Thanks to All
Sun Dec 16, 2007 11:44 am
I have been involved in aviation since the mid 1970s; my “jobs” have kept me from the hangar, flight line, and in the air. Since I couldn’t really “get in there and gitter done”, I wanted to extend my “Thanks” to all of people that have pulled many of these abandoned, and abused airframes from their fate of the scrap dealer, and placed them in the very capable hands of the volunteers, mechanics, sheet metal, electricians, and hydraulics folks, that have busted their knuckles and introduced the average person to many expletives that no one ever imagined could be uttered by man, to get these airframes either back in the air where we like to see them, or in the protective confines of the “museum”.
My thanks to the crew members of these Warbirds that fly these magnificent machines to air shows across America, for taking the time to talk to people who are interested in a particular bird. These guys put up with some interesting, as well as some of the dumbest questions, many they have heard over, and over, and over again. Then they let people crawl around inside these relics and take pictures inside and out. Preflight must be a bear. That’s why Gary don’t touch nothin’.
Also a thanks to all of you here, which exchange photos and information, which I am sure, has resulted in someone locating a needed part/component for their project. Your knowledge of this subject is far-reaching.
Thank you to all, and maybe I’ll see you on the flight line.
My thanks to the crew members of these Warbirds that fly these magnificent machines to air shows across America, for taking the time to talk to people who are interested in a particular bird. These guys put up with some interesting, as well as some of the dumbest questions, many they have heard over, and over, and over again. Then they let people crawl around inside these relics and take pictures inside and out. Preflight must be a bear. That’s why Gary don’t touch nothin’.
Also a thanks to all of you here, which exchange photos and information, which I am sure, has resulted in someone locating a needed part/component for their project. Your knowledge of this subject is far-reaching.
Thank you to all, and maybe I’ll see you on the flight line.
Sun Dec 16, 2007 9:25 pm
Very well put Gary,
Let me second that comment. I too appreciate this online community that I've become a part of.
Cheers,
David
Let me second that comment. I too appreciate this online community that I've become a part of.
Cheers,
David
Sun Dec 16, 2007 10:23 pm
Thaks for posting this thread, Gary. If it hadn't been for WIX I'd never have gotten involved with the Ol'927 project and Ellen and I would both be the poorer for it. Everyone involved in preserving the airplanes, parts, data, stories, and all the other stuff we are so passionate about deserves our thanks, not to mention the brave fighting men who made the machines truly "warbirds".
Scott
Scott
Sun Dec 16, 2007 10:27 pm
daveymac82c wrote:Very well put Gary,
Let me second that comment. I too appreciate this online community that I've become a part of.
Cheers,
David
Same here. I don't even need to buy warbird magazines anymore.
