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Basic Information

  • About me

    I live on the family farm. I would rather die than live in city limits. Currently in a relationship with aviation and going steady.
  • Interests

    Flying, Ranching, Farming, Flying, Farming, Flying, Ranching.... did I mention Flying.

Aircraft

  • Aircraft (make - model)

    1969 C-172K "Valor"
Member since
Thursday, 20 February 2014 14:30
Last online
less than a minute ago
  • https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/plane-crash-video-sparks-online-backlash/ It's a little odd that his door was open before the engine died. And that he remembered to grab his selfie-stick. If...
    2022-01-08 04:02:26
  • ShadowAviator created a new forum topic Winter Layers Question
    I am looking to do more winter backpacking/camping. Mostly lower 48 stuff, nothing artic level yet. ( maybe around 0*F) I don't really have any fancy gear. The stuff I snowboard in isn't the best...
    2021-12-31 04:26:29
  • Not sure if this has been posted before, but really shows how stout a 172 is. For me, it also shows why I like my shoulder harness. :mrgreen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kx5YeqTBcDI
    2020-11-07 15:18:06
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZc1TdJFAFs I laughed. He's just so calm the whole time.
    2020-10-25 03:55:20
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    2020-10-17 05:21:49
  • ShadowAviator created a new forum topic An Interesting Comparison
    I was flipping through my Utah pictures, and noticed something. Sometimes we get that question about how will "blank" plane do in the backcountry/mountains. The response is usually, "well what's the...
    2019-11-17 05:07:05
  • ShadowAviator created a new forum topic Crash at Angel Fire
    Anyone have any more info on this? Thoughts? I know we will have to wait for the NTSB report. I have heard the winds can get kinda wicked at Angel Fire, especially with the pass right to the west. https://www.kob.com/albuquerque-news/two-people-killed-in-angel-fire-plane-crash/5529586/ https://www.taosnews.com/stories/airplane-crash-kills-two-in-angel-fire,60157
    2019-10-24 01:13:50
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    2019-01-03 03:17:03
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    2019-01-03 03:11:50
  • Flew down to Hutchinson, KS to eat. Flight down was uneventful. Taxiing out to leave, a black wasp flies in through my window, then disappears somewhere in the cabin. At exactly the same time as this,...
    2018-06-21 04:34:31
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    2018-04-03 18:56:54
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    2018-04-03 18:53:35
  • Sorry if this has been posted before, but its just brilliant. Go Around - Ken Davis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQqIc0B-xm4
    2018-03-23 22:07:39
  • I don't really have many details, I just figure I would post this if anyone is interested. I don't really know if the fly-in is at the Hays airport or RANS's private airport. (if anyone knows, please...
    2017-09-30 01:45:43
  • I have always liked turbine engines. They just seem so much more suited for aviation. I know how piston engines work. I know how to tear them down and put them together. However, I don't know as...
    2017-09-22 17:39:37
  • Hey pal - did you send me a pm? I inadvertently deleted it. Can you re-send?
    2017-09-20 19:14:46
  • ShadowAviator created a new forum topic Gotta go FAST
    Finally got around to starting this thread. Anyway, I had an interesting experience with the local towered airport. The controller seemed to want to talk so fast, it sounded like slurred mumbling....
    2017-08-24 20:26:36
  • ShadowAviator created a new forum topic Eclipse 2017
    I had fun. And yes, I feel the music is necessary. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zOI2XmzuG8
    2017-08-22 01:29:48
  • ShadowAviator created a new forum topic Well I found something cool!
    https://earth.nullschool.net/#2017/05/14/1800Z/wind/isobaric/1000hPa/orthographic=-102.97,37.97,671 Hope its okay to link this. It really helps you visualize what is taking place. Anymore, I use...
    2017-05-14 05:28:41

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