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Most of the non flying public fear and dislike all the small planes and consider then just a noisy think in the sky with no usefull purpose. We who fly these "little planes should stick together after all any plane you can afford to fly is great compared to being stuck on the ground. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Saville" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 08, 2000 6:02 PM Subject: Re: [COUPERS] 172 bad mouthed: was canyon turns > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > Hi Larry, > Let me jump in here....My dream plane is a Beech 18, the thin engine version of a coupe with a > tailwheel. There is one flying around here, I don't know where it's based but I've seen it several times. > It has all the USAF markings on it but it doesn't have the reserve unit on it so I think it must be > privately owned. > I've got some time in a turbo Arrow, what a great plane (for a rich person)! One time I was flying one > to build up my 'complex' time and I was out over the Pacific (over Northbend Oregon) doing a 180 at 1600 msl > and headed straight for Eugene. > As the ocean disappeared under my left wing I glanced at my watch. Sixteen minutes later Fern Ridge Lake > disappeared under my wing. WOW! What a ride!!! > This was back in the early to mid '70's. I hate to think what it would cost me to rent one at todays > prices! I could probably fly my coupe all afternoon for less than it would cost me for an hour in the > turbo Arrow! > Try one, you'll like it! ; - ))))) > > Bob > > > > Larry wrote: > > > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > > > Spook, I totally disagree with you here. You can certainly pick a favorite plane without having to > > fly all of them. My favorite? Cherokee 400. Next? Super Viking. I've flown neither of these, but I > > love them all the same. Wouldn't mind having a Swift either, as long as it had the big power > > conversions. Now, enough with the dreaming. If I could have an aircraft withing the realm of reality, > > it would be a Turbo Arrow. I've never flown any of these, but I love them just the same. > > > > Larry > > > > Georgia Trehey wrote: > > > > > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > > > > > Oh goodness! > > > > > > Thank you Paul for your support. But please let me clarify > > > that 172s are not my favorite planes. Sure, I am attached to it, probably > > > because I'm learning in it. > > > > > > I love coupes. My one experience flying it was spectacular. To be fair, I > > > just wanted to say that every plane has its good and its bad points. > > > > > > You know, give the poor old Cessna 150s, 152s, and 172s their due. > > > > > > As I said, I love coupes and would really like to own one someday. But I > > > can't, in all honesty say it's my favorite because I don't have one at > > > this point in time. To be able to name a favorite, I think I should first > > > complete becoming a "real" pilot and then fly many different single engine > > > planes before I could say what is my "favorite". Hmmm. That, in itself > > > could be a lifetime pursuit 'cause there are so many kinds of those and > > > then their are twins to learn to fly and it could go on forever... > > > > > > Enough! How funny. I attempt to avoid arguments (except with my brother > > > Larry and buddy Bob) and here I inadverdantly started one, about the > > > dreaded C-word on the Ercoupe list no less. :-) > > > > > > Spook > > > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, 7 Dec 2000, Paul Anton wrote: > > > > > > > Hi Georgia: > > > > > > > > Don't worry about having your favorite thing bad mouthed here. > > > > > > > > There are a group of people on the list that exist just to argue and fight. > > > > There are some males that in real life are afraid of their own shadow. > > > > However behind the anonymity of a computer they bark and growl and > > > > make lots of noise. > > > > > > > > Cheers: > > > > > > > > Paul > > > > N2273H > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________ > > > T O P I C A http://www.topica.com/t/17 > > > Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics > > > > __________________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ___________________________________________________________ > > T O P I C A http://www.topica.com/t/17 > > Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics > > __________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ___________________________________________________________ > T O P I C A http://www.topica.com/t/17 > Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics > > __________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A http://www.topica.com/t/17 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics
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