Crazy thing is a PERFECT flight profile for SW Air Houston Hobby to San Antonio. 45 min gate to gate, touch cruise at an even flight level above 30K and start descent to land. Problem is there are NO 8,000′ Alps in the way! Just place seats in fwd position and stow trays while we collect trash .
Turns out a perfect point to point secret flight plan Barcelona to 6500′ alp with a really bad landing; one they couldn’t walk away from. Sad but true. 8
Think 8 has the Brian Williams God complex?
| Don I Phillips, Capt, USAF, Ret, e-mail, 21.03.2015 23:16
I can make some observations about E-Model 54-536 crashed off the N departure at Spang, Oct 9,’69. It was my crew. Pilot Capt Ken Kelly and recent EWO 1st Lt Tony Holly just back from Thailand year tour (any call him by first name John didn’t ever know him). I was off TDY ferrying the Bitburg Goon to Davis-Monthan for salvage. Was sitting at the duty desk 2nd week Sept when. Smiley Pomeroy, Asst Ops came in and said. “Phillips, get out your dancing shoes, you’re flying home”. USAFE was retiring all C-47s, Base Ops flyers, usually, for either conversion to Puff Gunships in FL or bone yard salvage. Computer had spit me out as most experienced celestial, trans-ocean Nav qualified with B-52 time. Met my crew, pilot Chief Ops and Training Spang, a Major returning to US, Co-pilot 1Lt Airfield Mgr Spang, a mechanic crew chief and a radio operator for briefing and test hop. I was issued a bubble sextant and pilot had a little plexi window cut on skin by the nav table. Fri Sept 19 we left for a RAF base refueling RON at Lossiemouth RNAF carrier base N Scottland. I tied a sun line mid- cannel but found it was an astro-compass bubble dome and me and the sextant didn’t fit. I made a smaller hook from a coat hanger but the off balance sunline fell back in Germany. No problem, our other Goon assigned us to follow had Loran. Turned out with weather holds we flew alone after 2 days Lossie to Iceland 2 days. I tried Shoran, count bleeps and silences from Norway but made no sense so used low freq AM radio direction finder to track in after 4 hours dead reckoning after Tacan ran OUT 100 DME. Just used a down wind land fall, exactly like Colombus. (and Lindberg) all the way home the entire week , Sondestrom Greenland 2 days weathered after severe clear air iced up wings off Keflavik on way to Greenland ice cap. Suddenly getting hit with ice balls: BANG BANG BANG! 2 Wright engines whined and dropped 5K feet in 30 seconds. WHEW! Spent another 2 days at Sonde. where we played run around leading edges and who ice falls on first buys drinks. Think was me but was pure pleasing to be out of N Atlantic that night. in warm O Club and BOQ! Crossed to N America Canada at Goose on my 32nd birthday. Sept 24. Next day we landed at Dow for fuel and McGuire where we were diverted to FL not AZ. Meant me and rhe radio were finished. Next day I 2 hopped all way to LAX on VIP T-39s. after a long month’s leave I was on my way back hop stopping with friends at Shaw. THAT was when I was told Ken and Tony were dead! Dumb as rocks sgdn never checked my Emergency Data info ( recall that thing in case you die?) and tried to find a Mrs Philips in Salinas. My mother was a Fletcher since 1950! Leave form said “self, home of record. Ken had been my student AT Shaw and we’d agreed to crew up at Spang that May Terry Kelly was one super lady from the time I saw her drive in from Kansas in their red and black Austin-Healy. She’d asked for me as escort officer with her to Arlington but they did not locate me at all.I can never bring myself to forgive them that! My real replacement that day was Lt Col Frank Fucich our Exec, no matter what silly people claim. Tough old bird survived 6 moths burn ward in Wiesbadden and we became close friends. We bonded as he was in MY seat Oct 9th and knew it. After he retired on disability in ’73 became My best advisor when I was disabled out at Wilford Hall in 1777. We’d both bought retirement lots in Cameron Park CA while he was at Mather Nav Bomb Tng Sqdn CO and me just back from SEA in B-57s. Dorly and I’d stop and visit each time through CA to Texas where I retired to be near neurosurgery department follow up. I can still recall Ken banging that elevator every run up that spring and summer. We ferried a bird across from Shaw day after we watched Armstrong step on the moon. That Oct day the bell crank broke and froze in place and they went off the Alert Facility end with a telephone pole light standard cutting Kenny in half then right through Tony. Frank was sitting in my Nav radar position back left side and fell out a tear by the # 1 engine. Later in Dec 1971 I became Information Officer in new 52nd TFW and responded immediately in Wing Safety truck to the Aug 28, ’72 C model 54-0386 crash where good friend Dan Craven, (Dorly sold them their Audi at Capitol Motors in early ’70) aborted take off. All crews since my and Ken’s had spoken of what to do IF, and our plan was pilot raise the gear and pull hard right that departure. Much worse odds to S with Armament storage to left and Trier-Bitburg highway corner to right with steep drop off past base golf course pro shop. “FORE!” Don Harding, IP, on Dan’s check ride felt he could have trimmed it off into the air (was about enough electrical motor angle mvt to get that much elevation input without mechanical) but is a fighter pilot trick not taught much to heavier bombers and while some were hospitalized long, all survived . Called in air for a low altitude , 4 EWO