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Mon Oct 05, 2009 8:07 am

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Good video, but Orin Hudson's description of a himself as bush pilot at the end of the video is priceless :lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaqhTn7x ... re=related
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Mon Oct 05, 2009 8:40 pm

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Some great vintage footage for sure..... :D
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Mon Oct 05, 2009 10:24 pm

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Great Clip
Orin is My Hero, Told me more about flying than just about anyone. All you have to do is be close to him for awhile and it seems to rub off on you.
Hey i'm gettin old bald fearless and ugly, not flyin any better but 4 out a 7 aint bad.
Cliff Hudson is another just like Orin.
My hats off to anyone makin a living with a plane.
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Mon Oct 05, 2009 10:33 pm

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Great find. I wish I had about 3 hours of that to watch.
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Tue Oct 06, 2009 6:45 am

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I met Dirk here in Phoenix in January of 07. He has two Beavers that his wife keeps maintained while he flys them. Great people to talk to.
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Sat Oct 10, 2009 12:54 pm

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That kind of trust makes for a good marriage.
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Sat Oct 10, 2009 2:41 pm

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He's a lucky man to have a wife that maintains 2 beavers.

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Sat Oct 10, 2009 5:41 pm

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ROTFLMAO!!!
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Sat Oct 10, 2009 8:59 pm

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Another old time Alaskan bush pilot, if he is still alive, is Al Lee of Lee's Air Service about 25 miles West of Glenallen, Alaska. Used to fly a stripped down pacer on floats with only the minimum instruments and no radio equip whatsoever. Many empty holes in the panel.....Nothing not absolutely necessary, including a starter.....always hand propped from the float.
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Thu Oct 22, 2009 6:29 pm

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gbflyer wrote:He's a lucky man to have a wife that maintains 2 beavers.

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Now thats funny :D Your right....most wives will only maintain 1.
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