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Getting ready to the #mechanicshop. #helicopter #robinsonheli #robinson44 #r44 #KOKC #WillRogersWorldAirport #N441CH #ok #nofilter (at Will Rogers World Airport)

#willrogersworldairport #kokc #robinson44 #robinsonheli #r44 #ok #n441ch #helicopter #nofilter #mechanicshop

excited to have #CH back home in its hangar again after completing some maintenance! #helicopter #robinsonheli #robinson44 #r44 #N441CH #avgeek #heligeek #aviation #KOKC #WillRogersWorldAirport (at Will Rogers World Airport)

#ch #kokc #robinson44 #avgeek #robinsonheli #r44 #willrogersworldairport #heligeek #aviation #n441ch #helicopter

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The Month of Mars

“The month of Martius (March) was named after the god. Important festivals and ceremonies, usually connected to the preparation and closure of military campaigns, were held in honour of the god in March and October and carried out by Mars’ specially dedicated priests, the flamen Martialis. These rites may also have been connected to agriculture but the nature of Mars’ role in this area of Roman life is disputed by scholars. The first festival of the year was actually on the 27th of February with the first Equirria, then followed a busy March. There was the feriae Marti festival, held on the 1st of March (the old New Year’s Day), the second Equirria on the 14th, the agonium Martiale on the 17th, the Quinquatrus on the 19th (in later times Minerva would assume Mars’ role), and the Tubilustrium on the 23rd of March (and again on the 23rd of May). The details of these festivals are sometimes sketchy, but most were related to war and the instruments of warfare. The Tubilustrium involved a series of rites to cleanse and favour trumpets, whilst the Equirria was to ensure all would be well with the horses when on campaign. Another important ritual was performed by the commander of the army about to depart who shook the sacred spears of the god which were kept in the Regia. The general shouted ‘Mars vigilia’ and, no doubt, asked for a swift and easy victory.

Fresco of Statue of Roman God Mars In addition to the festivals where Mars was the central deity, he was also involved with ceremonies relating to the ancient triad of gods which included himself, Jupiter, and Quirinus. On the 1st, 9th and 23rd of March, the priests of this sacred trio, the Salii, sang hymns and dressed themselves in bronze-age armour which included the ancient ancilia figure-of-eight shields. Mars again took centre stage during the Equus October, held on the 15th of that month. This was when a great horse race was held in the Campus Martius of Rome. No doubt the winner of the race won great honour and favour amongst the public, but the fate of one of the horses of the winning team was less fortunate, for the animal was sacrificed with the head becoming a much sought-after prize by the local residents. Finally, there was the Armilustrium festival on the 19th of October, held on the Aventine and which involved the purification of weapons before they were stored away for the winter.” from Ancient.eu/Mars

#March #Rome #Roman #history #classics

heading into its #hangar at Atlantic Aviation for the #night. #KOKC #WillRogersWorldAirport #okc #oklahomacity #ok #robinsonheli #robinson44 #r44 #N441CH (at Will Rogers World Airport)

#willrogersworldairport #kokc #robinson44 #oklahomacity #robinsonheli #r44 #okc #night #n441ch #ok #hangar

Parked the #helicopter during a #weekendvisit to #Dallas. #robinsonheli #robinson44 #r44 #N441CH #T57 #heliport #sunset #sundayfunday #nofilter #instadfw #dallastx #texas (at SKY HELICOPTERS, INC)

#robinson44 #dallas #heliport #sundayfunday #weekendvisit #t57 #robinsonheli #r44 #sunset #dallastx #instadfw #n441ch #helicopter #nofilter #texas

Got to check out this #MD500 today at the #airport. #1K4 #OK #oklahoma #aviation #helicopter #hughes369d #turbine #heli #avgeek #latergram #nofilter (at David Jay Perry Airport)

#ok #hughes369d #oklahoma #avgeek #airport #aviation #md500 #turbine #nofilter #heli #helicopter #latergram #1k4

#sunset at the #airport in #shawnee #oklahoma. #helicopter #robinsonheli #robinson44 #r44 #N441CH #latergram #nofilter #avgeek #ok #405 (at Shawnee Regional Airport)

#shawnee #robinson44 #oklahoma #avgeek #405 #robinsonheli #r44 #airport #sunset #ok #n441ch #helicopter #nofilter #latergram

#sunrise #preflight as we continue our #crosscountry #flight to #OK. #robinsonheli #robinson44 #r44 #helicopter #N441CH #avgeek #latergram #nofilter (at Cincinnati Municipal Lunken Airport)

#flight #robinson44 #avgeek #robinsonheli #r44 #preflight #latergram #helicopter #n441ch #ok #crosscountry #nofilter #sunrise

#Flying in for a #fuelstop. #helicopter #crosscountry #latergram #nofilter (at Cambridge Municipal Airport)

#flying #helicopter #crosscountry #nofilter #fuelstop #latergram

Flying from #NH to #OK. #crosscountry #robinsonheli #robinson44 #r44 #helicopter #N441CH #latergram #nofilter

#nh #ok #robinson44 #robinsonheli #r44 #n441ch #helicopter #crosscountry #nofilter #latergram

#pinnaclelanding in the #whitemtns of #newhampshire. #nh #newengland #crosscountry #robinsonheli #robinson44 #r44 #helicopter #N441CH #latergram #nofilter (at White Mountains New Hampshire)

#nh #newhampshire #robinson44 #pinnaclelanding #newengland #robinsonheli #r44 #n441ch #helicopter #crosscountry #nofilter #whitemtns #latergram

#sunset in #newhampshire #nh #newengland #nofilter (at Gilford, New Hampshire)

#nh #newhampshire #nofilter #sunset #newengland

stopped for fuel on the way to #NYC. #connecticut #ct #robinsonheli #robinson44 #r44 #helicopter #heliport #N441CH #crosscountry #nofilter (at Yalesville Heliport)

#robinson44 #heliport #robinsonheli #r44 #connecticut #helicopter #n441ch #nyc #crosscountry #nofilter #ct

#helicopter rides at the #nhsagrassdrags with #crhelicopters #newhampshire #nh #newengland #night #sunset #robinsonheli #robinson44 #r44 #latergram #nofilter #N441CH (at Fremont, New Hampshire)