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Terry28
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We are not in Kansas anymore Toto!! Sad but true...
Mexico!! Where two can live as cheaply as one.....but it costs twice as much.....
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capt. mike
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"I will never do it again"
well sure you will Ken - i'll take you.
i ain't giving up yet.
too much adventure awaits. and until they get so desperate they need to steal low wing Pipers i am not a bit worried about theft.
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Curt63
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I tried, but couldn't post a larger pic. I zoomed in on the original and it is the same aircraft. Roger Richard ??? he was a friendly fellow. Damn
shame
No worries
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Skeet/Loreto
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Ken Says it all!
I have very close to 2,000 hours logged in Baja Sur at the same time Ken was flying.
It is sad to think that "Hiogh Wing" Aircraft are having trouble flying in Baja. Of course no body want a Low Wing Commanche as you cannot see what
you are flying over!!
One of these days Mike you may try a 182 and realize just how much better it is to fly High Wing.
Sorry to hear that another good Airplane is Gone.
May they rot in Hell!!
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Dave
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| Quote: | Originally posted by capt. mike
they knew he was coming. they might have gotten intel (G2) from his recent posts on BBP asking about conditions there - yes the bad guys can afford
$49 a year to be BBP members....
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There's got to be a better way to police the BBP site. What would be your suggestions?
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Carlos Fiesta
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Mike;
I flew into Punta San Francisquito that same Sunday and flew out Monday afternoon (Memorial Day). We were a group of two planes and things were pretty
quiet for a traditionally big weekend (although Alfonsinas was definately hopping when we flew over on the way south).
I have been to PFSQ 3 times in the last 6 month and I always disable my plane to prevent theft. I know the bad guys are more likely to take a 206 or a
210 than my Beechcraft A-19, but I still do what I can to sleep well while I am down there.
For me the rewards of PSFQ are worth the risk. Even if I have to take a wheel off of my plane at night I will continue to enjoy the beauty of such a
beautiful place!
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capt. mike
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Carlos - call me when you plan to be there again AFTER oct...hahaha. and i'll pop over and party wit ya. Ditto SJN/JYJ.
we have a trip after july 4th to El socorrito - can't wait pacific brisas...what are your august plans for JYJ?
MasSkeeter - sorry bud - i'll take a low wing any day - in fact i simply can't stand flying high wings unless i have to. i am not so concerned what is
under me as what is ABOVE me!
why do you think all the best WWII fighters were low wing?
remember the comanche wing is a laminar flow airfoil patterned after the P-51.
i prefer to fly fast and get there, not slow with feet hanging down.
but it is all good amigo, let's go for a ride!
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dtbushpilot
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Those WWII fighters were "conventional gear" also. Seems as though those early designers knew how to build a plane that could take a beating and fly
in and out of unimproved strips......like the drug dealers use. They were a little more challenging to drive than tricycle gear but if you learned to
fly (and drive) them from the start it wasn't a big deal.
The drug dealers don't seem to like the tail draggers, I know that there are exceptions but they probably steal more low wing planes. I think I forgot
how to drive a tricycle.......dt
[Edited on 6-17-2010 by dtbushpilot]
"Life is tough".....It's even tougher if you're stupid.....
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capt. mike
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yes - tri gear means anyone can do it.
conventional gear and you don't stop flying until the engine shuts off.
i have zero tail dragger time.
when i get my dream plane, a Beech 18 set up for corp seating, i'll have to learn all over again.  
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LancairDriver
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Here is a fun tail-dragger to fly. A Cassutt pylon racer I owned a few years ago. No dual instruction in this one- you just take off and better learn
fast as you go. I flew this one to Baja and the Serenidad
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capt. mike
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George you deserve a medal for sitting in that baby all the way to Mulege!
bet you got there fast!
i have seen them at Reno - maybe even yours. i can't fit in one hahaha.
does that have an O-200 lyc in it??
what will she do WOT?
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LancairDriver
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Mike- I used to fit into that airplane but not anymore. From California it wasn't a bad run to Mulege, buzzing every palapa on the way down. I donated
it to a museum in Lancaster, CA and I don't know if it is on display yet. It would top out at about 245mph at 4,000 rpm (with an O-200) They used to
make you chain the motor to the frame because some props would disintegrate at the high rpm's being run and the motor would actually rip off the
airplane causing a slight cg problem. I decided there were better ways to risk your neck and only flew it for aerobatics and fun and no racing.
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Carlos Fiesta
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Juan y Juan
Mike;
No August dates yet for Juan y Juan, but I'll keep you in the loop. Still thinking about the LA to Colorado River jet ski trip in late October and
would love to hoist a beer with you at Serenidad if you are in the area...
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capt. mike
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yes pls do
| Quote: | Originally posted by Carlos Fiesta
Mike;
No August dates yet for Juan y Juan, but I'll keep you in the loop. Still thinking about the LA to Colorado River jet ski trip in late October and
would love to hoist a beer with you at Serenidad if you are in the area... |
i will fly chase/ support for you.
i might be based in Havasu this fall so we'll see.
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