Couple Pics from my FBO in Chanute, KS

Great pictures:) That is a great paint job on the 172. Those Blackhawks are pretty impressive, one landed on our school track one time, and the noise killed one of the classroom pets:nana2: .
 
Yeah, its a new paint job. Thats gonna be the plane I fly almost exclusively starting in about 10 days. That one is fully IFR certified. The other Ugly Yellow one, that the "New Student Plane" :) a.k.a. "FLARE!!! BOUNCE, BOUNCE, SKID, CHIRP....Don't stop flying the plane....skid, chirp....ok that was better..but I want you to work on holding it right off the runway......":rawk:

Anyways, yeah the yellow one is kind of a beater. Has over 12,000 hours on it, but hey, its safe. It flies just fine, and doesn't cost anywhere near $100 an hour wet. The Blue one is pretty much mine for the next few months. They are getting a twin and complex in the next month or 2 also. They have access to a Seneca for twin time, but they are buying one also, and also a complex. Looked at a nice Single Commanche a couple days ago for the complex, and still waiting to buy the "Right" Twin. But that will likely be an Apache or Aztec from what I have been told.
Looks like I will have opportunity for some Pilatus PC-12 time when I get to 500 hours, that kind of rocks. Anyways, you meet many interesting people around the ole FBO, you never know what opportunity might walk through that door, or stop by for some fuel and a bathroom break.
 
Way to not lock the tail landing gear wheel!

Which reminds me of a story of having to R2 (remove and replace) a tail wheel lock pin while the 60 was running, the thought of the distance between my head and the tail rotor was only a few feet didn't exactly sink in until well after i finished the job. Fun times.

P.S. Our 60's are cooler :)
 
LOL, yes we had a Chinook in the other day also. Thats one hell of a leaf blower. When they sais they were coming in we dragged the planes into the hangar...LOL
 
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