Hang it Proud

Let'sgoflying! said:
We are incredibly fortunate.
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True, but it's also accompanied by a crazy century-old labyrinth of regulations concerning every possible area of the industry. Medical requirements, airspace, compensation, maintenance, you name it - every single little rule seems to exist within a morass of caviats, exceptions, and dependencies.

But aside from that I do agree with the overall sentiment.
 
A veteran moved into the house next door. Hung a flag in a front window of his garage.

25 years later, the flag is still there...sun-faded, washed out, a pale version of the national colors. Suggested that he replace it, but it hasn't happened yet.

Ron Wanttaja
 
Dividing up the items from a family estate, my son called for the casket flag of his grandfather. No fight, we are a friendly family.

He has it hanging in large a north facing window, and after years, it is getting sun faded. I suggested that he preserve it from the reflected sun damage.

His response was he would rather it faded to nothing, with people asking about it, than hide it from damage.

His grandfather was US Army Airforce, Africa and Italy, WW 2.

JimK will understand that "Just a Mechanic", in an outfit that never lost a plane to mechanical failure is just as prideful as being the pilot.

345th Fighter Squadron, the Devilhawks, P47's.

My son attended one of the last reunions of the squadron, with my wife and I and our other son. Great bunch of guys, and well organized.
 
P51P28 said:
Should be required to hang in every hangar. Very grateful to live in a country where aviation is easily accessible compared to others. :cool:
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As am I, but I'm also glad I live in a country where I can choose to blow my money on 100LL instead of a flag.

Also, there are two flags in my hangar. One on each side of the tail of my airplane.
 
I think it should be a requirement that people not get butt hurt about stuff that's clearly not meant to offend. But we'd need a few million more cops to enforce that.
 
I actually don't have a flag in my hangar, in fact, I've got big red Chinese stars all over my plane. I don't think anybody that knows me is going to agree that I'm not proud of my country though. I consider my plane to be a trophy of the Cold War. Not a lot (any?) of US military aircraft being flown around privately in China.
 
In my working life I’ve have actually been told once “volunteering is compulsory”, for a new program a zero experience first job out of college son of the owner implemented that was flat out dangerous, I, and many of my coworkers left that meeting straight to the door and never returned, the company closed less than six month latter in bankruptcy. It was a very sad situation.
 
P51P28 said:
Should be required to hang in every hangar. Very grateful to live in a country where aviation is easily accessible compared to others. :cool:

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Your thread convinced me to hang my dad's flag in the hangar. After he died it arrived in the mail. Mom gave it to me because Dad and I were best friends. I wish I knew who mailed it to us.
 
wanttaja said:
A veteran moved into the house next door. Hung a flag in a front window of his garage.

25 years later, the flag is still there...sun-faded, washed out, a pale version of the national colors. Suggested that he replace it, but it hasn't happened yet.

Ron Wanttaja
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Ever think about buying him a new one? Maybe a gift on 11/11, with a "Thank you" note.
 
geezer said:
Dividing up the items from a family estate, my son called for the casket flag of his grandfather. No fight, we are a friendly family.

He has it hanging in large a north facing window, and after years, it is getting sun faded. I suggested that he preserve it from the reflected sun damage.

His response was he would rather it faded to nothing, with people asking about it, than hide it from damage.
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That's a great sentiment. I have a different perspective and approach, though.

We have the casket flags for both my Dad and my FIL, but we keep them in display cases next to their photographs. I want them to be passed down the family, and that means preserving them.
 
How many see your flags a year? My son says about 6 to 8 a year, beside family. He has pictures too, of all his relatives. My father died while working at the Louisville Naval Gun Factory, his picture is just as much valued as the grandfather who did not die in service, but has no flag.
 
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