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USS bowfin OK TIm Avery.... how'd you like that periscope picture.... something you've seen before I gather...

iceman wrote:USS bowfin OK TIm Avery.... how'd you like that periscope picture.... something you've seen before I gather...

Nice! I used have "Makena" in Rainbow Marina next to the Bowfin. It took an act of Congress to go sailing in Pearl Harbor as a civilian.

Thx fo da fotos Brah!

we saw those boats in that small marina...... mostly high dollar yachts and sail....now that I think of it I didn't see anything private in the harbor... not like San Diego are private boats not permitted.

iceman wrote:we saw those boats in that small marina...... mostly high dollar yachts and sail....now that I think of it I didn't see anything private in the harbor... not like San Diego are private boats not permitted.

"Makena" was in the small Marina on the other side of the Ford Is. bridge, named "Rainbow". We had to have a background check and strick radio contact with Port Police leaving and entering Pearl Harbor.

9-11 really changed the place!

iceman wrote:In waikiki did the aviation museum on ford island. Worth the trip. Buildings and hangars still have bomb and bullet holes. Always a humbling experience even thpugh i have been

I got the chance to go there two winters ago - I agree. Very cool place.

180Marty wrote:I think that's Hwy 30 headed east towards WY. I have a similar pic when I stopped to check my load of calves headed to the feedlot in CO. 32 years has gone by pretty fast.

Good call Marty..... Fish Creek Pass, Wyoming is thataway, several ridge lines over, about 60 miles. In fact, the Aviat/Husky plant is pretty much dead ahead in that shot, more importantly the cafe a few minutes walk from the Afton airport. Plus, lots of winter and summer off airport places to play around on the way back. My backyard

iceman wrote:USS bowfin OK TIm Avery.... how'd you like that periscope picture.... something you've seen before I gather...

I have many hours on a scope. Here is a pic that was taken through our scope.


Taken pretty far north. I was a ships diver and would not have wanted to be in the water that day.

What memories

Tim

I found 'em when they were done scaring you.



Icy Cape, AK about 1982 looking down from my Super Cub.

Gump

GumpAir wrote:I found 'em when they were done scaring you.



Icy Cape, AK about 1982 looking down from my Super Cub.

Gump

Don't want to make you feel old, but dang. That was a minute ago!

It was just a minute ago.....

Back when it was fun flying in the Arctic. 8.50X6 were "big" tires. Had a Whiskey compass in the panel that didn't work too well. VHF Comm was an antique coffee grinder POS that really had to be coaxed to talk on the thing. Hearing it on the other hand was from the speaker overhead. "Say Again?"

No GPS, no ADF, no VOR. Needle-ball-airspeed were what you flew in the muck and white-out conditions with. No PLB's or SPOT, so if ya broke down you counted on your buddies to come find you, or it was a loooooong snowshoe trip to a village. Flight planning was folding up the WAC to sit on your lap open for where you planned on flying that day.

Fun then, sorta. But no way Jose would I want to give up my GPS and reliable comm I have now. Gettin' very lazy in my old age.

Gump

That sounds "fun," haha. Just scary enough to be a good time?

Didn't fly into Hells Canyon last week, instead we drove in to Pittsburg Landing and then took our boat upstream.

These pics are from Big Bar. Wanted to check the strip out. I think I could land there but would rather just go across the river and land at Temperance Creek and not beat the airplane up. IAA did a work party here the following day. Some old mining equipment and what looks like the Ford flathead that powered it:

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Big Bar Hilton... looks about like the Owyhee Hilton, maybe not AS nice...
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This place is heaven for birds of pray. Mice everywhere.

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Beautiful colors this time of year. There is so much contrast from the muted colors of the canyon grass and rock.

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My Brittany pup romping around:
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Yesterday, I didn't fly (but rode in a United Charter 747's first class) from Eastern Europe to Elmendorf and finally Fort Wainwright. First time in a while I've been in the Anchorage bowl. Strikes me every time how beautiful it is. Nice to be typing this as quietly as possible so I don't wake up my wife or any of the kids.

Now it's time to check out the progress on the annual and see when I can get back in the air.

Brett

Awesome! Welcome home!

UH-60andC-180 wrote:Yesterday, I didn't fly (but rode in a United Charter 747's first class) from Eastern Europe to Elmendorf and finally Fort Wainwright. First time in a while I've been in the Anchorage bowl. Strikes me every time how beautiful it is. Nice to be typing this as quietly as possible so I don't wake up my wife or any of the kids.

Now it's time to check out the progress on the annual and see when I can get back in the air.

Brett

Welcome home, Brett! Can't wait to hear about your progress! Oh, wear your jacket - it's cold out!

Tim, that almost looks like something taken from Queenfish on a certain run...

Scott's chopper went down the road last night. Loading that thing in the wind though was rather BRRRR...







Bye bye Enstrom...we hardly knew ye...

UH-60andC-180 wrote:Yesterday, I didn't fly (but rode in a United Charter 747's first class) from Eastern Europe to Elmendorf and finally Fort Wainwright. First time in a while I've been in the Anchorage bowl. Strikes me every time how beautiful it is. Nice to be typing this as quietly as possible so I don't wake up my wife or any of the kids.

Now it's time to check out the progress on the annual and see when I can get back in the air.

Brett

Yeah!! Welcome Home! And THANK YOU for your service. Next hope to hear of that 206 back in the air.
-DP