are quite the ac from the inside. Esp after all the time I have spent in the back of a different version of the c-130. It is amazing to me how versatile the air frame is.