Dualsport and Aviation Nut from Arlington.

Hello All.

Found out about the forum from "Inspector" (we were in High School together until he moved ).

I bought my first bike in 8th grade 1980 Yamaha MX100 and thought I was the badest dirt biker in Reiter Pit. (I grew up about 1 mile away on May Creek Rd in Gold Bar) . Almost everyday after school I would jump on the bike and head up to the Pit! I can not belive I am still alive to write this. After destroying the MX100 it was MX175, IT175, YZ490........ect until I had to go dualsport in 2000 with my XR650L (20,000 plus miles and counting on the XR).

My career has been in Aviation. I am a Aircraft Mechanic with my Commercial Pilot ratings. Currently have a 57 Cessna 172 (Volkswagon of the skys ) at Arlington where I live near by.

Looking forward to running into members on the trails and reading all the posts.

welcome !

Welcome, HI!!

*what you doing Aug. 22-22nd?

Welcome aboard

Another Aviation nut...Sweet!

Hodakaguy

If a 172 is the VW of the sky I guess a PPC must be the moped of the sky.

Q Moped Flyer

Welcome, I work in aviation in Smokey Point building fuel systems.

hugemoth wrote:

If a 172 is the VW of the sky I guess a PPC must be the moped of the sky.

Q Moped Flyer

Good one

PeteN95 wrote:

Welcome, I work in aviation in Smokey Point building fuel systems.

Willing to ref a Company name?

I work on a select group of friends airplanes at Arlington and know alot of people around the field.

I used to work for Kenmore Air Harbor but have moved on to Boeing. (now QA on the 747-800 "The Queen of the Sky")

I work for Precision Airmotive in N. Marysville.

PeteN95 wrote:

I work for Precision Airmotive in N. Marysville.

I think you guys just rebuilt a carb for our Piper J3 Cub.

Hodakaguy

Hodakaguy wrote:

I think you guys just rebuilt a carb for our Piper J3 Cub.

Nope, thanks to the lawyers, we haven't built carbs since '07.

Welcome, hmmmm Boeing inspector here too. Was working in Everett but since I live in Monroe Boeing thought it would be cool to send me to Boeing field in Seattle. All good though.

Enduroguy wrote:

Welcome, hmmmm Boeing inspector here too. Was working in Everett but since I live in Monroe Boeing thought it would be cool to send me to Boeing field in Seattle. All good though.

That drive from Monroe must be a killer. I hope I never get transfered down that way. I used to commute to Kenmore and that was no fun.

PeteN95 wrote:

I work for Precision Airmotive in N. Marysville.

You guys make good products. The lawsuits are really killing the certified portion of General Aviation. I am planning on selling my 172 in a couple of years and building a experimental so I am not tied certified parts and can make what ever mods I want.

Welcome. Wow, a lot of pilots here. I want to get my private license as soon as the economy comes out of the dumpster. I've flown a 172, very good plane :)

Xr650 is a sweet bike. I'm in arlington too, maybe you could show me some new areas around here

What kind of experimental?

n16ht5 wrote:

What kind of experimental?

Here is the link for my top choice right now.

With folding wings it will fit in my shop and I could pull it out and take off from my back yard

http://zenithair.com/stolch750/index.html

This would be the Dual Sport of the sky