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Re: Cessna 170 owner once again.
Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2017 12:21 am
by Hineywheel Bill
Thanks George, now if I can just get her home. The weather has just not cooperated this week, if it doesn't happen by next Wednesday it will likely be the end of January. There's not much I can do about the weather or schedules, but MAN the frustration level is building!
Re: Cessna 170 owner once again.
Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2017 12:39 am
by GAHorn
Where are you trying to get it FROM to AL?
Re: Cessna 170 owner once again.
Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2017 12:56 am
by Hineywheel Bill
Clarksville, AR. Tuesday is looking promising, hopefully that will work out.
Re: Cessna 170 owner once again.
Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2017 2:58 am
by hilltop170
That would definitely be a nice Christmas present. Welcome back to the club.
Re: Cessna 170 owner once again.
Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2017 3:55 pm
by wingnut
Hineywheel Bill wrote:Clarksville, AR. Tuesday is looking promising, hopefully that will work out.
Then you met Vernon. Great guy. He flew this one to Mena a few weeks ago. I think I wiped all my fingerprints off
Re: Cessna 170 owner once again.
Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2017 8:08 pm
by Hineywheel Bill
Vernon is definitely a great guy! As best as I can tell this aircraft is everything he advertised it to be, and maybe even more. Looking forward to getting it home... maybe Tuesday.
Re: Cessna 170 owner once again.
Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2017 12:16 am
by Hineywheel Bill
After several frustrating days of poor weather conditions, and with the help of some very good friends, I finally got 21C home and in its hangar. It was a beautiful day for the trip with a tailwind that resulted in better that 170 statute mph ground speed for much of the trip, 176 mph at times. All in all, one of the best days I've had in quite a while.
Re: Cessna 170 owner once again.
Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2017 1:23 am
by hilltop170
Hey Bill,
Congrats on getting your plane home safely and glad it was a good flight. Tailwinds always lift the spirits.
If you ever get down to Wetumpka, 08A, say hi to my buddy Dave Ramsey, he has the last hangar on the west end of the airport. Great guy and he has a C-140, among lots of other cool stuff in his hangar.
Re: Cessna 170 owner once again.
Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2017 11:46 pm
by Hineywheel Bill
Thanks Richard, I'm sure I'll make the short flight to Wetumpka soon and I'll look him up.
Re: Cessna 170 owner once again.
Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2017 6:12 pm
by KG
Congrats on the new plane Bill!
Small world... I have family in Wetumpka... an Aunt and several cousins. I keep saying I'm going to fly down for a visit. Maybe we should have a fly-in.
Re: Cessna 170 owner once again.
Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2017 7:25 pm
by Hineywheel Bill
That'll work!
Re: Cessna 170 owner once again.
Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 11:50 pm
by Hineywheel Bill
Had a little help polishing Bonnie Blue the other day from my grandson JP. He's pretty good help!
Re: Cessna 170 owner once again.
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2018 1:29 am
by IA DPE
THAT is priceless, and in part why I too bought a 170.
Re: Cessna 170 owner once again.
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2018 12:06 pm
by Bramlett
Bill,
Congrats!!! Welcome back from another alabama native. I'm at KDCU Decatur. Frequently fly to lunch at KCMD to "the Prop" diner located on the field. Great place to take that grandson of yours for a hamburger.
All the best,
N2542C sn 26186
Re: Cessna 170 owner once again.
Posted: Fri Apr 06, 2018 1:50 pm
by Hineywheel Bill
Hi, and Thanks!
I was wondering if the diner was still open at Cullman, we'll have to try that out soon! Hope to make it to the breakfast at Moontown soon if weather and my schedule will cooperate.