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Old July 16th 05, 02:04 PM
Dan Luke
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My buddy Lamar's engineering firm has landed a contract in Canada and
he'll be gone for months. As a result, his Mooney M20F will just sit
over there at MOB unless someone else gives it some exercise.

As a dutiful friend, I have selflessly offered to take time from my busy
schedule to make sure Lamar's airplane doesn't rot in the hangar while
he's gone. I know, I know, you're saying, "Dan, you're letting Lamar
take advantage of your friendship. He ought to PAY you to fly his
airplane for him! Just paying for the gas and insurance isn't enough!"
But, no, this is a sacrifice I'm willing to make for friendship - that's
just the kind of guy I am.

So next week my CFII buddy Brent will check me out in Lamar's bird and
each week thereafter for several months I'll be tooling around in a
Mooney. Of course, my airplane needs to fly every week too, so some of
my residential maintenance duties will have to be indefinitely
postponed. Ah, well, one must prioritize one's important
responsibilities in this hectic world.

--
Dan
C172RG at BFM


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Old July 16th 05, 02:07 PM
Peter R.
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Dan Luke wrote:

As a dutiful friend, I have selflessly offered to take time from my busy
schedule to make sure Lamar's airplane doesn't rot in the hangar while
he's gone. I know, I know, you're saying, "Dan, you're letting Lamar
take advantage of your friendship. He ought to PAY you to fly his
airplane for him! Just paying for the gas and insurance isn't enough!"
But, no, this is a sacrifice I'm willing to make for friendship - that's
just the kind of guy I am.


Ha! It sucks to be you, doesn't it? ;-)

--
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Old July 16th 05, 02:53 PM
Matt Barrow
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"Dan Luke" wrote in message
...
My buddy Lamar's engineering firm has landed a contract in Canada and
he'll be gone for months. As a result, his Mooney M20F will just sit
over there at MOB unless someone else gives it some exercise.

As a dutiful friend, I have selflessly offered to take time from my busy
schedule to make sure Lamar's airplane doesn't rot in the hangar while
he's gone. I know, I know, you're saying, "Dan, you're letting Lamar
take advantage of your friendship. He ought to PAY you to fly his
airplane for him! Just paying for the gas and insurance isn't enough!"
But, no, this is a sacrifice I'm willing to make for friendship - that's
just the kind of guy I am.

So next week my CFII buddy Brent will check me out in Lamar's bird and
each week thereafter for several months I'll be tooling around in a
Mooney. Of course, my airplane needs to fly every week too, so some of
my residential maintenance duties will have to be indefinitely
postponed. Ah, well, one must prioritize one's important
responsibilities in this hectic world.

--
Dan
C172RG at BFM


What a sweetheart of a guy!!


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Old July 16th 05, 03:52 PM
Joe Johnson
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It's a dirty job, but someone has to do it :-)


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Old July 16th 05, 08:07 PM
Steven Barnes
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"Dan Luke" wrote in message
...
My buddy Lamar's engineering firm has landed a contract in Canada and
he'll be gone for months. As a result, his Mooney M20F will just sit
over there at MOB unless someone else gives it some exercise.

As a dutiful friend, I have selflessly offered to take time from my busy
schedule to make sure Lamar's airplane doesn't rot in the hangar while
he's gone. I know, I know, you're saying, "Dan, you're letting Lamar
take advantage of your friendship. He ought to PAY you to fly his
airplane for him! Just paying for the gas and insurance isn't enough!"
But, no, this is a sacrifice I'm willing to make for friendship - that's
just the kind of guy I am.

So next week my CFII buddy Brent will check me out in Lamar's bird and
each week thereafter for several months I'll be tooling around in a
Mooney. Of course, my airplane needs to fly every week too, so some of
my residential maintenance duties will have to be indefinitely
postponed. Ah, well, one must prioritize one's important
responsibilities in this hectic world.

--
Dan
C172RG at BFM



Looking to adopt? I need a good home...


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Old July 16th 05, 11:41 PM
john smith
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Dan Luke wrote:
So next week my CFII buddy Brent will check me out in Lamar's bird and
each week thereafter for several months I'll be tooling around in a
Mooney.


So, how long is it going to take you to get to AirVenture this year in
the Mooney?
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Old July 17th 05, 01:52 AM
Dan Luke
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"john smith" wrote:

So, how long is it going to take you to get to AirVenture this year in
the Mooney?


Alas, we're going to have to poke along to OSH in my Cutlass. 135 KTAS
vs. 150+ in the Mooney.

--
Dan
C172RG at BFM


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Old July 17th 05, 03:34 AM
Robbie S.
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A friend in need...... you are a true friend. So much sacrifice ......

....Robbie.


"Dan Luke" wrote in message
...
My buddy Lamar's engineering firm has landed a contract in Canada and
he'll be gone for months. As a result, his Mooney M20F will just sit over
there at MOB unless someone else gives it some exercise.

As a dutiful friend, I have selflessly offered to take time from my busy
schedule to make sure Lamar's airplane doesn't rot in the hangar while
he's gone. I know, I know, you're saying, "Dan, you're letting Lamar take
advantage of your friendship. He ought to PAY you to fly his airplane for
him! Just paying for the gas and insurance isn't enough!" But, no, this
is a sacrifice I'm willing to make for friendship - that's just the kind
of guy I am.

So next week my CFII buddy Brent will check me out in Lamar's bird and
each week thereafter for several months I'll be tooling around in a
Mooney. Of course, my airplane needs to fly every week too, so some of my
residential maintenance duties will have to be indefinitely postponed.
Ah, well, one must prioritize one's important responsibilities in this
hectic world.

--
Dan
C172RG at BFM



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Old July 17th 05, 11:18 PM
Andrew Sarangan
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Why is your friend not taking the Mooney to Canada?



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Old July 18th 05, 01:23 AM
Dan Luke
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"Andrew Sarangan" wrote:
Why is your friend not taking the Mooney to Canada?


The only reason he's told me is that he doesn't think he can make it
work out practically with the kind of work he'll be doing.

To be candid, I must say I didn't try very hard to talk him out of
leaving his airplane here for me to fly.

--
Dan
C172RG at BFM


 




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