GrauGeist's Photos

[Wayne Little]

Sorry to hear things aren't working for you man....just remember WE ARE HERE FOR YOU !

 

[beaupower32]

I am with everyone else Dave. We are all here for you. If you need someone to talk to let us know.

 

[GrauGeist]

Thanks guys, for all the support, I really appreciate it.

Life sometimes throws a curveball at us, and this was one I wasn't expecting. I'm still keeping the faith that everything will turn around and work out.

Anyway, a friend offered to take me up last weekend, and I actually dusted the camera off and took it along.

No matter how crappy things are, there's nothing like a good flight to lift the spirits.

I grabbed a shot of a 1957 Beech T-34B for Eric, this one's being worked on at Hillside Aviation. They seem to have a few of these T-34s being repaired/restored.

Next shot was taken shortly after Jim (on the right) and I took off from Benton Airfeild (O85) and headed south to Red Bluff (RBL) for some lunch. I might mention that the food there at Red Bluff's airport cafe is most excellent, so if you're in the area, be sure to check 'em out.

And shortly before our return to Benton, we passed over the Sundial Bridge here in Redding. The river is the Sacramento, which runs through downtown. The large building to the left of the bridge is the Turtle Bay Museum (the Redding Convention Center is in the upper left corner).

 

[Aaron Brooks Wolters]

That rocks Dave!!!!! Way to go sir!!!!! And EXCELLENT SHOTS to!!! Glad to see you got out and had some fun.

 

[evangilder]

Nothing like some flying to get away for a while. Good stuff! Did you happen to catch the serial number on that T-34? I am trying to track all the survivors as part of a project I am doing and I haven't seen that one before.

 

[evangilder]

Nevermind, got it. I was able to squint the N number. The FAA shows the serial as 144097, which is the USN serial number. Looks like it was originally a US Navy D-45 (T-34B) with the MFR serial of BG-404, one of the later ones. I like the high viz tail.

 

[GrauGeist]

Thanks Aaron and Eric...

Eric, that T-34B is N144PM, C/N is 144097

The yellow one I got a shot of last Father's day, I can get the number/info for you if you'd like.

The one I posted over a year ago is N34AU (I'll repost the pic for you) here.

I'll check with the guys @ Hillside Aviation and see what all else they have around there.

 

[GrauGeist]

Nevermind, got it. I was able to squint the N number. The FAA shows the serial as 144097, which is the USN serial number. Looks like it was originally a US Navy D-45 (T-34B) with the MFR serial of BG-404, one of the later ones. I like the high viz tail.

lol...beat me to the punch!

 

[evangilder]

Hmmm, you have an enigma with N34AU. It doesn't show in the FAA N number registry, nor in any of my documentation on T-34s.

Further digging may be showing as a former Chilean T-34A (FACh-117). So it may be a former export B-45, although the three bladed prop has me thrown a bit.

 

[GrauGeist]

It is a 1954 Beech B-45, actually.

C/N is CG-21 and it's also registered as N134FA

 

[vikingBerserker]

Great shots Dave!

 

[evangilder]

Cool, thanks Dave. I do have some info on CG-21. Thanks for the photo of both of those.

 

[Shinpachi]

Nice shots, GG!

 

[Gnomey]

Good stuff Dave!

 

[GrauGeist]

Thanks again for all the compliments, guys

I actually shot some sunset shots the other day for the first time in quite a while, and was rewarded with a real neat shot.

A plane had just taken off from Benton Field and passed across my shot...I thought it came out pretty nice

(I know this looks edited, but it's not...I was using my Sigma 70-300)

 

[mudpuppy]

Excellent! The scale of the plane against the backdrop of the sky really works for me! Thanks for posting.
Derek

 

[Vic Balshaw]

That's a nice shot Dave

 

[evangilder]

It looks great. The scale gives a great representation of the freedom of flight.

 

[Gnomey]

Nice one Dave!

 

[vikingBerserker]

Nice!