Texas Spring/Summer Thread

[farmgirl19]

FG19,
When did you fly down to Montgomery County airport. Was it before the round top hangar fire, or after. I first worked on DC-9s in that old WWII round top hangar. We shared the hangar with Devil Dog, the B-25 and Snoopy, the landlords T6. Both of these icons were a total loss in the fire.
hugs, Brandi

Before, many times! I used to fly a Cessna 185 on PK Amphib floats. I could leave FTW from dry land, and come into Conroe and land on the water they had for float planes.

Fun story. When I was flying that seaplane, I would take off in FTW and then go land on Eagle Mountain Lake. I'd climb up and sun bathe on top of the fuselage for a few minutes, then go land on Grapevine Lake. There was an eating place called Catfish Hut. I'd water taxi to the boat ramp, then drop the gear out and taxi up the boat ramp, and park in the parking lot. I'd go in and eat, then come out and climb in the plane and taxi across the parking lot, back to the boat ramp, and taxi down it, suck the gear up, and take off of the water! Always drew a crowd!

Landing on water is even less forgiving than a plain taildragger. If you don't keep the yoke back on landing, you flip.

I got the float flying "bug" in Alaska, when riding with some Bush Pilots. Now, those guys can fly!

 

[farmgirl19]

Have you seen this, bindian?

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2011/05/video-bush-pilot-competition-how-slow-can-you-go/

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Have you seen this, bindian?

Video: Bush Pilot Contest Asks, How Slow Can You Go? | Autopia | Wired.com

That's good stuff right there FG19. I have to admit, you had me at amphib floats. Never done it, but always wanted to. I also must say I ain't never been around a woman with such a diverse array of talents. Cattle, tractor, planes....I'm happily married but I might recommend to you to keep a crappy mop handy to beat off all your TBN suitors.

 

[farmgirl19]

:laughing: Thank you ever so kindly, Kyle! That is a very thoughtful thing to say!

I have another "real world" as opposed to competition Bush pilot video. I'll find it and post it too.

 

[farmgirl19]

Some will enjoy this! Runways are a luxury!

Runway for this guys is a luxury!

 

[Bird]

How many times have you flown an airplane backwards? I did that once. We experimented with a Heliocourier 40 years ago; quite an interesting STOHL airplane, controllable flight at 26-28 knots so with a headwind of more than that, I slowly drifted backwards across the old Red Bird Airport. Fortunately, we were friends with the FAA guys, but they said we drove them nuts with calls from pilots saying someone is out there doing things an airplane can't do. The salesman who was there with the plane was quite a stunt pilot with that plane.

 

[farmgirl19]

Had I not been working my pressure patterns to get a tailwind on the Oshkosh trip in the J-3, I might still be trying to get there! :laughing:

 

[NativeSon]

When is zucchini. . . bread, not zucchini bread? Oops! Missed that one for a few days.:ashamed:

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Those zucchini's are pretty sneaky and they hide better than most. I always grow the biggun's when I'm not trying.

Charlie

 

[farmgirl19]

jinman; I've had a few I've missed, like that, through the years! I usually make bread out of them, if they are not past their usefulness. If that one is still good, you could get 4-6 loaves out of that one zucchini!


Speaking of which, as soon as I get the mower pushed around the lawn, and clean up from that, I've got to make some zucchini bread. I had 2 that I must have missed this week, that I picked when I got home yesterday. Nothing as big as yours, but a bit bigger than I like for pickles, or even grilling to eat fresh. No rain here yesterday, so no reprieve from the mowing.

 

[jinman]

Those zucchini's are pretty sneaky and they hide better than most. I always grow the biggun's when I'm not trying.

Charlie

Yep, Charlie, yellow squash are a whole lot easier to see. Green zucs down under a bunch of leaves and laying right on the ground sure can hide.

For dinner last night, I had yellow squash, tomatoes, onion, and bell peppers cut up and steamed in teriyaki and soy sauce with a bowl of hot sauce and chips as an appetizer. :licking:

 

[jinman]

No rain here yesterday, so no reprieve from the mowing.

I thought you got slighted on the rain. I was watching the radar for you, but yesterday's storm wanted to be mostly east of me and it didn't drop down into Parker County. 3/10ths doesn't sound like much, but it is huge for the end of July.

