Aviation BS and Photo Thread

Yeah, Mechanical is possible. Crew flight hours could also cause it. The Forest Service will allow you to fly 8 hour days, but only 36 hours in 6 days. Every 2 weeks, you have to have 2 days off. If you hit your 36 in 6, you can go over with permission from the incident commander. I think it’s 4 hours you can go over, but might be 8? I can’t remember. Anyways, if you go over your 36 in 6, that’s a mandatory 2 days off the following 2 days.

Sometimes they have to play the crew hour game to make sure they have pilots for when they really need the aircraft.

Working for the Forest Service is a pain in the ass. Half the stuff they do is backwards and the other half is slowed down by the bureaucratic BS so much that it’s too late by the time they get rolling.

 

37° here in Billings. I love it!!

Couple of fire birds on the ramp

 

Say what you will about the State of California, but the CANG aviators are some fine Americans.

https://www.stripes.com/news/us/mil...le-trapped-by-wildfire-in-california-1.644121

 

we may talk smack about the guard all day long and know they have a different mission/role than the rest of us...but will gladly to them for this kind of stuff.

 

Mmm... CH47 They were assembling few of those on the ramp for use in theater when i was in Kuwait... FINE MACHINEs....

 

Is that those two 5-bladed turboprop planes? Looks like a fun!

 

passed my ground school a few weeks ago. Shame i cant afford to use it but it was fun learning everything. My friend is a CFI and charter pilot locally. My great uncle was a flight navigator for pan am on a stratocruiser (one that went down from SF to hawaii).

 

Yep. I hear they’re a hoot to fly when empty

 

I was sitting on the tarmac at NAS Key West back in the 80s when a similar plane came through, but it had a few bullet holes in the glass...lol

 

Have you taken an introductory lesson? They used to be free. Save your money and if you want a PIC license you will eventually get it.

 

I took a free ground school. Passed all the quizzes and tests. Not really gonna pursue it until I can do it right and I have more pressing financial needs.

 

Sunrise this morning going up the Left coast from CRQ to MEV

 

2nd leg of the morning from MEV to MCC. Looks like low weather but it’s all the smoke

 

They fired up and left while I was sitting there. I was also surprised with the amount of helicopter action that was going on at that airport

 

Still doing the sunset picture thing?

Yes, I made it home before dark.

 

...^^^... Really nice aircraft that is just a cool and sexy little plane ... nice pic too ... ... lol

Maybe ... because it reminds me of the J-Cub that was my first ride and my first love ...

There is just something about cool older aircraft and older muscle cars that can't be beat.

 

I did my float rating in a 90hp J-3. The most enjoyable 5 hours of training I’d done to that point, or since. Was obsessed with that airplane until I flew a Citabria. Being a bit stalkier than I was at 21, and the wear and tear of 25 more years of living, I’ve come to appreciate the extra width, and ease of entry of the Champ.

 

Great photos