Western
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I got about .04, enough to cool it down some. The winds have been nice in the shade, but will dry my place out in this weeks heat.
Texas Spring/Summer Thread
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farmgirl19
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I thought I was boring people with my pictures.I'll try to get some and post them later. This year, my whole place is green, including weeds.
Not at all! I can always live vicariously through *your* pics, since things are turning brown rapidly here. Last rain I had was almost 3 weeks ago, and I still didn't get as much as some of you. Right now, I am resigning myself to praying for enough rain that any overseeding of the pastures that I do with ryegrass, gets to grow and give winter forage!
farmgirl19
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Glad to hear that you got some rain, Western! I'm glad you and jinman did. Dry here.
Oh, and Hereford left, this morning y'all, so he's no longer available.
farmgirl19
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Then you should LOVE this! I posted on another thread over July 4. It is one of my favorite videos! And yes, many of these pilots are based locally, in McKinney.
EAA Video Player - Your Source for Aviation Videos
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Bird
Rest in Peace
Anyone who loves airplanes needs to visit Anchorage and visit all the airports there. I don't know of any other place where you could see as many different makes, models, and types of aircraft.
Kyle_in_Tex
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Jim, I honestly didn't know if Bob was still with us or not. I just assumed that he wasn't flying aerobatics anymore...sorry.
farmgirl19
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I flew into Anchorage, Fairbanks, and Ketchikan in land aircraft. Great places, for sure. Would go back in a heartbeat, in the summer. From Ketchikan to Bell Island, float plane only, as with many other islands. Thus begins an "addiction".
I think Alaska is a BEAUTIFUL state, with an assortment of neat aircraft. I have an old college class-mate living and working in Fairbanks now.
Kyle_in_Tex
Super Star Member
yall quit hogging all that rain...we had a forest/brush fire near Smithville/Bastrop area this morning.
This is my current aviation hero.
Amazing Video: 'Jet Man' stunts alongside fighter jets over Alps - YouTube
This is my current aviation hero.
Amazing Video: 'Jet Man' stunts alongside fighter jets over Alps - YouTube
farmgirl19
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Very cool! I did some hang gliding and ultralight stuff, but none with a jet pack. Maybe I have something else to add to my bucket list.
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farmgirl19
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Shades of the fires from 2 years ago come to mind.
Scary, if you ask me.
Hey pacerron; Rocognize anyone in these pics? :laughing: If so, no names please mentioned in the thread, please. I have an internet stalker, that shows up on my real name. And for the rest of you, yes, that's me as PIC, so no wisecracks from y'all either! LOL
sseelhoff
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Too bad old color photo prints/memories fade. If you have the negatives and a scanner that will do transparencies, you could get
original detail in your scans plus make them better than the original digitally.
I added a little color correction back in these 2.
Hope you don't mind.
jinman
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No wisecracks from me, FG. I'd just say that you were mighty easy on the eyes in those days.
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bindian
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I saw Bob do his Strike Commander routine at the CAF airshow back in '78 in Harlingen. My coworkers and I pooled our money to rent a Cherokee Six and flew down. The weather was bad enough that Bob did not do any routine in his P-51.
hugs, Brandi
bindian
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Now I wanna go to a night time airshow. Watching that video is mesmerizing and the music great.
hugs, Brandi
bindian
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Brave guy. That would be a fun ride. As was watching the video, he popped up on the evening news, flying besides a B-17 over Wisconsin. The news said he is currently training another "Jetman" to fly with him.
hugs, Brandi
farmgirl19
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I thought you were a Samoan dude.
Don't tell the guys. I am enjoying watching their craziness! Would take a lot of hair dye, and makeup to become something resembling the "Samoan dude".
farmgirl19
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No wisecracks from me, FG. I'd just say that you were mighty easy on the eyes in those days.
Thank you very kindly, jinman!
farmgirl19
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I don't mind. All I have is the prints on the wall. Negatives are with the ones that took the pics. Not sure if they are still north of Dallas, or not.
