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Ryan Smith
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Re: Finally an Owner

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blueldr wrote:Nice lookin' airplane,but IT NEEDS WHEELPANTS!
Dick's computer seems to be having some trouble with his dictionary. I fixed his post to reflect that I'm sure he meant. :lol:
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jmurtap
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Re: Finally an Owner

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I like large tires personally, my wife likes pants.. For now the pants will be going on. Maybe someday I'll have a spare "fun" set of mains.. Lol
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53 170
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Re: Finally an Owner

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FAT tires are slow and belong on green super cubs. (unless you also have gobbed on VG's and blister-cowlings for your Lycoughing.) :twisted:
'53 B-model N146YS SN:25713
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Wheel pants are wimpy! Real pilots have FAT TIRES.
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Congrats Jason. I'm happy you hung in there and it worked out for you. When you get settled in and comfortable with you new ride lets meet up at Gaston's sometime.

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'54 170B White and Green with a hint of Red
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Yes, Gastons would be a great place to plan a future fly in. Neosho owes Arkansas a return visit anyway after what the Ft. Smith "secesh" boys did to Neosho during that little skirmish back in '63. (

"On October 4, 1863, a portion of the town was burned by Confederate General Joseph Shelby, who appeared with 1,100 men and, after shelling the courthouse, received the surrender of Union Captain McAfee and his 200 men. ...In 1863 much of the original downtown had been burned down during the city's capture by the retreating Confederate forces. ") :wink:
'53 B-model N146YS SN:25713
50th Anniversary of Flight Model. Winner-Best Original 170B, 100th Anniversary of Flight Convention.
An originality nut (mostly) for the right reasons. ;)
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Let your wife wear pants, but not THE pants, and put fatter tires on your airplane.
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I'm down, I cant wait to go into Gastons!!! (Never been)
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jmurtap wrote:I'm down, I cant wait to go into Gastons!!! (Never been)
Back in the 80's we used to have annual fly-ins there before it got so expensive. A member by the name of Red Lodjec (sp) was normally the host. Would not be uncommon to have 20-25 planes fly in for the weekend. Was and probably still is a great place to fly in.
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Jason, How 'bout a pic of the panel and interior?
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An originality nut (mostly) for the right reasons. ;)
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Gastons runway is grass, isn't it? You're gonna need fatter tires.
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Dick this guy (maybe Gal) got in and out of Gaston's without fatter tires!
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http://www.gastons.com/airstrip.php
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Gooney Birds were born with fat tires.
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I land MOST of the time on grass with my 6:00X6 tires inside "streamlines"....(wheelpants because REAL planes wear the PANTS! Woosie planes need oversized tenderfeet tires.)
'53 B-model N146YS SN:25713
50th Anniversary of Flight Model. Winner-Best Original 170B, 100th Anniversary of Flight Convention.
An originality nut (mostly) for the right reasons. ;)
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