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06-30-2009, 09:29 PM
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Now if we just.....
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06-30-2009, 10:00 PM
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Careening forward
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Location: Santa Fe, N.M.
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Go here on your next ride around Lake Superior, plan at least half a day. The first photo is of a crash that was recovered from a remote area of northern Ontario:
http://www.bushplane.com/    border="0" alt="Photobucket">
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06-30-2009, 10:09 PM
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Careening forward
Joined: Oct 2005
Location: Santa Fe, N.M.
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What happens when you land in trees:
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06-30-2009, 10:26 PM
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Lost In Place
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07-01-2009, 08:26 AM
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Careening forward
Joined: Oct 2005
Location: Santa Fe, N.M.
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When I was a young archaeology student we requisitioned a turbo Beaver to fly us over our survey area north of Elliot Lake and I believe the plane came from this base. Our pilot was an old guy with a pencil thin mustache and wore a white, silk scarf. He told us he flew for the RAF in WWII.
If you haven't spent time in the bush it would be hard to imagine how important float planes were.
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07-01-2009, 12:44 PM
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Location: N.Texas
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at Addison airport many years ago.
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07-01-2009, 02:05 PM
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Joined: Apr 2007
Location: DFW, Texas
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I can drive decent rivets pretty consistently and I'm pretty good at measuring and lay out, but for some reason I have a hard time keeping things straight when I drill my holes.
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07-01-2009, 02:38 PM
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Location: out in the great wide open
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Here are more pictures of the bushplane museum.
    
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07-01-2009, 02:45 PM
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07-02-2009, 06:15 AM
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Careening forward
Joined: Oct 2005
Location: Santa Fe, N.M.
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Here are a few more of the museum. I lost the rest in a hard drive crash. Thanks for posting yours Klay.
 
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07-02-2009, 06:34 AM
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Still a stupid tire guy
Joined: Oct 2004
Location: Auburn, CA
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Practice, practice, practice. And lots of Clecos.  When I worked for United in the mid-80's we'd do upwards of 2K-3K rivets each shift on fuselage skin panels. It's a fun job if you can find someone who you're compatible working with. It's an interminable slog if you find someone who doesn't know what they're doing or doesn't care.You'll be amazed at how your skills will accelerate once you get out and start working, especially when it comes to sheet metal.
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07-08-2009, 02:34 PM
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Joined: Oct 2005
Location: Parker, Colorado
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Yesterday! Alas, we didn't get to fly. Taxiied out, did the run up check, and the Alt 1 light wouldn't go out. Had to go back to the hangar!
Cirrus 22   Jeff, in the left seat 
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07-08-2009, 02:39 PM
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07-09-2009, 06:15 AM
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I wish! I think it's for security, since the bubble window could be broken through fairly easily.
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07-09-2009, 06:45 AM
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be a man dodge tree bark
Joined: Jun 2007
Location: i am not f***ng stupid,but i used too. niles mi.
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cirrus fun slippery plane...
good one!
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