Mustangdriver's move --yes warbird related!

Thu Sep 17, 2009 5:14 pm

Yeah one way. I drove an hour back in Pittsburgh for half of the pay!

Thu Sep 17, 2009 5:26 pm

Congrats Chris!

That sounds like a great place to be workin' ATC. It sounds like things are going pretty good for you. I'm really glad to hear that.

Cheers,

David

Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:47 pm

Congrats on the new job chris!

and guess what.. you'll be a lot closer to Oshkosh as well! glad to see
things are going well.

take care,

henning

Sat Sep 19, 2009 8:09 am

A great big BooYah to ya Chris! You found a great job in Elkhart? Sweet! Once ya get all settled in, maybe check into getting the Elkhart and Goshen airshows rolling again? So many great times at both of those airshows...first fell in love with Moonbeam McSwine there

Those two as well as Valpo used to have a cool show...and...Grissom back in the day! Great area for a warbird enthusiast...Kalamazoo, Detroit, Chicago, Indy etc. and the biggie Oshkosh is but a few hours away.

So very cool that you have taken an interest in Grissom...last I heard, they have opened up the runway to GA now...no reason to not get that airshow going again :twisted:

Sat Sep 19, 2009 9:25 am

Awww dang Chris. Are you gonna leave me all alone in Pa? We didn't even get to hang out yet! :cry:

Well for what its worth...congrats man on your dream job! :drink3:

P.S. Need me to look after the Charger till you get back? :twisted:

Sat Sep 19, 2009 12:14 pm

Congrats and good luck Chris. :drink3:

Let me know when you might make it to the museum again on a Friday. Perhaps I can have those clips taken on the B-17 bombing mission back in '44

Sat Sep 19, 2009 9:54 pm

congrats chris, especially in these times!!! be careful to unwrap the p-80 windscreen that i've been nagging you for a pic of, for what??.... 4 years now?? remember....... indiana is ass flat & boring according to what david letterman said, as a native son. :wink:

...... i'm sure you'll make it more exciting. all the best!!

Sat Sep 19, 2009 11:15 pm

Welcome to our neck of the woods! I'm probably a couple hours from Elkhart, and my mom lives over in Crown Point, IN..just up the road. If you have the time, our model club is having its annual show/contest at the Kalamazoo Air Zoo on October tenth..it'd be great to meet you in person.

Steve

Sat Oct 03, 2009 7:39 am

Thanks guys. We are having an EAA Fly-in on October10th. Come out and see us, and maybe be able to see the tower as well. I am working on getting the airshow going again next year. The airport itself is great. Everyone is just so friendly and we have warbirds and classic aircraft including several Stearman, a T-6, T-28, navions, Cubs, Huskee, Fougas, and an A-4 Skyhawk being rebuilt to fly! Does anyone know what P-51 resides in Kokomo, IN? I do look forward to meeting up with you all.

Sat Oct 03, 2009 7:56 am

That P-51 would probably be Checkertail, owwned by Nathan Davis (not our Nathan!!!) more info and pic here
http://www.warbirddepot.com/aircraft_fi ... -davis.asp

Sat Oct 03, 2009 7:56 am

The P-51 is Nathan Davis's Checkertail. I think my boss knows him alittle.

http://www.warbirdregistry.org/p51regis ... 74446.html

If you guys need some help on the Grissom B-17, let me know I'm an A&P for Purdue.

Todd

Sat Oct 03, 2009 10:51 am

I would love to get all the help we can for the B-17. She needs some TLC.

Sat Oct 03, 2009 5:33 pm

Chris, did u get the PM I sent you?

Sun Oct 04, 2009 9:47 am

I did, sending one back now.

Sun Oct 04, 2009 9:49 am

So right now the warbirds I have seen at EKM are
A-4 under restoration to flight status
T-28
Stearman x2
T-6
Naviaon
Cubs
Fouga
Some one said there is a Corsair on the field. I have not seen it yet.

Mustangdriver's move --yes warbird related!

cool!