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General control line discussion => Open Forum => Topic started by: Dave_Trible on November 21, 2012, 08:13:56 AM

Title: Thanksgiving
Post by: Dave_Trible on November 21, 2012, 08:13:56 AM
Happy Thanksgiving and safe travel to all the stunt fam.  Let's see, I'm thankful for light balsa, Certified dope, Jett engines.....

Dave
Title: Re: Thanksgiving
Post by: Terrence Durrill on November 21, 2012, 08:32:20 AM
Now Dave, you're getting political........... LL~    LL~    LL~    LL~    mw~     D>K    H^^
Title: Re: Thanksgiving
Post by: Dave_Trible on November 21, 2012, 08:52:15 AM
 HB~>
Now Dave, you're getting political........... LL~    LL~    LL~    LL~    mw~     D>K    H^^
Geez!
Title: Re: Thanksgiving
Post by: Bill Morell on November 21, 2012, 08:57:00 AM
Thankful for what I have, for what I don't need and the common sense to stay home on Black Friday!
Title: Re: Thanksgiving
Post by: Joe Just on November 21, 2012, 09:25:17 AM
I am most thankful that my grandson Logan is home from that hell-hole in Afganistan.
Joe
Title: Re: Thanksgiving
Post by: Bootlegger on November 21, 2012, 11:00:50 AM

  Joe, Tell him and all the other service personel.........THANK'S...
Title: Re: Thanksgiving
Post by: Dave_Trible on November 21, 2012, 11:02:32 AM
Absolutely!
Title: Re: Thanksgiving
Post by: Michael Boucher on November 21, 2012, 01:58:58 PM
Glad to hear Logan is as well Joe.  H^^
Title: Re: Thanksgiving
Post by: Randy Ryan on November 21, 2012, 04:00:59 PM
I am most thankful that my grandson Logan is home from that hell-hole in Afganistan.
Joe


AMEN JOE!!!!! Shake his hand for me PLEASE!
Title: Re: Thanksgiving
Post by: Steve Helmick on November 21, 2012, 04:18:46 PM
Quote from: Joe  Just on November 21, 2012, 09:25:17 AM
I am most thankful that my grandson Logan is home from that hell-hole in Afganistan.
Joe



Quote from: Randy Ryan on November 21, 2012:  AMEN JOE!!!!! Shake his hand for me PLEASE!

Ditto all of the above!!!  y1 y1 y1 y1 Steve


 
 
Title: Re: Thanksgiving
Post by: john e. holliday on November 21, 2012, 04:54:36 PM
Too bad we can't have all our young people home for the day to enjoy family and good food.   Anyway,  EVERY BODY HAVE A GREAT THANKSGIVING DAY WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS. 
Title: Re: Thanksgiving
Post by: Bruce Shipp on November 23, 2012, 03:08:01 PM
A bit off topic:  airplane but not CL related.  It does have Thanksgiving and Service Member ties...hope you enjoy getting to know these young Americans as much as we did.  Thanks for letting us share our thanksgiving Day blessings with our control line friends.

Today June, the boys and I had the distinct privilege of hosting six young airmen from Sheppard AFB in our home for Thanksgiving. These young men and women are two weeks out of Basic training and are attending Tech School here at Sheppard. Most were having their first holiday away from home and one young man, Austin was away from his wife and 7 month old son.

It was great to spend the day with them as they had a chance to get off the base, leave the uniforms behind and enjoy a relaxing day. We tried to make them feel as much at home as possible. Rule number 1: no sir or ma'am. Rule 2: Make themselves at home, help themselves to everything, and feel free to put their feet on the furniture. Rule 3: no left overs! (they did not do so good on this one).

It was a great day of food, touch football , TV football and pumpkin bombing. None of them had ever flown in a small aircraft, and each got to go up in the Cub. They got two passes to drop pumpkins on the round hay bail and then we flew over the base to see their school houses and dorms. They got some stick time as we came back to the house.
(http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m169/fourshipp/Thanksgiving%202012/DSC00856.jpg)

Pictured above: Austin Wellborn, Harlem, GA; Paul Quintanilla, San Diego, CA; Nick St Pierre, Las Vegas, NV; Jourdynn Burge, Mill Village, PA; Evan Wilcox, Milton, VT; Nick Ramirez, New City, NY.

Paul Quintanilla

(http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m169/fourshipp/Thanksgiving%202012/DSC00844-1.jpg)

(http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m169/fourshipp/Thanksgiving%202012/DSC00842.jpg)

Nick Ramirez

(http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m169/fourshipp/Thanksgiving%202012/DSC02021-1.jpg)

(http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m169/fourshipp/Thanksgiving%202012/DSC02018-1.jpg)

Nicholas St Pierre

(http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m169/fourshipp/Thanksgiving%202012/DSC00855.jpg)

(http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m169/fourshipp/Thanksgiving%202012/DSC02151.jpg)

Jourdynn Burge

(http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m169/fourshipp/Thanksgiving%202012/DSC00854.jpg)

(http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m169/fourshipp/Thanksgiving%202012/DSC02119.jpg)

Evan Wilcox

(http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m169/fourshipp/Thanksgiving%202012/DSC00851.jpg)

(http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m169/fourshipp/Thanksgiving%202012/DSC02039.jpg)

Austin Wellborn
(http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m169/fourshipp/Thanksgiving%202012/DSC00852.jpg)

(http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m169/fourshipp/Thanksgiving%202012/DSC02085.jpg)


Yes, it was windy!  20-25 knots out of the south.  We were dropping on a round hay bale and running straight into the wind would have taken us over the house and hangar.  Our run in on about a 120 heading gave us a big right cross wind and the big left slip was needed to see the target out the right side of the Cub. 

Nick Ramirez was the top bomber with a 38 foot pumpkin.  He got to eat first!

A great time was had by all.  I do love giving folks their first airplane rides!
Title: Re: Thanksgiving
Post by: Douglas Ames on November 23, 2012, 04:03:49 PM
Looks like a good time!
My Airline employer forced me to work today (Fri.), hence no travel.
I revolted yesterday and had a steak and potato dinner.  ''
Title: Re: Thanksgiving
Post by: Will Hinton on November 23, 2012, 05:08:38 PM
Bruce & June,
You guys are the best!  Thanks for hosting these wonderful Americans!  Wish we could have been there to help.
Title: Re: Thanksgiving
Post by: john e. holliday on November 24, 2012, 07:48:56 AM
It is so great that you are able to make a few of our heroes feel at home while away from home.   Lifetime memories for those young adults.  Thank you for what you and your family do.  Also thanks for the great pictures.