downward ejection and no fun there! We watched Don, bruised but unhurt seriously , crawl across the top and drop down inside compartment to get Bobby Sherman out badly injured with crushed lower legs . I was busy hugging Dan with all my strength. Smelled like smoke and JP4. Fire crew mishandled foam with crew out and allowed fire to slowly burn under it to destroy the ship as we watched . Same cause, seized, long abused, spiral bell crank. Later I was assigned as Air Field manager 73-75 but could never get myself to drive down the decline where Ken died and Frank “crawled to the light”. Spent a summer ’74 exercising , first time ever, Wing Safety and I found really hard to believe when we asked them, a bomb damage repair group up in heavy semi trucks convoy from Baumholder Base leveling the rough terrain both B-66s ran across. My contribution to Ken’s memory. Once even C-141’s delivering nukes needed a runway turn around for my safety approval. Now C-5 and C-17’s can enter large hill top parking areas so is now the USAFE base alternate airfield. During Summer 1995 on a visit to Dorly’s mom in Trier I parked on perimeter road, walked down and picked up a rock for both of us. He thanked me as he’d never gone back down there himself and displayed it on the mantle. Frank died in Jan 2004 just about 34 years late. |
Come May I imagine I’ll see no reason to buy another year. Do little here I was not able to simple address in a Bio file. Really felt the need for Mexus info during gestation year at Rancho alone and is about done. Last decade has just been open season Bash 8 and is always by unknown total nothings who provide no value at all. I’m asked why I even bother when investments will work out by themselves in time. Mexus will be the pay off and getting there even 6 months earlier was reason enough to continue posting here. Now chat boards have their own 3 Compadres, Ole! let them do the work and fade the heat. Sure took long enough considering. I will be doing a summer Nome visit but mostly involving the North Pacific ship with Mexus cable recovery 11% and her initial SEP IRA 2010 investment for .5% override. Paul feels the 7-8 month sea ice season will allow active recovery in warmer waters where assistance is due for large diameter location now. I imagine last boots on ever. Eventually enough’s enough and will hit 78 during what I consider a commendable era. We’ll see as always. Blog’s not written in stone. No sledge needed to shut her down. Load paper and hit print 8
MY GOODNESS….Amadeus still alive? Has had a current picture for years so though had died self-abuse complications by now. Tougher than I’d imagined. Give it more time and will send another from my flaming youth. 8
What I wear formal dress
Legend: 5 DFC’s; Purple Heart; 14 Air Medals; USAF Commendation Medal, USAF Expeditionary Medal Pueblo Crisis; National Defense Medal; 2 Combat Readiness Medals B-52, EB 66; 2 VietNamese Campaign Medals Foreign Decorations: VietNamese Cross of Gallantry with Palm; Vietnamese Service Medal.
Rather unlike? B Williams had ONE of these would be NBC Anchor 5 DFC’s, 14 Air Medals, Purple Heart , combat disability retirement ? Getting the shit shot out of me 200 times ; lost rt engine at 50′ saving 105 Marines , peppered with shrapnel and retired due ejection seat injury and punjii wound Purple heart same day April Fools 1967. Done much of interest? We usually note real cowards yell the loudest at them who have. Welcome to read my bio. Go become a man! Then tell me about it. I do hope none listen to these life long losers. 8
“Think 8 has the Brian Williams God complex?
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If you’ll ask, I’ve been screaming at Williams to the point of insult to quit reading maps and get off his silly butt to see what I’ve been saying since 2011. How can you possibly run a discussion not knowing a damn thing in person. Fortunately he took a genuine pain in the ass along who tells us everything he’d claimed was false and I was 100 % correct all that time. Now if we could convince this total jerkoff to take the tour itself could easily prove to all a liar as well. Miracles do happen but I’ll not waste a candle in the nonce. 8
When I was 4, 1941, I had a brand new pair of tennis shoes still smelled new rubber and canvas . Down our Oildale CA dirt alley dad was helping build the new Southern Baptist church. Wed, mom went to women’s circle to do small stuff finishing up the men’s construction. I wandered out with a smaller kid to the spot the outhouse had been torn down leaving about a 4′ hole filled with crap and water to settle. Showing off I told the kid to watch and I’d jump across the mess. Well, I missed badly and was saved going under by a ledge of original narrow target hole 2 feet down. Hauled self out and went in to shock the ladies covered in shit. Taken home and cleaned up she took me on down to River Drive by movie house became Buck Owens Music Inc in 60’s and we got new shoes. First time I saw my toes in the X-ray machine dosed everyone with radiation until banned . Did learn doing really stupid stuff wont harm you if you confess quick. Had even fresher smelling tennies. Now days even looking at Raging Bull Mexus Message Board recalls looking cross a pure shithole and asking If is worth the mess involved? Knowing Ma’d say save your new shoes! 8
Told ya so? Yeah for 4 years whilst you blabber on and on and on with no cred. Prob WAS GSB was always a total demanding whiner now self proven wrong,
Better stuff?
