Just curious, what made you decide to sign up now?

No paritculiar reason...never been a member of a forum before, thought this would be a great place to be one

Welcome...

707 Pilot??

In Xanadu did Kubli Khan pleasure dome erect -- WELCOME to the pleasure dome!

Please keep your arms and legs inside the vehicle at all times...

Yes. My apologies for not picking a more creative user-name

Welcome to the party, flyboy! Did you live in OKC when that F5 hit a few years back?


KRW

Hi KRW ! EGADS, yes !! I built my house about six years ago and it has been missed LITERALLY by 4 tornadoes by a 1/2 mile since then. My area of OKC (a 'burb called Moore) is known locally as "the mini-tornado alley". I consider myself a very brave person, but when you hear the largest tornado in recorded history pass by your house, it scares the "heck" out of you....to say the least !

Yes. My apologies for not picking a more creative user-name

Although the plane I fly is based on the last version the 707 (final version produced in 1986)....it is a highly modified military version.

And a few heated ones too.

Welcome Flyboy. What do you fly?

Ken V.

I fly an extremely modifed military version of the Boeing 707 for the USAF. And a not-so-modified Cessna 182 for myself.

Hi KRW ! EGADS, yes !! I built my house about six years ago and it has been missed LITERALLY by 4 tornadoes by a 1/2 mile since then. My area of OKC (a 'burb called Moore) is known locally as "the mini-tornado alley". I consider myself a very brave person, but when you hear the largest tornado in recorded history pass by your house, it scares the "heck" out of you....to say the least !

I lived in OK for 17 years and I know the feeling you're talking about. We would have to hit the basement freguently in the spring. I almost miss the sound of those sirens going off at midnight, grabing your pants, and making sure everybody makes it in the celler! It became pretty intense a few times. It was always best when you could watch one out in a field directing it's fury into the dirt instead of houses and barns. I have family all over OK and a few in OKC! They had some stories to tell about that F5 that May!


KRW

I fly an extremely modifed military version of the Boeing 707 for the USAF. And a not-so-modified Cessna 182 for myself.

Nice aircraft . . . the Cessna that is. I think the last time I went up in a Cessna was 1980, and I don't remember what model it was.

I don't fly, but I do enjoy working on aircraft.

Currently, I'm helping a friend restore a couple of Stearman's. Well . . . build would probably be a better description. He went through eight airframes before he found one that was worth restoring, and even then, we ended up replacing nearly half the tubes. We have the second one on the fixture right now, and it's cut off right after the front cockpit. The rest of it wasn't worth saving.

I've also done some restoration work on Warbirds for the Planes Of Fame Museum in Chino, California. Oh, do they have some fascinating planes.

Happy flying.

Ken V.

I fly an extremely modifed military version of the Boeing 707 for the USAF. And a not-so-modified Cessna 182 for myself.

Welcome to the board, flyboy. I was in the AF myself, in an enlisted respect. I was a DAS tech. You're welcome. So how long have you been in?

Greetings, all.

Just wanted to say Hi.....yes, I am the "new" guy

Hey there Flyboy, welcome. Always good to see new faces, figuratively speaking, on the board... I'm back from an extended (5 1/2 months) hiatus myself.

--Jake

Welcome to the board, flyboy. I was in the AF myself, in an enlisted respect. I was a DAS tech. You're welcome. So how long have you been in?

I've been doing it for just about 14 years....just got past my commitment...so my life is mine again......I like what I do, so I am still in. My apologies, but I am not certain what a DAS tech is...aircraft maintenance?