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Vacation USA

Randy Daytona said:
Just outside of Phoenix was the CAF museum. We were there as the B-17 was boarding passengers and going for a ride - will get there in time on any future visit to check off a bucket list item of riding in a WW2 warbird.
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Hope you caught the UH-1B Gunship. I was team lead on the restoration. Very proud of it. The AF Guardian honoring ADM James Stockdale and the A-26 are two of my favorites.
 
Was at The National Museum on Nuclear Science and Technology yesterday in Albuquerque. If you’re in town, worth a visit.
An F-16 with a nuke…….is there anything it can’t do.
 

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jmcquate said:
Was at The National Museum on Nuclear Science and Technology yesterday in Albuquerque. If you’re in town, worth a visit.
An F-16 with a nuke…….is there anything it can’t do.
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Certification to carry nukes is important for our allies that carry them on their own aircraft and was a major factor in several of them, to include Germany, in purchasing F-35's as the Eurofighter is not certified to carry B61's (the bomb in the picture).
 
Randy Daytona said:
Over the past year, was able to visit a few more museums that are well worth your time:

Just outside of Phoenix was the CAF museum. We were there as the B-17 was boarding passengers and going for a ride - will get there in time on any future visit to check off a bucket list item of riding in a WW2 warbird.
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Sentimental Journey . . . man. I was a little kid when she came to the Akron-Canton Airport in my hometown, and helped to set me on the path of flying for Uncle Sam. Fast forward 30-some years, she's still flying, and my hometown MAPS Air Museum now has a Prowler I've logged flight time in . . .
 
Randy Daytona said:
We went to the Hale Koa about a dozen years ago, was thinking about taking the family there this winter. Anybody been there recently?
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We went there two years ago and I highly recommend staying there, it’s a great property, the restaurant is affordable with good drinks and food, adult pool/hot tub.

We walked all thru the other civilian resorts and couldn’t see spending that kind of money when this one is just as good.

Plus the Hilton next door puts on a good fireworks show every Friday night that’s visible from the lawn before the beach at Hale Koa.
 
Randy Daytona said:
We went to the Hale Koa about a dozen years ago, was thinking about taking the family there this winter. Anybody been there recently?
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Go to Kauai and stay at the PMRF beach cottages. Waikiki is boring, but if you must, I agree that the HK is a great deal. If you want to be on Oahu, but away from the fray of downtown, KBay has some good lodging options on base. Big Island has the Kilauea Military Camp that is right inside the Volcanoes National Park.
 
Brett327 said:
Go to Kauai and stay at the PMRF beach cottages. Waikiki is boring, but if you must, I agree that the HK is a great deal. If you want to be on Oahu, but away from the fray of downtown, KBay has some good lodging options on base. Big Island has the Kilauea Military Camp that is right inside the Volcanoes National Park.
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Dinner at The Rim at sunset with the caldera active after a day in the park was a top-ten travel* experience.
 
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