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10th April 2023 | 02:51

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India Four Two

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From: Nanaimo (CAC8)

Got it.

When I was young, I remember being impressed by the picture of the telescope I posted, which I saw in an encyclopedia.

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10th April 2023 | 03:00

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IFMU

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From: Poplar Grove, IL, USA

Here are a couple of stills from my first aeros in the Waiex. The inverted picture is deceiving as the polished skins reflect the ground.

10th April 2023 | 03:03

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IFMU

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From: Poplar Grove, IL, USA

11th May 2023 | 01:42

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IFMU

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From: Poplar Grove, IL, USA

It's very flat here.

23rd May 2023 | 22:01

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IFMU

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28th May 2023 | 02:15

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IFMU

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From: Poplar Grove, IL, USA

28th May 2023 | 10:26

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Saab Dastard

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Great photo - deserves to be on a book cover!

28th May 2023 | 16:50

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IFMU

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From: Poplar Grove, IL, USA

Thanks SD. We had landed at sunset and were taxiing to the pumps, and I grabbed a bunch of pics. That one turned out the best.

Picture below was at the pumps this morning.

28th May 2023 | 17:29

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Saab Dastard

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The picture of the biplanes and your previous sunset remind me very strongly of Richard Bach's books!

28th May 2023 | 18:59

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IFMU

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From: Poplar Grove, IL, USA

We live at a fly-in community. Lots of Wacos here. Cubs like mosquitoes, a stash of Stearmans, and so on. Something like 450 airplanes based here. One Waiex.

31st May 2023 | 00:27

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IFMU

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We flew 430 NM today mostly in one direction. Then I gave my 87 year old father a ride in the Waiex.

Words to separate pics

1st June 2023 | 17:10

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IFMU

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From: Poplar Grove, IL, USA

We flew a total of 11 hours on our trip. Made it home today. Picture from yesterday:

Today we took off at sunrise for density altitude and bad weather forecasted at home in the afternoon. Made it back.

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18th June 2023 | 19:56

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IFMU

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Father's day fly in breakfast at Palmyra, WI this morning.

18th June 2023 | 21:31

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cavuman1

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Yours is one sharp-looking aircraft, IFMU!

- Ed

18th June 2023 | 21:47

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fitliker

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From: cowtown

Quote:

Originally Posted by India Four Two

I’m visiting my son in Comox BC and I popped down to Courteney Airpark (CAH3) to see what was going on.

Nothing happening, but “Aaaah de Havilland!”

Courteney Airpark is the epitome of a “downtown airport”. The runway is 100 metres from Courteney’s main street.

The old sewage lagoon in Courtney next to the runway looks a lot cleaner than it used to. When the Runway was gravel and some logging company would take their King Air in their 1800 feet of gravel . Not for the feint of heart . Minimum ground run take offs into ground effect over the water below Vmc will turn your hair as grey as the guy who flew out of there . The Duke was his nom de plume on some pilot sites .
Saw a Cessna 172 up side down in that pond after a brain fart by the guy flying it . It was C-FLAY one of the nicest planes at the Comox flying club .
Landed there when Comox Cape Lazo was calling seventy knots . Good times .

18th June 2023 | 21:51

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IFMU

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From: Poplar Grove, IL, USA

Quote:

Originally Posted by cavuman1

Yours is one sharp-looking aircraft, IFMU!

- Ed

Thanks Ed! I should probably post a closeup of mine. Two Waiex there today! Plus one heathen straight tail Sonex.

23rd June 2023 | 03:50

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IFMU

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From: Poplar Grove, IL, USA

With a homebuilt it is not all flying. As we roll into our first summer we have had some oil temperature issues. I did a few experiments and am no longer baffled on what to do next - so I took off the baffles and have a modification coming.