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Where did you fly today?

I was the passenger today! Changing of the guard. D1C5BCE6-7655-42EA-A52A-73C61A4FC5D2.jpeg144D6C8E-6ABC-4880-955A-4788E3DAC57A.jpg162DCE65-A68B-4FED-A177-1940C197178B.jpg
 

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To a foriegn land for me today. Warning, graphic images! To Forsyth, yes not so foriegn. But for a laundromat, and a new bachelor after 13 years. Yikes!
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Big Spirit Lake and West Lake Okoboji in NW Iowa
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The hydraulic flap system has been removed, and replaced with a standard handle now. I am curious what it would have been like with that system. I am flying into a lot of short stuff with it, and can see how the the dump button would have been nice.
Practice and you can dump them petty quick. Having worked on a hydraulic flap dump system that got stock was an eye opener. Yu could pull the flaps but you couldn't dump them. Fixed with a few o'rings but would be a bad day if you need to get rid of them.
 
3 of us took our wives bar hopping yeasterday. They took the "bar hopping" seriously and made Mimosa's. Two of them are pilots as well so we became the designated pilots. 8)
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the game of rich men. Crazy

My airplane cost less than any of my neighbors cars....... It’s all about choices, and the freedom to make the ones you want to. And besides, even if some on here are “rich”, good for them. I’m kinda tired of people slamming those who have worked hard, found a career that’s fulfilling and pays well, and now enjoy what they’ve earned. I’ve been on my own since I was 15, couldn’t afford college, worked multiple jobs to pay for an aviation education and ended up doing well with my career. I don’t feel the need to apologize to anyone. Sorry for the rant, I’m done now.
 
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My airplane cost less than any of my neighbors cars....... It’s all about choices, and the freedom to make the ones you want to. And besides, even if some on here are “rich”, good for them. I’m kinda tired of people slamming those who have worked hard, found a career that’s fulfilling and pays well, and now enjoy what they’ve earned. I’ve been on my own since I was 15, couldn’t afford college, worked multiple jobs to pay for an aviation education and ended up doing well with my career. I don’t feel the need to apologize to anyone. Sorry for the rant, I’m done now.

All about priorities right. I just bought a new to me car in the spring...2002 crown vic, and thats the newest vehicle I've ever owned.
 
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Didn’t fly anywhere this weekend, but fixed an annoying problem from rebuild. Skylight was built 1/2 inch too high on left side.
 

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Flew up to Greenville to check out the status of Folsom's DC3 on amphibs. It hasn't flown in several years but they are making great progress getting it airworthy again. One could say that the Cub Special in this picture really makes the shot. :)
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Flew up to Greenville to check out the status of Folsom's DC3 on amphibs. It hasn't flown in several years but they are making great progress getting it airworthy again. One could say that the Cub Special in this picture really makes the shot. :)
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Larry.
That's good news. That is the only DC-3 I have ever flown in, off and on the water! A memorable ride.
 
Gadabout Gaddis (ME08)

Nice weekend for a little cub camping up in Maine...

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Random pictures from last week.
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The beach! (Ocean City, NJ 26N)
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Shots two days apart, first one we had the red carpet rolled out for us!! Plant is called Sea Pickle, turns red in fall.
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They are so much damn fun. They will be going on early next year and stay on the airplane all summer.


I tell people that if flying was a drug, then float flying would be Meth! You'll rob your Grandma to pay for it! I love it. I took my neighbor float flying yesterday....
 
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