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Sun Jul 17, 2011 8:47 am

Re: Military pilots train on back country strip

I will look for it. Thanks!

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Tue Jul 19, 2011 3:12 pm

Re: Military pilots train on back country strip

just saw an all white PZL 28 launch out of Centennial (APA) today. I wonder if it flies the same mission...glad I saw this post so I knew what it was! first time I had seen one
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Tue Jul 19, 2011 3:36 pm

Re: Military pilots train on back country strip

GumpAir wrote:I have sworn for decades, when I win the lotto, I WILL have a PBY as my motorhome.

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Awww... Why limit yourself? Surely the lottery would fund this aerial motor home...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convair_R3Y_Tradewind
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Tue Jul 19, 2011 3:39 pm

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Naw... PBY is a lot prettier...

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Tue Jul 19, 2011 5:00 pm

Re: Military pilots train on back country strip

...and apparently a whole lot safer...

For me the dream bird would be a Viking Twin Otter on floats...not as much range as the PBY but I really like flying the DHC-6 and the turbines would be so much easier to take care of.
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Tue Jul 19, 2011 8:18 pm

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The big Airbus? The biggest plane in the frigging world? A Saudi prince is writing the checks to convert it into a flying palace, 8,000 sq. ft of floor space, lots of gold and marble etc. The first and only biggest 'bus sold to a individual.

It sure makes me feel better about the 200 bucks of diesel I bought today for the crane, which almost filled one tank. #-o
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Tue Jul 19, 2011 9:06 pm

Re: Military pilots train on back country strip

We used a tent for the airplane, and a sleeping bag for the fuselage.


Well, Kevbert, it wasn't a 'knee slapper'.......but it was worth a pretty big grin (to me)...... :)

Hated to see it not get ANY recognition...... #-o

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Thu Aug 04, 2011 6:41 pm

Re: Military pilots train on back country strip

How fat is your wallet? This aircraft would make make a reasonable backcountry strip 'camper' inside. 8)

http://www.gippsaero.com/ZoneID=141.htm

Unfortunately my wallet is pretty skinny...... :cry:
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Thu Aug 04, 2011 7:41 pm

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I could live in this one:

http://www.airliners.net/photo/Piaggio- ... 1014776/L/
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Fri Aug 05, 2011 6:01 am

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When I was living in Okinawa there was a privately owned Gruman that had been restored and the interior was converted into basically a flying motorhome. The exterior was painted original Navy paint scheme (maybe it was Coast Gaurd). I'll have to see if I can find a picture. It was the ultimate travel machine. The guy that owned it was 'touring' the world and since it was an old military plane they let him park it on the Marine Corps base there and people were allowed to see it. It was a plane I could only dream of owning.
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