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02-01-2011, 07:38 AM
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Winnebago Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
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Location: FL
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From RC planes to the real thing
I finally got to open my Christmas gift from my Son 
A flight on a Cessna Skylark
Flying from Peter O Night airport over Tampa FL
http://www.fototime.com/inv/54BEA6EC44B6185
What a thrill 
Ron
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Our TNR adopted,Sweetie Pie
Florida 
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02-01-2011, 08:01 AM
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Monaco Owners Club
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ron & Dee
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Very cool! The trusty Skyhawk* is still probably my favorite plane of all time. That's coming from a guy who owns several others, flies Boeing 777s for a living. I always say it's the closest thing to a Nerf toy you can fly, a masterful design that has endured for more than 54 years. Kudos to your son!
* There is a Lark, actually, made to compete with the plane you flew. But, you were in the "real deal" with some 40,000 of these wonderful machines out there, nary a one (even being abused by students around the world) failing in flight.
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02-01-2011, 08:06 AM
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Freightliner Owners Club
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Congratulations Ron, It is indeed a great experience. My wife and I have many fond memories of trips in our Skyhawk.
Now I am flying RC airplanes, what a blast.
Ron
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2002 Winnebago Journey DL 34 ' Cat. 330 hp
Great wife and Charlie, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel RIP
TTN
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02-01-2011, 08:09 AM
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Location: Johnstown, PA USA
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Ron, Good for you. You may get bit by the flying bug. Got my license in 1977 after being given an introductory flight as a gift. That's all it took. I flew RC planes and quit that after 25 years. Also built 2 full scale homebuilts of my own.
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2014 Coachmen Leprechaun 319DS V-10
2011 Jeep Liberty Jet & 2014 Jeep Wrangler
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02-01-2011, 08:33 AM
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Winnebago Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
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Video of my first flight
Here is a link to my first flight video. A little bouncy and a lot of yawing, reminded me of steering a boat in choppy water 
http://www.fototime.com/inv/56F49CE3DCC9F9A
I don't know if I will be able to control my adiction 
Ron
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2002 32' Adventurer 8.1 Workhorse no toad
Our TNR adopted,Sweetie Pie
Florida
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02-01-2011, 08:58 AM
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Liked the videos. I'm pretty sure there will be more to come. Enjoy...
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2014 Coachmen Leprechaun 319DS V-10
2011 Jeep Liberty Jet & 2014 Jeep Wrangler
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02-01-2011, 09:11 AM
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Senior Member
Tiffin Owners Club
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Location: Orange Beach, AL
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Congratulations on your new addiction. I got hooked at a young age and and bought my first plane in my 20s so I can identify with the thrill that you felt. I still remember my first flight in a light plane a Cessna Skylane; I occasionally fly a Cessna Skyhawk today very similar to the one you were in.
I've always said that flying and skiing is the most fun you can have with your clothes on.
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02-02-2011, 04:26 AM
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Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
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Location: FL
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Oooooops
In my original post I said I would be flying a Skylark but it was definitely a Skyhawk, a slight typo.
Now I've got to win the lottery so I can buy one
Ron
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2002 32' Adventurer 8.1 Workhorse no toad
Our TNR adopted,Sweetie Pie
Florida
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