"pacplyer" wrote in message
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RR Urban
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Forget whatever it is...
Doesn't matter.

Larry makes up **** as he goes and
is his own ultimate authority....
Or have you not noticed how
much of a 'one man band' he is?


Barnyard BOb --

Used to see airport bums just like him, sitting around holding down
the FBO couch, speculating about everything, dreaming about flying
while the real prime-time lawyers rolled around in their brand new
barrons and late-model P-210's. All those guys though, took a heavy
toll on the local fleet. Why is it doctors and lawyers can't fly? ;-)

pacplyer


Hey, Packie, I never was one of those Baron-typecast lawyers and haven't
practiced in years. Yesterday I took the Taylorcraft out in the wind and
stalled it and put it into incipient spins, buzzed the hawks, boiled the
water out of the oil, chased the deer out of the bushes, tried out the new
sod runway thrice, and flew about the sunny blue skies in utter ecstasy.
Except for that raging Taylorcraft, the airport was silent.

Later on I did get the pleasure of hand-propping an IO-360 Lycoming.

On the otherwise abandoned ramp full of airplanes, a couple were having
trouble getting their Musketeer started. The starter would turn but not
engage. The backseat of the aircraft was covered with colorful packages
with ribbons, so I asked where they were headed. Going to Tampa to see the
grandkids, somebody said. I didn't particularly want to but I handpropped
the thing.

Two days ago two of us took up the 172 we had spent months restoring and
began the process of getting the rings to seat in the chromed cylinders.
When I reach the airport in my car and open the door I hit the ground
running. This airport is a center of bustling activity. It is blessed
with at least four active shops, shared tools, good will, excellent
camaraderie, and a gaggle of A&P's. Plus a large fleet of airplanes,
including homebuilts.

In a couple of weeks the FBO manager and I are putting on a chili cookoff.
A midwinter's thaw, we call it. We are renowned cooks. You can come and
see what cockeyed opinions you have. I'll put an extra habanero pepper in
your chili. Don't come surly. We're a happy bunch.

Are you building an airplane?