Judge Hyde Flyover

Today, the HSW provided a flyover for the graveside funeral service for Judge Hyde. Read more about Judge Hyde and his legacy in the Permian Basin here.

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Idle Musings while waiting for the Pumpkin to go away…

Imagining what life will be like with only one Swift! Yes, Virginia, it is highly likely that the orange Swift, affectionately known as the Pumpkin, will be leaving Midland bound for the far north country (aka Indiana), to terrorize the skies there. Hopefully all of this will transpire sooner rather than later, and I can move on with my quest of returning the SNJ #24 to the Coombes family. All things being equal, that transaction should take place around the middle of January. I’m not abandoning the world of Swifts however, as the Tomato YGC-1B will still remain part of the fleet.

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T-28 Engine Hang

This is a video of the hanging of the T-28 engine.  Click here to follow the to view the YouTube video.

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Cooking Out

Some of the Maintenance staff decided to cook out. Michael manning the grill.

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Storch Winging

Many thanks to :

Paul Latham, Robin Donley, Patti Collins, Jerry, Michael, Steve,

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