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After seeing the painting...I've got to get a Multi seaplane rating!


BTW: bonus points for correctly stating how many "twins" in the artwork. :D

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Where can I get a copy of that painting? :D

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Some things never change..... :D

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PbyCat-Guy wrote:
Where can I get a copy of that painting? :D

http://romain-hugault.blogspot.be/2010/ ... oiles.html
Only 10 big ones made at 800 Euro/piece. Smaller versions still available, I think :)

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JohnB wrote:
After seeing the painting...I've got to get a Multi seaplane rating!


BTW: bonus points for correctly stating how many "twins" in the artwork. :D



Twelve (12) :supz:

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Merci Mlle Fouga23! :D

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That chick in the polka dots is banging hot!! I guess that is odd as that is more than likely someone's grandma.

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That chick in the polka dots is banging hot!!


I'm sure that's precisely what we were all thinking.

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I guess that is odd as that is more than likely someone's grandma.


Beauty is timeless my friend. Just ask any (insert favorite warbird here - Mustang, Spit, Corsair...) fan.
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David Legg wrote:
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Nice, but where is the airplane!

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Pat Carry wrote:
David Legg wrote:
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Nice, but where is the airplane!


The Wolfgangsee, St Wolfgang, Austria, July 2012. Catalina G-PBYA at the Scalaria Air Challenge event.

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It's all fun and games until someone steps through the fabric on the trailing edge!
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It's amazing how your spatial orientation changes between standing under the wings looking up at all that acreage, and standing on top of the center section looking at what seems to you like you are standing on a coffee table.

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It's all fun and games until someone steps through the fabric on the trailing edge!


Our ladies were briefed accordingly before they went up onto the wing - we have a metalled centre section also.

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bdk wrote:
It's all fun and games until someone steps through the fabric on the trailing edge!


Our ladies were briefed accordingly before they went up onto the wing - we have a metalled centre section also.[/quot

Oh you Lucky Luck Dawg :supz: :drinkers: :drink3:

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