KG wrote:I'll second that "Wow"... as expected, she's a beauty!
Keith-
I appreciate it but Del, Tony, Mike, Tanner, Darrel, Keith, Mel Wick and his crew, "Mad Mike" Patterson, Gary and Scott from Northern Lights Avionics, and Bryan and Jim from Merrill Field Instruments should get the credit....
Makes me wish I lived closer to Arkansas!
Miles
Miles
“I envy no man that knows more than myself, but pity them that know less.”
— Thomas Browne
cessna170bdriver wrote:Makes me wish I lived closer to Arkansas!
Miles
Miles-
Mena is "almost" on the way home from Oshkosh to Tehachapi. Only 445nm out of the way but it would be worth it!
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Richard Pulley
2014-2016 TIC170A Past President
1951 170A, N1715D, s/n 20158, O-300D
2023 Best Original 170A at Sault Ste. Marie
Owned from 1973 to 1984.
Bought again in 2006 after 22 years.
It's not for sale!
hilltop170 wrote:
Come over to Texas and we'll go get a hamburger or some bar-b-q. I just happen to know a place.
I'm going to take you up on that... when I can find time to break away. Might be January the way things are looking. I'll keep you posted.
Keith
Keith-
I'll hold you to it. Just let me know when, I'll have -15D gassed up and ready to go. We can fly in a 2-ship or just take one.
That goes for the rest of you guys as well, stop by Fredericksburg or Hilltop Strip, Alaska anytime I'm there, y'all are always welcome. Of course, the 170 is in Texas.
Richard Pulley
2014-2016 TIC170A Past President
1951 170A, N1715D, s/n 20158, O-300D
2023 Best Original 170A at Sault Ste. Marie
Owned from 1973 to 1984.
Bought again in 2006 after 22 years.
It's not for sale!
W.J.Langholz wrote:Very nice Richard.........good looking plane and a good looking gal in the frount seat.....wow life is good eh
W.
W.-
Yeah, you are right, life IS good, and I'm well aware how fortunate we are to be able to fly around anywhere we want, anytime we choose. I sure HOPE that doesn't ever CHANGE!
It's not too hard to get a nice plane, I know how to do that. But, I still have no idea how I lucked into getting Ina to hang around.
Richard Pulley
2014-2016 TIC170A Past President
1951 170A, N1715D, s/n 20158, O-300D
2023 Best Original 170A at Sault Ste. Marie
Owned from 1973 to 1984.
Bought again in 2006 after 22 years.
It's not for sale!
KG wrote:I'll second that "Wow"... as expected, she's a beauty!
......I just wrote the checks.
AND brought the beer. Don't forget the beer
Oh yeah, I forgot about the beer, we were so busy every time I came to Mena we didn't get to drink much of it. I hope you and your guys make good use of it.
Richard Pulley
2014-2016 TIC170A Past President
1951 170A, N1715D, s/n 20158, O-300D
2023 Best Original 170A at Sault Ste. Marie
Owned from 1973 to 1984.
Bought again in 2006 after 22 years.
It's not for sale!
W.-
Yep, Hilltop Strip, AK24, Chugiak, AK, right next to Birchwood Airport, PABV, or BCV, just north of Anchorage, AK, but not the Peters Creek mining area up by the Alaska Range. Come on up.
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Richard Pulley
2014-2016 TIC170A Past President
1951 170A, N1715D, s/n 20158, O-300D
2023 Best Original 170A at Sault Ste. Marie
Owned from 1973 to 1984.
Bought again in 2006 after 22 years.
It's not for sale!
Kyle Wolfe wrote:Can't wait to see this bird in person! Nice job, Richard and all who worked on the project.
Thanks Kyle, we're planning on flying to the convention in Michigan, then on to Oshkosh.
Richard Pulley
2014-2016 TIC170A Past President
1951 170A, N1715D, s/n 20158, O-300D
2023 Best Original 170A at Sault Ste. Marie
Owned from 1973 to 1984.
Bought again in 2006 after 22 years.
It's not for sale!
Oh yeah, I forgot about the beer, we were so busy every time I came to Mena we didn't get to drink much of it. I hope you and your guys make good use of it.[/quote]
I tried to post awhile ago, but something went wrong. It didn't take; unlike my wife the first (and last) 6 times. A local plumber fixed that.
I think when you were here, maybe that was a night I needed to pick up the kids (only 3; the other 3 are self sufficient ), so I couldn't/wouldn't have a beer.
I am making a LITTLE use of your beer this evening, burning the midnight oil restoring a Jonathan Browning Mountain Rifle .50 cal. The only thing better I can think of, for cold beer drinking, would be working on or driving "Miss Molly" (maybe that should be her driving me), my 53' Jubilee.
wingnut wrote:
I am making a LITTLE use of your beer this evening, burning the midnight oil restoring a Jonathan Browning Mountain Rifle .50 cal. The only thing better I can think of, for cold beer drinking, would be working on or driving "Miss Molly" (maybe that should be her driving me), my 53' Jubilee.
Del-
I think you have something there, drinking beer driving around on a '53 Jubilee (I had to Google that one) with a .50 cal mountain rifle in the Arkansas mountains. No telling what adventures might present themselves. Now that's living.
p.s. Be careful with that "real" beer, remember, it's not that Okie 3.2% stuff!
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Richard Pulley
2014-2016 TIC170A Past President
1951 170A, N1715D, s/n 20158, O-300D
2023 Best Original 170A at Sault Ste. Marie
Owned from 1973 to 1984.
Bought again in 2006 after 22 years.
It's not for sale!
(I want a '53 Jubilee and a '53 RED pickup to go with N146YS.)
'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.
I think it is funny the similar interest we all share. Guns, old airplanes and old cars. I have a 1950 Chevy Pick up. It and the airplane need a resto job done on them.
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May there always be and Angel flying with you.
), so I couldn't/wouldn't have a beer.
