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Gents, good evening. I'm Patrick Walker flying a Duke as a private owner's pilot. We've been at it for two years now, and I'm having the time if my life. Spent the first 48-years committing aviation for the military and the air lines. I retired to western NV to fly gliders and eventually just hung up the flying togs. The job offer flying the Duke saw me agonize over giving up retirement for some several seconds. What a trip it has been. After two years I now feel I know enough to perhaps contribute something of value now and then to this forum. The Duke looks like it is purring along at 300 KIAS even when in the hangar. I've not felt embarrassed to anchor it next to anything on the ramp. It is a classy classic, for sure. Later, Patrick


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Hello Patrick! Welcome aboard. You will find many like minded Duke owners here on BT. When the US wakes up in a few hours, I'm sure you will get lots of responses. One of the predictable ones will be a request for pictures of your Duke.
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Welcome Patrick, looking forward to hearing your thoughts on flying the Duke!


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Patrick, welcome to BT. :clap:
Luc is right, we love pics, especially of the Dukes, who can not like the looks of a Duke. :drool:

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 Post subject: Re: Introduction
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Welcome to BeechTalk, Patrick!

As other have hinted here, to get along on BT, one must remember this:

:pics:

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Welcome to BeechTalk, Patrick!

As other have hinted here, to get along on BT, one must remember this:

:pics:

+1 :bat:

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Welcome to BeechTalk, Patrick!

As other have hinted here, to get along on BT, one must remember this:

:pics:


Absotively

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Hi Patrick, yes the Duke looks to be going real fast even when it is chocked.
An amazing looking aircraft!

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I am beginning to believe he is flying a stealth Duke cause I can't seem to find a pic of it anywhere on this thread! :bat: :bat:

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