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[updated:LAST EDITED ON 01-16-03 AT 11:24 PM (EST)]Well, on Monday I am planning a cross county a little over 400 miles solo. I have told my instructor that after that I intend to wrap this thing up in the next 30 days and take my check ride for a Private Pilot's license. Weather permitting. 
I am flying out to see a good friend who wadded up his F250 SD. He is pretty sore after he rolled it twice at 85 mph :-X23 He is lucky to be alive and I must go and see him for an hour or two.
To be able to turn a 5 hour trip one way (at barely legal speeds) into a 4 hour total trip is pretty sweet!
My blood is blue for Ford, but parts of me are really falling for Cessna
I am flying out to see a good friend who wadded up his F250 SD. He is pretty sore after he rolled it twice at 85 mph :-X23 He is lucky to be alive and I must go and see him for an hour or two.
To be able to turn a 5 hour trip one way (at barely legal speeds) into a 4 hour total trip is pretty sweet!
My blood is blue for Ford, but parts of me are really falling for Cessna
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Hey Dan. congrats on the pilots licenses progresss. On the subject of airplanes and Ford Trucks, have you seen the tv ad that has a Ford F350 i think towing an aircraft to the other end of the airport. The airplane gains cruseing speed and altitude. LOL
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No, I haven't seen that one. I'll have to keep on eye for it. No question the F350SD has way more horses than the 160 hp motor that moves my C172.
By the way, I made the trip today and brought my shotgun along. An hour after I had landed I bagged a pheasant Didn't have time for more but it sure was worth it.
By the way, I made the trip today and brought my shotgun along. An hour after I had landed I bagged a pheasant
Didn't have time for more but it sure was worth it.
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Hey Dan, This for you!
Airplanes Versus Women
Airplanes can kill you quickly; a woman takes her time.
Airplanes can be turned on by a flick of a switch.
Airplanes don't get mad if you 'touch and go.'
Airplanes don't object to a preflight inspection.
Airplanes come with manuals to explain their operation.
Airplanes have strict weight and balance limits.
Airplanes can be flown any time of the month.
Airplanes don't come with in-laws.
Airplanes don't care about how many other airplanes you
have flown before.
Airplanes and pilots both arrive at the same time.
Airplanes don't mind if you like to look at other airplanes.
Airplanes don't mind if you buy airplane magazines.
Airplanes expect to be tied down.
Airplanes don't comment on your piloting skills.
Airplanes don't whine unless something is really wrong.
However, when airplanes go quiet, just like women, it's a bad thing.
Airplanes Versus Women
Airplanes can kill you quickly; a woman takes her time.
Airplanes can be turned on by a flick of a switch.
Airplanes don't get mad if you 'touch and go.'
Airplanes don't object to a preflight inspection.
Airplanes come with manuals to explain their operation.
Airplanes have strict weight and balance limits.
Airplanes can be flown any time of the month.
Airplanes don't come with in-laws.
Airplanes don't care about how many other airplanes you
have flown before.
Airplanes and pilots both arrive at the same time.
Airplanes don't mind if you like to look at other airplanes.
Airplanes don't mind if you buy airplane magazines.
Airplanes expect to be tied down.
Airplanes don't comment on your piloting skills.
Airplanes don't whine unless something is really wrong.
However, when airplanes go quiet, just like women, it's a bad thing.
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Post Fiend
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Thanks Mil1ion!
I am going to show this to my wife. Hopefully, I be able to return to the forum after she sees it!!
I had to go flying today and did several things to improve my skills. Turns around a point, steep turns, stalls, touch and goes. etc. Last landing was a greaser.
Then while taxing the plane to the hanger I got it stuck in a snowdrift. ............ The snow had froze and crusted over and there was no way the 160 hp motor was going to pull it through the snow. Shut it down and grabbed a shovel.
I am going to show this to my wife. Hopefully, I be able to return to the forum after she sees it!!
I had to go flying today and did several things to improve my skills. Turns around a point, steep turns, stalls, touch and goes. etc. Last landing was a greaser.
Then while taxing the plane to the hanger I got it stuck in a snowdrift. ............ The snow had froze and crusted over and there was no way the 160 hp motor was going to pull it through the snow. Shut it down and grabbed a shovel.
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