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by hi_stik
Fri Jul 21, 2006 1:50 pm
Forum: Books, Video & Other Media
Topic: Gauging interest in a complete Google Earth airfield tour...
Replies: 9
Views: 16923

July 21 Update

I have been occupied w/ other stuff, but I am approaching completion of this project. I have bogged down in the Celebes-Philippines region, these airfields are hard! Especially on Negros Island, I <i>think</i> finally pinned down Carolina field... Anyways, I have only the rest of those Indonesian ar...
by hi_stik
Mon Jul 03, 2006 4:08 pm
Forum: Books, Video & Other Media
Topic: Gauging interest in a complete Google Earth airfield tour...
Replies: 9
Views: 16923

I'm not out to "beat" anyone to it, it's just I've gotten to like making Google Earth tours, and on this one, I'll be using some tricks like using photos from the website, basic HTML stuff, and advanced views, etc. It'll be slicker than snot when I'm finished. I should have it done next week. My fir...
by hi_stik
Thu Jun 29, 2006 4:07 pm
Forum: Books, Video & Other Media
Topic: Gauging interest in a complete Google Earth airfield tour...
Replies: 9
Views: 16923

Gauging interest in a complete Google Earth airfield tour...

I have been compiling, for some time now, a complete Google Earth tour of all the airfields of the Solomons, New Guinea, and the Philippines areas. I have used the text from the pacific wrecks website, and it will be arranged to play in a roughly chronologic order. Would anyone be interested in this...
by hi_stik
Thu Jun 29, 2006 4:03 pm
Forum: Warbirds & Restorations
Topic: what do I need to do?
Replies: 8
Views: 17607

good call, I will give the Texas Airplane Factory a call and see if they need volunteers...
by hi_stik
Thu Jun 29, 2006 1:47 pm
Forum: Warbirds & Restorations
Topic: what do I need to do?
Replies: 8
Views: 17607

what do I need to do?

I really hate my job, and while I'm fairly young (31), I am facing a mid-life crisis, of a sort. I consider myself an amateur WWII Pacific Campaign historian, it's pretty much all I've read about my entire life. I would desperately like to hunt for wrecks, or learn to restore them, or do something a...