Welcome, Mike!

In not sure on the rest but I think the first is to admit you have a problem, haha

Step #2. Publicly admit you have a problem AND are willing to trade your problem for the Addiction.

SkySteve wrote:

In not sure on the rest but I think the first is to admit you have a problem, haha

Step #2. Publicly admit you have a problem AND are willing to trade your problem for the Addiction.

does that mean we gotta trade the planes up or down?? trading down would give more gas money to further fuel the addiction... no pun intended

or did you mean we can trade the wife for the plane addiction??

does that mean we gotta trade the planes up or down?? trading down would give more gas money to further fuel the addiction... no pun intended

or did you mean we can trade the wife for the plane addiction??

My guess is that more than one of us may have done one, or the other, or both at some point in our life. So, whatever floats your boat...er, I mean, whatever flys your plane.

Lurker from Dayton Ohio, flying a bone stock Taylorcraft BC12D. I do more landings at private grass strips 1,500' or less than anywhere else. One day I'll have a fat tired airplane to do some bush flying like the OPB guys hoping to get the Tcraft to Alaska one day. Current projects are a fairchild 24 and a Pietenpol. Great videos on here keep them coming please!!

And aviation is in my blood, my great grandpa had a Waco 9 in the late 20's, grandpa built the Pietenpol I'm restoring and has had my Tcraft since '77. My 6 week old son has been up in 2 different airplanes, a Stinson 108 and my Tcraft, and my daughter 3 years old, has 8 hours in taildraggers! Tcraft, supercub, and Stinson. We try to do it up right!

VanDy, welcome... I love those fairchild 24's with the inline

Welcome, VanDy! Show us some pictures of your BC-12!

Ok! Maddy-daddy camping trip, and putting the kiddo to work!

Thanks everybody

CamTom12 wrote:Welcome, VanDy! Show us some pictures of your BC-12!

I guess I count as a lurker, been reading articles and checking the forum pretty regularly now.
So here I am.
I'm 16 (so not the youngest) working on my private. I fly from a grass strip with a hill. (but you guys probably wouldn't call it a hill) I live in Atlanta, Ga, but have always felt I belong out west, mainly in Colorado.
I've flown a Cessna 140 before, and would love to get back to taildraggers.
I guess I might post some...

ryancz,
welcome!

Greetings all on Back Country Pilot, this thread finally made me join even though the majority of you blokes (and ladies) are on the other side of the globe. I have been lurking for a while. I fly a Scout for fun, a 185 on floats occasionally and instruct more often than I really need to (hard to say no sometimes). I reside in Tasmania, the island state below Australia.

I am looking forward to posting as well as reading more on this site although it would help if you folk could learn to spell aeroplane, pay for things with cheques, realise that a "z" has no place in words that use "s" and perhaps appreciate a bit of Aussie humour!

Recently I met Drifter Driver, the dude from Goonengerry with the Drifter and woolie beanie, aviation is a small family here in Aus.

Here's a few of me on a beach somewhere ...







And finally, before you get sick of my pictures ... "On a Bass Strait Island"

Welcome, Bob! I like your sense of humor. PM me for the address to mail your cheque...

Also a big welcome to all the other lurkers. Congrats on making the leap.

Just joined the group...first posting....not a lurker. Was flying a bone stock PA20 until the right gear failed landing at home airport. PAPM. Bought the Pacer in Arkansas July of last year. Wadded up the right wing, right gear, prop and bent the fuselage. Midway through the rebuild. PA18 extended gear, Maule oleo struts, seaplane doors, skylight, bigger engine, borer prop, crosswind STOL wing tips....umm. Fuel system R/L/Both and off. Change out the seat mounts to ditch the bench seat. Tail beef up, tail pan....Goodyear 26" tires and Cleveland replacement wheels and brakes by Alaska Airframes199-62A. Have a bunch of pics and am active on the shortwing sight. Brian at Steve's Aircraft recommended I sign up with this outfit.
Mark M.
Platinum Alaska

m_moyle wrote:Just joined the group...first posting....not a lurker. Was flying a bone stock PA20 until the right gear failed landing at home airport. PAPM. Bought the Pacer in Arkansas July of last year. Wadded up the right wing, right gear, prop and bent the fuselage. Midway through the rebuild. PA18 extended gear, Maule oleo struts, seaplane doors, skylight, bigger engine, borer prop, crosswind STOL wing tips....umm. Fuel system R/L/Both and off. Change out the seat mounts to ditch the bench seat. Tail beef up, tail pan....Goodyear 26" tires and Cleveland replacement wheels and brakes by Alaska Airframes199-62A. Have a bunch of pics and am active on the shortwing sight. Brian at Steve's Aircraft recommended I sign up with this outfit.
Mark M.
Platinum Alaska

Glad to see you over here Mark, I've really enjoyed watching your build on SWP!

Welcome, Lurkers!

BUMP...

New Years rez... come on out you lurkers. (Larry???)

Hey all, I've been a member of BCP for over a year now, read the forums regularly just never got into posting. I am going to make the effort to start posting more, I am a CFI, CFII in eastern Nebraska. Hope to finally have a plane of my own in the next few years.


Cheers,

Ben

Hey Ben. Thanks for posting... Welcome!

Greetings all. I have been a lurker for a few months now and saw this thread and figured that it was as good a time as ever to show my face. Got to take the seaplane from St Croix to St Thomas about a year and a half ago and was hooked on this flying thing. Spent every spare second on my last deployment to Afghanistan studying the Kings Private Pilot's Course and been charging ahead ever since. Got my PPL, SES and am almost complete with my Instrument Rating over the past year.

Currently in Monterey, CA at school and getting ready to start work on my tailwheel endorsement.

Stumbled on this website while surfing videos on YouTube. Saw this one...and I was hooked on this backcountry thing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_Pz94DIhvs

I have already learned a ton reading all the threads out there. Look forward to more learnin!

Jim