You know you're old when...

[trof]

you're watching a 1941 war flick and you see an airplane you flew in the air force.

[BOSSHOG]

1. A former Seaman who worked for you invites you to his retirement ceremony

[Hugin]

2. Cool...

What type is it?

[trof]

4. C-47/DC-3 Gooney Bird:

I have 9 hours of C-47 co-pilot time logged in my official AF Form whatever-it-was.

[BOSSHOG]

8. I was a passenger in a DC-3

out of Lakenheath AFB England. The seats all faced backwards. Great ride. That was certainly a work horse for the USAF and beyond. I think there are still some in service.

[trof]

10. It was the general's limo in our guard unit.

The guy who flew it most of the time was one of the older pilots who either didn't want to, or couldn't, check out in jets.
It was the jr. second balloon's job to fly right seat for him.
That job was mine for a few months.

[BOSSHOG]

11. I had the opportunity

to poke my head in the cockpit. Very cozy indeed. Not much room for anything but the pilot and co. Awesome safety record if I remember correctly.

[trof]

12. Yeah, tough and very forgiving.

[AllegroRondo]

3. Your kid sees your old uniform in the closet and says

"Wow, were you in a movie?"

[trof]

6. Funny.

[BOSSHOG]

7. Your wife see your old uniforms filling up one closet and says

ya gonna get rid of this stuff one of these years? I just can't part with them. Maybe one of these years.

[tool_of_the_people]

5. When you start remembering ...

... all of the times that you .....Wait. What were we talking about?

[azmouse]

9. When the oldies station plays the music you listened to in HS.

How depressing! :yoiks:

[SoxFan]

15. Or when you hear it in the supermarket

For some reason, all of the local Hannafords play the Cure, REM, and Gin Blossoms whenever I'm in hunter-gatherer mode. Depressing, really.

[bluedigger]

13. Little Feat said it best

"You know that you're over the hill,
When your mind makes a promise,
That your body can't fill."

[Thirtieschild]

14. Husband says he thinks he's the man he used to be until he tries to do the things he used to do

[Aristus]

16. ...when you start getting grey pubes.

...found one the other day...

:yoiks:

[Wcross]

19. First the chest hair, then that????

I wonder if they have "Grecian formula" for pubes?

[Burma Jones]

17. When you can no longer trust your farts

So I've heard.......

[Wcross]

18. Trof, you could buy one of those.

DOUGLAS
Model DC-3
Price $275,000
Location Rockford, Illinois
Condition Used
Registration Number N1944H
Total Time 17693 Hours
Overhaul 976 SMOH / 764 SMOH
http://www.controller.com/listings/detail.aspx?OHID=1120983&guid=976645E6A7E342HBCBE897BCF755BAB57

How about this Curtiss c-46?




1948
Manufacturer CURTISS
Model C-46D
Price $600,000
Location Tennessee
Serial Number 32941
Condition Used
Registration Number CP-973
Total Time 12865 Hours
Overhaul 20 SMOH / 20 SMOH
Flight Rules IFR
Number Of Seats 32



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I have this website in my favorites file for the day I hit the powerball lottery. There are so many planes I would give my left knut for. The helio-courier, the beavers and twin beavers, they even have a Grummnan Bearcat and Hawker sea-fury for sale in there!


BTW- You are not getting old, you are highly experienced.