Brooks' Photos

mudpuppy · Sep 15, 2009

Hey Aaron, enjoy your photos here so thanks for posting them. I thought I'd seen someone here from Abingdon; did you see a notice for the fly-in at the little airport just up the highway this coming Saturday? The local paper had the story for the Mountain Empire Fly-In on 09/19/09 and they listed a P-51 as one of the handful of planes on display. Apparently, it was in Abingdon in July and i missed it then.
Anyhoo, just an FYI since it is a small venue and not a lot of advertising that I've seen.
Regards,
Derek

Aaron Brooks Wolters · Sep 15, 2009

Thank you mudpuppy!!!!!!!!!!!!! I shall be there! :notworthy:

You are reffering to the Mountain Empire Airport just off I-81 just south of Wythville rite?

mudpuppy · Sep 15, 2009

Indeed! The local paper listed the P-51 as "Quicksilver" out of Lewisburg, WV, or at least thats the direction google pointed me to. I'd really like to see it come in or take off from the airport so if i can find an approximate time i'll be sure to post that.
Later,
Derek

Aaron Brooks Wolters · Sep 15, 2009

Quicksilver was at the Abingdon show. If my info is correct the plane was restored by Bill Yoak of Aerospace Specialties and is flown by his son, Scott "Scooter" Yoak who qualified at the age of 20 to fly it!

If you would like to meet just let me know where and I will do my best to find you. :thumbleft:

Again, thank you for the heads up on the show.

B-17engineer · Sep 16, 2009

Have fun Aaron, bring us some nice pictures!

Shinpachi · Sep 17, 2009

Hi, Aaron!
Your millipede was so real that, at a glance, it had looked moved a bit on my screen!

Aaron Brooks Wolters · Sep 17, 2009

B-17engineer said:
Have fun Aaron, bring us some nice pictures!

Oh, I'll have fun and I'll try to get some decent shots while I'm at it. :lol:

Shinpachi said:
Hi, Aaron!
Your millipede was so real that, at a glance, it had looked moved a bit on my screen!

Thank you Shinpachi. I hope all is well in your part of the world.

mudpuppy · Sep 18, 2009

Hey Aaron, I hope the weather holds out for tomorrow so that Mustang can make the trip. I'll probably be there around 10 AM, the event runs from 9-5, and I'll wear a ball cap from my favorite community college; NRCC.
I'm hoping to have my lovely wife along with me, so she may be more noticeable than my fat head stuffed in a ballcap.

I called the airport but couldn't get a time frame for the arrival or departure of the warbird. (They had concerns about security, which i understand) But, I'm driving past there this evening on my way to a little soiree in Bristol, so I'll look to see if any craft are already there.
regards,
Derek

Aaron Brooks Wolters · Sep 18, 2009

That's great Derek. I'll look for the hat next to the good looking woman. :lol:

I've got an old army hat that I wear and will also have my Wild Turkey shirt on. It's dark burgundy, the hat's olive drab.

ontos · Sep 19, 2009

Fantastic shots Aaron, WOW, some more barns fantastic. Oh, I really like the river shots too. I not quite confident enough yet to try and mess with the color balance thingy. :lol:

You are doing fantastic. :shock:

mudpuppy · Sep 19, 2009

Had fun meeting up with you at the little airport today. After i got back to the house, I had to take a look at my old Jag since it was sending waves of heat from under the dash...I think maybe a valve to the heat exchange is stuck.
Did you happen to get any shots of the P-51 taking off? Lori and I enjoyed meeting you. We'll do this again sometime for sure. Have a good one!
Derek

Aaron Brooks Wolters · Sep 19, 2009

Uhm.......errrrr........uuuuhhhhh.........hhhmmmmmmmm.......

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B-17engineer · Sep 19, 2009

Wow when was that?! Looks friggin awesome!!!

*Gives a round of applause*

Aaron Brooks Wolters · Sep 19, 2009

Ok, ....... now that I can speak again....I think. Derek, I really enjoyed meeting you and your wife. I hope we didn't bore her to much. I am going to try to explain how I lucked the $%@$$^%^% out today and got the ride of a lifetime. First off, I owe Bryan Carlton, Terry Schilson, and Keith Lineback a huuuuuuuuge THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!! The weather sorta closed in on these guys and they couldn't fly home. Their backup ride home fell through so I offered them a ride back to North Carolina if all else failed and they took me up on it. Literally. I was out at the runway waiting for QuickSilver to take off when Terry came walking up with two headsets in his hands and asks, "Do you want to take a ride?"..........and I said "Does it get dark!!" At the moment I'm still on the moon,WOW. Bryan Carlton flew the T-28C, Terry Schilson flew the T-34B, and Keith Lineback flew the L-19.

Oh and Derek here is the photo of you and your wife.

109ROAMING · Sep 19, 2009

Awesome! and awesome shots too mate! 8)

Aaron Brooks Wolters · Sep 19, 2009

These are the aircraft that the gentleman flew.

vikingBerserker · Sep 19, 2009

Man, that had to be a blast!!

Aaron Brooks Wolters · Sep 19, 2009

Dude, I'm still giddy. :lol:

evangilder · Sep 19, 2009

Great stuff, Aaron. T-34s are a blast, like little hot rods. As soon as I saw the first shot, before I scrolled to the top of the glare shield, I knew it was a Mentor. Congrats! Nice shots of your ride along.

Aaron Brooks Wolters · Sep 20, 2009

Thank you Eric. I'm still laughing every time I think about it. They're coming to Lonesome Pine Airport in Wise, VA on Oct. 7th, 8th, and 9th so I will be out there then also. They did not have to give me the ride but I REEEEAAAAALLLLYYY appreciated it!! I did get some shots of Quick Silver on the ground. There might be some here that the modelers here might like.