HALLOWEEN IS HERE......PLEASE....JOIN ME.........

BEWARE.....,YOU GOBLINS LURKING BEHIND.....,come forward...., You Do Not see my  lovely hat  with Wings that stretch forever................,you and your kind who mean to do ILL..... ,will be ripped to Shreds....,and Torment and fly,  you No Longer  Will !!!!!!!!!!!(^j^)

DON'T JUST STAND THERE....HELP ME GET THIS DAMN PUMPKIN OFF MY HEAD....LOL...

YEA MY TAKE-OFF A LITTLE SHAKEY TONITE....yes moon....how bout you wipe that smirk off yo face..........LOL

See that Captain Doug......has left us.......I wish him the ABSOLUTE BEST!!!!

As for me....I am THANKFUL for all my friends..here....and yes "AVIATION" Is the THEME here........But today...there are other modes of flying(hence AVIATION theme...continues.)......ha ha....and though  most(people, countries...etc...) probably do not celebrate the Halloween day....I love for the Good spirit it holds....!!!!!

but don't cross me....LOL

read the messages on these old vintage cards, please....

Turns out...they Ring True....!!!!!any one who visits...please come back when you have time....my Sick days are OVER!!!!

and if you don't come back...I would like to think it's because I pissed ya off......"Righteous"....(thats a joke...(for the most part...LOL)

THANK YOU FOR NOT GIVING UP ON ME...YES TO ALL WHO JUST FLAT OUT STAYED....ALL I CAN SAY IS THANK YOU......AND WILL RETURN THE FAVOR IS SPADES!!!!!!!!!!!!!.....WHEN I SAY A ROUGH WEEK...WELL, .IT'S OVER ....NOW WHERE WAS I.....KNOW WHAT TOMORROW IS....ONE OF MY FAVORITE HOLIDAYS.........

.................AN ECLIPSE........OR WAS THE LOVELY JET PULLING THAT SHADOW  OVER THE MOON...??????

A (but very Important to me) Promise Kept........for Metin......................A short story of the relationship between TWA Airlines and Alitalia .... please take a few minutes to read....

A comment was left from a post of mine dated August 8, of this year....the comment from dear friend "Mr. Istanbul  Airside".....asking/wondering the relationship between the 2 airlines on the postcard.......

By shear luck, I was surfing away...and 'WALA'.....the explanation/answer to Mr. Istanbul's question....I guess I could ask.......what are the chances of that.......must be destiny.....even gives the Tail# of the Boeing 707   TWA's (N763TW)

Please click the web-site below(Vintage Postcard Gallery)   for the answer....

below I copied and pasted the comment he left back in August....Love it!!!

Istanbul Airside

Nice postcard.
I'm looking for a relationship between Alitalia and TWA?:)

http://gallery.vintagepostcardstore.net/2010/05/fiumicino-airport-with-alitalia-and-twa.html

OLD ADS.......THE BEST.......HERE SAYS, " SURE I'LL BE ON TIME, I'M FLYING TWA................please see text for more explanation...

^J^

Quick.....an A.P.B.......Can someone figure out the text to this Awesome AD??????

I CAN'T FOR THE LIFE OF ME REMEMBER WHERE I FOUND THIS 40 FOOT RUNWAY AD.....MAYBE SHOULD STAY A MYSTERY....THE TEXT....WHERE'S THE FBI WHEN YA NEED THEM....:)))))

AN ADDED BONUS SEE BELOW...PLEASE

http://www.periodpaper.com/index.php/subject-advertising-art/aviation-airplanes?dir=asc&order=name&p=7

The above web-site....named "PERIOD PAPER"......A gift from my Dear friend..."Mr. Istanbul Airside"....it is a treasure trove of Lovely old Aviation ads(and adds for everything, possibly be, for the first half of the last century.......(1900's)....and my head is spinning as I go page to page.....so at page 15...I can not resist posting this absolute...Antique/Aviation  Treasure....

THANK YOU...FOR THE AWESOME WEBSITE....!!!!!!!

^j^

CHECK OUT THE SIZE OF THESE ENGINES.......COOL PICS...!!...STORY COURTESY OF "FlightBlogger"....^J^

Trent XWB heads for flight test with first A380, Enders draws line on A350-1000 changes

-worn A380  MSN001 rolled out a hangar in Toulouse, France yesterday sporting a newly installed Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engine. The powerplant, rated at 84,000lbs of thrust, will continue to advance Rolls-Royce's certification program for the new engine, which will eventually power the Airbus A350 XWB. The 118in (300cm) diameter fan of the Trent XWB-84 is only slightly larger than that of the three 116in (294cm) Trent 900s that are flying along side the XWB-84.

A shrunken A350-800, whose service entry has slipped to mid-2016, will be powered by a 75,000lb Trent-75, though the type has seen a steady flow of customers away from the variant.

For the A350-1000, a first engine run of its 97,000lb thrust fan is expected in mid-2014, with entry into service to follow three years later. The 2017 availability allows Rolls to incorporate technology from its three-shaft Advance3 engine design into the enhanced Trent XWB, though the improvement in performance on the A350-1000 has also drawn the ire of some customers. 

