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Thanks! It's definitely worth a stop if you're in the area.

I think it would have been a criminal act to serve Pepsi, seeing Coke & Delta are based in Atlanta. It confuses me in general why restaurants serve Pepsi in Atlanta.

@@OutdoorsWithShawn I’d totally forgotten about that and yet I went to the coke museum years ago in Atlanta . Good point thanks

@pennybaxter4 was it the new or the old Coke Museum? The one by The Underground or the one by the Aquarium? I didn't realize it moved until we went there a few years ago, and the directions didn't take us by The Underground (I didn't do my research). The new one is definitely nicer, but there are features the old one had that I liked.

@@OutdoorsWithShawn I went to the old one several years back it was a simular time to when I went to the bud factory in St. Louis and that closed many years . I

@pennybaxter4 I went to a Bud factory in Busch Gardens Tampa in the mid 90s. They gave out free samples... I wasn't old enough at the time to drink. When I came back, legal age, they took the factory out and put in a roller coaster.

Thank you! Like my boss says, "Shawn, you're not a cheerleader. But you get the point across well."

I'm not sure I see what you see. I'm probably oblivious to it

@@OutdoorsWithShawn Well, in like 1980 Something, that same L-1011 Hit a microburst, (something that makes the plane harder to control), they hit the ground, hit a car, and crashed into water barrels. Only 27 survived.

@flyprop Oh wow, that's terrible!

@@OutdoorsWithShawn Yeah, still amazing how 27 people lived! The plane exploded too!

Lol That'd go over like a fart in church

That is quite unfortunate. Hopefully, you'll get back that to go see it.

Why is it most wealthy people have a tennis court in their backyard? Lol If I was wealthy, I'd have a zoo in my backyard.

@@OutdoorsWithShawn 😂

@@OutdoorsWithShawn to add to my lol emoji, not once did I see anyone playing tennis at his house. Always thought growing up, hmm... why isn't anyone ever playing tennis. I guess I thought that since I took tennis lessens when I was a little fella

Thank you for watching and commenting!

That's my birthday! I think they had sale and show the day before we were there. It unfortunately didn't fit into our schedule to go.

Also check out the Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola at NAS. Its quite impressive as well.

I've never been in one and was quite amazed how wide it was inside.

It certainly is.

Someone commented "The airplane models are from Delta's history (and all the airlines that have merged with Delta) ... basically when you're airline, and you buy a new model of a plane, or do a new livery, the manufacturer/paintshop gives you a model to show you what your shiny new acquisition will look like."

Definitely a prom you'll never forget!

I flew on the British Airways TriStar to Athens and Larnaca back in the day (was a very small child then). Lovely looking plane

Thank you. I wasn't exactly sure but knew a round about time frame.

You're famous now! Lol This video was never supposed to be as it was a low key 3 day weekend trip with the family. Wasn't planning on doing any videos, but my fiancé said "might as well." Now it is one of my most popular!

This was videod on Oct 6th.

I've bet you've seen some interesting things and people during those 40yrs. I have 2 friends that are flight attendants and they go all over the US and world & share some amazing pictures.

Thank you sir

I think the majority of my flights in the 80s and 90s were on a 727. The good thing is, they have enough room at the museum to put one outside. Maybe that will happen in the future.

@@OutdoorsWithShawn I believe most of the Delta 727 frames has probably met the scrapers torch in Victorville or, if there are any Delta 727’s left in the desert, they’re more than likely in extremely bad shape for Delta to move and restore!

@chuckhalen9543 that is quite unfortunate.

Absolutely sir. The L10's and 727's were big part of Delta.

@@chuckhalen9543 I think Delta had Ex Pam Am 727s,747s,Airbus 300,310 ,DC 10s,Tristars after it went out of business in 1991.

To be honest, I don't know. But, I looked on Google, and your calculations are correct. I wonder why their number is significantly lower? Typo or on purpose for other reasons?

Wow, there is such an interesting history in that museum. I wonder how much they've spent restoring those aircraft as well as the museum itself. For some reason, I wasn't expecting much from the museum. But I was proven wrong, way wrong, and I'm glad we went to it!

@@OutdoorsWithShawn It's one of the best airline museums out there, probably one of the best corporate museums as well. A true hidden gem.

@litz13 This and the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola are two good aviation museums.

Did you build or use the simulators?

@@OutdoorsWithShawn I was an aerospace engineer that designed and built both commercial and military flight simulators both for US and foreign customers…an extremely rewarding career

That is interesting to know they were painted bright early on. Was that so they could be seen to avoid possible mid-air collisions? Or that's just what they did?

That aircraft has a significant piece of aviation history. Glad I could see it. Wish I could have flown in it before they retired it.

Interesting. I didn't know that. I figured it was against a TSA rule.

Thank you, I appreciate it! I wish I was born 20 to 30 years earlier to experience some of the things I see in museums such as this.

I couldn't even imagine flying a 747 or 767! Take-off and landings sitting in a passenger seat get me a bit uneasy at times. Hahahaa I recently scratched off a bucket list item of flying in a helicopter. The first few minutes were an odd feeling for me. When we went out over the Gulf, I'm not going to lie, parts of me puckered! Lol I read that about the Spirit of Delta after I made the video. Wish I could have found a way to edit that cool fact in to it. It's pretty amazing what people can do if they join up for the cause. Thanks for the comments, and history!!

Appreciate it!!

Thank you!

Thanks for watching and commenting!

It's pretty close to the headwaters, so it won't get as much water as you'd think. Even during Hurricane Helene, it never got out of its banks downtown, where this video was made. Further down the river, it may, but it gets wider as it heads south.

Glad ya'll enjoyed it!! Take a look at the Gator Boardwalk in Spanish Fort. It's not as natural as this trail, but you can see wild gators up close (safely) for free.

Thanks! My choice of music isn't for everyone, so I don't use it all the time. Lol

Thanks! I've seen where people take a distribution block and tie into it and use SPT wire and female off it and the relay and not use outlets. I imagine it does the same thing, just not as "fancy" looking. If I did it again, I would give more attention to wire management and make it look neater. I started trying to keep it tidy, but got rushed and... well, you see it got a but crazy. Lol Sadly, I only used it for two years. I never got to where I could use the Vixen software to control it. And it took way too long to hand program it. So now I'm at the point of looking at permanent pixels on my house and using XLights. But then I look at the initial cost, and that's not in my budget.

@@OutdoorsWithShawn thanks for the tip. I don’t know if I’ll get around to a project like this before this Christmas but planning to build an outdoor Christmas tree either from pvc pipe or maybe galvanized pipe. Both have pros and cons And string up as many lights on it as possible.

@inspectorgadget6510 I want to build a 15ft tree in my yard. But a real tree and power lines are obstructing the whole plan.

Always a good time in Helen!

Some of the ones in the bayous and swamps are for sure!

Sounds about right

I have a 4x4 Dodge Ram. It needs a little work, but should be road worthy next year. Fingers crossed!!

I have actually thought about it quite a few times. My brain says "Yes". But my wallet says "Nope".