Snow Shack

[Ztex]

We have all kinds of weather in Texas...Hot as all get out, cold as a witches ***, Hail the size of baseballs, tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, locusts...

This morning...we got this and they closed the schools...

[Connery]

My wife is from Montana and she thinks its so funny when they cancel school for such insignificant amount of snow/ice. I try to tell her that most people here in Texas never see the stuff and think they can just drive at normal speeds and stop like normal. It really IS amazing the amount of idiots we have on our roads down here. But then again, I probably think more drivers are idiots because I ride a Harley all the time

[Beachy]

It really IS amazing the amount of idiots we have on our roads down here.

You should try driving in Rhode Island! I think it's rated as the state with the worst drivers in the nation!

[Connery]

didnt know texas snowed.. must be global warming going mad.. in australia we are drying out fast from droughts that are never ending

Weather here in Texas is an ever changing thing. We have every extreme you can think of. Back in the 80's I can remember one winter where the entire state was frozen over and most of the highways were closed due to either ice or snow. There was even snow on the beaches in Galveston on the Gulf Coast. One summer that I recall, the high temps were above 100 degrees for more than 30 days straight.

Lately though, here in eastern Texas have been in a drought for the past couple of years. The lake that I live on was over 6 FEET low. It has rained so much the past week that the lake is not fully filled back up and is actually a little higher than I've ever seen it.

[Ollie]

Come to Montréal and see where the term bad drivers came from...

[Firebird]

Yes it is a flyer. The only one left in airworthy condition. Sadly though, it'll make one last flight this summer, back to England, where they'll never allow it to fly again. They're having to get a special waiver just to bring it into the country.

The owners have suggested a donation to a U.S. museum in the past, but in my recent efforts to contact them about it, I've gotten nowhere. They seem to be content with it being parked forever. I'm sure our British friends will enjoy seeing it over there, but it's just sad that it'll not be allowed to fly agan once it lands there. That's the way I understand it anyway.

Not quite the only flyer as there is a flyer in South Africa, operated by the SAAF, although that's an MR.3 version.
However, there have been recent rumours over here, including press reports (take that with a certain pinch of salt of course ) that the owners may be bringing it back with the intention of re-sparring her so as she can fly in the UK, as that's the sole reason for her not be allowed to fly in the here, as the spar's have exceeded their design fatique life as determined by BAe.

Could be a case of watch this space.........fingers crossed.

[tom d. friedman]

get bubba some eye glasses & a cigar & you've got groucho marx the cat!! that brown moustache is the greatest!!

[bomberflight]

but in my recent efforts to contact them about it, I've gotten nowhere. They seem to be content with it being parked forever.

Gary ~ if you want to try them one last time .....

http://www.atlanticdhg.com/AACF/NEW8/ourteam.asp

The "contact us" tab is to the left of the "our team" web page.

[mike furline]

Thats not snow. Thats just a dusting.

Regards,

[David Legg]

I think there is in fact a flying Shackleton in South Africa - nose wheel, not tail wheel.

[Mike]

Not quite the only flyer as there is a flyer in South Africa, operated by the SAAF, although that's an MR.3 version.

I think there is in fact a flying Shackleton in South Africa - nose wheel, not tail wheel.

I thought I'd point out that there is in fact a flying Shackleton in South Africa, just in case anyone hasn't got the message yet!

[cg51]

get bubba some eye glasses & a cigar & you've got groucho marx the cat!! that brown moustache is the greatest!!

Bubba is cool but sometimes i come home to things like this I guess i need to get the glass cut for the cabinet so i can get it finished and keep the furball out!

[needle]

How often does a Shakleton have to be re-sparred?
This airframe had a re-spar done in 1980 (when it was 27 years old) so I suppose if it has to be done about every 27 years, that would make it due for one in 2007, or is the re-spar based on TTAF.

My father flew WL790 when it was with 204 Sqn in Ballykelly, NI back in the mid to late 50's, and its quite amazing that I didn't get to see it until I came to live in Texas and started visited museums. (In fact just about every aircraft he flew in the RAF ended up in a museum........come to think of it, just about everything I flew in the RAF is now in a museum as well...... )

Julian

[Consul]

How often does a Shakleton have to be re-sparred?
This airframe had a re-spar done in 1980 (when it was 27 years old) so I suppose if it has to be done about every 27 years, that would make it due for one in 2007, or is the re-spar based on TTAF.
...............................Julian

See:

http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showthread.php?t=66705

Regards
Tim

[King]

In South Texas the Roses bloom in winter, then get frozen solid as a rock!