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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: slimm50 on August 19, 2004, 09:52:04 AM
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...last Saturday! Wooohooo! Now I know for some of you this would be no biggie. But I'm not a pilot irl. I just happened upon the owner as he was cleaning it up one day last week outside his hangar. We got to talkin and he invited me up for a ride sometime. Well, Saturday we went up. About 10 min into the flight (I was in the back seat) he asked over the headset if I wanted to take over. I said "Is the Pope Catholic?" So I flew for about 20 minutes. A real Stick-and-rudder. It's an Aviat Husky he bought recently. Was built in '97, I think, so not many hours on the frame or engine. Looked brand new. This was an experience I'll not forget.
(http://[img]http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/236_1092926596_aviat4.jpg)[/IMG]
(http://[img]http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/236_1092926420_tony_aviat.jpg)[/IMG]
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SWEET !!!!
Is that considered a "bush" plane ?
(no political jokes are to arise from the above question)
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Originally posted by SlapShot
SWEET !!!!
Is that considered a "bush" plane ?
(no political jokes are to arise from the above question)
Yes. I've seen photos of these with pontoons. And they require only short distance for take-off and landing.
Let me also say, squeezing my 6'-3" bulk into the back seat was no easy task. Once I was strapped in I definately felt like I was part of the plane.
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Nice plane. I got my tail wheel endorsement in one of those, was a bit more expensive than taking a J-3 but it was nice not to have road traffic blowing by me ;)
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Nice plane, but it looks like a rip-off of a Piper Supercub.
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Cool slimm50. I just got my taildragger sign off this summer, and am awaiting my co-pilot check out in this-
(http://www.transnorthern.com/images/superdc3tn.jpg)
We have two of these Super DC 3's, I have two take off and landings under my belt so far, spend more time working on them unfortunately.
(http://www.transnorthern.com/images/TNASuperssmall.jpg)
ts
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Originally posted by tshred
Cool slimm50. I just got my taildragger sign off this summer, and am awaiting my co-pilot check out in this-
(http://www.transnorthern.com/images/superdc3tn.jpg)
We have two of these Super DC 3's, I have two take off and landings under my belt so far, spend more time working on them unfortunately.
(http://www.transnorthern.com/images/TNASuperssmall.jpg)
ts
Cool! I didn't do any takeoffs or landings, of course, only got to yank n bank at around 2K for about 15-20 minutes. We were over some farmland and buzzed a coyote at one point. Was a really nice feeling using the stick, tho. Even after flyin online sims all these years I was was still surprised at how natural it all felt. Only thing really diff was the turbulence and th flip-floppy thingy my stomach was doing.
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Lucky man slim!! :)
there is nothing like piloting a real aircraft for an aviation enthusiast! WTG
if you want (in my opinion) the most free feeling of flight see if you can get yourself up in a glider (or sailplane to you yanks :p )
theres nothing quite like it!
shame you have to find someone willing to drag the kite up to 2000ft first unless you get a hillside catapault launch (very scary) :)
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So was he stumped by the pope question?
eskimo
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We call em gliders over here too...at least I do.
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Originally posted by mechanic
Lucky man slim!! :)
there is nothing like piloting a real aircraft for an aviation enthusiast! WTG
if you want (in my opinion) the most free feeling of flight see if you can get yourself up in a glider (or sailplane to you yanks :p )
theres nothing quite like it!
shame you have to find someone willing to drag the kite up to 2000ft first unless you get a hillside catapault launch (very scary) :)
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I have 36 hours in a 1943 J3cub its afun ride you can chop the throttles and hollor at your kids in the yard. Taildraggers are way more fun that the trike jobs, you have to s turn to see and fly it till you stop. Its almost more fun on the ground than in the air.
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if you want (in my opinion) the most free feeling of flight see if you can get yourself up in a glider (or sailplane to you yanks )
Im sorry to tell you this but most here call them Gliders also. :)
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only one thing left to do slimm.... become a pilot! :D
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Originally posted by BigR
We call em gliders over here too...at least I do.
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originally posted by morpheus
Im sorry to tell you this but most here call them Gliders also.
lol sorry, didnt mean to offend. i'm just remembering MS flightsim 3.1 with the cessna 172, sopwith camel and the 'sailplane' :0