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Gary

@172mpilot

AvGeek, GA pilot, 30+ year career in commercial and business aviation. Die hard Georgia Tech alumni and fan. Go Jackets!

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New hard copy license has arrived with the SES add-on...๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ‘ bring on summertime lake life which may now include landing on the lake!

20.02.2026 20:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Well it's not Sunday or I'd recommend Chick-fil-A. IYKYK...๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ

16.02.2026 18:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Happy Valentine's Day from FL065 over the N GA mountains. Beautiful morning for a flight and to spin the spinner for #SpinnerSaturday

14.02.2026 17:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 24 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Lake Allatoona in GA NW of ATL

08.02.2026 15:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Lake at its lowest I've seen in years. Ain't getting the boat out of the marina for a while....

07.02.2026 18:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Kicking it Ol' School!๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘

07.02.2026 18:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A few cardinals showed up at the feeder today. Never seen this many at once b4. Filling up their bellies to make it thru this cold snap...

31.01.2026 22:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This order was a response to their 787 order announcement. Boeing order was 30 AC. Airbus 350+330 order totaled 31. Who wants to bet that 31st Airbus was almost given away to be able to say "our order use bigger than yours" ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜œ

30.01.2026 21:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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For #SkyhawkSunday this was arrival back at the airport at the end my FAA SES check ride this past week #TeamHighWing

11.01.2026 15:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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09.01.2026 23:47 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It is the #1 cause of death in seaplanes...๐Ÿฅบ was even a question on the oral....

09.01.2026 23:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It is the most fun you can have on 100LL! But as my good friend who ran a seaplane school in Canada said "SES rating is a license to kill yourself in a whole bunch of new ways..." ๐Ÿ˜œ

09.01.2026 22:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Very cool...

09.01.2026 12:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Finally got in the checkride. Now seaplane rated! Definitely a lot fun to fly! This really was the most fun rating so far. But was still nervous during the check ride... comes with the territory

09.01.2026 01:26 ๐Ÿ‘ 20 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Here are a few pics for... Hang in there. If feeling overwhelmed, a full break from social media and avoiding the doom scrolling might be on order for ur mental health.

05.01.2026 23:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Gorgeous late morning for some approaches under the foggles in the #RV14. Had to wait for the low fog to lift but once it did it would've been CAVU if not for the lingering haze layer below about 3.5k AGL

04.01.2026 19:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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First flight for 2026 in the books! 35kts at 3k MSL but it was pretty smooth. Lake is pretty low...

02.01.2026 18:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 10 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yeah, I didn't get in nearly enough flying as I wished in 2025! ๐Ÿฅบ
Happy New Year!

01.01.2026 22:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Happy New Year! Here's wishing for more flight hours in 2026 than I got in 2025...

01.01.2026 22:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Gorgeous afternoon to burn some 100LL #SpinnerSaturday #TeamHighWing

21.12.2025 00:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A bit breezy out there today. But had a nice ground speed for a 172M

29.11.2025 01:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Nailed those numbers and the centerline!

25.11.2025 01:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Slipping into the short week... #FlightDeckMonday #TeamHighWing style.

24.11.2025 14:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Nice relaxing flight today is exactly what I needed. #SkyHawkSunday

23.11.2025 16:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Spun the spinner on #SpinnerSaturday #C172. GORGEOUS up there today. Strong westerly winds even down low (32kts at 3K) but surprisingly smooth.

15.11.2025 17:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sucks! I feel ur pain. My annual lasted 10 wks this summer! Mainly waiting on multiple parts. I missed several wks of awesome flying wx.๐Ÿ˜ฅ๐Ÿ˜ก

02.11.2025 20:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Need to combine those 2 passions and get ur seaplane rating!๐Ÿ˜‰๐Ÿ‘

02.11.2025 20:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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02.11.2025 20:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Made this with 2 other friends. Lots of blood and sweat into this beauty.

02.11.2025 17:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 30 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A bit of fall color up in the base of the Appalachians today. Beautiful day for #SkyhawkSunday flying

02.11.2025 16:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 22 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0