Aviation BS and Photo Thread

Would you be willing to move to Canada? We have socialized health care. Absurdly long wait times and hallway medical treatment for all.

Seriously though, from what we've discussed, I think it would suit your needs almost perfectly, other than it would not be able to enter the states. We've gone down the owner maintenance rabbit hole, and it's more or less a one way street. Nearly impossible, if not completely impossible, to return it to a certified aircraft.

Anyhow, there's a better than 90% chance that it will still be parked behind my house next summer.

 

Beautiful little plane man. Im thinking you can always sell it later if you need/want to. Might as well try keep it if it brings you joy.

 

I actually spend quite a bit of time in SE BC. Enough to use a plane there. Ever think of moving to Revelstoke? I’d be your new BFF.

Hope it works out for you to keep it. Can’t imagine being used to that and then selling it.

Other family getting out of aviation, floats, or just want something different? Is the grandson a pilot at all? He may reconsider given time.

 

@Bushed KEEP IT!

 

Haha! I love BC, but more the island for me. Made my choice to try to make Northwestern Ontario my home though. Born here. Spent most of my life here. Feel a strong connection to it. It's a beautiful area. My girlfriend feels a strong pull to Atlantic Canada. So I see retirement being split between here and there. No west coast in my future.

My partner was my neighbour when I first bought out here. He had a couple of planes that he allowed me to use. Sold his planes, but realized he wasn't ready to quit yet, so we ended up partnering in the Champ. He's in his mid 70's now. Moved into town. Says he's done climbing up a ladder to fuel up. Doesn't have the desire to stuff gear and a boat motor in the back to fish a remote lake. His grandson is nuts about airplanes. Likes flying. Loves fixing. Not licensed yet. Been working on it, but covid restrictions really buggered him the last year. And the year before that, the pilot shortage meant high turnover of instructors at his school, so no consistency. Not being in a career pilot course, his lessons were frequently cancelled. Just had terrible luck. He's going to focus on career for a few years, and maybe try for his license sometime down the road. I'm sure he'll be flying again someday, but I get the feeling he'd like to fly something he built or rebuilt with his own hands. Something piper at that.

 

I like it! No pros and cons. No reasoning. Just straight to the point.

I'm not putting up much of a fight. Logic and common sense rarely win the battle over my ability to rationalize that which doesn't entirely make sense.

 

I really felt my age today. Life in my 50s is not what it used to be.

Did aggravated spin recovery in a super decathlon today. The first couple were really good. The next few were OK. Then we started entering spins from slipping and skidding turns. For whatever reason, the skidding turns did me in. Was time to call it a day. Was really good training, but my head doesn't clear like it used to. Don't want to do that for a living.

 

Dood, did the same at age 30...incipient spins for 60 mins got me a severe case of sinusitis


But also got shingles at 32 so.....?

 

When I was young...

 

Anyone recognize this ?

 

I drove passed that in March. Wild story.

Think you could fit a plane through the uprights?

 

Weights & balance apply to ships as well

 

Waterworld.movie set?

 

savannah harbor capsized vessel?

 

I could easily get a Pitts through there.

Capsized cargo vessel while on approach to KSSI.

Ding ding ding.

 

Is that the same wrecked boat that has been there for months or even longer?

 

It'll be two years next month

 

KSSI. I do my instrument evals there all the time. It’s almost completely out now. Passed by on my way to fernandina recently on Wednesday.

 

Ah yeah, I remember seeing it quite a while ago. Wasn’t sure if it was the same thing or not

 

I guess these pics have been declassified

https://twitter.com/natreconofc/status/1432073080986288132?s=21