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  • March 1, 2009 at 1:37 pm in reply to: Spirit of Edmonton project #1183374
    dogsbody
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    Keep us posted, please.

    February 21, 2009 at 4:49 pm in reply to: Spirit of Edmonton project #1195989
    dogsbody
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    Evening Dogsbody

    The country s very similar only more sparsely populated.

    Folks forget how big our country is

    Our Winnipeg to Edmonton Flight would be similar to flying form London to Near the Western Swiss border.

    Edmonton to Peace River is something like London to Mid France.

    I think only Australia can compare with the vast open spaces

    TomH

    I know what you mean. I grew up in Nova Scotia, where nothing is that far away. Most people there don’t travel very far. I know a few folks who have never been any more that a hundred miles from home.
    I tell them that at least twice a year I get up early, drive to Edmonton, do a little shopping, visit your museum, go to the Wild West Shooting Range and then drive back to Fort Mac, all in the same day. That’s a round trip of about 1000km. They can’t imagine someone driving that far, on a day off, for no other reason that that they felt like it.

    My longest one day drive was from Golden BC, to Fort Mac.

    February 20, 2009 at 5:18 am in reply to: Spirit of Edmonton project #1198127
    dogsbody
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    Thanks for the update, Tom. I hope you’re feeling better real soon.

    I’ve never be past Slave Lake ( Faust, actually ) so have no idea what that country looks like. Is it much different that the way up to Fort Mac?

    February 17, 2009 at 1:29 pm in reply to: Spirit of Edmonton project #1201869
    dogsbody
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    Doint commerative flights can be a lot of fun. I did a re-enactment to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the first mail flight of QANTAS (what used to be Australias national airline, but not any more),

    I flew from Charlieville to Cloncurry (about a 1000km) and landed at each of the places that the original flight did. I did it in formation four Tiger Moths and a Stampe (making a 5-ship formation).

    Wish I knew some other flights that could be flown to celebrate some local achievements here in S.E Queensland, Australia

    cheers

    Got any pics?

    February 15, 2009 at 6:12 pm in reply to: Spirit of Edmonton project #1203864
    dogsbody
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    Hi, Tom. I saw you on CFRN News the other night. The re-enactment of the mercy flight to Fort Vermillion was about to start. I hope it went OK. I haven’t heard anything about it since you left.

    February 4, 2009 at 2:57 pm in reply to: Fokker F-VII/3m in Canada #1217504
    dogsbody
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    Here’s a few images.

    http://www.aviation.technomuses.ca/databases/image_bank/dig_img.cfm?Registration=G-CASC

    February 4, 2009 at 2:47 pm in reply to: Why there are so few 109's! #1217517
    dogsbody
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    Damn hooligans!

    January 11, 2009 at 2:18 pm in reply to: Blenheim sirens #1165700
    dogsbody
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    I scanned it as large as I could, but you can only post images here that are no larger that 300kb. The pic in the magazine wasn’t very big, only about 1.5in. X 2in.

    January 11, 2009 at 2:55 am in reply to: Flight in a Fieseler Storch #1165931
    dogsbody
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    Thanks, Peter.

    January 11, 2009 at 12:50 am in reply to: Blenheim sirens #1165948
    dogsbody
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    Is this what you’re looking for?

    It’s from ” PLANES ” magazine, Volume 1, Number 4 , Summer 1982.

    January 10, 2009 at 10:27 pm in reply to: Flight in a Fieseler Storch #1166209
    dogsbody
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    Lucky ******! Did you get any pics while aloft?

    December 29, 2008 at 11:29 pm in reply to: So what preserved aircraft have you flown in? #1179220
    dogsbody
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    A couple more from me.

    The first is a 1929 Travel Aire I flew in 2007, while the second one is a 1940 WACO that I took a flight in this past August/

    December 5, 2008 at 8:59 pm in reply to: Spirit of Edmonton project #1201801
    dogsbody
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    Thanks, Tom. I’ve seen something on the TV about the Winnipeg-Edmonton flight.

    June 29, 2008 at 5:12 am in reply to: Hurricane with skis #1217264
    dogsbody
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    Canada tried that, too. The image is from here:rcaf.com

    June 9, 2008 at 1:26 am in reply to: What Makes a Museum? #1238293
    dogsbody
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    Though I haven’t been to very many aviation museums, TomH’s Alberta Aviation Museum is a great place. I visit it at least once a year and every time I do, there is something new to see. I was just there Thursday and had the chance to meet Tom in person. We didn’t have a chance to talk too much, as Tom was very busy with the running of the museum, from meeting some Safety types to getting the A/C units set up for warmer weather. There was a group of at least 30 children there too. They were all sitting in a classroom setting beside the DC-3. They were then let go to wander through the aircraft and displays, looking for answers to some questions provided by their instructor. There is at least 6 video terminals for people to look at and get info on the museum and the aviation history of Edmonton and Alberta.
    Another aspect I like about the museum is being able to wander through the restoration shop. Right now the B-25 is inside and being worked on.

    Tom, I’ll be back in October, for the Northern Wings Model Show.

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