Landing at Edwards Dry Lakebed Flight Test Nation Civilian Fly-In

[JD7irrus]

Not one of mine, but I'll wager it came across with one of my friends... Actually the bulldogs were my first 4 ferry flights, took them to LA. I did about 30 crossings before I chickened out and got a job with an airline. Saw many amazing sights! I wrote an article about the first bulldog, if you like I could send it to you. How do you like your machine? I loved them, despite the lack of auto!

[krashmaster81]

@JD7irrus Mine came over with a group of six bulldogs in a set of containers. The wings and stabs were removed for shipping. My dad and I assembled all 6 of them and did the certification process. On mine, we stripped it and repainted in original swedish camo. It's a great plane, I love owning it! I've got about 250 hrs in it now.

[JD7irrus]

Hey, is this a Swedish Bulldog? Just wondering because I ferried SE-LNP, SE-LNM, SE-LNG and SE-LNL across to the states. I recognise the cockpit instruments as I stared at them for thousands and thousands of miles!! Kudos on the Edwards landing, always wanted to go there... Never gonna happen though.

Best Regards,

Joe

[krashmaster81]

@JD7irrus It is. This was SE-LND, now N104MR. How many hours did you rack up during those flights!? I've read about those crossings. I think an autopilot would have been nice on a trip like that.