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Offline 10KPete

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Re: Moving Forward!
« Reply #15 on: June 09, 2016, 10:59:41 AM »
Wow, just saw this! Absolutely the best news and we're praying for the best going forward.  :pinkelephant: :cartwheel:

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Offline Flyboy Jim

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Re: Moving Forward!
« Reply #16 on: June 09, 2016, 02:43:20 PM »
Ava & Dave,

That picture says it all!  :ThumbsUp:

Wonderful news!

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Offline Alan Haisley

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Re: Moving Forward!
« Reply #17 on: June 09, 2016, 04:19:17 PM »
I'm Praying for Ava and all of your family, Dave.

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Offline Roger B

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« Reply #18 on: June 09, 2016, 05:45:22 PM »
Excellent news  :ThumbsUp:  :ThumbsUp:  :ThumbsUp:  :ThumbsUp:
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Re: Moving Forward!
« Reply #19 on: June 09, 2016, 11:25:02 PM »
Great news  :pinkelephant: and a brave young woman  :LittleAngel:
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Re: Moving Forward!
« Reply #20 on: June 10, 2016, 05:46:15 AM »
Wonderful news Dave!  Be sure to pass along our thoughts and well-wishes to Ava and your whole family.  We are all excited for you!
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Re: Moving Forward!
« Reply #21 on: June 12, 2016, 12:10:01 AM »
Thanks to everyone for their thoughts and well wishes!    We got this awesome opportunity, by invitation only, to get a ride in the Metlife Blimp  "Snoopy 1".   It was a opportunity put forth in cooperation with MetLife, and A cancer patient outreach program "Sherry's house".      All the money in the world can't buy you a ride on this blimp.   They charge 1 million a day to the TV stations for camera work with it.   It must be by invitation only!    The are only 28 airships of any kind in the world...so this was  a rare occasion!

William being a sibling, was offered the ride and went as well....     Here's how you take off with an airship....Ava was riding "Shotgun"


<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f22EAKb4lnQ" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f22EAKb4lnQ</a>

They had a blast!....I have to download their camera's.....very cool!

Dave
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Offline Don1966

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Re: Moving Forward!
« Reply #22 on: June 12, 2016, 12:44:45 AM »
Cool Dave, bet they had a time of their life........ :ThumbsUp:

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« Reply #23 on: June 12, 2016, 12:51:57 AM »
Ava jumped off and said  "That was freakin Awesome!"     That'll do!

Control system is bizarre!    Not anything you'd expect, but very traditional for airships apparently.....

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Re: Moving Forward!
« Reply #24 on: June 12, 2016, 01:52:40 AM »
Great opportunity for the kids for sure. One they won't forget either. Years ago, my dad's company represented Goodyear and occasionally they would invite distributors guests or family members for rides in the Atlanta area. As I recall, in addition to the rudders and elevators which have little  effect at slow speeds, there was a system of pumps which pumped water to ballast tanks fore and aft to change the attitude of the airship. Ava is right, its quite a ride !!

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Offline Tennessee Whiskey

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« Reply #25 on: June 12, 2016, 02:06:01 AM »
First : Memories no one will forget
Second : Those Piper kids are pretty special  and we should all be proud that they are in "our family " :NotWorthy: :praise2: :NotWorthy:.

Nuff said,
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Offline Flyboy Jim

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Re: Moving Forward!
« Reply #26 on: June 12, 2016, 03:21:14 AM »
Quote from: steamer on June 12, 2016, 12:51:57 AM
Ava jumped off and said  "That was freakin Awesome!"     That'll do!

Control system is bizarre!    Not anything you'd expect, but very traditional for airships apparently.....

Dave

"Awesome"............that's a good word...............I like that word!  :) Especially hearing it from young folks.

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« Reply #27 on: June 12, 2016, 06:35:38 AM »
Very cool indeed!  What a wonderful experience!
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Offline steamer

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Re: Moving Forward!
« Reply #28 on: June 26, 2016, 11:26:31 PM »
Took a family weekend away!     Went to see Tommy Emmanuel live, and got to do the whole meet and greet thing.   A gentlemen, and the best guitarist in the world...and I don't say that lightly....His recorded music and video doesn't even come close to doing him justice live......

.... a little taste....

<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pC6m3A0ve3A" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pC6m3A0ve3A</a>

I've seen them all in concert....NOBODY could do what I saw last night....totally blown away.

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Re: Moving Forward!
« Reply #29 on: June 27, 2016, 01:12:47 AM »
It's good to get away Dave. Even better if it's a family event. Thanks for sharing the video too.

Bill
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