The cold hard facts...

16ptWell folks I have to decide what path to take. The cold hard fact is we can’t keep them all. Pen sizes and numbers of pens available mean keeping the numbers in check. So, keep and fawn out what I have bred this fall and then offer some does open this next summer. Or sell a couple of does bred this winter. To help me sort this out in my mind I would like to throw out this offering and see what interest I get back from people.


16ptEarlier this fall I sold some does open for far less money than I should have trying to make some room in my pens. Unfortunately I know I will have too many head again in 2015. So I will reluctantly offer two does bred in the hope the price is a little less painful to me the seller.


16ptThese are not “lesser� quality does being offered from the herd. These two girls are being selected because out of the 11 females I do have, some are being live bred at another farm, and the agreement with that farm was that I would not offer offspring from those breedings to anyone else. So selling them bred is not an option.


16ptThe next thing I looked at was, of the girls being bred to my own buck Ruben, which females did I now have daughters out of already. That narrowed it down to just two girls, Glenna and Ivy that I can offer for sale.


 


16ptGlenna is a GD Romeo, GB Magic, PA Geronimo, GB Goliath 1, Magnum 2, Studley. As you can see this girl is deep and loaded with the best lines in the country. Sundance, Patrick, PA Geronimo and the Flees line. (Pedigree of Glenna pictured)


 


16ptIvy is an Updraft, GD Big Sir, Flees’ Harry on Flees’ Bart’s full sister. In 2014 Ivy had 2 real good yearlings one of which badly damaged his rack and had to be sawed off. The other died this fall. (He is "Orange 2" pictured in this post) (Pedigree of Ivy pictured)


16ptI really hate to let an Updraft girl go, but these 2 does are the only ones I can sell bred, and I have daughters from them already so I have little choice.


 


16ptThey are both live bred to Ruben who is pictured in this posting. Ruben is 2 years old and is conservatively estimated at 225�@ 2.


16ptAlso pictured is the pedigree for Ruben. Madison who is the maternal grandma for Ruben, produced several beautiful sons scoring well over 260� and up. Ruben is the oldest son out of Cagney and he had a twin that died fighting in the fall of last year who was even bigger than Ruben at age one. Ruben’s mother is of course an Updraft girl. Updraft has had phenomenal sons and his daughters are great producers as well. Consistent production is what this breeding is all about. Looking at the top side of Ruben you have my buck Shadow Man who was rough scored at 273�@2 but has been damaged every year since. And on the maternal side of Shadow Man you again find the production of Y0289 who is the maternal grand dam to Updraft. And oh yes Shadow is his sire.


16pt(As a side note I would sell Shadow Man as well for next year’s breeding season. If you are interested in consistent production and at an inexpensive price, you can email me with any questions)


 


18pxPlease make all contact via email at:    [email protected]


 


18pxRuben this fall at 2


20457:Ruben h


 


18pxOrange 2 the yearling son of Ivy


20458:Orange 2


 


18pxIvy bred to Ruben pedigree


20460:Ivy bred to Ruben.


 


18pxGlenna bred to Ruben pedigree


20461:Glenna bred to Ruben.


 


18pxRuben pedigree


20462:Ruben.


 

I have had three inquiries about buying these does (Glenna and Ivy) open after weaning time. As I have replied back to the interested parties this is possible as well. And if this is what takes place the doe fawns from these two would then be available as well since as I stated I already have daughters from the mothers. (Glenna and Ivy)


I will NOT however be able to bottle feed nor start any bottle feeding for a buyer. So we would need to arrange ahead of time for a quick pickup during fawning time.


Very sorry to those who emailed me and it took so long to get back with you. Work has had me VERY busy this past 2 weeks.


 


Many won't care about my travels however I know I have had some tell me at deer shows over the years that they like to hear about where I all go so here is a break down of the past 2 weeks.


Started at home in Wisconsin and work bought me tickets to meet the plane and start and then operated to the following.


