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fougapilot
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Cat Driver
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IflyaSewerpipe
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1)DHC-3t on amphibs (for fishing and hunting)
2)Extra 300 (for Sunday afternoon aerobatics, after getting Hedley to teach me some)
3)PC-12 (for everything else)
I'm with fougapilot; if I need to go intercontinental I'll just charter a BBJ for the day
. I picked the PC-12 instead of something larger due to the single-pilot factor. I want to be able to depart on a whim. Otherwise I would've chosen a Dash 8-300.....I just gotta have my dash!
EC
2)Extra 300 (for Sunday afternoon aerobatics, after getting Hedley to teach me some)
3)PC-12 (for everything else)
I'm with fougapilot; if I need to go intercontinental I'll just charter a BBJ for the day
. I picked the PC-12 instead of something larger due to the single-pilot factor. I want to be able to depart on a whim. Otherwise I would've chosen a Dash 8-300.....I just gotta have my dash!EC
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Rudderless
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Siddley Hawker
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Cat, me and a friend was gonna buy a Canso once and outfit it as a flying bordello. We woulda made a fortune on the construction jobs in the North. Can you imagine the red velvet wallpaper headliner, and a VD clinic in the tower compartment?Cat Driver wrote:Martin Mars fitted out as a flying motorhome.
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Cat Driver
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Fantastic idea about a flying whorehouse, but I'd put the VD clinic in the far rear compartment. Up in the tower would be a bad location because of the drip factor." and a VD clinic in the tower compartment? "
The hardest thing about flying is knowing when to say no
After over a half a century of flying no one ever died because of my decision not to fly.
After over a half a century of flying no one ever died because of my decision not to fly.
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yak driver
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- Location: Vancouver, BC
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yak driver
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The original engine was the Bristol Centaurus at 2400hp, they sound awesome, but parts are just about non-existant. It's also one of the most complex engines ever thought of...185_guy wrote:
Hey Yak, was the sea fury powered with anything else besides the 4360?(excuse my ignorance!!)
Most of the Seafuries running around North America have been converted to the Curtis Wright 3350-26WA out of the Douglas Skyraider around 3000hp dry, and 3500hp wet. Two airplanes have had the 4360 conversion, Dreadnaught, and Furias at around 4000hp out of the box.
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Blue Side Down
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1) Giles 202- It's got more performance on four cylinders than most people know what to do with- Rolling 500 degrees a second makes for crisp stops, too.
...I really don't know what I'd pick for two or three. Both the Porter and the Twotter look like fun, not to mention useful. In the mean time, I have enough fun with my current toy...
...I really don't know what I'd pick for two or three. Both the Porter and the Twotter look like fun, not to mention useful. In the mean time, I have enough fun with my current toy...
My 3 wishes:
1) X-15: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-15
2) Four MiG-29's (with spares) to go on the airshow circuit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mig-29
3) A case of Tylenol couriered to every Transport employee in the country: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tylenol
1) X-15: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-15
2) Four MiG-29's (with spares) to go on the airshow circuit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mig-29
3) A case of Tylenol couriered to every Transport employee in the country: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tylenol
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Cat Driver
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Here is one Doc, one of my partners is running the engines after spending two months getting it flyable.
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e353/ ... 4engin.jpg
http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e353/ ... 4engin.jpg
The hardest thing about flying is knowing when to say no
After over a half a century of flying no one ever died because of my decision not to fly.
After over a half a century of flying no one ever died because of my decision not to fly.
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Cat Driver
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I'm gradually downsizing my toys.
The Aerobat will pay for the stuff I need to finish the Cub....engine....fabric and paint....Dynon for the panel....floats..etc.
The Cri Cri I'm not sure what I'll do with it.
There was a time when I owned a whole bunch of airplanes and a helicopter in a school I operated....but that was many years ago.
Now I'll be satisfied with the Cub on floats just for fun flying.
The Aerobat will pay for the stuff I need to finish the Cub....engine....fabric and paint....Dynon for the panel....floats..etc.
The Cri Cri I'm not sure what I'll do with it.
There was a time when I owned a whole bunch of airplanes and a helicopter in a school I operated....but that was many years ago.
Now I'll be satisfied with the Cub on floats just for fun flying.
The hardest thing about flying is knowing when to say no
After over a half a century of flying no one ever died because of my decision not to fly.
After over a half a century of flying no one ever died because of my decision not to fly.
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Cat Driver
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Actually I stopped keeping track so long ago I can't even remember." How much total time do you have? 40,000? Or did you stop keeping track at some point? "
Logging time is for getting license's and ratings.
Once you have logged enough time to aquire the ratings you need you should be able to carry on with your career by using your record of employment to get another job if you need one.
Hours logged is a poor method of judging a pilots ability and knowlege.
A far better method is what did the pilot do and how many machines did said pilot wreck getting to the point said pilot is at.
The very best advice I can give any young pilot who wishes to succeed in aviation is to make sure you are trustworthy and learn from your mistakes.
Flying is really not much different from driving a car except there is generally more pain involved when you drive it into something because of gravity.
Look at the weather...look at the airplane..look at your own physical and mental condition before getting in the airplane.
If you start the engine/s never move the airplane unless you can visualize where the fu.ker is going before it gets there.
When in doubt...don't.
The hardest thing about flying is knowing when to say no
After over a half a century of flying no one ever died because of my decision not to fly.
After over a half a century of flying no one ever died because of my decision not to fly.
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comanchepilot
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- Location: Ontario