The growing distance between airframe and engine commonality, which has always been a hallmark of Airbus aircraft family design, has frustrated customers like Emirates and Qatar Airways. Airbus says the -1000 will remain about 70% common with the baseline -900.

Enders, by his own acknowledgement, has made a "big jump" in technology with "a lot of unknowns" on the A350, which, at the insistence of customers, was required in 2006 to abandon its original composite wing and A330 metallic fuselage design. Enders' attitude about the -1000 is illustrative of the balancing act the airframer must walk between not increasing the complexity of its own engineering and production operations - thus driving up its cost - while managing the high expectations of its biggest customers. 

Though Enders has drawn a line in the sand, telling Flight International the A350-1000 will not be changed to appease individual customers: "For us, that is the solution," he said. "We're not going to redesign it every half-year."


Photos Credit Airbus

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Jon Ostrower 

 on October 19, 2011 1:56 PM 

LOOK CLOSE.......A BEAUTIFUL OIL ON CANVAS......^j^

POINT TO PONDER.........

                             The best vitamin for making friends...... B1.



BELOW.....A website titled...."Pilot Work Shop tips....#45...worth the listen.....I would not steer you wrong  ^J^


http://www.pilotworkshop.com/tips/military_operations_area.htm

A DEAR FRIEND MUST TAKE A LEAVE FROM US FOR AWHILE....ALL MY BEST WISHES TO CAPTAIN DOUG.....WE LOOK FORWARD TO HIS RETURN ......:) ^J^

The Grand Old Lady Of The Sky

TWA

Deregulation was not kind to TWA . Operating a wide array of domestic and international routes, TWA proved an attractive target. In 1985, corporate raider Carl Icahn beat out Frank Lorenzo to win controlling interest in TWA . In 1986 Carl Icahn used TWA to buy Ozark Airlines . All Ozark employees were given jobs at TWA with their full “date of hire” seniority from Ozark Airlines . Icahn took the company private in 1988, a move which burdened the airline with large amounts of unsustainable debt. To offset its financial troubles, Icahn began selling off TWA 's routes to other airlines. Routes to London from various American gateways were sold to American Airlines and USAirways . The losses continued, however. In 1992, the airline filed for bankruptcy, but managed to continue to stay afloat. TWA emerged from bankruptcy but remained a mere shadow of her former self and in early 2001, TWA - the airline which began life as Transcontinental Air Transport (TAT) almost 76 years earlier - was finally sold to American Airlines . TWA was for many years the largest airline in and out of New York . Yours truly, had the honor of flying as Captain, the last TWA departure out of New York's John F. Kennedy (JFK) airport. I flew aircraft 9624 from JFK to St. Louis on August 24, 2001. TWA flew her last flight under her own name and call sign on December 1, 2001.

Sincerely,

Captain Dan Cooney

OLDER ADVERTISEMENTS, ARE THE BEST!!!

                                          http://youtu.be/fcmqy6UObLo

  Video of Finnair MD-ll ""Go Around"", 100 feet above runway.... Cockpit View.....New York....listen to the ATC....in background

http://youtu.be/JycxHi0UWoo

I don't ask much.....(not if you ask me....LOL)...but trust me, when I say....take a look...see at the video site I posted above.....It's from "BOSTON AIRBORNE"....'WINGS ONE'.....

AND LISTEN FOR THE WIND, ..BLOWING TOWARDS THE END OF THE VIDEO.....

 

Look close above.......guess who's wing tip that was......YOU GUESSED IT....^D^

The link just below......"CHASING THE 787 ABOVE THE CLOUDS....."...this is Not a "sim" video....check out the cool double tail lights....Worth the watch.......This video got the "getjets" seal of approval.......why??...just like Moma said..."because I said so"....ha ha

http://www.flightglobal.com/blogs/flightblogger/2011/10/video-of-note-chasing-a-787-on.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+flightblogger%2Fsubscribe+%28Flightblogger%29

SPEAKING FOR MANY I'M SURE,  HERE.......I WILL BE WAITING IN THE "WINGS"...MANY HOPE'S FOR RESOLUTION......thats all..

^J^

 REMAINING,  MISSTWA

HELLO WORLD............. THIS IS "TOM TOM"...... AKA "EATING MACHINE".... HE BELONGS TO DAVE W..... IN THE SECOND PICTURE, "TOM TOM" POSING FOR THE PAPARAZZI.... WHILE ON THE SECOND LEG (remember he has 4 of them).... OF HIS ... "'""EAT YOU OUTTA HOUSE AND HOME""""" EUROPEAN TOUR :))))))))

THANK YOU DAVE W....FOR LETTING ME POSTS THOSE 'LITTLE BAD EGGS'.....

Tom Tom....HE'S POOPED:)))))

LOOKS TO ME....ANOTHER MINUTE OR TWO....HIS FOOD BOWL WILL BE "TOAST"....LOL

THAT FACE.....AND THAT LITTLE NOSE....:))))

TO DIE FOR

AND THE PICTURE OF ABOVE HERE  IS LITTLE"""""MISS BRANDY""""""...AFTER A FEW AT THE LOCAL PUB.....DAVE W....Are you being a bad bad influence....LOL

Tom Tom has gotten on her last Nerve:))))))

Hey there DAVE W......take a C

lose Look at our Tiger here....He's got a TWA RED NOSE.....in case your wondering what the Aviation connection is....LOL

I Hope you like it!!!!!!!!!!!

