Roost Air Lounge => Aviation related topics => Topic started by: Plthijnx on January 04, 2011, 04:31:30 AM
Title: Sunday I died and went to Heaven
Post by: Plthijnx on January 04, 2011, 04:31:30 AM
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:
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5008/5318780445_6abab0747b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318780445/) downtown1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318780445/) by plthijnx (http://www.flickr.com/people/91741785@N00/), on Flickr
minute maid park. home of the astros:
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5287/5318780655_76a1c4a756.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318780655/) minute maid park (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318780655/) by plthijnx (http://www.flickr.com/people/91741785@N00/), on Flickr
deep up the houston ship channel:
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5169/5318781353_9cb5fa49b8.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318781353/) houston ship channel 2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318781353/) by plthijnx (http://www.flickr.com/people/91741785@N00/), on Flickr
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5166/5319381430_849dc33c1b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5319381430/) houston ship channel 1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5319381430/) by plthijnx (http://www.flickr.com/people/91741785@N00/), on Flickr
the San Jacinto Monument (http://"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_San_Jacinto") (http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5123/5318781693_40c04e13ee.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318781693/) san jacinto monument 1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318781693/) by plthijnx (http://www.flickr.com/people/91741785@N00/), 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....
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5207/5319381856_74337d0362.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5319381856/) old school (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5319381856/) by plthijnx (http://www.flickr.com/people/91741785@N00/), on Flickr
clear lake. nice area of town!
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5049/5319382164_cdd7b7f152.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5319382164/) clear lake 2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5319382164/) by plthijnx (http://www.flickr.com/people/91741785@N00/), on Flickr
the Kemah Boardwalk (http://"http://www.kemahboardwalk.com/") if you ever come to houston you should go there for entertainment. great food and fun!
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5206/5319382444_8ab21afc37.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5319382444/) clear lake 4 kemah boardwalk (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5319382444/) by plthijnx (http://www.flickr.com/people/91741785@N00/), on Flickr
west bay on approach into galveston:
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5126/5318782405_557611afa1.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318782405/) west galveston bay 1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318782405/) by plthijnx (http://www.flickr.com/people/91741785@N00/), on Flickr
Tiki Island. was wiped out from hurricane ike from what i understand. now rebuilt.
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5043/5318782563_7a868e4666.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318782563/) west galveston bay 2 tiki island (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318782563/) by plthijnx (http://www.flickr.com/people/91741785@N00/), on Flickr
approach to runway 13:
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5042/5319382892_11c37a3765.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5319382892/) gls 13 approach 1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5319382892/) by plthijnx (http://www.flickr.com/people/91741785@N00/), on Flickr
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5126/5319383056_a5fcdd607a.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5319383056/) gls 13 approach 2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5319383056/) by plthijnx (http://www.flickr.com/people/91741785@N00/), on Flickr
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5049/5318783003_3615ba19a8.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318783003/) gls 13 approach 3 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318783003/) by plthijnx (http://www.flickr.com/people/91741785@N00/), on Flickr
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5003/5318783159_06d57f241c.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318783159/) gls 13 approach 4 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318783159/) by plthijnx (http://www.flickr.com/people/91741785@N00/), on Flickr
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5129/5318783321_d604c3c4f3.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318783321/) gls 13 approach 5 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318783321/) by plthijnx (http://www.flickr.com/people/91741785@N00/), on Flickr
bossman a little left of centerline but that's all i can complain about on his landing! :D
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5046/5318783473_b5606f4fa4.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318783473/) gls 13 approach 6 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318783473/) by plthijnx (http://www.flickr.com/people/91741785@N00/), on Flickr
now HERE (http://"http://www.lsfm.org/") 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:
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5203/5318783673_bdee8024ef.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318783673/) B-17 2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318783673/) by plthijnx (http://www.flickr.com/people/91741785@N00/), on Flickr
i will let the pictures talk now.... (i apologize for the fuzziness of the closeups my blackberry is retarded)
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5250/5319390424_b7d057ea95.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5319390424/) B-17 1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5319390424/) by plthijnx (http://www.flickr.com/people/91741785@N00/), on Flickr
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5004/5318790237_d239ced3dd.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318790237/) B-17 1b (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318790237/) by plthijnx (http://www.flickr.com/people/91741785@N00/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Sunday I died and went to Heaven
Post by: Plthijnx on January 04, 2011, 04:31:59 AM
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5130/5319386052_8626374bd5.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5319386052/) B-17 1a (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5319386052/) by plthijnx (http://www.flickr.com/people/91741785@N00/), on Flickr
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5088/5319385420_6844c54c69.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5319385420/) B-17 3 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5319385420/) by plthijnx (http://www.flickr.com/people/91741785@N00/), on Flickr
