flyingleaf Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 So we decided to add a new plane to the hangar of the Mule Team and chose the Carenado Beechcraft D18S. Looks like a tough bird and can haul a lotta goodies.I always wanted to fly the entire length of the Columbia river. Invermere in BC's Rocky Mountains is about the closet airport I know of for the start. Before we go on this adventure I thought we'd better do a test "drive". My fellow pilots be forewarned there is an extremely powerful nose magnet at golden. Yeah I've never heard of that neither don't laugh. Well here we go. "Got the beers tied down all safe and sound T?" Iheard: "Yup U bet that case is right under my feet Nice take off. She handles lovely Nice golf course.Here is the "young" Columbia River.Lovely old school instrument panel. T-Bone says:"Yeah makes my feel young. Y'all ready for a beer Cap'n?" "Sure T" "Man, we sure gotta do some remodeling before we git back to Alaska. Can y'all jist see what Bubba is gonna do to that fancy interior?"" Yeah like dropping his z-gar on them leather seats"Ah the beautiful NRMGolden is appearing ahead.OK T legs are down"Looking good T. Watch my speed and hang on to them beers"Aw T did y'all feel that strong nose pull?I told you guys but you probably didn't wanna believe me when I warned you about that nose magnet. But now you see it for yerself don't you? Anyway we're on our way back to Invermere (sadly on the back of a flat deck Semi ). Thanks for coming along and thanks for making fun of us once again. But for real the next one is all the way to Astoria, OR. Love the plane but Milton's sound of his free D18 model is way better. Cheers for now stay safe and God bless you All. Apart but together. Cheers k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 What a waste of some cold beers Karl , ya better put your training wheel on the nose. Seriously , I loved the shots and the flight my friend . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 Very nice . cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodger Pettichord Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 Great Mule Team adventure, Karl. I took the one shot to be the plane kissing the ground glad to be safely back down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eberhard Haberkorn Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 Great looking shots. That landing was an expensive exercise! Thanks for also sharing mishaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aussieflyer38 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 Excellent shots mate, passengers still scraping themselves off the seat in front Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambar Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 No need to warn me Karl I believed you. probably won't have to many passengers, so I guess you and your crew will have to drink the beer, what a streak of bad luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VH-KDK Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 Fancy giving you lot a sophisticated plane like that. I knew it would end in tears, not the watery kind but the tears your props made in the tarmac! All you needed was the "human" (is she human?) ballast in the tail of the plane aka Hilda. Great story and images Karl, better luck next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adambar Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 1 minute ago, VH-KDK said: Fancy giving you lot a sophisticated plane like that. I knew it would end in tears, not the watery kind but the tears your props made in the tarmac! All you needed was the "human" (is she human?) ballast in the tail of the plane aka Hilda. Great story and images Karl, better luck next time. Not sure about the Hilda deal, probably never get off the ground and get sued on top of it for destroying the runway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 Hilarious Karl! Someone ought to do a site survey and dig up that nose magnet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schtroumf Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 Very nice series, the interior of the plane is very beautiful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingleaf Posted April 21, 2020 Author Share Posted April 21, 2020 9 hours ago, BradB said: What a waste of some cold beers Karl , ya better put your training wheel on the nose. Seriously , I loved the shots and the flight my friend . Yeah training wheel is a great idea. Thanks John. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingleaf Posted April 21, 2020 Author Share Posted April 21, 2020 9 hours ago, Iain Emms said: Very nice . cheers Iain Thank you Iain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingleaf Posted April 21, 2020 Author Share Posted April 21, 2020 8 hours ago, Rodger Pettichord said: Great Mule Team adventure, Karl. I took the one shot to be the plane kissing the ground glad to be safely back down. Ha ha that could be it Rodger. Cheers k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingleaf Posted April 21, 2020 Author Share Posted April 21, 2020 7 hours ago, Eberhard Haberkorn said: Great looking shots. That landing was an expensive exercise! Thanks for also sharing mishaps. Thank you Eberhard. However , it was do to a strong "nose magnet" and not my fault Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingleaf Posted April 21, 2020 Author Share Posted April 21, 2020 6 hours ago, Aussieflyer38 said: Excellent shots mate, passengers still scraping themselves off the seat in front Don Thanks Don. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingleaf Posted April 21, 2020 Author Share Posted April 21, 2020 6 hours ago, adambar said: No need to warn me Karl I believed you. probably won't have to many passengers, so I guess you and your crew will have to drink the beer, what a streak of bad luck. Good point Adam. We have a saying at the Mule Team: If it weren't for bad luck, we wouldn't have any luck at all. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingleaf Posted April 21, 2020 Author Share Posted April 21, 2020 5 hours ago, Jack Sawyer said: Hilarious Karl! Someone ought to do a site survey and dig up that nose magnet! Thanks Jack. Good point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingleaf Posted April 21, 2020 Author Share Posted April 21, 2020 2 hours ago, schtroumf said: Very nice series, the interior of the plane is very beautiful Thank you Oliver. Yes it's done nicely and she fly's wonderful, but the landing needs work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingleaf Posted April 21, 2020 Author Share Posted April 21, 2020 6 hours ago, VH-KDK said: Fancy giving you lot a sophisticated plane like that. I knew it would end in tears, not the watery kind but the tears your props made in the tarmac! All you needed was the "human" (is she human?) ballast in the tail of the plane aka Hilda. Great story and images Karl, better luck next time. Huh? Here I thought we's sfiticated not that plane. Y'all got a good point about Hilda. Sadly she don't fit through the door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Sawyer Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 1 hour ago, flyingleaf said: Good point Adam. We have a saying at the Mule Team: If it weren't for bad luck, we wouldn't have any luck at all. Cheers I use this saying all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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