Coondawg
Nice story. A Treasured painting as well. I'll have to see if I can make it to Turtle Mt some day

cstolaircraft wrote:Very nice piece of art! good story on the plane too. I would love to be able to have a plane like that. but until then I catch rides flat when ever I can, I got 1.3 hours in a 172 today. I flew from farmington (kfam) down hwy 67.

Thanks much.

My first airplane was a '74 172. Soon as I got my private ticket I pulled the wheel pants off and landed it on a marshy flat near my house. I mowed a narrow strip on the flat and tamped dirt in some gear-realigning badger holes to prepare the spot for my first off airport landing. Instant runway!! This was back in about '85. Sunk some anchors in the ground for tie downs, got some gas cans for Mogas, and had a great summer. Fall found me back flight training at UND's flying program at GFK.

Years later with the 7ECA I used that same marshy flat for a runway until we had a stretch of wet years which made for some interesting (but fun) landings with 2-3 inches of water across most of the landing strip. That's when I figured out the word "runway" was by necessity a relative term and it was best to pick the spot that best suited my needs and conditions at the moment.

Happy flying.

Bighorn wrote:Coondawg
Nice story. A Treasured painting as well. I'll have to see if I can make it to Turtle Mt some day

You got it! Give me a shout first. I don't sit down much and I never know where I'm going to be until I get there that day.

Your from the Ozarks !!! I love these guys http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cxqe2UnasDw nice 180, need to put a few of you blokes on a bucket list to visit thingy.

ozy wrote:Your from the Ozarks !!! I love these guys http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cxqe2UnasDw nice 180, need to put a few of you blokes on a bucket list to visit thingy.

Well I wouldn't say I'm from the Ozarks but I do own a farm in the rural Ozarks of MO, and enjoy visiting the area. Lots of nice folks in the Ozarks, you'd like it too.

the 172 I have been flying a 78 172N it flies nice it just seams like a dog compared to the C-170 I have most of my time in. Flying off a mile of pavement is no fun compared to 1300 ft of grass.

Finally picked up my Rans S7! Great flying plane and couldn't be happier. Will post a trip report and pics of getting her back to Texas later.

BTV wrote:Finally picked up my Rans S7! Great flying plane and couldn't be happier. Will post a trip report and pics of getting her back to Texas later.

Another Rans joins the ranks! Sweet!

Well, like many projects, this one took much longer than originally anticipated and cost way more than any budget we set or adjusted.
But, after seventeen months of ownership, I finally got to fly our 180! It was worth the time and effort!!!

The day we brought it home.

How it looks today.
There are still several projects to finish, but for now it is time to fly!

MCH

Right on Mike looks like a nice 180!

Blackrock took me & the Mrs for a spin.. It was awesome to get in the air after 2 months of ground bound. Tucson area..

My new to me, almost all original '68 super cub

Here she is in all her glory . She's not an extreme back country performer, but she is a solid beginners plane.

Just my Chinook (: not a real back country plane but it's my first and a tailragger at that!

http://www.backcountrypilot.org/me/my-p ... toid=21927

Here's my Current wings:


And a little video from before I got it painted.

Nothing wrong with a Chinook. But it looks like you need a set of skis for it from your avatar.

Those are some fun ultralights. I love the feel of the open cockpit.

TxKiger wrote:Those are some fun ultralights. I love the feel of the open cockpit.

I love flying with the doors off! I am looking forward to some more back country flying, I have done the hayfield landings a few times (:

Coming in for landing at Fergus ON

Heading out with my daughter Rose for the first time with Vanessa looking on!

Bear_Builder wrote:Nothing wrong with a Chinook. But it looks like you need a set of skis for it from your avatar.

I need a set of skis for sure! Seems like I can't do everything right away but i flew it through 6 inches of snow with the wheels just for fun anyway