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05-02-2009, 10:08 AM
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| "Shooter"   Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA
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 | Greeting for the T-34 Mentor gathering Hey guys! I am in Palm Springs for the next couple of days for the Gathering of Mentors. There are 15 T-34s here! Last year, there were 10. There are varying degrees of skill sets and formation card folks, so there will be some formation clinics and flying and a heck of a lot of fun. How did I get down here? Well, I flew, of course.  Here I am in the back of the T-34 on the way down. I was in the lead of a 2 ship. I have a blog started with the daily updates on what's happening at Musings of an aviation nutJust had to post this shot though. I put about 8 up in the blog last night.
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05-02-2009, 11:58 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Wiltshire, UK
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| Sweet ! Looks like a great field of view from that seat, also quite a roomy office to sit in ! Now...wheres the jealous smilie !
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05-02-2009, 12:01 PM
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| IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO   Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado, USA
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| Great stuff Eric - BTW Doug says hello - is his words "Eric is the photo man!" I told him about your potential new gig and he said he's not surprised. If you see Jim Ostrich tell him hello for me. I'm planning to inspect his L-29 in July. Take care, fly safe!
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05-03-2009, 01:53 AM
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| "Shooter" Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA
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| Hey Joe, I relayed your message to Jim. He said hi back. It was a rough day out there. Heavy winds and gusts made for some real hard work for the pilots today. Thank goodness these guys are good at what they do. New shots on the blog, but here are a couple from today.
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05-03-2009, 11:30 AM
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| IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado, USA
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| Very Cool!!!!
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05-03-2009, 11:59 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Redding, California
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| I hope you know that I'm green with envy, Eric! 
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05-03-2009, 12:30 PM
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| "World Traveller"   Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Royal Deeside/St Andrews, Scotland, UK
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  | Aren't we all GG  . Great stuff Eric, looking forward to the final write-up and pictures.
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05-03-2009, 03:25 PM
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| Der Crewchief  Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
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| Very cool my friend! Keep us posted on all the fun you are having!
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05-04-2009, 06:25 PM
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| “Archive”  Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Wisconsin
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| Awsome stuff as always Eric,Glad to hear you are having fun!!!
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05-04-2009, 06:38 PM
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| "Shooter" Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA
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| Thanks guys. I got home yesterday evening. I had a blast, but was exhausted. I am working on the photo edits and hope to have them posted by the weekend. One of the interesting things seen on display was at Fox Field, an Argosy and a KC-97. One of Paul Mantz's B-25s was in the same area.
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05-04-2009, 09:32 PM
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| IP/Mech THE GREAT GAZOO Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado, USA
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| Eric, there's also an A-20 in that hangar that had an executive conversion. It was said it was once owned by Howard Hughes. Behind the KC-97 is a C-119.
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05-05-2009, 01:00 AM
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| "Shooter" Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA
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| Oh yeah, I remembered there was another one there, but it was obscured in the photo. I was concentrating on trying to figure out what that Argosy was, I forgot about the 119. It would have been cool to get down there to see that stuff, but we had places to be.
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05-05-2009, 03:41 AM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: A Swede living in Glasgow, Scotland
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| I'll have that KC-97 thank you very much! KC-97, that's the rebuilt Boeing 377 Strato.....cruiser, right?  Btw Eric, could you enjoy it a-n-y-m-o-r-e, to rub this with your flying in our faces, eh? You...you...yoouu....oh b*ll*cks! Great pics btw! 
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05-05-2009, 06:26 AM
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| "Shooter" Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA
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|  Not trying to rub anyone's face in it (well, maybe yours. ). To get an opportunity to do this is a lifelong dream and ambition for me. It took me about 40 years for that ambition to get there, so I get a tad excited when these opportunities come up.
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05-05-2009, 06:50 AM
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| Minister of Whoopass  Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Long Island Native in Mississippi
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| Great stuff Eric, looks like u had a bang up time.... Lookin forward to the pics...
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