Los Angeles, California


Incheon South Korea


Los Angeles


San Fransico


Incheon


Hong Kong


Delhi India


Leipzig Germany


Munich Germany


Riga Latvia


Bagram Afghanistan


Hong Kong


Incheon South Korea


Los Angeles


Anchorage Alaska


In about 19 hours I go to,


Chicago


New York


and then I should be heading home to WI.


Looking forward to my own bed and decent home cooked meals!!!

RaeVn995721416063851

crap!  I don't see Belgium on the list. 

But I'll take this opportunity to express my gratitude for the luscious chocolates that were hand delivered last time you came to visit.    The extra pounds gained will certainly help get through this winter! 

By the way, our daughter from your Ivy is doing wonderfully and we couldn't be happier with this exquisite looking doe with the awesome lines behind her.  Thought you'd want to know.  Safe travels!


No chocolates from Belgium this month sorry. LOL, or maybe that is a good thing depending how one looks at it!

Yes I feel we will be very pleased with our two girls out of Ivy.

Tell Karl we need to get together for some chat time in a couple of days!

Bruns Island Whitetails995741416068553

Thats B.S.! You better be getting some good perks!


It pays the bills. Sure it has it's downside like anything else. But I feel fortunate to have seen the world as much as I have also. But I really wish I had paid more attention in school when they tried to teach me about all the little countries on a map. Had to learn all that stuff the hard way.

Hey guys,


I just got home last night. Sure I can tell you about what I do.


I work for a relatively small company called Kalitta Air. It is owned by Conrad "Connie" Kalitta. He is well known in the drag racing world.


I lose track of how many aircraft (birds as I call them) we are actually running at any given time. We operate the Boeing 747 Classics and the 747-400. I started my time with the company back in Feb 2008 on the Classics and the past 4 years have been flying the 747-400.


We have multiple configurations for these models so they are not all the same. My favorite birds that I really like flying are the ERF models. (Extended Range Freighter)


Some stats on the B747-400 would be,


They have a gross take off weight of 910,000 pounds.


The wing span is 211' 5"


Total length is 231' 10"


Height is 63' 8"


Maximum operating altitude is 45,100' however we spend most of our time cruising between about 32,000' and 40,000' depending on our total weight.


Fully fueled it can carry 380,870 pounds of gas which is approx 53,645 gallons.


With the engines running just sitting on the ground doing nothing we burn approx 6,000 LBS per hour or 845 gallons.


We typically only carry the minimal amount of gas so as to increase the amount of total cargo we can carry.


There are 2 cargo areas called the lower lobes. A forward and an aft section. Then the main deck area. Then there is the upper deck area where we have seats, bunks and an office area with computers and printers, and a galley area for food and drinks. Each flight is catered with food and drinks for us provided by the company.


We are a cargo hauling company. The only time we haul people is if we have couriers on board that are accompanying the cargo.


We will essentially haul anything, from anywhere, to anywhere. Just be ready to pay the price and we will do it.


Items hauled include everything from race horses, giant manta rays and whales, to oil pipe, helicopters, and IPhones.


Our 2 largest customers would most likely be DHL who is a huge company such as UPS and FedEx. They are big in other countries and make UPS and FedEx look small. The other big customer would be the U.S. gov. That could be anything from the U.S. mail to ???? Things we can't talk about.


We also do a lot of stuff called ad hoc charters. It could be some pop up out of the blue, has to go NOW type of flying.


The Christmas rush is beginning to kick in now and until Dec 25th the birds will be running full steam ahead.


My schedules are essentially 17 days per month. I can move things around, but like working the first 17 days of each month and then be off the rest of the month. We bid for trips and are awarded the trips based on seniority however frankly we rarely fly of awarded line each month. They tend to shift us around and use us however they see fit. The best thing to do is get your mind wrapped around the idea that for 17 days they own you and they will use you wherever and however they see fit. Many guys have a hard time with that but it is what it is.


