Well, I'm back in sunny California after a few days in
sunny Ohio. I got a pretty good sunburn- who knew? I figured Ohio, how much sun can there be? I guess the Good Lord decided to honor some real heroes with perfect weather.
Now that it's all over, I thought I would express my gratitude at meeting a few MH2 members in person. You know how you always wonder how people will be the first time you meet them? Well, they were all were great guys and added some extra texture to a special day.
I spent time at a fighter pilot's reunion on Friday night with Mustangdriver and Waltz 41. We talked endlessly about fighters, pilots, diecast, wives, airshows and all manner of interesting topics. Met up with them, and some great friends of theirs, again at the show on Saturday. Waltz 41 and I braved the Tuskegee autograph lines together and came away with many special signatures and handshakes.
Met Jim (along with wife and son), Parsig and Captain Eddie at the show on Saturday in the shade of Glacier Girl and chatted for quite some time over the din of a quartet of biplanes performing stunts overhead. Captain Eddie and Parsig had their respective MH2 t-shirts on and they looked quite nice- not nerdy at all
Jim may not be heard from for awhile. He is apparently on an extended holiday and on the way to Vegas.
Spent most of the airshow in the box seat I purchased from wieh9995. He, along with his father and brother and a buddy of theirs from New York, were great guys and we talked planes, pilots and diecast all afternoon. wieh9995 doesn't post often but he should- he's a pretty nice guy. And his brother should be a member of the forum. wieh9995 apparently served time aboard a cruiser escorting a carrier a few years ago- another vet owed a big thank you.
I can't decide if I'm more jealous of mustangdriver, who volunteers at the Nationaal Museum of the Air Force and flys choppers for a living, or Captain Eddie, who lives in Columbus near the museum and in the cradle of aviation.
I just want to thank my fellow forum members for the memories.
I think you all, and more, need to come to California for a show next year. Some of the things you saw for the first time in Columbus are relatively routine here- like the Raptor demo (seen it twice) and the flying P-38 (saw 4 in the air together at Chino this year). We'll have a get-together hosted by the California Chapter of MH2.
