tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30802444.post6025926492868278807..comments2023-06-16T09:13:46.330-05:00Comments on gabbygeezer: Up, Up and AwayDick Kladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11793395712483278104noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30802444.post-89094519030731499352012-07-10T00:59:46.511-05:002012-07-10T00:59:46.511-05:00Hi, Dick! I enjoyed this post--haven't kept up...Hi, Dick! I enjoyed this post--haven't kept up with your blog all the time--but I enjoy it when I remember to check in. Hope the flight goes well!Jan Quallsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30802444.post-31501310168985601852012-07-09T14:53:03.857-05:002012-07-09T14:53:03.857-05:00Great shot of the plane. My prayers go out to the...Great shot of the plane. My prayers go out to the brave fire fighters. Your story of your friend's escape is sure to be interesting. <br /><br />How fortunate that you and your wife will have the opportunity to fly over Kalamazoo. David would love this as he once held a pilot's license. I would not as I get airsick in small planes. Dianneschmidleysscribblins,wordpress.comhttp://schmidleysscribblins.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30802444.post-43218131610025133772012-07-07T15:59:28.247-05:002012-07-07T15:59:28.247-05:00Your story on the Tin Goose brought back memories ...Your story on the Tin Goose brought back memories I didn't realize were there. While I was working on the Klamath National Forest out of Happy Camp (It must have been on the 1966 fires), a Tri-Motor came in with supplies.<br /><br />I made one or two flights, I think, pushing out cargo chutes. The thing that impressed me was the loud banging of the metal sheets that covered the plane. I likened it to flying in a Quonset Hut.Al Gronckinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30802444.post-84458113830194701342012-07-07T03:04:19.662-05:002012-07-07T03:04:19.662-05:00I enjoyed reading this post. My first encounter w...I enjoyed reading this post. My first encounter with a Tri-Motor was at Idaho City.Glenn Osbornnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30802444.post-45827808056233955152012-07-07T02:59:21.992-05:002012-07-07T02:59:21.992-05:00I really enjoyed this blog post. Very interesting ...I really enjoyed this blog post. Very interesting and touched on some familiar subjects.<br /><br />Wife Barbara and I (I write and she makes the stuff look good) are busy with several newsletters, brochures, and fact sheets we produce for the small forestry community in New Jersey.Charlie Newlonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30802444.post-24626052618184589532012-07-07T02:50:44.682-05:002012-07-07T02:50:44.682-05:00Ron Stoleson was a smokejumper foreman based at Gr...Ron Stoleson was a smokejumper foreman based at Grangeville,ID,at the time. That many smokejumper drops in one area indicates a very busy fire season in 1959 in northern Idaho.Dick Kladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11793395712483278104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30802444.post-64852305275458024872012-07-07T02:44:03.274-05:002012-07-07T02:44:03.274-05:00More info on 8419. Prior to its crash, I spotted ...More info on 8419. Prior to its crash, I spotted 34 jumpers on 16 fires on the Nezperce from July 1 to August 2.Ron Stolesonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30802444.post-50140843215354120442012-07-07T02:36:39.393-05:002012-07-07T02:36:39.393-05:00Dick, I remember when I was in Missoula that the l...Dick, I remember when I was in Missoula that the local airport had a Ford Tri-Motor on display at the entrance. I really enjoy your blogs, and even ordered a "used-very good condition" copy of your book. I am currently reading (among other things), a book in the Loon lake series that takes place in Wis. The writer mentioned the summer trade that was big years ago up there, but states that since Disneyland and such, the tourist trade up there isn't that great. Talking about guns and gun control, some state congressman introduced a bill last winter in the AZ house to make it legal to carry guns on campuses in Arizona. You can already take sidearms into bars and saloons down there. We spend 5 months every winter in Yuma. Last year they made the old military model Colt 45 the state gun. Just like being back in the old west. <br />> >Tom Harlannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30802444.post-86468467816937179422012-07-07T02:32:54.052-05:002012-07-07T02:32:54.052-05:00"Tin Goose" was a commonly used nickname..."Tin Goose" was a commonly used nickname for a Ford Tri-Motor.<br /><br />I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up!Dick Kladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11793395712483278104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30802444.post-44534989178460730682012-07-07T02:30:27.980-05:002012-07-07T02:30:27.980-05:00Interesting that bit about the Tin Goose. One was ...Interesting that bit about the Tin Goose. One was used on the tussock moth control project hereabouts in 1947. It was owned by Johnson Flying Service, Missoula. Also, one was used on the spruce budworm control project in southern Idaho in 1955. I was the project entomologist. One million ac sprayed with DDT at 1 lb/ac. When the project ended, I wrote in my weekly report that being on a SBW control project was like hitting yourself on the head with a hammer ... it feels so good when you stop.<br /><br />But the item that caught my eye was the guy working on the air conditioner. And the kid with the Bee Bee gun. See what he grew up to be.Mal Furnissnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30802444.post-42813958787611140362012-07-07T01:04:27.024-05:002012-07-07T01:04:27.024-05:00Have a wonderful time. Your friend was certainly ...Have a wonderful time. Your friend was certainly very lucky. What a scary, sad time that was.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30802444.post-23320919483116740202012-07-06T10:03:14.425-05:002012-07-06T10:03:14.425-05:00You're golfing friend is, literally, the lucki...You're golfing friend is, literally, the luckiest person alive. Anyway, looks like a really cool plane, and sounds like a fantastic ride. Have a great time.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08611148987085476580noreply@blogger.com