The company buys us our airline tickets from home to where they want us to start operating from. They pay for all hotels and airline travel while gone and also to home when we are done for the month. We get the frequent flyer miles and hotel points to keep and that is nice.


Most places we stay are pretty nice, however I have places in the world I hate to be. Top of that list is Delhi India. Once you have seen a grown man crapping in a street drain by the curb you have seen enough. I am not a huge fan of the Middle East in general. Places like Bahrain and Dubai get VERY hot. Temps in the 120's is not uncommon. I am restricted to what else I can say about the Middle East flying so I will stop there.


Asia is another interesting place. One can't really begin to understand fully the differences in cultures until your dropped into these places for a few days.


One question I am always asked by folks is what is my favorite place to go. Home is my fav place! But if I were to choose someplace else I would say Germany. We fly into the Leipzig Germany airport a lot. It is the main sorting hub for DHL. When we stay there we stay in a town called Halle. I love the place. In about 10 days or so the Christmas market will open in the town square and run until about Dec 15th or so. It can't be described how neat it is. The food and drinks make the cold winter air smell so awesome! I love drinking the hot wine called gluhwein. It is a mulled German wine. Just google it for more info.


Another question I am often asked is how long have I been flying. I started back in about 1988 or 1989. But I also took some time off in between doing other stuff as well. I used to fly people around the U.S. and Canada. I got bored with that and wanted better time off so I went to international cargo. I don't even know how many hours of flying time I have. I stopped filling out a log book many years ago.


It has been a pretty good job for me. Coming from a town of 1,000 people where some never even leave the state it is pretty cool to have seen all the stuff I have. I try and keep in mind how fortunate I am when the job gets on my nerves.


Anyway, that is enough for now.


I know aviation is interesting to many. Often people have the idea jobs like mine are all glamorous but trust me they are not. If anyone has any questions feel free to ask and I can answer them for you. Or I can try to answer them if I am allowed to talk about it.


Thanks for reading!


Roger

redgolds996161416252062



Wow Roger. The numbers for fuel you listed are outrageous. I couldn't imagine the bill to fill that puppy up. That is one heck of an aircraft. You would have to love your job. Thanks for the insight. I'm sure I'll have a question or 2 but I have to read your post again. Lol




Keep in mind we almost always carry minimal gas for the flight. For instance I looked back in my emails for the relatively short flight from Anchorage Alaska to Chicago.


 


Flight time was planned at 5 hours and 30 minutes to destination. Not counting any possible diversion to an alternate.


 


The estimated fuel burn for that leg of the flight plan was 134,288 pounds. We of course have to do the flight plans with alternate airports also. Plus each flight is planned differently based on various details specific to that flight such as weather, ATC delays, volcanic activity, taxi time for departure airport, and many other items of interest while leaving the departure airport and while enroute as well as at the destination. These various items increase the needed fuel load we take.


 


For this flight total ramp fuel was 171,300 pounds. That means we loaded 171,300 pounds of gas on the bird while at the gate prior to being ready to push out for departure.


 


Having said all that we try not to carry more than we prudently need. Because for this specific flight any weight above the planned takeoff weight of 767596 pounds meant an increased fuel burn of 144 pounds of gas per 1,000 pounds above the planned takeoff weight. So in other words for every 1,000 pounds of gas more we would have taken along we would have burned 144 pounds of it just to carry it along.


 


Now there are times we will "tanker" gas meaning carry way more than we need. For instance gas prices or availability of gas at the destination airport.


 


If you notice in the example flight above we had a takeoff weight of only 767,596 pounds. Not very heavy at all. Sometimes the cargo "bulks out" the bird before it ever gets to be too heavy. Some things are just really bulky and take up a lot of room but don't weigh much. Some things are heavy and weight is an issue before the bird is even close to being full looking.

richie0033996501416327950



Sounds like it's very expensive to go from Alaska to Chicago just in fuel




Flying is costly but in a world where everyone needs things yesterday ocean going cargo ships just don't cut it.


