Trip 134, Summer 2016, Bahrain
276 - “Can you leave for another flight? It’s with a reserve crew, and their crew chief had other commitments.” Turns out the copilot did as well, so call up a favorite copilot from the Japan trip to ride along reservist and active duty rainbow mix style.
277 - Back to the desert. Again.
278 - Something big hit there.
279 - Non OCD desert farming.
280 - Random abandoned airport with not a thing around.
281 - Aww dick. “Chief!” “Relax, all right? My old man is a television repairman, he's got this ultimate set of tools. I can fix it.” Actually, it’s not that big of a deal out in the system. I have a pin kit that isn’t that hard to disable the thrust reverser and its opposite paired motor on the other wing. Then the engine that has the problem I put 14 bolts in all three thrust reverser cowlings to physically keep the doors from moving. Only penalty is a longer stopping distance having to rely on only two engines and more brakes to stop after landing.
282 - Beachfront Gulf property.
283/284 - Fancy with money in the bank.
285 - Picture in picture!
286 - Aperture Priority, f/4.0, 28mm, ISO 100, 2sec
287 – Ready to load on a hot sticky night.
288 – Fueled and waiting on cargo.
289/290 - Stunning sunrise.
291 - Full service window licker.
292 - Windows cleaned, gas in the tank, let’s go fly!
293 - So even though I still have a flip phone, I’m moving into this era with an Ipad Pro. Laptop had died, and I replaced it with an Imac at home, but still would like to have something out on the road with me, so let’s see if I can learn a touch screen. How do you make this thing work?
294 - Decent picture taker too.
295 - Headin’ home, and I wonder what the next trip will be?
