I Can Fly This Plane

February 25, 2012
Palm Springs, CA


We toured an oasis called 1000 Palms.  The most interesting thing about this place is that it has the San Andreas Fault running underneath it.  Makes you want to step a few yards to the east, just in case.....

The next day we went to McCormacks Antique Care Auction in Palm Springs.  It was quite cool to see all these antique cars.  Mark and I picked the hummer for Kyle.

The Porche for ourselves.

I had such a strong inclination to bid.  There was an older Rolls Royce that I could have hooked up behind the motorhome.  We would be the talk of the RV parks.

Monday found us at the air museum in Palm Springs.  This ejector seat could easily be converted and installed in the motorhome.

Mark has flown this SBD bomber over the Pacific Theatre.

Mark has landed this F6 on the USS Essex many times.  Crashed a few times also.

My favorite part of the museum was the nose art.  This little bunny was painted on a P51 that the Tuskegee Red Tail Airman flew.  They were a squad of black pilots in WWII.  Flew in Europe mostly.  That is where Grandpa Russell Johnson was stationed in WWII.  Italy, specifically.

This "Rosie the Riveter" is a little different than you usually see.  I love the muscles!

English Spitfire and a Ukrainian Smartass.....

We toured the wind farms today.  Over 3000 wind turbines in this area.  So, this place is as windy as the Columbia Gorge.  Just doesn't have as much water......