Anchorage is actually a tech stop for our company and many many other companies as well. The flight originated out of Shanghai China. Often times Anchorage is used as tech stops to refuel or refuel and switch crews. That is why I got on there to fly it to Chicago.

Deer Whisperer996531416329688



Thank you Rodger for all the information. Is great to see the pictures you post. Connie is based in lower  Michigan so is that where you fly out of ?




Kalitta's main operations is in fact Ypsilanti MI. I go there once per year for recurrent training and testing in the simulator.


However for normal operations the company buys us tickets on other airlines to get us from home to where ever in the world they want us to meet a bird and start working. Often times it is in the U.S. and in fact most times it is either Cincinnati, New York or L.A. Sometimes it is a military base in the U.S. and there are also times they fly us else where. Once they bought me tickets from home to Shanghai China to meet a bird and start. Most of us prefer to start in the U.S. if possible, even if it is just to ride our own birds somewhere to start. Beats flying as a passenger in some crowded passenger airline with all the coughing and sick people. LOL!

redgolds996571416346976



Roger is there any chance you would have pics of the "cockpit"area of your aircraft? Compared to a "normal" size jet flying passengers, how much more fuel does your bird burn compared to a passenger jet? Is there any precautions you take to avoid sickness and diseases? When loading your bird, who makes the call on where certain loads/ things are placed in the cargo areas? I'm sure it should be properly placed , that way there's not to much weight on one side vs the other?




Tried to post a pic of the cockpit but oddly enough the function that allows me to post pics seems to not be available for me anymore.


 


Fuel burns?


I really am not sure what the smaller jets like 737's and 757's and such burn for gas. Being we have 4 engines and they all have 2 that will of course account for a much higher fuel burn.


 


Precautions to avoid getting sick?


Well, I do get various vaccinations depending on the current info coming out of the CDC office. For general health some of us use products like Emergen-C daily while working.


Due to the Ebola stuff in the world there have been a number of flights our company has been doing into the "hot zones" in Africa. The company pays a 50% override for crews who have volunteered to do the flights. As of yet I have not volunteered for these flights. Apparently the protocols in place are pretty extensive to avoid crew members being exposed. However since this is an issue that can be unknowingly brought home to family and friends I have elected to pass on the flights so far. I personally am alright being shot at while at some of the high risk places we go because this would only involve me and not expose family and friends to illness.


 


Loading plans?


We use Load Masters for all of our flights. Some of the places we are in and out of frequently Load Masters are on the ground there full time. Other times we carry the Load Master with us. (We also have FME's Flight Maintenance Engineers on board all of of flights full time) The Load Masters decide what goes where based on what comes off at the next stop if a multi stop flight, weight distribution, what needs to be kept at specific temperatures, what hazardous cargo requirements exist and various other items.


As important as all these things are proper securing of the load is very vital. If you recall the 747 that crashed some time ago on takeoff out of a place in Afghanistan that was video taped by a dashboard camera. That was a case of a truck not being secured properly and during rotation on takeoff the truck came loose and rolled back into the tail. Those trucks are pretty huge and the weight shift caused the aircraft to stall out and the crew never had a chance to recover. The FME on that flight was a previous co-worker and since we do those same flights that loss was significant to all of us.


Often times people think pilots are who makes an aircraft move from point A to point B. I have always said this is not true. It takes many, many folks all doing their part to make it happen safely and efficiently.

redgolds996671416394465

I do remember the 747 the crashed. That was terrible

Thanks for the info Roger. That's a pretty neat job you have there. Good luck in your travels


Glad you enjoyed hearing some stuff about the job. Some time ago I tried getting a discussion going about what everyone does outside of deer for work and hobbies. There was some discussion but not much. Too bad really because there are many who have interesting jobs or hobbies. Everything from law enforcement to computer programming. I was interested to learn about John being a physical trainer at one point. I regret not starting at a younger age, but I have gotten into lifting weights and eating right. In fact I am heading to the gym now. Today is chest and triceps day for me! Love the feeling after a good workout!!! I wish everyone would get into working out.