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5205/5318784999_7275f6f821.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318784999/) B-17 3a (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318784999/) by plthijnx (http://www.flickr.com/people/91741785@N00/), on Flickr
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5202/5319387504_74e3389504.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5319387504/) B-17 6 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5319387504/) by plthijnx (http://www.flickr.com/people/91741785@N00/), on Flickr
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5045/5318786015_4354c04dd4.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318786015/) B-17 5 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318786015/) by plthijnx (http://www.flickr.com/people/91741785@N00/), on Flickr
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5243/5318789835_45ceef2eef.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318789835/) Corsair 1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318789835/) by plthijnx (http://www.flickr.com/people/91741785@N00/), on Flickr
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5045/5319384308_0721e004b4.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5319384308/) Corsair 2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5319384308/) by plthijnx (http://www.flickr.com/people/91741785@N00/), on Flickr
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5250/5319384496_67b178f5f6.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5319384496/) Corsair 3 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5319384496/) by plthijnx (http://www.flickr.com/people/91741785@N00/), on Flickr
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5242/5319384676_ed5d60d303.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5319384676/) Corsair 4 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5319384676/) by plthijnx (http://www.flickr.com/people/91741785@N00/), on Flickr
sbd dauntless:
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5244/5318783857_25b835e1cd.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318783857/) SBD 1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318783857/) by plthijnx (http://www.flickr.com/people/91741785@N00/), on Flickr
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5082/5319384882_8bc7893e6b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5319384882/) SBD 2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5319384882/) by plthijnx (http://www.flickr.com/people/91741785@N00/), on Flickr
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5168/5319385082_6a5cf831fd.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5319385082/) SBD 3 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5319385082/) by plthijnx (http://www.flickr.com/people/91741785@N00/), on Flickr
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5202/5318789653_808ef26368.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318789653/) PBY 1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318789653/) by plthijnx (http://www.flickr.com/people/91741785@N00/), on Flickr
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5001/5318785367_b381ab224b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318785367/) PBY 2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318785367/) by plthijnx (http://www.flickr.com/people/91741785@N00/), on Flickr
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5129/5319389286_6af3db84c7.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5319389286/) PBY 2A (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5319389286/) by plthijnx (http://www.flickr.com/people/91741785@N00/), on Flickr
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5049/5318786925_b5f6b3d20c.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318786925/) PBY 3 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318786925/) by plthijnx (http://www.flickr.com/people/91741785@N00/), on Flickr
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5006/5319386976_d8121ef12b.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5319386976/) PBY 4 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5319386976/) by plthijnx (http://www.flickr.com/people/91741785@N00/), on Flickr
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5204/5319388752_e791bc9aec.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5319388752/) B-25 1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5319388752/) by plthijnx (http://www.flickr.com/people/91741785@N00/), on Flickr
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5161/5319388914_3901b59a02.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5319388914/) B-25 1a (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5319388914/) by plthijnx (http://www.flickr.com/people/91741785@N00/), on Flickr
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5288/5318788195_01be2150f6.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318788195/) B-25 2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318788195/) by plthijnx (http://www.flickr.com/people/91741785@N00/), on Flickr
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5286/5318788227_9762ed56e9.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318788227/) B-25 3 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318788227/) by plthijnx (http://www.flickr.com/people/91741785@N00/), on Flickr
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5286/5318788227_9762ed56e9.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318788227/) B-25 3 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318788227/) by plthijnx (http://www.flickr.com/people/91741785@N00/), on Flickr
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5169/5318787751_7235d3a14a.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318787751/) B-25 4 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318787751/) by plthijnx (http://www.flickr.com/people/91741785@N00/), on Flickr
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5206/5319387870_41a5ca3897.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5319387870/) B-25 5 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5319387870/) by plthijnx (http://www.flickr.com/people/91741785@N00/), on Flickr
a sling wing in the mix:
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5049/5319389108_4757c90d2a.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5319389108/) Huey 1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5319389108/) by plthijnx (http://www.flickr.com/people/91741785@N00/), on Flickr
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5286/5318787459_fa5f21bb2f.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318787459/) Huey 2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318787459/) by plthijnx (http://www.flickr.com/people/91741785@N00/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Sunday I died and went to Heaven
Post by: Plthijnx on January 04, 2011, 04:32:30 AM
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5249/5318789441_1bc3427def.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318789441/) P-47 thunderbolt (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318789441/) by plthijnx (http://www.flickr.com/people/91741785@N00/), on Flickr
hurricane Ike destroyed this place. link to follow later. extensive restoration going on here.
