Sunday I died and went to Heaven

plthijinx · 01-03-2011, 09:32 PM

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:

downtown1 by plthijnx, on Flickr

minute maid park. home of the astros:

minute maid park by plthijnx, on Flickr

deep up the houston ship channel:

houston ship channel 2 by plthijnx, on Flickr

houston ship channel 1 by plthijnx, on Flickr

the San Jacinto Monument

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....

old school by plthijnx, on Flickr

clear lake. nice area of town!

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!

clear lake 4 kemah boardwalk by plthijnx, on Flickr

west bay on approach into galveston:

west galveston bay 1 by plthijnx, on Flickr

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

west galveston bay 2 tiki island by plthijnx, on Flickr

approach to runway 13:

gls 13 approach 1 by plthijnx, on Flickr

gls 13 approach 2 by plthijnx, on Flickr

gls 13 approach 3 by plthijnx, on Flickr

gls 13 approach 4 by plthijnx, on Flickr

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!

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:

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)

B-17 1 by plthijnx, on Flickr

B-17 1b by plthijnx, on Flickr

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

plthijinx · 01-03-2011, 10:10 PM

B-17 1a by plthijnx, on Flickr

B-17 3 by plthijnx, on Flickr

B-17 3a by plthijnx, on Flickr

B-17 6 by plthijnx, on Flickr

B-17 5 by plthijnx, on Flickr

Corsair 1 by plthijnx, on Flickr

Corsair 2 by plthijnx, on Flickr

Corsair 3 by plthijnx, on Flickr

Corsair 4 by plthijnx, on Flickr

sbd dauntless:

SBD 1 by plthijnx, on Flickr

SBD 2 by plthijnx, on Flickr

SBD 3 by plthijnx, on Flickr

PBY 1 by plthijnx, on Flickr

PBY 2 by plthijnx, on Flickr

PBY 2A by plthijnx, on Flickr

PBY 3 by plthijnx, on Flickr

PBY 4 by plthijnx, on Flickr

B-25 1 by plthijnx, on Flickr

B-25 1a by plthijnx, on Flickr

B-25 2 by plthijnx, on Flickr

plthijinx · 01-03-2011, 10:24 PM

B-25 3 by plthijnx, on Flickr

B-25 4 by plthijnx, on Flickr

B-25 5 by plthijnx, on Flickr

a sling wing in the mix:

Huey 1 by plthijnx, on Flickr

Huey 2 by plthijnx, on Flickr

P-47 thunderbolt by plthijnx, on Flickr

hurricane Ike destroyed this place. link to follow later. extensive restoration going on here.

P-47 1 by plthijnx, on Flickr

P-47 2 by plthijnx, on Flickr

new engine for the P-47:

P-47 3 by plthijnx, on Flickr

AT-6 1 by plthijnx, on Flickr

F6F 1 by plthijnx, on Flickr

F6F 2 by plthijnx, on Flickr

and finally, the clock/thermometer we went to get!

wall clock n temp by plthijnx, on Flickr

HERE is a link to photos 36 hours after hurricane Ike hit. they have come a long way since then......hope you enjoyed the trip!

Elspode · 01-03-2011, 11:47 PM

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

xoxoxoBruce · 01-04-2011, 12:14 AM

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

Gravdigr · 01-04-2011, 02:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elspode

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.

TheMercenary · 01-04-2011, 07:10 AM

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.

TheMercenary · 01-04-2011, 07:23 AM

They have a capsule from the Sky Lab.

kerosene · 01-04-2011, 08:05 AM

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

plthijinx · 01-04-2011, 11:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gravdigr

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

lol, cool man! glad you enjoyed them!

@splode:

@bruce: now i'm jealous!

@merc: def need to check that out!

@kero: tytyty! i love them all!

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!

plthijinx · 01-04-2011, 11:31 AM

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

Pete Zicato · 01-04-2011, 11:50 AM

Excellent thread, plth. Thanks for the pix.

Undertoad · 01-04-2011, 11:56 AM

I like the optical illusion prop on the landing pics.

plthijinx · 01-04-2011, 12:43 PM

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.

plthijinx · 01-04-2011, 12:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pete Zicato

Excellent thread, plth. Thanks for the pix.

yw! glad you enjoyed them!

