tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post4361437480933866279..comments2024-03-28T11:33:16.797-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: A seldom-seen airportPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-5279703594224369192014-02-13T10:51:45.105-06:002014-02-13T10:51:45.105-06:00There's an interesting bit on a flight through...There's an interesting bit on a flight through here by Ernest K. Gann in Fate is the Hunter...Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14377326478767097625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-49235475898836185892014-02-12T22:56:44.751-06:002014-02-12T22:56:44.751-06:00Reminds me of landing on Resolution Island back ar...Reminds me of landing on Resolution Island back around 1995We were replacing the old DEW/ BMEWS radars with fully automated radar systems. The strip on the island was about 2100 feet above the ocean and about 100 feet wide. We flew in on a twin otter. emdflnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-33193463689910346152014-02-12T12:59:50.868-06:002014-02-12T12:59:50.868-06:00We stopped there in N96DQ on our trip to England w...We stopped there in N96DQ on our trip to England with Liberty Belle and the RAF Red Arrows arrived while we were on the ground. I'll email you pics.<br />The weather was great on the way out..not so much on the way back NDB teardrop (GPS overlay) to minimums starting from about 14000ft solid overcast over the beacon in icing....concentrates the mind.<br />Differhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15581662615586346808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-38097626744076442392014-02-12T10:46:14.697-06:002014-02-12T10:46:14.697-06:00This is absolutely stunning. The entire film, vis...This is absolutely stunning. The entire film, visual and music is great. Very reminiscent of WWII. trailbeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06830065132795330618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-23368449414503299562014-02-12T10:20:35.218-06:002014-02-12T10:20:35.218-06:00O/T, but thank you for your response to my eMail, ...O/T, but thank you for your response to my eMail, Peter - I'm getting the book for myself, maybe I can get The Progeny to read it {she hasn't spoken to me for over a year :-( }<br /><br />Semper Fi'<br />DMDiamond Mairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15673366797250424810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-38887503740427427892014-02-12T07:34:41.398-06:002014-02-12T07:34:41.398-06:00That is Bluie West 1, and it's 50 some odd mil...That is Bluie West 1, and it's 50 some odd miles up the fjord from the ocean... Helluva ride in bad weather, since you're actually BELOW the tops of the fjord... Did that in 1971 in an EC-121 with a fuel feed problem. And Bluie West 6 is now known as Thule.Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-86255217800178304442014-02-12T01:24:29.110-06:002014-02-12T01:24:29.110-06:00I noticed the four letter designator, BGBW.
Way ba...I noticed the four letter designator, BGBW.<br />Way back in WWII, I recall that these strips had çoded voice designators, like Bluie 2 West.<br /> Any info on the designator BGBW?.<br /> <br />Oh, almost forgot.<br /> WOW!, fabulous vision, and the music wasn't half bad either. Stu Garfath, Straylia.noreply@blogger.com