Roost Air Lounge => Aviation related topics => Topic started by: rtrhead71 on July 15, 2007, 05:41:50 AM
Title: Our local birds...
Post by: rtrhead71 on July 15, 2007, 05:41:50 AM
With respect to Lucy and Panaca Jane..well, and LaFawnduh...I was over by Prescott Fire Center today and snapped a couple of shots of the birds that are hanging around lately. I enjoyed reading the posts on the other "ladies" and thought maybe some of you might have worked with these "gals".
Title: Re: Our local birds...
Post by: Mike on July 15, 2007, 05:50:29 PM
HA!
I've worked with the HTS ship before. But not so much with the Prescottship. Arizona is Region 3 and most of us play in Region 4 (Utah, Nevada, Idaho). For some reason, these two Regions seldom mix....
Welcome to the forum rotorhead!
Tell us more about yourself!
Title: Re: Our local birds...
Post by: rtrhead71 on July 15, 2007, 08:23:19 PM
Well thank ya Mike. Good to be here. ::wave::
Little about myself, okie dokie. I'm a man on a mission here. I haven't quite hit middle age yet, but I'm about to ring the doorbell so it's now or never! Originally from Iowa and I'm down here in AZ basking in the sun and taking out a new lease on life. I have one year left to go here at ERAU in their business and helicopter flight program. I've always had an itch for helicopter flight, but got that scratched when I was just a wee lil one 20 years ago in our local CAP unit in Davenport. We have an army guard base there and we would frequently take hops with the boys in the UH-1's...nothing like skimming the corn at 100+kts with your feet dangling! ::bow:: I started out as a stuck wing driver for some unknown reason(cheaper???) and came to the realization that I needed to scratch that itch I had again(gold bond wasn't cutting it)! SO here I am...playing Robbie Ranger for another year and looking forward to glad-handing at heli-expo this February in Houston so that I can take that next step towards taking some pictures and naming the "gal" that I'll be dropping 100+ gal. loads with like you guys! ::whistle::
So I'm in here reading and learning about what I'll be doing in the coming years. Enjoying everything y'all are talking about and loving the pics! Thought maybe the birds that we have here may have danced around some of the same sky as some of y'all and maybe perhaps there might be some more stories out there that I could coax. Good lil forum you have here Mike...looking forward to becoming a regular around these parts...so please don't chastise me on questions, because I'll warn you now that I'll be asking a lot of them. ::sweat::
EDIT: I train down in PHX and there was a fire there about a month ago. The HTS ship, 719, was there and spent the night on our pad. The next day I was able to get some pix and I'll post them when I get them developed and scanned. I'll also work on downsizing the ones that are posted above...lil large!
Title: Re: Our local birds...
Post by: FlyboyGil on July 15, 2007, 09:00:19 PM
WHADDUP DOG?!?!?!?
Welcome to the Forum
P.S. AIRPLANES AND HELICOPTERS ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ::cowboy:: ::cowboy:: ::cowboy::
Drop by chat sometime!!
::wave:: ::wave::
Title: Re: Our local birds...
Post by: Mike on July 16, 2007, 12:47:53 AM
Good lil forum you have here Mike...looking forward to becoming a regular around these parts...so please don't chastise me on questions, because I'll warn you now that I'll be asking a lot of them. ::sweat::
Hey, don't worry about asking questions. That's exactly why we made this forum. So people can ask questions, and lots of them.
...oh....and also to have fun and laugh about chicken flying planes!
Good to meet you! Stop by often, ok?!
Title: Re: Our local birds...
Post by: rtrhead71 on July 16, 2007, 04:12:08 PM
ARF ARF!!! How goes it FBG! I'll agree with your assessment, planes and whirly-birds do rock. I like being able to fly both...
Mike...I will definately be coming around as much as I can. Between work, classes and flying....I should be able to scrape some time up to get in here...especially at work...hehehehe.
Matt
Title: Re: Our local birds...
Post by: happylanding on July 16, 2007, 05:49:55 PM
Welcome to the coop! :-)
Title: Re: Our local birds...
Post by: rtrhead71 on July 17, 2007, 01:26:04 AM
SWEEEEETTT!! I'm back in the coop....been told my whole life that I "flew the coop" many a times. Not sure what the sam hill they're talking about...but yeah. Good to be here! |:)\