01-03-2011, 09:32 PM	#1
plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	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: downtown1 by plthijnx, on Flickr minute maid park. home of the astros: minute maid park by plthijnx, on Flickr deep up the houston ship channel: houston ship channel 2 by plthijnx, on Flickr houston ship channel 1 by plthijnx, on Flickr the San Jacinto Monument 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.... old school by plthijnx, on Flickr clear lake. nice area of town! 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! clear lake 4 kemah boardwalk by plthijnx, on Flickr west bay on approach into galveston: west galveston bay 1 by plthijnx, on Flickr Tiki Island. was wiped out from hurricane ike from what i understand. now rebuilt. west galveston bay 2 tiki island by plthijnx, on Flickr approach to runway 13: gls 13 approach 1 by plthijnx, on Flickr gls 13 approach 2 by plthijnx, on Flickr gls 13 approach 3 by plthijnx, on Flickr gls 13 approach 4 by plthijnx, on Flickr 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! 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: 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) B-17 1 by plthijnx, on Flickr B-17 1b by plthijnx, on Flickr (not done yet! hit the limit on pic posts) __________________ For your dreams to come true, you must first have a dream.

01-03-2011, 10:10 PM	#2
plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	B-17 1a by plthijnx, on Flickr B-17 3 by plthijnx, on Flickr B-17 3a by plthijnx, on Flickr B-17 6 by plthijnx, on Flickr B-17 5 by plthijnx, on Flickr Corsair 1 by plthijnx, on Flickr Corsair 2 by plthijnx, on Flickr Corsair 3 by plthijnx, on Flickr Corsair 4 by plthijnx, on Flickr sbd dauntless: SBD 1 by plthijnx, on Flickr SBD 2 by plthijnx, on Flickr SBD 3 by plthijnx, on Flickr PBY 1 by plthijnx, on Flickr PBY 2 by plthijnx, on Flickr PBY 2A by plthijnx, on Flickr PBY 3 by plthijnx, on Flickr PBY 4 by plthijnx, on Flickr B-25 1 by plthijnx, on Flickr B-25 1a by plthijnx, on Flickr B-25 2 by plthijnx, on Flickr __________________ For your dreams to come true, you must first have a dream.

01-03-2011, 10:24 PM	#3
plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	B-25 3 by plthijnx, on Flickr B-25 4 by plthijnx, on Flickr B-25 5 by plthijnx, on Flickr a sling wing in the mix: Huey 1 by plthijnx, on Flickr Huey 2 by plthijnx, on Flickr P-47 thunderbolt by plthijnx, on Flickr hurricane Ike destroyed this place. link to follow later. extensive restoration going on here. P-47 1 by plthijnx, on Flickr P-47 2 by plthijnx, on Flickr new engine for the P-47: P-47 3 by plthijnx, on Flickr AT-6 1 by plthijnx, on Flickr F6F 1 by plthijnx, on Flickr F6F 2 by plthijnx, on Flickr and finally, the clock/thermometer we went to get! wall clock n temp by plthijnx, on Flickr HERE is a link to photos 36 hours after hurricane Ike hit. they have come a long way since then......hope you enjoyed the trip! __________________ For your dreams to come true, you must first have a dream.

01-03-2011, 11:47 PM	#4
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Great, now my dick is hard from seeing all those beautiful aircraft. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

01-04-2011, 12:14 AM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Beautiful, I had a chance to fly in a B-17, Liberty Belle, and there's nothing like it. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

01-04-2011, 07:10 AM	#7
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	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. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

01-04-2011, 07:23 AM	#8
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	They have a capsule from the Sky Lab. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

01-04-2011, 08:05 AM	#9
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	Great pics, plt. I love the pictures of the city from the sky.

01-04-2011, 11:31 AM	#11
plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	oh and merc? 2 days? i'd need a month!! __________________ For your dreams to come true, you must first have a dream.

01-04-2011, 11:50 AM	#12
Pete Zicato Turns out my CRS is a symptom of TMB. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 2,916	Excellent thread, plth. Thanks for the pix. __________________ Talk nerdy to me.

01-04-2011, 11:56 AM	#13
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	I like the optical illusion prop on the landing pics.

01-04-2011, 12:43 PM	#14
plthijinx Master Dwellar Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,197	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. __________________ For your dreams to come true, you must first have a dream.

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