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5004/5318786221_aa8a748453.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318786221/) P-47 1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318786221/) by plthijnx (http://www.flickr.com/people/91741785@N00/), on Flickr
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5048/5318789185_641249308e.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318789185/) P-47 2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318789185/) by plthijnx (http://www.flickr.com/people/91741785@N00/), on Flickr
new engine for the P-47:
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5284/5318786411_5ed2be831c.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318786411/) P-47 3 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318786411/) by plthijnx (http://www.flickr.com/people/91741785@N00/), on Flickr
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5164/5318786579_03ed5431f8.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318786579/) AT-6 1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318786579/) by plthijnx (http://www.flickr.com/people/91741785@N00/), on Flickr
Title: Re: Sunday I died and went to Heaven
Post by: Plthijnx on January 04, 2011, 04:35:16 AM
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5127/5319388180_3512d21c8e.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5319388180/) F6F 1 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5319388180/) by plthijnx (http://www.flickr.com/people/91741785@N00/), on Flickr
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5209/5318788031_648fc82709.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318788031/) F6F 2 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318788031/) by plthijnx (http://www.flickr.com/people/91741785@N00/), on Flickr
and finally, the clock/thermometer we went to get!
(http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5007/5318790615_c78333ed43.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318790615/) wall clock n temp (http://www.flickr.com/photos/91741785@N00/5318790615/) by plthijnx (http://www.flickr.com/people/91741785@N00/), on Flickr
HERE (http://"http://www.lsfm.org/36hours.html") is a link to photos 36 hours after hurricane Ike hit. they have come a long way since then......hope you enjoyed the trip!
Title: Re: Sunday I died and went to Heaven
Post by: FlyboyGil on January 05, 2011, 01:10:15 AM
Dude all I have to say is this!! ::bow:: ::bow:: ::bow::
AWSOME!!! ::cowboy:: ::cowboy::
Title: Re: Sunday I died and went to Heaven
Post by: Frank N. O. on January 05, 2011, 07:39:34 PM
Going to be an aviation museum, in an airplane, that's about as good as it gets, I wish I could do that (Stauning Denmark and Cosford UK spring to mind). I wonder if I'll ever see a Corsair in real life, I doubt there are any nearby, same goes for a Lightning :(
Frank
Title: Re: Sunday I died and went to Heaven
Post by: Fabo on January 08, 2011, 02:44:24 AM
Frank: The RedBull one flies around Europe quite a bit. Chances are, it will be on an airshow within reach in next year or two.
Title: Re: Sunday I died and went to Heaven
Post by: Stef on January 08, 2011, 01:08:15 PM
Awesome! Thanks for the pictures! Really looks like you had a great day there! ::cowboy:: Just sorry you had to die for that! ;)
Title: Re: Sunday I died and went to Heaven
Post by: meganite on February 08, 2011, 04:19:26 AM
Wow, cool photos, thanks for sharing :D I especially liked the aerial shots. Houston is surprisingly beautiful from the air (well, all I usually get to see of it is the traffic on I-10 -_- ) I need to visit that San Jacinto monument sometime.
Title: Re: Sunday I died and went to Heaven
Post by: vldflight on February 08, 2011, 11:55:16 AM
Which museum, is it in Galvaston or Houston...Thank you so much for the pics. this is well worth a future road trip. Heaven it is.
Title: Re: Sunday I died and went to Heaven
Post by: Mike on February 08, 2011, 04:39:48 PM
