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by darhymes
Wed Sep 16, 2020 1:59 am
Forum: The Pilot Lounge
Topic: New 170 Owner Introduction
Replies: 16
Views: 13768

Re: New 170 Owner Introduction

You should certainly KEEP HER! (The wife also.) :twisted: I think I’ll keep them both! My wife is very supportive of my aviation addiction. Several years ago, I owned a Pitts S1C. She was actually mad at me for selling it! Definitely a keeper!! Just got back from a work trip a few days ago. Already...
by darhymes
Thu Sep 10, 2020 4:59 pm
Forum: The Pilot Lounge
Topic: Words of brilliance
Replies: 3
Views: 1945

Re: Words of brilliance

I was told years ago that doing what I loved for a living would take the magic out of it. Almost 25 years into my flying career I can attest that it was bad advice. Although it has certainly not been an easy career, it is still as rewarding now as it was so many years ago. Making a living as a pilot...
by darhymes
Thu Sep 10, 2020 4:26 pm
Forum: The Pilot Lounge
Topic: New 170 Owner Introduction
Replies: 16
Views: 13768

Re: New 170 Owner Introduction

Thanks for all the warm welcomes! It is really great to have such an active organization to support these birds. I’m looking forward to meeting you, Rich. Next time we are heading to Westhampton, I’ll let you know. The T33 was in Camden, Arkansas. The hangar looked very forgotten, but I figured it h...
by darhymes
Mon Sep 07, 2020 7:17 pm
Forum: The Pilot Lounge
Topic: New 170 Owner Introduction
Replies: 16
Views: 13768

New 170 Owner Introduction

After a few years of deciding whether or not to buy an airplane, I decided that I wanted (needed, actually) to have a Cessna 170. Along the way, there were other contenders…a couple different J3s, a few Stinson 108s (the majority of my early career was spent flying the 190hp and 260hp variants as a ...