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05-26-2016, 07:26 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Venice, Fl
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Honey, can you pick me up in Albuquerque?
Part 1
Honey, can you pick me up in Albuquerque?
Well, you bet I can.
I get to see my grandson’s first birthday party to boot.
All packed and ready for an early launch…. Leaving South Florida (lots of very light backpack camping gear in back) Oh, and O2
A couple of bridges…. Sunshine Skyway in Tampa and I Don’t Know somewhere along the Mighty Mississippi 
Made it to West Texas passing Dallas and a formidable storm very quickly…. News the next day said "Tornado's"
Camped for the night in Vernon, TX…. Passed the time with my trusty 1968 Sheridan Silver Streak Multi-pump pellet rifle….
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Gary Palinkas - Gman.... VAF #161
Venice, Fl
RV-6 "Sassy" Flying 400 hrs since Oct 2011
Lycoming 0-360 A1A, FP Sensenich Prop
SARL #19 .... Van's Calendar March 2015
Although exempt several ways, =VAF= Dues paid to support this awesome site/family
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05-26-2016, 07:27 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
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Part 2
Part 2
Next day West Texas turned into lumpy terrain and then gave way to LOTS of wind farms….
New Mexico has lots of scenic canyons and I played in some of them….
Back at Tom’s hangar in Moriarty, NM …… Big relief to have your baby parked inside somewhere safe for a few weeks.
Was greeted by local population of roadrunners….
Birthday party was a smash
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Gary Palinkas - Gman.... VAF #161
Venice, Fl
RV-6 "Sassy" Flying 400 hrs since Oct 2011
Lycoming 0-360 A1A, FP Sensenich Prop
SARL #19 .... Van's Calendar March 2015
Although exempt several ways, =VAF= Dues paid to support this awesome site/family
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05-26-2016, 07:28 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Venice, Fl
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Part 3
Part 3
Fast forward two weeks, My bride of 20 years loaded and ready for the return flight…
Once again, stopped in Mt Pleasant, TX. Great friendly place with crew car…and scenery
And overnight at Meridian, MS because I was running out of light and weather windows…. again, great scenery
20.7 hobbs hours later, Home safe and sound thanks to our fantastic RV-6.
This was my 4th RV-6 trip from Southern Florida to Albuquerque, New Mexico. Makes traveling the same route by car seem like an eternity.
Keep pounding them rivets guys and girls….. It’s worth it.
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Gary Palinkas - Gman.... VAF #161
Venice, Fl
RV-6 "Sassy" Flying 400 hrs since Oct 2011
Lycoming 0-360 A1A, FP Sensenich Prop
SARL #19 .... Van's Calendar March 2015
Although exempt several ways, =VAF= Dues paid to support this awesome site/family
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05-26-2016, 07:28 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Prescott, AZ
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fun camping
I mentioned a gun in my plane recently and set off a firestorm. Hop you do better....
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05-26-2016, 07:44 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Flower Mound, TX
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Well,
It thrilled me to no end to see him carrying the FANTASTIC 1968 Sheriden Silver Streak! I got mine on my 6th birthday in 1969, and love it to this day. There's no finer pellet gun for plinkin'.
Plinkin' with Palinkas 
What a great trip write-up!
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52F NW Regional/Aero Valley Airport, Roanoke TX (home of DR's Van Cave)
"KELLI GIRL" N260KM RV-7A tipper
Catch her on YouTube's "Because I Fly!" channel
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PS: I am not an influencer. I have no influence. Just ask my kids.
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05-26-2016, 07:46 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Central IL
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Quote:
Originally Posted by GLPalinkas
Camped for the night in Vernon, TX?. Passed the time with my trusty 1968 Sheridan Silver Streak Multi-pump pellet rifle?.
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Great trip report I wanted a Benjamin when a kid but it cost too much, so I bought one when I was 55 and could easily afford it. .177 Not like the original brass ones, but nice just the same. . Back to glass work! (not many rivets left)
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Lord Kelvin:
“I often say that when you can measure what you are speaking about,
and express it in numbers, you know something about it; but when you
cannot measure it, when you cannot express it in numbers, your knowledge
is of a meager and unsatisfactory kind.”
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05-26-2016, 07:59 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Winter Haven, FL
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Great trip
Let me know next time you head up to Bent Willies, will drop in to visit.
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05-26-2016, 09:19 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Garden City Texas
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I like the trip report but LOVE that paint job on your 6!
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05-27-2016, 04:07 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Utah
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Nice report Gary! I've been to those woods per your recommendation. 
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05-27-2016, 05:58 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: KPYM
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Gary, cool trip!
That is how to use an RV!
I will have a similar one after Oshkosh called "Meet me in Las Vegas"!
Maybe we will swing down your way and say hello on the way home?
CJ
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