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#57034 08/20/06 02:52 AM
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Well guys I bought a ?new? airplane, a 1969 182.

It turns out that I missed my mission definition pretty badly when I came up with my SportHawk. I built it to fly my wife and myself back and forth between Midland, TX and Ruidoso, NM, a trip of 225 miles. The little airplane does a great job of hauling us, the cat and our junk back and forth but it is just too snug to suit us; I am 9?2? and Ann is 5?9?.

In our pre 210 days we had a 182 and really did like it. Ann is tickled to death with the size and comfort of the bigger plane. I like the stability and range; it is a great IFR platform.

The SportHawk will be on the market as soon as it finishes being an organ donor to the 182; I am moving the auto pilot,

It will be a sad day when the SportHawk leaves the nest. It a great little airplane and I have had more pure fun in it than any other plane that I have ever owned.

Attached is a picture (not very good) of my new bird.
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You should play for the NBA! Give us all the details on the new plane. How many hours AF/Engine, etc., etc., etc.!!!


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Sniffle, sniffle, sniffle

Okay, you're still welcome to attend any of our functions. At least you didn't depart to the dark side and decide your wing needed to be ...uh hum, uhhh, down there, if you know what I mean...

Nice ride, Wayne. Congratulations.


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The Sport Hawk is going?

Oh well... the 182 should fill its shoes nicely!

Congrats, Wayne! Many safe years in the new bird!


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Oh well... the 182 should fill its shoes nicely!


It won't climb as fast, it won't fly as fast, it won't fly as far on one tank of gas, but it will haul the kitchen sink and a Christmas Turkey!


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You want a nice trade so you can still putt around?!

Oh my. Definately the case of the right airplane at the wrong time!!!


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Tell me about it, Jeff!

A *****CREAMPUFF***** 150/150.

Oh yeah.

Oh yeah!


Maybe i can find one 'o' those genies or somethin' like that?


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Maybe he'll take Mary Lou AND Gremlin and we can keep the Sport Hawk somewhere in Arkansas...


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Then we can both buy a bird to get to the Sporthawk!!!


Oh my...


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A *****CREAMPUFF***** 150/150.

Oh yeah.

Oh yeah!



Well Ed, I seem to recall another certain 150/150 that got slipped away from under your very nose.


Are you going to allow this opportunity to slip by also?

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