Austin Acres shots

RyanShort1 · **Posted:** Sat Sep 19, 2009 9:40 am

Well, this past week was quite busy. I was all the way down to the southern tip of Texas, and a good ways out in several different directions. We also ended up briefly in Midland. These pictures below are of Austin Acres, thanks to my employer, who agreed to stop briefly and shoot a few photos. It was quite fun seeing the site I've heard so much about! Only sorry I didn't catch Gary at a better time.

Enjoy!

Ryan

Holedigger · **Posted:** Sat Sep 19, 2009 9:58 am

What!? No AAA??? Or were you dropping counter-measures on you ingress, something like deep-fried Twinkies or Moon-Pies to distract the facility's air defenses???

N3Njeff · **Posted:** Sat Sep 19, 2009 11:18 am

those pics are AWSOME!!!!!!! If I ever get back to TX, I want to go there!!!:)

RyanShort1 · **Posted:** Sat Sep 19, 2009 12:25 pm

Holedigger wrote:

What!? No AAA??? Or were you dropping counter-measures on you ingress, something like deep-fried Twinkies or Moon-Pies to distract the facility's air defenses???

Texans don't generally shoot at their fellow countrymen... without good reason. We only shoot with cameras (though there have been a few times I would've like to do otherwise!). We probably look a bit like a mini AC-130 over the target.

Ryan

retroaviation · **Posted:** Sat Sep 19, 2009 12:32 pm

Thanks for taking those pictures, Ryan. Maybe next time, I can be there to let you see me driving around in circles in the forklift or something. :-)

Gary

Holedigger · **Posted:** Sat Sep 19, 2009 12:32 pm

Was that a CANON you were pointing out the side!?! :lol:

Looks like you are still awfully dry out that way. That low in the Gulf just shifted too far east to help much.

RyanShort1 · **Posted:** Sat Sep 19, 2009 12:40 pm

Holedigger wrote:

Was that a CANON you were pointing out the side!?! :lol:

Not me. My little point and shoot Canon was in my pocket... and my hands on the yoke and throttle!

Ryan

engguy · **Joined:** Wed Mar 29, 2006 10:45 am **Posts:** 442

It looks like the nice canned engine is gona be filled with dust and dirt, since its open to the wind.

retroaviation · **Posted:** Sat Sep 19, 2009 1:34 pm

engguy wrote:

It looks like the nice canned engine is gona be filled with dust and dirt, since its open to the wind.

It also looks like someone is only assuming that the lid for that can being removed is detrimental to the safety and well being of the engine, when it reality it was only removed in order to take a few more pictures and was reinstalled today. Geez. :roll:

I'll happily sell it to you so that you can leave it all sealed up and pressurized in that can for years to come. Just bring your truck, trailer, and cash.

Gary

Chris Brame · **Posted:** Sat Sep 19, 2009 3:49 pm

That last photo reminds me of an old sitcom...

"Austin Acres is the place to be
Plane crazy is the life for me
Stratolina's sittin high and wide
(part Stratofreighter and partly a PBY)"

Your turn, Miss Gabor...

Dan K · **Posted:** Sat Sep 19, 2009 4:57 pm

engguy · **Joined:** Wed Mar 29, 2006 10:45 am **Posts:** 442

Cash! I shouldn't need no stinkin cash. :lol:

I'd be helpin straightening it up a bit there. :lol:

retroaviation · **Posted:** Sat Sep 19, 2009 7:20 pm

Dan K wrote:

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Hey, what happened to your first post, "Ms. Gabor?" I found it quite creative.

But seriously, has anyone here thought that some of us WIXers reeeeealy need to find more to do to keep us busy? :lol:

Gary

APG85 · **Posted:** Sat Sep 19, 2009 7:49 pm

Humm, starting to look like Walter Soplata's place... :shock:

retroaviation · **Posted:** Sat Sep 19, 2009 7:53 pm

APG85 wrote:

Humm, starting to look like Walter Soplata's place... :shock:

Nah.....he was able to collect cool stuff. All I've got is junk that was gonna end up at the scrapper (for the most part).

There is a bit more stuff scattered throughout the property, but Ryan certainly posted pictures of the most interesting stuff.....if you wanna call it that. :oops:

Gary

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