Bucking Bar

Timbo,

Grass tall enough to hide a Cow! Bet that was fun to clean. You still got the Cub? My first airplane was a Piper Pacer. I'm looking for one (cheaper than your Cub + carry the kids) since the other airplane's gotten just too expensive to use outside of business. (Fast, 186 KTAS yesterday, but at break in power settings 17 to 22 GPH )

I took an early model Debonair on to a river bank than people were using as a fly in campsite. Followed the NTSB in. They were in a 58 Baron. It was fun, safe and saved a lot of driving / hiking to get to where we were going ... but ... muddy sand and retractable gear aircraft are a nightmare. Mud even went through the cut outs in the wing ribs and stuck in the the corrosion protection goo ... cleaned and cleaned... and cleaned, solvent soaked it and then sprayed the middle third of the wing with LPS3. 5 minutes of fun took at least 20 hours to restore.

Bucking Bar

Good story. Anyone recall when he owned the Braves and won the World Series?

Timbo

They've got that too, it's called the "C Class" which has been around for about 50 years.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWz37-Wkbc4

It's what they call a Development Class, so it is full of Aero engineers, trying to apply airplane technology to the boats. Notice they are all using hard wings for sails now, and it was really where today's big cats got their ideas and where they first tested them, before they built up the 45 footers, which eventually led to the 72 footers.

Timbo

And he made a bet, and lost, (not about the world series, some other game) and had to push a baseball up the first base line with his nose!

On his personal racing sailboat, Tenacious, he was known to place 4 naked hotties standing at the back of the boat, so when they crossed the starting line, like magic, all the other boats fell in line close BEHIND him!

Bucking Bar

I was thinking when the POTUS called to congratulate him on live TV and he replied, loud and drunk, "Tell him I don't want to talk to him."

Timbo

I'll bet that was a mess!

Unfortunately the Cub was a victim of the 2004 Hurricanes in central Florida, https://www.google.com/search?q=2004...m%3B1300%3B954

The hanger blew down on top of it, it was crushed, so was I. Then the 42% pay cuts and the kids college tuition made sure I wouldn't be able to rebuild it.

I was just looking at my buddies newly restored Pacer yesterday! http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2451/4...310259f6_z.jpg


He put a Franklin 125 in it, new fabric and paint, very nice job. It's only got .3 on it, but I don't think he wants to sell it. I just hope he lets me fly it once in a while. Another buddy has a Pietenpol with a C65 on it, same prop as the Cub, so we used to fly two ship to the pancake breakfasts. I get to fly that once in a while, and Phil Lockwood has let me fly his Air Cam a few times. I wish I could afford one of those on floats but until the 4 kids get off my payroll, the 16' catamaran is about all the fun I can afford!

Timbo

I always liked Ted, right up until he married that witch...

tsquare

I'm inviting Timbo to go sailing this weekend. He won't need a safety line. Seas are only 4-6 feet.... nothing's gonna happen... uh... yeah.. he'll be alright.

I am also sending Carl free membership to the Delta bungee jumping club. Senior Captains get extra long bungees for no additional charge.

Timbo

You can come on down here and sail with me today or tomorrow, if you want to go fast.

And there's a catamaran regatta at Kelly Park off 528 next weekend; http://www.inbrevard.com/merritt-isl...park-east.html

I'm working on Saturday, so I'll miss it, unless I can swap it, but if you are in the area, stop by and ask for Matt McDonald or his wife, Gina. Tell them you know me and when they get done swearing, they'll give you all the free beer you can handle, might even find a boat for you to crew on too. At least you can look at the boats, maybe go out on the race committee boat too.

ExAF

Good to know. I always wondered where that DC-9 "aroma" came from!