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Just buy a Skywagon

Did you fly somewhere cool, take photos, and feel like telling the tale to make us drool from the confines of our offices? Post them up!
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Fri Jul 01, 2016 5:15 pm

Just buy a Skywagon

Yesterday I bought Shortfielder's (Gary's) Pponk'd 180 and flew it home from Durango Today. It's just what I wanted, like my 170 but with a lot more POWER!

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Flying home to California this morning
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Monument Valley
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Lake Powell
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Southern end of Zion National Park
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Cruising along at 12,500MSL burning 9.9GPH
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Back home in Rio Vista
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Fri Jul 01, 2016 5:25 pm

Re: Just buy a Skywagon

About time!


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Fri Jul 01, 2016 5:32 pm

Re: Just buy a Skywagon

Awesome! This moment requires the Jeremiah Johnson nod of approval.

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Fri Jul 01, 2016 5:53 pm

Re: Just buy a Skywagon

Awesome Rob! Congrats!
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Fri Jul 01, 2016 5:59 pm

Re: Just buy a Skywagon

Congrats. Beautiful plane. I'm sure that you will put it to good use.

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Fri Jul 01, 2016 6:13 pm

Re: Just buy a Skywagon

looks like your already doing aileron rolls? [-X
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Fri Jul 01, 2016 6:18 pm

Re: Just buy a Skywagon

Congrats Rob!!
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Fri Jul 01, 2016 6:26 pm

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dudestickle wrote:looks like your already doing aileron rolls? [-X

And flew to the land of Oz. :D
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Fri Jul 01, 2016 6:38 pm

Re: Just buy a Skywagon

Good looking Skywagon, Rob.
That airplane lived here in the Puget Sound area when Gary bought it-- I'd seen it around and although I've never checked it out real close, it looked like a real nice one.
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Fri Jul 01, 2016 6:46 pm

Re: Just buy a Skywagon

Boy shit howdy! Congrats on the waggin!
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Fri Jul 01, 2016 7:25 pm

Re: Just buy a Skywagon

Badass!!!
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Fri Jul 01, 2016 7:27 pm

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Another sucker buys into the hype... ;) Congrats, dude!

The question is, will 60C stay another round in the BCP family?
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Fri Jul 01, 2016 7:30 pm

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Sweet lil red wagon. Congrats!

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Fri Jul 01, 2016 7:45 pm

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niiicce!
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Fri Jul 01, 2016 9:19 pm

Re: Just buy a Skywagon

Nice aircraft
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Fri Jul 01, 2016 9:22 pm

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That is awesome...beautiful airplane! See what happens when you start having kids...all the sudden you need a mini-van and a skywagon!
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Fri Jul 01, 2016 9:43 pm

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Don't get a minivan.

...and congrats on the bigger family hauler. I'm sure it was hard to decide to let the 170 go after all the hard work you put into it.

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Fri Jul 01, 2016 9:45 pm

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Congrats Rob!


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Fri Jul 01, 2016 10:54 pm

Re: Just buy a Skywagon

Zzz wrote:Another sucker buys into the hype... ;)


Waiting for a couple friends to workout some computer glitches on an engine monitor a couple days back in Valdez, I glanced up at the glacier and saw the clouds dropping on the pass....
Gently nudging our accomplice, I pointed towards the pass and declared, it was now or... Maybe tomorrow...
Lining up as a flight of two I poured the coal to the pponk, and crossing the numbers on the west end I was pleased to see the meter passing through 2000' AGL....
An immediate turn towards the pass had us sliding through with MAYBE a few minutes to spare...
God bless Steve Knopp declared Coleen ...
Me? I'm just happy to have bought in to the hype :-)
FWIW... The number two ship was an impressive BH that didn't break a sweat doing the same ;-)

Congrats on the plane!
Take care, Rob
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Sat Jul 02, 2016 6:23 am

Re: Just buy a Skywagon

Wow
Just what your growing family needs.
Unfortunately I just got a new backhoe - probably more expensive and not nearly as much fun.
Lots of clear skies to you guys.
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