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[chnlisle]

In '07 when I drove up to Tumwater to get my FWC I came home via the coast. It had been many many years (since my days at Ft. Lewis) since I'd been that way. It was a major shock. I loved the kinda of Payton Place feel of Astoria back in the day. A couple of bars some little cafes. Very little traffic over the bridge in those days it was nice. It's like one giant city now from Portland to the coast. I wonder what Long Beach and Aberdene WA are like now? Oh well sometimes It's good to be old.

[4llamas]

Deltarat, that B-17 looked like one classy ride. It must have been throttled back because it was slow and quiet. I bet it is a noisy ride when it's cranked up. Do you know what is housed in the Tillamook air museum? We didn't stop there. Like I said, it was primarily the wife's trip, so we hit the cheese outlets.

[K6ON]

EAA= Experimental Aircraft Association. The B-17 is noisy on the inside at any speed...They have seating (on the floor) for 9 passengers. The FAA says everyone has to have a seat belt so the're attached to the airframe along the sides and everyone parks their butt and straps in for takeoff & landings. After it's in the air, you can move around and check out all of the positions. In WW2, B-17's had a crew of 10. They cruise between 160 ~ 170 MPH...they look like they're going slow compared to today's jets cruising at 500+MPH.
Tillamook Air Museum is on my list to do one day...I know it's housed in a huge blimp hanger..they have about 30 aircraft. My interest is they have an A-26 Invader...I have a load of hours in the right seat of the Invader. Best airplane I've ever been in....

[K6ON]

Llamas, Here's another '17. Flew down to Stockton Muni today and shot it through the windshield while taxiing to transit parking.

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