^J^

PLUS I POSTED 2 SIZES....SO YOU COULD GET AN EVEN BETTER LOOK....

UNDERSTANDING.....NO BIG DEAL.....GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

Lovely Ad...and pleasing to the eye!!!!.....and SASSY TOO!!! Time for a break from the Red for a smidge....^J^

Keep Waiting Luv....He's blinding them with Science...Love the gloves....
FUNNY....my waist was that size when I was born.....

YES YOU READ RIGHT......I AM NOT MAKING THIS STUFF UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OH THE GOOD OLE DAYS....HUH??? LOL...............^J^

I THINK IT'S SO HILARIOUS!!!!!AND TO THOSE WHO DON'T KNOW ANY BETTER...THIS WAS A TIME WHEN "QUICKIE"...ACTUALLY  MEANT WHAT IT SAYS...... "ANYTHING" DONE IN A RELATIVELY  SHORT PERIOD OF TIME....NOT JUST.........well .........have a nice day:)

Posted for Amusement purposes only:)))))))

QUICK...GET THE SPATCHULA..TIME TO TURN HIS "PUPPY BUNS OVER...LOL

AND TO ALL MY PALS EVERYWHERE..........!!!!!!SEE ABOVE FOR DETAILS...

^j^

HAPPY COLUMBUS DAY.....

It's 4:00 AM......do you know where your "Rant" is.......LOL............here's mine....

 to those who just want to see "how far they can pull a Jack Ass without a rope"

It's a damn good thing Columbus discovered the earth was Round and not Flat.....otherwise I would still be kicking those people off the edge.....into eternity....and as a disclaimer.....been on the edge myself.....

Again,            Happy Columbus Day!!!!!!!

PS.........this rant is for entertainment purposes only...and should  not be confused with Real World events....can't change History....:))))))))))

^J^

CAPTAIN DOUG,,,,,OR WHOMEVER.......A PICTURE I TOOK OF A FLIGHT EARLY THIS WEEK.I WAS TRACKIN ON MY FLIGHTRACKER.......SITE...............BY THE LOOKS.....WOULD THIS BE CONSIDERED A HOLDING PATTERN OR JUST AN APPROACH INTO THE COLUMBIA OF THE VICTORIA????

  OR PERHAPS COULD BE ONE OR THE OTHER.............THOUGHTS.. and if no answer..............no problem......

WHO YOU CALLING MAW MAW?????????????????????

WELL LETS LOOK AT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COIN SHALL WE.....SINCE I RAISED SUCH A RUKUS......

HEY GRAND MA'S COMING TO LIVE......ISN'T THAT GRAND......LOLOLOLOL

^j^

AT THIS EARLY HOUR......I WILL KEEP THIS SIMPLE.......PUT THIS PUPPY ON ''''''''E-BAY'''''''''......CAN ANYONE SAY "TAKE OUT A SECOND MORTGAGE"....

THROWN TO THE SIDE....THESE STAIRS HAVE MANY STORIES TO TELL...I CAN IMAGINE THAT THE STEPS ARE WORN....AND STILL HAVE THOSE LITTLE BUMP THINGS SO YOU DON'T BUST YOUR ASS WHEN IT'S SNOWING....

ALSO..THE SIDE HANDLES....I'll BET THERE ISN'T ONE SMIDGE OF RED PAINT LEFT AT THE VERY TOP OF THOSE HANDLES FROM THE BOTTOM  ALL THE WAY UP THE STAIRS.....WHERE PEOPLE HELD ON AND THE EXCITEMENT OF BEING WITH  FAMILY OR FRIENDS....KEPT THEM MOVING ON UP!!!!!!!

THIS IS NOT A PIECE OF TRASH TO BE CAST ASIDE.....BUT IT WAS CAST ASIDE....

MISSTWA

^j^

I SUPPOSE ONE DAY, I'LL KNOCK THAT "CHIP" OFF MY OWN SHOULDER WHEN IT COMES TO TWA....BUT NOT TODAY.....BUT NOTED

Airport Experience Renovations: Escalators Closing to Expand Checkpoint...........MAYBE CONSIDERED A BABY STEP.....BUT A STEP IN THE "RIGHT" DIRECTION FOR ..." LAMBERT-ST. LOUIS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT".........^j^

http://custapp.marketvolt.com/cv.aspx?cm=251489215&x=89152138&cust=8823629

 TAKE A MOMENT, WON'T YOU...... TO READ THIS SHORT ARTICLE ABOUT POSITIVE CHANGE!!

Lambert-St. Louis International Airport celebrated the inaugural flight of China Cargo Airlines on Friday, September 23. This was Lambert's first all-cargo flight direct from China with the landing of a Boeing 777F. The new route will also be served by 747-400F aircraft.............................