Things That We Have Always Wanted To Do.

#46 tacm

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Posted 09 March 2007 - 11:33 PM

I want to move to the town of Stanley in the Falkland Islands, or maybe Perth Aus.

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#47 MaraM

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Posted 10 March 2007 - 12:32 AM

no one, on Mar 9 2007, 08:07 PM, said:

Hay there Mara , wasn't you ever tempted to take lessons again ? and from what I was told it depends on what kinda clouds your wanting to go through , I'd like too but the prices are kinda steep ,then there is the whole "I want my own plane" thing . if I got serious about the bush thing I think I'd go the 185 Cessna route for starters, probably like
http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=1087...next_id=1084698
http://www.airliners.net/open.file?id=1067...next_id=1067230
if not and just for "weekends" then (I need to win a lottery for this one)
http://www.superskyrocket.com/pages/super_skyrocket.htm a "modified" P337
check out these links nn23, to give you some idea of what we're talking about
http://www.abovealaska.com/
http://www.planeandpilotmag.com/content/20...eme_flying.html
http://www.avsim.com/pages/1102/bush_adven...ush_flying.html
http://www.avsim.com/pages/1102/bush_adven...ldon_story.html
flew with a friend in a 172 Skyhawk and it got "hazy" comming back plus we was flying into the sun,
spooked him alot more than it did me I think.( and he was the one with the license :thumbsup:

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Sounds like it was wonderful, flying into the sun or not! Yipee!! Glad you get these chances and I can surely drool over the choices in your 'wish' planes, too :flowers:

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I had given my promise that I would no longer fly nor leap out of planes until our girls were fully grown - and I kept that promise - gentle smile. And now that they are, although I sometimes still dream about it, the urge simply remains a dream. But how I hope yours comes true, really I do! (There is a type of magic in the sky that, for me at least, simply doesn't exist down here on earth).

And as for money, yes lessons are very expensive - but then again, maybe you can find one of those rare and nearly extinct 'originals' - Bush Pilots - who are more than happy to pass on their courage and skill at no charge (except for a few bottles of good whiskey) at no charge at all. :trumpet:

This post has been edited by MaraM: 10 March 2007 - 12:33 AM

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#48 nn23

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Posted 11 March 2007 - 09:58 AM

no one, on Mar 9 2007, 11:07 PM, said:

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WOW just checked your links out, cheers!!! :inlove:

That south pole storey is MAD! Fairplay! I was well impressed, thats so full-on doing somit like that without a compass or anything! :trumpet:

And I LOVED reading that peice of Don Sheldon's story, he sounds like a pretty cool guy. Its mad to think that reading it as a story it sounds so romantic, but all these tales are REAL! i can fully understand why you would aspire to it.

You certainly been checking it out....me thinks maybe you might find a way someday! hope you do!!!