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My New big tires are awesome
Have you modified your aircraft? STC? STOL Kit? Major rebuild from just a data plate?
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Sat Aug 05, 2017 10:21 pm
My New big tires are awesome
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Sat Aug 05, 2017 10:55 pm
Re: My New big tires are awesome
Nice. Where?
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Sat Aug 05, 2017 11:06 pm
Re: My New big tires are awesome
Few miles north east of talkeetna
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Sun Aug 06, 2017 8:35 am
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Nice!
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Sun Aug 06, 2017 8:43 am
Re: My New big tires are awesome
Very Very Nice!!
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Sat Aug 12, 2017 11:58 am
Re: My New big tires are awesome
Same place week later!
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Sat Aug 12, 2017 4:01 pm
Re: My New big tires are awesome
You turned your plane into bear bait!
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Sat Aug 12, 2017 5:56 pm
Re: My New big tires are awesome
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Same place week later!
That's awesome man! You get a moose up there?
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Sat Aug 12, 2017 7:22 pm
Re: My New big tires are awesome
Great pic, looks like a good hunt [emoji1303]
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Sat Aug 12, 2017 8:53 pm
Re: My New big tires are awesome
The old girl looks right at home with meat bags hanging off her and big shoes, awesome, let the adventures continue!
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Sun Aug 13, 2017 4:18 pm
Re: My New big tires are awesome
can't wait until I can do what you are doing!
love the paint job on it as well!
moose? caribou? chupacabra?
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Re: My New big tires are awesome
I zoomed in on it, looks like 'bou hooves.
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Sun Aug 13, 2017 9:10 pm
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Boo. Daughter shot it opening day check out the cheesy grin.
Wife on left daughter on right. Four days with just me and my girls.
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Re: My New big tires are awesome
that is awesome! I can't wait to do what you do.
congrats on the meat!
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Nice work with the caribou! Looks like a great stop.
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