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Wednesday, June 27, 2012

WELCOME......Giulia!!!!.......Tropical storm "Debbie"........move aside, here comes the "Mother" of all "Her"ricanes........Miss Giulia..............

xxx♥~~
Missy G.......
first leg of her trip to New Orleans.......
Flight #447.....YOW-YYZ..........
She was on her way......with Bells on..........:))))

 Can NEVER get tired of such lovely "Views".......!!



Yes, thats right.........to us Aviation Geeks........"FLAPS".....shining in the sun......is an Awesome Sight!!!!!


"Flightaware"........flight plan for GG's AC 7971 YYS-MSY........pulled up ahead of time!!

MIssy G......pulled up on Dave's computer .............
poor TOM TOM..........I think the smell is getting to him..............LOL........


♥xxx~~
 Tomorrow(6/29/12), Miss Giulia will be flying down to
New Orleans..........
for a long awaited visit....and the 2nd half of the "Aviation Appreciation Society's" ....Mandatory  appearance....meeting.......!!.
She will be "HIGH TAILING "(YES PUN).....down to the 'Big Easy'..........for a weekend of ........Love and Friendship

GG.......My Welcome Mat...........

Not so long ago..........there was a "blizzard".........in Ottawa..........and we.....were together.........at the Aviation Museum....on such a blustery Friday in Febuary........See we were breaking all the rules.........sign said...
"NO SITTING ON ENGINE COWLING".......!!!.

Welcome Giulia!!!!!!!!!!!


"Paper Airplane".........can't replace the real thing...........!!

GG's Aviation Day in history............2 pilots "Slain"..........

Hey GG.......Dammit...........Quit hogging the "Controls"..............Grrrrr..:))


See you soon......Missy G........and  a whole new Adventure.........together!!!!!!!!!

Monday, June 25, 2012

Lovely "Landscape" and "Aviation"...Art......



Beautiful........Isn't it.........!!♥





This new work by Canadian artist Ross Buckland was recently exhibited at the 56th Peppertree Art Show in the Santa Ynez Valley in California. Measuring 20" x 30", this oil painting on stretched canvas depicts a current scene of the famous Noorduyn Norseman V banking through a pass on approach to another landing on a familiar fishing lake in the Yukon. Backed by a ring of mountains showing a summer snowcap, the Norseman exhibits it's handsome stature with summer float gear replacing the wintertime snow skis. On board are a party of fisherman enroute to a fishing lodge which opened in late May as the lake ice retreated, to be replaced by eager fishermen seeking their limits. Many of these superb fishing lakes can be reached only by air and the Norseman has long been a mainstay of Canadian and Alaskan bush pilots.
 
 
The rugged Canadian-built Norseman is a classic bush airplane of the north country. A tough, safe and versatile utility airplane, the Norseman was first flown in 1935 and has been a workhose ever since. The main version built by Noorduyn before WW2 was the Norseman IV; at least a hundred of the Montreal-built Norseman were used by the RCAF during the war as the main general light utility airplane. The Norseman remained in RCAF service until the mid-1950s when they were replaced by the DHC-3 Otter. A postwar version, the heavier Norseman V, as painted by Ross, was built by the Canadian Car & Foundry Company who had obtained the rights to the Norseman in the Spring of 1946.


Wednesday, June 20, 2012

xxx~~♥~~xxx..Happy Birthday Paul{Daniel}.......!!!.....Bas Man...flies across the Silly Pond!!!!...

xxx~~♥~~xxx

A Big ole "Birthday Wish",
 to Paul{Daniel} Asuncion Today(6/22/12)..........
from
 the MissTWA blog....,
and especially from
"MissTWA" herself...and Giulia....
and many more to come..!!!




Hey there.......Paul{Daniel}....Hope your "Birth"day is Wonderful...



We know you Love 'Pan Am'..
and her signature Blue "Livery"....
and Who doesn't love all those
"Legacy Airliners"......
so we all "Benefit" here!!..




I wish we could all hope board  this Lovely 747..........
and have a Birthday Party....just for you...!!!



Happy Birthday....Paul {Daniel}..!!!!







Bas Man........flew to the Dominican Republic yesterday 6/19/12......he is on his vacation.....We all wish him the best time.....!!!
here are a couple of "Slides of his trek accross the
 "Silly Pond"........
xxx~~♥~~xxx




"Hello Flight".........his flight info




Bas's Flight info........."FlightWise"








Bas Man on Taxi.....courtesy of Dave W........





"Flightaware".....showing Phantom jet.....Estimated......prox..


Bas 'Boxed in'.......moving along quite nicely!!!




The "blues'......


"Stats" for his flight......


Bas on the ground........Let the "Games Begin".......have a Blast.......Bas Man.......!!!!!

Saturday, June 16, 2012

~~ Happy Father's Day ~~ !!!......Cappy Turns the Big.....50...!!!!......Slide Show......



I want to "Wish"..... all the Dad's, Poppa's, Paw Paw's, Grandfather's, Nonna's....Brother's, Son's.....Husband's,...... a Very Happy Father's Day....!!!!!.