“In the right setting you and Chris will get along fine – he’s got wide knowledge in lots of areas – more a generalist than a specialist I’d say. Interesting history.”
Doubtful without mea culpa singing I saw the Light! No more trouble no more night,
Meantime you blabberty blabber on in sublime ignorance. Did you ever even own any honest character traits or wean them early on pre-school. Does not play well with others box checked often? Oh well, onward through the gloom.
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Many, many thanks, GSB, for not just making the effort to visit the mine and PT, but especially for the outstanding write-up. I appreciate the non-condescending manner in which you conveyed what you heard and saw, as well as your measured conclusions.
It was no surprise to me – in fact I anticipated it as I worked through the recent messages on IHub – that thin-skinned Phillip’s response was largely “I told you so!”, as self-aggrandizement is the food that feeds his soul. You are obviously made of better stuff.
Only took since Sept 2011 to finally take my advice and visit easiest foreign mine ever. Like to hear from all visiting their own impression and if there was ANYTHING incorrect I’ve maintained since day one. What I do not hear is ” I was aware of all this but did not believe what I was told over and over as I and many others scoffed at false and scarce information posts”. Any mention of Eighthaero or nutball Philips there? Can’t make it out if I was a part of long history now. About what I’d expect. Perhaps on some reflect I’ll get a hat tip rather than ignore. Like…. just why is anyone still of interest in a mine unfunded gone dead several years back? Oddest of all is a .0234 MEXUS is UP since so down even even looks like up.
As to me explosive while PT’s suddenly calm and reasonable THIS year? I’m the largest investor with own millions involved. He lives on expenses I help create and while he pays no attention the blitherings? It’s ME living in them at pays MEXUS bills. We do understand each another perfectly, me being me allows him to be him awhile longer each msg bd insult. Long as I exist he’ll do well. 8
Seems sky’s been falling now for years. Must be Cable News syndrome with a play by play format 24/7. Mixed Mothergooseaphores with the 2 silly piggies needed to be hard a work on straw and sticks instants while the practical pig lays brick and mortar permanent to last on the lot next door.. Mr Huff N Puff wails away near weekly like wasn’t enuf Dancin with Stars reruns to occupy some time between constant MXSG PRs. Then reads a week as a month and has never seen 9 years of 10Qs and 10Ks so needs annual meets before is anything to see but PAUL preaching to the choir. Obvious I’m in a wrong business with greater need for Pre-Nursery School Rhymes. Nose wipes as necessary gratis for the lil’ tykes. 8
Once again, why bother? Not me needs support, it’s Mexus and whining hasslers with no identity as a FRIDAY Mar 6th alias comes along as giant investor needing more- more. He needs an insult? Like Joe’s , Free Beer Tomarra! Does seem to read me, tho.
Coral Reef just may be a player involved. Never heard of but if Denton-Rawhide? I’m VERY intimate since 1948. Played out under $300 POG but plenty there at $1200 and fer sure big Nevada mine. 8
“What a mess in LGA. Why were they using rw 13 with a 16 kt tailwind in crappy weather? I think we’ll hear more about this in the future. ” Marty
There’s a 30’s airport to hate like Midway. Has a same 13/31 runway of 5 but just 6500’and all in a square mile of the city.
MD-80 LGA Emergency Braking Check List: Aim for wire fence on a berm.
Harrison Ford, on otherhand , seems about a short 6 iron from making a putt for birdie. 436 yards par 4, 6th at Penmar 9 hole Muni .
6–iron distance of a tour player at 175 yards for a shot from the fairway on a par 4
” Hi, Don. Just letting you know who’s doing some of the buying today. I got a fair amt below 2c, and the rest above. I bot another 110,000 sh last week at .0215. Seems pretty cheap down here if they’re a real company and start production, like we’re being told. I’ve participated in so many of the PPs, and am still owed a bunch of certificates. I need to ask Deb about that…she always says she’s going to get them sent out, but I never seem to receive them. Plus we still don’t have a decent place to deposit the certificates…I have several accts at AMTD, but I think they won’t take them any more, which sucks. I don’t know what I’m going to do with all of the ones I already have, none of which has been deposited anywhere. If you should run across a brokerage that will accept them under decent terms, I’d appreciate the info. Thanks, Don”
Thanks, Don. Since I have so much $$ tied up in it, and so many shares…….I’d prefer to have the ability to do some selling if it were to move up, in stead of having to scramble to find a place that will accept the certificates and take another couple of months to get them accepted. I owned quite a bit of Mexus a few years ago, and fortunately sold out of most of it on its climb to 60c or whatever. I thot I was clever buying it back in the low 40s and on down….I never expected it to drop to 2c, so I’m down considerably on it, as you can imagine. But I’ve lowered my cost basis quite a bit via the many PPs that I’ve participated in, but it will still take quite a rally for me to break even. I’d hate to miss a run to 15 or 20c and have it drop back again.