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Apr 19^th, 2011 at 9:01pm

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I showed off a picture in one of Doug's (Flying Trucker) threads and he asked to see more. So, for Doug and for anyone else who would like to see what I photographed at the seaplane base at EAA Airventure in 2005 and 2010, here's some pics with a little commentary.

Taken in '05. An Avions Mignet. It's a weird little plane and I love weird planes.

Taken in '05. John Knapp Avid Flyer. Don't know a whole lot about it, I've never gotten around to doing the research.

Taken in '05. Russian Beriev Be-103. It's one of my favorite flying boats, I just love the way it looks.

Taken in '05. Republic Seabee done up in US Navy colors. There's bad-ugly and good-ugly, this is good-ugly.

Taken in '10. A Cessna 120. You don't see to many 120's around let alone one on floats.

Part II is coming in a minute or two. Wink

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Reply #1 - Apr 19^th, 2011 at 10:11pm

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Wonderful photos...just great... Wink

You have to love the old Republic Seabee...wonderful beast... Wink

Thanks for taking the time to post Parts one and two... Wink

Cheers...Happy Landings...Doug

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Reply #2 - Apr 20^th, 2011 at 2:00am

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Ultralights on floats, a Beriev, and a Seabee, can't ask for much more in one post. Great shots.

If God intended aircraft engines to have horizontally opposed engines, Pratt and Whitney would have made them that way.

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Reply #3 - Apr 20^th, 2011 at 3:05am

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Excellent! Smiley

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Taken in '05. An Avions Mignet. It's a weird little plane and I love weird planes.

Looks like an HM-1000 Balerit. Henri Mignet was responsible for the original Pou du Ciel (Flying Flea.) http://avions.mignet.free.fr/anglais/Balerit.htm

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Taken in '05. John Knapp Avid Flyer. Don't know a whole lot about it, I've never gotten around to doing the research.

The Avid Flyer is very similar to the Denney Kitfox. http://www.kitfoxaircraft.com/images/PDF/Ultraflight_mag_article.pdf

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Reply #4 - Apr 20^th, 2011 at 9:57am

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Thanks for the links. You can definitely see the resemblance between the Balerit and the Flying Flea.

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Reply #5 - Apr 21^st, 2011 at 7:29pm

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"Good ugly"... thanks, I finally have the correct phrase to use in defense of my love for the Seabee. Grin

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Reply #6 - Apr 21^st, 2011 at 8:31pm

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Great looking photos Tacitblue, Thanks for the view. I had to go back 14 pages to find a really shiny Seabee. They look like they are unsinkable. To land on water.. cut power and close eyes! Wink

Quite the chic magnet, they are..

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Flying with twins is a lot of fun..

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