Where did you fly today?
Mon Aug 10, 2020 2:33 pm
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Murphy's Citabria on Gull lake.
Mon Aug 10, 2020 3:05 pm
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Wow! That is living the dream! Very cool.
Kurt
Kurt
Wed Aug 12, 2020 10:23 am
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Evening rides:
Wed Aug 12, 2020 5:51 pm
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Colorado River
Fri Aug 14, 2020 2:34 pm
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Storms last night, this morning and then a three - four hour window before the next one hits. This last one is supposed to be nasty so I scooted at 11:30 this morning and zinged out for the airport. Beat the converted Caravan in that is based on Wilson Bay, but he was hot on my heals.
A pretty turbulent ride, but hey, better than possible big holes in the wings.
Next one on the horizon:
inbound the pond:
A pretty turbulent ride, but hey, better than possible big holes in the wings.
Next one on the horizon:
inbound the pond:
Wed Aug 19, 2020 9:20 am
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And back on the water. Forseable forecast looks benign.
Thu Aug 20, 2020 3:57 pm
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Flew into Indian Creek for my first back country airplane camping experience. I've only logged a handful of BC landings so far (I'm pretty cautious and taking it slow), this was a great feeling.
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Thu Aug 20, 2020 4:05 pm
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Also just flew a 2400NM round trip for the second time, flying from Idaho to Illinois and back visiting family, it's turning into an annual trip. Flew Yellowstone on the way out this time, and hit some South Dakota tourist traps on the way back. If you ever stop in Mitchel SD, be sure to stop in at the Depot Grill... their jalapeno rasberry burger is off the charts.
It was pretty hazy most of the way, so not a ton of great pics. It's a whole lot of hand flying, about 20 hours round trip.
It was pretty hazy most of the way, so not a ton of great pics. It's a whole lot of hand flying, about 20 hours round trip.
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Thu Aug 20, 2020 10:18 pm
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Not sure if they are still in business all these years later, but stopped in Mitchel, SD on the way back to northern B.C. from Oshkosh in 1991. There was an outfit restoring Ford Mustangs that had an amazing collection and small museum. They restored mustangs for folks as well as their own collection.
The museum was closed the day we were by. When the lady we spoke to found out where we were from, she went and got her husband, the owner, and had him give us a personal tour of the facility. We got a look inside the working shop as well. The craftsmanship was 1st class. I remember all of the bolts that were installed in the cars were individually painted separately to match the surface they were going into.
Well worth a visit if they are still around.
UpNorth
The museum was closed the day we were by. When the lady we spoke to found out where we were from, she went and got her husband, the owner, and had him give us a personal tour of the facility. We got a look inside the working shop as well. The craftsmanship was 1st class. I remember all of the bolts that were installed in the cars were individually painted separately to match the surface they were going into.
Well worth a visit if they are still around.
UpNorth
Fri Aug 21, 2020 12:30 pm
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Minam Lodge
Sat Aug 22, 2020 6:59 am
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I love Minam Lodge and Red's. I spent a week at Red's last summer care taking the place with my in-laws. They watch over Red's every summer in August; you might have seen them if you swung by. Did you have to do the double-airstrip takeoff with your Mooney?
Sat Aug 22, 2020 3:32 pm
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No, we didn’t have any trouble getting straight out to the north. We were pretty light. It’s a little rough for the stiff, short gear, but we made it work. Neat place, we’ll be back.
Mon Aug 24, 2020 2:56 pm
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The smoke moved east this weekend.
Storm Friday evening:
Sunday morning quick ride in the Cub:
Then off to Montana in the Pilatus, climbing through the smoke layer was spooky.
Bouncing through turbulence on approach to 13.
Off to the job site.
One of our dealers along the way. Fun!
Heavy smoke layer
Chillin in back.
Convective Sigmet
Storm Friday evening:
Sunday morning quick ride in the Cub:
Then off to Montana in the Pilatus, climbing through the smoke layer was spooky.
Bouncing through turbulence on approach to 13.
Off to the job site.
One of our dealers along the way. Fun!
Heavy smoke layer
Chillin in back.
Convective Sigmet
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Mon Aug 24, 2020 10:37 pm
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Didn’t go anywhere special, but took my oldest for his first “real” flight with just the two of us. We did some patterns (1.5 of them) about 6 months back but he wasn’t old enough for me to handle while flying so we took a tactical pause on the matter.
Did a 1.2 this weekend and he loved it. He did a great job, though he did succumb to the snooze monster before the end. 10/10, will do again as soon as we can!
Did a 1.2 this weekend and he loved it. He did a great job, though he did succumb to the snooze monster before the end. 10/10, will do again as soon as we can!
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Tue Aug 25, 2020 10:24 am
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Smokey sunset through dirty windscreen last night...
and parked before dark
and parked before dark
Thu Aug 27, 2020 7:00 pm
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Finally got my cub on floats.
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Mon Aug 31, 2020 9:14 am
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Flew to a flower patch! Flew over to Lake Champlain with daughter #1 to visit a lodge that has sent us a bunch of rafting guests. Got permission to land on this strip. I had no idea it wasn't mowed. Kind of cool though. They also hooked us up with some maple syrup & raw milk.
Mon Aug 31, 2020 9:47 am
Mon Sep 14, 2020 2:09 pm
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Island run:
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