Thu Oct 25, 2007 8:38 am
SPANNERmkV wrote:Elroy,
Un-officially...
She will be flown rough at first, with touch-up paint where needed.
A bunch of GCW members love the "100 mission" look!
Never say never, BUT SHE WILL NEVER BE ALL SHINY!!!
We CANNOT slow down the return to flight ops. to install the top turret innards at this time. But we will in the future.
Gotta go take an official work break.
N3N-3 Jeff... Will call when the big push, engine hanging party comes.
Please do!!!! I was going to offer my help when 909 broke a master rod in BTV a few yrs ago but I had to work those days. I got weekends off now.
Will do whatever to help out, TR has been my fav B-17 for yrs.
Thu Oct 25, 2007 10:50 am
Warbird Kid wrote:You think Chuckie would get in on that flight too?
Sure, kid. . . are you buyin' the gas?
Cheers!
Thu Oct 25, 2007 2:13 pm
By Popular demand:
The payable Info and Address for (tax deductible 503(c)3 allowable)donations is:
NEWLY UPDATED JAN. 2008
CAF- Gulf Coast Wing- Hangar ER-7
8411 Nelms
Houston, TX 77061
Attn: Mark Allen
And please, Please PLEASE...
Tell them "WIX sent me" on the memo line of your check!
And ask for a receipt for tax purposes. It's worth it to us to burn a stamp for a donation, you betcha!
DISCLAIMER- This is NOT to be construed as soliciting donations outside of my Wing's geographic location as per Unit Manual Regs of the CAF.
But as far as I can tell... we live in the USA and you can STILL give your own darned money to whatever airplane you darned well please, thank you very much!!!
The payable Info and Address for (tax deductible 503(c)3 allowable)donations is:
NEWLY UPDATED JAN. 2008
CAF- Gulf Coast Wing- Hangar ER-7
8411 Nelms
Houston, TX 77061
Attn: Mark Allen
And please, Please PLEASE...
Tell them "WIX sent me" on the memo line of your check!
And ask for a receipt for tax purposes. It's worth it to us to burn a stamp for a donation, you betcha!
DISCLAIMER- This is NOT to be construed as soliciting donations outside of my Wing's geographic location as per Unit Manual Regs of the CAF.
But as far as I can tell... we live in the USA and you can STILL give your own darned money to whatever airplane you darned well please, thank you very much!!!
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Thu Oct 25, 2007 3:26 pm
I've just been checking on airline deals for the last weekend in April 08 for the show in Galveston. Be afraid, be very afraid ~ I just might be coming back !
God speed all who are offering to go out and make this bird finally FLY !
God speed all who are offering to go out and make this bird finally FLY !
Thu Oct 25, 2007 6:03 pm
I know that she is at hobby, I attended FS for a Avionics training in 2000. I remember seeing her outside in the cradle. Wont be a problem, we would rent a car to get us there. Would be a fun trip, Not to mention a good excuse to have a Long Island Ice Tea at the Saltgrass down the road!
Or a cold one at the Airport Lounge and a FEDX for lunch.
Or a cold one at the Airport Lounge and a FEDX for lunch.
Fri Oct 26, 2007 4:41 pm
N3N-3 Jeff,
OK... using some of this Critical Path Management business.
It would make the most sense to have you and your friends come down to help with:
a.the engine hanging,
b.propellor hanging and/or
c.the outer wing panel hanging.
I'm not going to even guess at dates on that yet, because that is not my yob man... And I'm trying to not irritate the elders!
Elders are funny that way!
I am going out 10/27/07 and will confer with them that know and get back with you.
Lynn... you da bomb!!!
OK... using some of this Critical Path Management business.
It would make the most sense to have you and your friends come down to help with:
a.the engine hanging,
b.propellor hanging and/or
c.the outer wing panel hanging.
I'm not going to even guess at dates on that yet, because that is not my yob man... And I'm trying to not irritate the elders!
Elders are funny that way!
I am going out 10/27/07 and will confer with them that know and get back with you.
Lynn... you da bomb!!!
Fri Oct 26, 2007 8:57 pm
Well don, I got 3 guys that are willing to go pending dates. Would love to help with all 3. Last wing hanging I did was a C-47. I alone spent a couple of days NDT the attach angles. Cant wait, I do need some round therapy!!!!!
