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Thu Jun 28, 2007 10:47 pm

A TRUE bush pilot

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Thu Jun 28, 2007 11:59 pm

A true bush pilot

Hey he flys just like me, just a little better looking than I
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Fri Jun 29, 2007 3:50 am

DeHavilland was there!

Is that the new Prepared Pilot suvival pack between his legs?
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Fri Jun 29, 2007 6:39 am

Re: DeHavilland was there!

lowflyin'G3 wrote:Is that the new Prepared Pilot suvival pack between his legs?


Well this is what I pack in my cockpiece which is always tied around my waist...

Spark-Lite Firestarter
Tinder-Quik
Whistle
Signal Mirror
Survival Compass
water purification tablets
Duct Tape
Stainless Steel Utility Wire
Braided Nylon Cord
Black Nylon Thread
Sewing Needle
Safety Pins
Aluminum Foil
Pencil and Waterproof Notepaper
Scalpel Blade
Survival Instructions
Fresnel Lens Magnifier

And yes I did get it from Prepared Pilot.

:lol:

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Fri Jun 29, 2007 6:55 am

Bush pilot my ass, that guy lives over here under the 14th street bridge.
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Fri Jun 29, 2007 7:42 am

Zane, I had to go back and check out your photo gallery again, I thought you were sendin us more pix of you in the 170
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Fri Jun 29, 2007 7:43 am

geez this is a tough crowd!!!!!!! :wink:
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Fri Jun 29, 2007 8:16 am

The more I look at it, the more I think he might be winking at me.
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Fri Jun 29, 2007 9:56 am

How about that... A yoke and a stick!
I wonder if the new Prepared Pilot Pack will become as popular as the Fanny pack fad was?
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Fri Jun 29, 2007 1:50 pm

Re: DeHavilland was there!

tgiencke wrote:
lowflyin'G3 wrote:Well this is what I pack in my cockpiece which is always tied around my waist...


:shock: LOL :lol: It's called a "cod piece".
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Fri Jun 29, 2007 3:51 pm

Until now I couldn't imagine how one might justify burning a perfectly good headset.
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Fri Jun 29, 2007 5:42 pm

Dont forget the seat cushion :lol:
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Fri Jun 29, 2007 9:36 pm

Looks like just another average day in the backcountry to me....
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Sat Jun 30, 2007 7:39 pm

Several years ago when I lived in SW Oregon, we called him Big Foot. :D

What kind of plane is that? A Beaver?
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Sun Jul 01, 2007 7:21 pm

Now that's some funny *hit. Me think he should trade the beanie for some shorts. Cheers
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Mon Jul 02, 2007 5:54 pm

Flat Country Pilot wrote:

What kind of plane is that? A Beaver?



its very dehavilland looking- but has an overhead quadrant and 2 levers, so i'm gunna guess twin otter.
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