My wife just made several loaves of zucchini bread (I think 4 of them). She also made zucchini bread muffins that my grandson loves. My zucs and squash are growing so fast that they are tender even when bigger than ideal, but the monster zuc may just be too tough and have big seeds. To celebrate, we watched Jack the Giant Killer last night with my grandson. It seemed appropriate.

BTW: I loved that STOL video. That's definitely a 'dance' between success and landing on your nose. Those bush pilots have nerves of steel and brains of mush.:laughing:

 

[txdon]

Wow, we had a quick unexpected shower from the north at midnight. 1/10"! Thanks for sending it down! I squeezed it pretty good so I don't know if sseelhoff, kyle, or Mike got any.

 

[sseelhoff]

Wow, we had a quick unexpected shower from the north at midnight. 1/10"! Thanks for sending it down! I squeezed it pretty good so I don't know if sseelhoff, kyle, or Mike got any.

We got some rain, but I have not checked the gauge yet this morning. I suspect you took the brunt of the flooding rains.

eta: Just checked-.05.

 

[txdon]

If you think showing an ID to vote in Texas is cumbersome (ha ha) wait till you see what you need to park at the new non-meterd parking on the seawall in Galveston.

Cell phone
App
Credit card

Complaints, confusion arise as Galveston launches paid parking | khou.com Houston

 

[mikim]

I got about .20 here.....lots of lightning .....was gonna mow this a.m......guess it'll wait.

 

[jinman]

Speaking of IDs. . . I have to go in and get my DL renewed before my birthday in September. The last license photo was 12 years ago and that guy looks awful old. What is the next one gonna look like? Maybe I could get one of those "Lifestyle Lifts" that Debbie Boone hawks in the TV commercial.:laughing:

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Wow, we had a quick unexpected shower from the north at midnight. 1/10"! Thanks for sending it down! I squeezed it pretty good so I don't know if sseelhoff, kyle, or Mike got any.

you must've ran that storm through a ringer Don. We got diddley squat.

 

[pacerron]

Speaking of IDs. . . I have to go in and get my DL renewed before my birthday in September. The last license photo was 12 years ago and that guy looks awful old. What is the next one gonna look like? Maybe I could get one of those "Lifestyle Lifts" that Debbie Boone hawks in the TV commercial.:laughing:

Just wear your famous skull cap and no one will ask for your ID.

 

[jinman]

Just wear your famous skull cap and no one will ask for your ID.

Yep, it matches the pattern on my skivvies.:laughing:

 

[bindian]

Before, many times! I used to fly a Cessna 185 on PK Amphib floats. I could leave FTW from dry land, and come into Conroe and land on the water they had for float planes.

Fun story. When I was flying that seaplane, I would take off in FTW and then go land on Eagle Mountain Lake. I'd climb up and sun bathe on top of the fuselage for a few minutes, then go land on Grapevine Lake. There was an eating place called Catfish Hut. I'd water taxi to the boat ramp, then drop the gear out and taxi up the boat ramp, and park in the parking lot. I'd go in and eat, then come out and climb in the plane and taxi across the parking lot, back to the boat ramp, and taxi down it, suck the gear up, and take off of the water! Always drew a crowd!

Landing on water is even less forgiving than a plain taildragger. If you don't keep the yoke back on landing, you flip.

I got the float flying "bug" in Alaska, when riding with some Bush Pilots. Now, those guys can fly!

FG,
Are you referring to Montgomery County airport (CXO) having water for float planes? Maybe you are thinking David Wayne Hooks Airport just southwest about 40-50 miles in Harris County. Hooks had a seaplane water way. The outfit I worked for at Hooks had the "pinkish" two hangars just across the taxiway from the seaplane turn around. Hooks had a very delicious restaurant.:licking: I'd eat there at least once a week. Irma Hooks ran the place. CXO had no restaurant.

Our boss at Hooks, Phillips Avaition, had a 1964 Falcon pickup we would ski behind on the roadway besides the waterway. I skied it a few times. You had to get up out of the water fast or you would eat cattails and the bank. The roadway when down to Lake Aircraft, where they finished out their amphibians. We also tested out aircraft engined airboats in the waterway after working on the mags.:thumbsup:

We had a flour bombing target on the west side of the seaplane waterway. We would practice in the cool mornings with the bosses Cessna 150.

Oh yeah..............if I didn't live in Texas..............I'd live in Alaska. Been there twice working helicopters. Fairbanks in Dec. and Anchorage and Nome in Ausgust. Loved every minute of it. If only had I went to Alaska BEFORE getting married
hugs, Brandi