Fri Oct 26, 2007 9:50 pm
SPANNERmkV wrote:By Popular demand:
The payable Info and Address for (tax deductible 503(c)3 allowable)donations is:
Gulf Coast Wing-CAF
16,528 Seahorse Ln.
Houston, TX. 77062
And please, Please PLEASE...
Tell them "WIX sent me" on the memo line of your check!
And ask for a receipt for tax purposes. It's worth it to us to burn a stamp for a donation, you betcha!
Also N3N-3 Jeff the airplane is at Hobby, not IAH, but if IAH works for you and your compatriots (through any kind of airline deals that save you cash) I will gladly drag my posterior out of bed and come get y'all and drive you where you need to be.
16,528 Seahorse Ln.
Is that the street addy or a check amount???
Lynn
Sat Oct 27, 2007 6:10 pm
Lynn... 16,528 is BOTH!!! 
For y'all photo phreaks...
Here's what Jeff Hagen from LSFM and I did for fun on a perfectly beautiful Sat. aft.
We installed the bracket that holds the pre-oiler to the #2 firewall.
I got the most delightful lecture on why bolts go "To the back, down or inboard," and why it really matters which way a flat washer goes on.
Fortunately I was putting the washers on correctly, but it's only 'cause my Mama raised me right!
More photos on the way.
For y'all photo phreaks...
Here's what Jeff Hagen from LSFM and I did for fun on a perfectly beautiful Sat. aft.
We installed the bracket that holds the pre-oiler to the #2 firewall.
I got the most delightful lecture on why bolts go "To the back, down or inboard," and why it really matters which way a flat washer goes on.
Fortunately I was putting the washers on correctly, but it's only 'cause my Mama raised me right!
More photos on the way.
Sat Oct 27, 2007 9:26 pm
Well, while you were doing that, Spanner, we were turning jet fuel into noise today with a Phantom !!!
Mon Oct 29, 2007 2:43 pm
Rick H.
You simply MUST stop by the next time you are making all that infernal racket! I think I heard you, because there was one or two times when ALL conversation stopped until the dBs went back down to a dull roar.
B17 Progress report with pictures on its way, as soon as Walgreens gets my pics developed. I'm SO 90's!
You simply MUST stop by the next time you are making all that infernal racket! I think I heard you, because there was one or two times when ALL conversation stopped until the dBs went back down to a dull roar.
B17 Progress report with pictures on its way, as soon as Walgreens gets my pics developed. I'm SO 90's!
Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:40 pm
Spanner if you heard us all the way from Ellington, you aint heard nothing yet because we were only runnin' at 85% ! Wait till we started doing burner runs !
Tue Oct 30, 2007 3:17 pm
The Battle of the Flap Transmissions
We were about to have REAL PROBLEMS with a couple of the flap transmissions so ALL of them are coming out for rebuild, repaint, inspection, Yellow Tag A&P approval and re-installation.
For your enjoyment...
Matt and David working their magic!
Matt's a real life rocket scientist (or at least Bio Med for NASA) and David is a terminally bright Graduate from RICE U.
We were about to have REAL PROBLEMS with a couple of the flap transmissions so ALL of them are coming out for rebuild, repaint, inspection, Yellow Tag A&P approval and re-installation.
For your enjoyment...
Matt and David working their magic!
Matt's a real life rocket scientist (or at least Bio Med for NASA) and David is a terminally bright Graduate from RICE U.
Thu Nov 01, 2007 3:04 pm
LSFMers working on the pre-oiler on Engine #2 nacelle.
OK... it's partially staged, but I did give them money and worked their airshows a time or two. So I earned the T-shirt the hard way. That is Jeff a real LSFM Vol crossing the great divide!
Old windscreen frame with the new one being fit up.
WIXer Col. Ken Hyman on the Left and GCW vol whose name I forgot
on the right.
OK... it's partially staged, but I did give them money and worked their airshows a time or two. So I earned the T-shirt the hard way. That is Jeff a real LSFM Vol crossing the great divide!
Old windscreen frame with the new one being fit up.
WIXer Col. Ken Hyman on the Left and GCW vol whose name I forgot
on the right.
Thu Nov 01, 2007 11:36 pm
What days do you guys work on TR? I want to come help, I know Sat you work but I got to work, BUT the following Sat I am off and am willing to work as much as possible!