Happy Father's Day.....to all the Military Men.............your sacrifice's
 do Not go unnoticed!!!!!
~~♥~~
A VERY HAPPY FATHER'S TO ALL....!!!!


 


Boyhood "Seeds".........planted!!!!!!!



Moments that last a "Lifetime"....



"Daddy".......Always a Daughter's "First Love"...




Not that a "Father".......needs to be reminded.............
The greatest gift, From Father's.....I think.........
The "Family Tree"......he planted!!!!



Daddy will be home soon now........!!!!


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A couple of "Funnies"........below.....
Even "EVIL BASTARD"......Father's...
need love tooooooo...


Oh Honey........NO NO NO.........that "TIE".....is for me........

to "STRANGLE" YOUR  NECK.......... WITH!!!!!

 WHEN.....I DEEM YOU, "UNFIT" TO LIVE ANOTHER SECOND MORE............LOL!!!



"Cappy" making out like a "BANDIT".........this weekend...........
His Birthday party Saturday.....
Father's Day, Sunday.......
and the Wake on Monday.........(which is his actual Birthday).......
Time for us Girls  to 'Dance' around your grave with our..."RED",  5" High Heal Shoes........:)))))))


Cappy with signature 'Shit eating grin'............!!
Nice "Lanyard" badge  thingie.............Too
now show us your "US Air"...Lanyard Suspenders......"!!!.
Happy Birthday "Cappy".....!!!!

it's time for you to be 'Fitted for your Brand new.......
"Hover Craft....."
(Look Paw Paw has the coolest chair in the Universe.............;)


here's a  Senior citizen Texting code".........."Cheat Sheet"........
but I have a few of my own.....Senior  Citizen  Pilot "Codes"........Please feel free to think outside the
"TOILET BOWL BOX"........

#1...."MISSED APPROACH"
#2........."GO AROUND".........
#3........."PUDDLE JUMPER"
#4......and a personal favorite  of mine...............
"HOLD SHORT".......(sound familiar Dave....lol)
Gee.........doesn't that sound like something Cappy will be doing when he goes potty ...????..........Oh My......



Cappy doing double duty..........."Pilot Training"............and "Potty Training"............

Yummy Treats..!!!!........
DAVE...........you'll have to get the 'Luc' to make some like these...............



Cappy's inbound "Cactus 544"(what a prick...lol)....today......
From the look of his 'Flightplan'......in Blue......
he doesn't know if he's coming or going......
Time to 'Whoop"  out the
 "Power of Attorney"............Mmmmmm







Sunday, June 10, 2012

Giulia's Lucky Day in History!!!!!































A "BARF BAG"....??!!....OH GG YOU SHOULDN'T

HAVE..........??!!..LOL



This Video is of Giulia 'brazenly' sneaking into the cockpit......LOL.....the sound is deafening.....and oh so Cool!!!!!!.....
http://youtu.be/RkBCa6PxmNQ




This Video below  is of the landing back at the "Aviation Museum"........Great Job GG!!!!!!!

http://youtu.be/cBkwUeKqJi4


Below is the the youtube video.........Giulia took from her perch in the cockpit..........Those engines are Damn Loud............and Bad Ass!!!!!!!!

http://youtu.be/6sJiRuQNHKY



  The text below is what Giulia wrote...describing her "Lucky Day in History"......Yesterday
(6/9/2012)
 and also......... included some of the Awesome pictures she took........Giulia...you do us Aviation Geeks Proud!!!!!!!!!!........

Hi Jules,

Below is the link to the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Hamilton…this is where the DC-3 comes from. The plane was here for the Capital Wings and Wheels show at the Aviation Museum in Ottawa. I think I sent you the link for the event, right?

Members had a chance to ride on this DC-3. I chose the last of 3 flights. It seats 10 people and they had 6 seats that were empty! So…since it was the end of the show, the organizers and some volunteers of the Wartime Heritage Museum decided to hop on. Let’s just say that it was a fun flight!


This particular plane was built in 1939 and if you totaled the number of hours it logged, it would equal flying 9 years straight!

Anyway, once the seatbelt sign was turned off, one of the organizers invited me into the flight deck!!! Can you believe it! It is really beautiful and I stood there in awe! The pilots were talking to me but gosh it was hard to hear! I thought of that scene in the Bond movie Quantum of Solace when 007 was in a DC-3 with “Chickee Poo“ (forget her name…sorry, I was just paying attention to the plane…and Daniel Craig! Ha ha.) In the movie, they were flying and chatting along and there is NO background noise making things hard to hear. Movie—does not equal—reality!

Anyway, after our ½ hour flight around pretty downtown Ottawa, we landed and I got to hang around with “the guys” and listen to their stories! I loved that part! These men have so many interesting memories and they are proud to tell them.

I am still on cloud 9! I got to experience a piece of history…I am very thankful for that opportunity. I have wonderful pictures, video, and friendships to remind me.

The Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum is having an Airshow this Saturday. I wish it wasn’t over 6 hours away for me! Darn.



Enjoy the pics and videos………..know that you were in my heart the whole time and I kept saying to myself—“Imagine if Jules was here!!!!”

Love you,

Giulia

Bye Bye Giulia........GREAT JOB!!!!!!