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Subject: [Leica] IMG: A Few Interesting Airplanes
From: jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2015 17:19:46 -0500
References: <561AC335.6050603@lighttube.net> <DE080C7A-AAE5-4AB4-8BBC-C6C63C2022F6@cartersxrd.net>

Thanks.  I guess those would be the favorites of a guy who lives near 
the water.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 10/11/2015 5:07 PM, RicCarter wrote:
> a really gorgeous bunch with the hawk and seabee especially so!
>
> ric
>
>
>> On Oct 11, 2015, at 4:14 PM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net> 
>> wrote:
>>
>> With the last of the AOPA visitors departing today, I looked around for 
>> airplanes of interest.  Here are six that I found.
>>
>> This 1977 Cessna Hawk XP II sports 210 hp and a nice set of amphibious 
>> floats.
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Cessna+Hawk+XP+II.tif.html
>>
>> Following WWII, Republic offered the Seabee to the civilian market. This 
>> is a beautifully restored 1947 example.
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/1947+Republic+Seabee.tif.html
>>
>> This brightly colored Cessna 185 came all the way from the Yukon.
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Cessna+185+from+the+Yukon.tif.html
>>
>> The Light Sport Pilot is allowed to fly specially-designated aircraft 
>> with only a driver's license instead of the usual FAA Medical 
>> Certificate, if he/she has not been denied an FAA Certificate.  This is 
>> the neatly designed entry in that field from Sirius.
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Sirius+Ultralight.tif.html
>>
>> I spotted this beautiful 1948 Ryan Navion heading for the gas pumps.
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/1948+Navion.tif.html
>>
>> Everyone loves the warbirds.  This 1955 North American T-28B was 
>> departing.
>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/1955+North+American+T-28B.tif.html
>>
>> Most with the X-E1 and 18-55, except for the Navion, with E-1 and Tak 135
>>
>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>
>> -- 
>> Jim Nichols
>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>
>>
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