Keith: Any idea on the Huey ID? There’s a specific one I’m looking for that is *allegedly* based around Leeds area.
All 5 people aboard were pilots? Imagine the conversation afterwards…
This entire farce looks like they may find Gillespium.
Steered it off the runway & into the hangar… What the hell was he thinking?
At Plant 42 you can hang out across the road from the end of the runway & take pics (West side of the field), but if you so much as park a car along the North side you’ll have cops & security all over your butt PDQ, especially by the Lockheed or Northrop plants.
I’m surprised you could just drive onto the airfield at North Weald. At VNY you can drive to your hangar & that’s it. However if you’re a mechanic on the filed you can drive anywhere providing you get the permit after taking a test at the airport office & have to put a decal on your vehicle. Test info is here:
https://www.lawa.org/-/media/lawa-web/tenants411/file/vny_mvop_study_guide.ashx?la=en&hash=76D0BAB814BB21642CDE2DABE7ED2CB54A681C88
VNY also has an area for spotters & they put a round grommit in the fence so you can poke your lens through it. The FB group has lots pf pics, quite a few of which are taken inside the fence:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/251600361716885/
I had some jobsworth give me some grief at WJF a while back during the airshow about me being on the ramp. My AF d/l clearly states “AUTHORIZED FOR FLIGHTLINE” on it, plus I have my A&P ticket AND had an *Unrestricted” airshow credential hanging off my belt loop (his merely said *Ramp Access*). Told him to wind his neck back in.
Have a poke about here:
https://www.thefabricator.com/article/aluminumwelding/achieving-t6-designation-for-6061
I mentioned on the museums FB page that it looked like the place had been burgled, they didn’t respond…
I can’t believe there isn’t a duece & a half based wrecker at Dx to use for engine changes etc. Could probably buy one for what it costs to rent that crane for a few days.
This was stooging around…
Those laser systems are the dogs danglies, a bit spendy to buy up front but only cost about $4/hr to operate. Plus they remove corrosion as well as paint & other snarge
Very bent prop with the reduction gear still attached to it….
I gave you a link that lists literally thousands of examples. This thread is like pulling frigging teeth.
I’m done.
MSN is the same as a CN. Sometimes it listed as MSN, other times as CN.