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Post #135,120 by jake123 1/12/04 6:00:14 PM Reply	Cessna 172 is very popular in the Far North of Canada... because it's so forgiving. Weather can turn on a dime up there, and having a forgiving plane means that one's less likely to pack it in when the conditions go from nice sunny day to whiteout in under half an hour. IOW- there are still bush planes, and they still do a lot of of the grunt work in transportation in NWT, Yukon, Norther Ontario, and le Grand Nord de Québec. --\n-------------------------------------------------------------------\n* Jack Troughton jake at consultron.ca \n [link\|http://consultron.ca\|http://consultron.ca] [link\|irc://irc.ecomstation.ca\|irc://irc.ecomstation.ca] \n Kingston Ontario Canada [link\|news://news.consultron.ca\|news://news.consultron.ca] *\n-------------------------------------------------------------------
Post #135,128 by tuberculosis 1/12/04 6:37:56 PM Reply	That's a pretty poor bush plane Underpowered. But the C182 is probably one of the greats. Practically the same airframe with a decent powerplant. If you like that sort of thing - [link\|http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0312853378/qid=1073950431/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_1/103-0837382-8027825?v=glance&s=books\|Wager with the Wind - the Don Sheldon Story] is a great read. This guy was a an Alaska bush pilot and he exemplifies the trade. His exploits include landings on Mt McKinley and rescues involving running white water rivers on pontoons. Nutty stuff. "I believe that many of the systems we build today in Java would be better built in Smalltalk and Gemstone." -- Martin Fowler, JAOO 2003
Post #135,135 by jake123 1/12/04 6:58:39 PM Reply	I prolly misremembered the number Knew it was one SOMETHING two, anyway... ;) --\n-------------------------------------------------------------------\n* Jack Troughton jake at consultron.ca \n [link\|http://consultron.ca\|http://consultron.ca] [link\|irc://irc.ecomstation.ca\|irc://irc.ecomstation.ca] \n Kingston Ontario Canada [link\|news://news.consultron.ca\|news://news.consultron.ca] *\n-------------------------------------------------------------------
Post #135,138 by deSitter 1/12/04 7:05:43 PM Reply	Just pop in an Allison with a supercharger :) -drl
Post #135,137 by boxley 1/12/04 7:01:54 PM Reply	also Popular in Alaska same old crap, con artists ripping off fools. Ah, hell, Catholic Church it start off that way. They All do. Jesus probably had three walnut shells one pea, then he's dead and can't be questioned, Gabriel Dupre questions, help? [link\|mailto:pappas@catholic.org\|email pappas at catholic.org]

Huh? How does a paraplegic fly a plane? Mikey? - (boxley) - (30) - Jan. 11, 2004, 09:08:26 PM EST

That's interesting. - (mmoffitt) - Jan. 12, 2004, 09:29:33 AM EST

Couple different questions in there - (tuberculosis) - (28) - Jan. 12, 2004, 09:52:40 AM EST

Heh. I won't show this to my father-in-law. - (mmoffitt) - (4) - Jan. 12, 2004, 10:17:12 AM EST

That's the one - (tuberculosis) - (2) - Jan. 12, 2004, 12:55:55 PM EST

You haven't lived... - (mmoffitt) - (1) - Jan. 12, 2004, 01:42:05 PM EST

Successfully land one, that is! :) -NT - (a6l6e6x) - Jan. 12, 2004, 01:46:51 PM EST

My old man had one... - (jb4) - Jan. 12, 2004, 01:28:13 PM EST

Re: Couple different questions in there - (deSitter) - (22) - Jan. 12, 2004, 12:58:40 PM EST

I deliberately practice slips - (tuberculosis) - (17) - Jan. 12, 2004, 01:20:52 PM EST

Slips are fun - (bbronson) - (16) - Jan. 12, 2004, 02:08:04 PM EST

Right on1 '68 is New. Mine's a '61. -NT - (mmoffitt) - (1) - Jan. 12, 2004, 02:09:06 PM EST

I'm leaning towards the 1940's and 50's - (bbronson) - Jan. 12, 2004, 03:37:44 PM EST

Flying Fossil - (tuberculosis) - (13) - Jan. 12, 2004, 02:54:26 PM EST

Re: Flying Fossil - (deSitter) - (2) - Jan. 12, 2004, 03:16:55 PM EST

Closer - (tuberculosis) - (1) - Jan. 12, 2004, 03:51:37 PM EST

What you need. - (mmoffitt) - Jan. 12, 2004, 07:34:20 PM EST

Re: 200+kt for $40k - (bbronson) - Jan. 12, 2004, 03:33:39 PM EST

Hey, pahdna, them's fightin' words. - (mmoffitt) - (8) - Jan. 12, 2004, 03:45:48 PM EST

Chill - (tuberculosis) - (7) - Jan. 12, 2004, 06:48:43 PM EST

Cessna 172 - (jake123) - (4) - Jan. 12, 2004, 06:00:14 PM EST

That's a pretty poor bush plane - (tuberculosis) - (2) - Jan. 12, 2004, 06:37:56 PM EST

I prolly misremembered the number - (jake123) - Jan. 12, 2004, 06:58:39 PM EST

Just pop in an Allison with a supercharger :) -NT - (deSitter) - Jan. 12, 2004, 07:05:43 PM EST

also Popular in Alaska -NT - (boxley) - Jan. 12, 2004, 07:01:54 PM EST

You know, some of us actually enjoy the trip. - (mmoffitt) - (1) - Jan. 12, 2004, 07:29:01 PM EST

That's cool - (tuberculosis) - Aug. 21, 2007, 05:40:34 AM EDT

Not a pilot, but... - (jake123) - (2) - Jan. 12, 2004, 01:22:53 PM EST

And to keep the nose down the runway. - (mmoffitt) - (1) - Jan. 12, 2004, 01:48:56 PM EST

Push stick forward -- houses get bigger; pull stick back -- - (Another Scott) - Jan. 12, 2004, 03:13:44 PM EST

The hardest thing for me about x-wind. - (mmoffitt) - Jan. 12, 2004, 01:59:01 PM EST

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