65180H wrote:


Catalina Island

Welcome to the forum!

Thanks!

Welcome 65180H!
The pic you posted reminded me that i had seen your plane before at CVO.

65180H wrote:

Is that an authentic U-17, or is it just painted up like one?
I thought the U-17's were all 185's, with the big dorsal, but googling it just now I see there was a 470-powered U-17C variant.
Either way, it looks great-- needs guns though, or at least smoke rockets.

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It's a 180 painted to look like a U-17. The previous owner was an author of military books and apparently wanted his plane to resemble that type of aircraft.

Flew to Santa Rosa and picked up some Pliny!

Flew the Owens Valley from Bishop (KBIH) to Independence (2O7).











https://flyingcalifornia.com

robw56 check this small brewery. www.brewinglair.com .
If you and Justin or others are hitting some of Kevin's north spots maybe I can meet you at Beckwourth and drive you to this and to lunch so you can get a growler.

Thanks Chance, might have to check that out on the next north circuit day. The link in your post didn't work so I googled it... http://www.thebrewinglair.com

Heck yea! We will probably be hitting you up on that offer John.

Little more time training. Sky wasn't looking real good during preflight but it cleared up.

Would that be ice sliding off the back of the ailerons?

Slush. It decided to snow at 40 degrees.

Weather and work in the midwest have conspired to keep me down...today was the first time up this year

I didn't do the flying, but EAA Chapter 170 is hosting a stop for the Ford Tri-Motor right now at KSBP and the SLO 99s generously sponsored ten Cal Poly Aerospace students for a flight! It was a fun short ride this morning around a local beach and back. I don't get to do much flying during the school year, so it was nice to get back up in the air in a fun plane!

Meanwhile just up the coast from San Luis Obispo and that bitchin' Tri-Motor...

The missus and I went for a joy ride in the 7KCAB down the coast to Pebble Beach, Carmel, Big Sur, over the mountains and back up the Salinas valley. Beautiful day to be an aviator.

JB





and the obligatory selfie!

Mojave Flyer wrote:

Hey now thats livin'

Pretty lucky to be able to spend 18 months in Monterey. Not a terrible place to set up camp.

Flew 91A to Wayside Inn near Alamo Lake, AZ -