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Thanks for the great post and pics! Are my eyes deceiving me or is the upper rail of that structure fractured???

Welcome aboard, Dave :-D Find a bunk, stow your gear, and prepare to get underway :driver: As for posting pics, here's an assist, Sir...... In the REPLY box, look at the toolbar at the top. to the right of those icons you will see one that look s a bit like a picture frame. By hovering your...

And I'll add that I wear the "Zipper Scar" upon my chest to remind me of my Triple Bypass surgery on August 9, 2007.... Coming up on the 12th anniversary of that life saving surgery!!! Praise be to God. I never had the heart attack - they caught my arterial blockages and operated before I ever...

Thanks, Tracer. My aviation design experience was limited to Avionics and Electrical Systems and the supporting structures for the various black boxes, control and instrument panels, and the associated structural shelves, brackets, etc. that got it all installed. I left the power plants and...

Thanks for chiming in, Tinstar! Yes, it IS a great museum preserving the history of a VERY specialized aspect of WWII. DANG! Hydraulics failure on a Helo?!?!? What kind of bird? That could have had a nasty outcome. Yet here you are, able to tell us about it. Glad you survived that episode.

There aren't many aircraft in the world that have SPARE TIRE RACK(s) as original equipment. Few aviation engineers want to sacrifice the space, weight, and fuel efficiencies unless some overriding "NEED" predicates this feature. Thanks for sharing that pic.

Wolfen, We're surprised to hear of your health challenges. I'm sure I speak for many here when I tell you that we will be keeping you in our thoughts and prayers. Heavenly Father, We lift up our brother in this hobby to Your tender care. You stitched Wolfen together in his mother's womb and...

2019-08-02 SR7 Emergency Landing - Somewhere in Washington State Aug 1, 2019 On a City boulevard somewhere in Washington State, a State Trooper was in the right place at the right time to catch this EMERGENCY LANDING and provide escort traffic control in the process. Good job, Pilot, and kudos...

First off, God doesn't make junk... Don't consider yourself an idiot. And then a little SAFETY NOTE regarding the M35A2 (and variants): When parking the truck, disengage (in NEUTRAL) BOTH the transmission AND the transfer case. NEVER leave these Multi-Fuel Engine equipped trucks with the...

HAHAHA!!!!! I was thinking SLIP AND SLIDE ! Just imagine: You won't need that big strip of plastic. Just get the kids out in the yard and blast them through the neighborhood!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbozRJkHIyc (DISCLAIMER: Video shared for WATER CANNON demonstration ONLY - - - NOT...

I yoinked this pic from a Facebook post on a page dedicated to pics of noteworthy MV's........ Sadly, they shared no date/location/unit information. It is a great moment in time captured for us though. And, I'll throw this one in just to keep a little laughter going among the troops here...

Yup! She sure is purty with those new shoes on the ground! :goodjob:

UPLOAD INSTRUCTIONS: In the top bar of the REPLY Box you'll see a "framed picture" Button near the right side. Hover your cursor over it and it will highlight with "Insert Image". Clicking on that Button will allow you to upload various formats of pics, and PDF files too. Looking forward to...

The Texas Bucket List - WASP Museum https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9G2AQRnDpc And the article that led me to this video... https://waspmuseum.org/ad/videos.html?info=2019EU0302&utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Videos&utm_content=2019EU0302&sal=John

Congrats on being the ONE TRUCK at a Touch-A-Truck event/Car Show that folks could actually experience that addicting "hands-on" sampling. :goodjob: Hmmm... "Finders keepers"?!?!? Did you look to see if the keys were in it? :doh:rofl ... but, but. :recovry4x4::hammer::usafss:

A few questions: 1. Was Stan an SS Member? 2. If so, what is his username, please? 3. Have funeral/memorial plans been announced/scheduled, and an obituary published online that could be linked here??? Thank you. John SS Chaplain

Heavenly Father, We trust in our faith that You have welcomed our brother, Maurice Stansbury, into the heaven that awaited him. We lift up his family, his surviving friends and all who knew and loved him. Send upon them Your Holy Spirit and bring them peace and comfort through our faith in the...

URGENT SAFETY VIDEOS... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mW_gzdh6to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPmnBpQmX1g

Just took a look and found that our Get Well Cards are in the MESS HALL FORUM. As I recall, the SS Mess Hall is accessible to ONLY "Paid Subscribers" to the SS Website. The Classified Forum is also classed this way. I'll look into a way to broaden access with the site admin & owner.

Welcome back to the forums, Brother! Congrats on the new green iron toy. Indeed. Let's get in touch. John