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I am very excited to perform my first international XC to the Québec Laurentians area near Mont Tremblanc QC. Will post pictures of the trip as things progress. Once I am settled at the Lake house, it will be time for planning the 12 hour flight to Oshkosh.

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Sounds like fun. Enjoy!

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Hi Michel....That trip sounds like a blast. I will be RVing to Oshkosh this year. Got my tickets in the mail this week. Will be there all week. Be great to meet up and talk Icon. Your thread on the conversion and prop upgrade has me thinking! I will be in touch. Tim

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See you in the Seaplanes area!

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Home!!!

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Michel,
How do you store your plane at home?

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I use a Mobi-Mat to get on the grass across the beach.

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I guess it’s deep enough for the plane to extend and retract the gear close to your beach. In my case, it’s shallow for 300 feet.

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Oh wow. My deep starts in 20 feet

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Here is a pic of the house:

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Looks very nice. Plus you have the depth.

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All tucked-away in her forested tunnel. The Mobi-Mats are spiked to the sand. The trailering kit REALLY came in handy for creating a 4 point tie-down system.

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Very exciting!

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Looks Great!!

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Started to explore the thousands of lakes in Québec. Pretty amazing selection. Flew to a huge reservoir today in St. Michel des Monts. Great restaurant that caters to seaplanes. Moorings, a great beach and LL100 dock with lots of rubber padding.

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Nice pics. Looks like you’ve done some homework. Enjoy!

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Arriving home after a great flight and meal

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Time to start planning the next leg to Oshkosh. Departure July 16th in the AM weather permitting. Winds have been all over the place ranging from a 8:53h flight to 13:15h…

More to follow!

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Sadly, I seem to be the ONLY Icon at Osh24. Anyone planning to come in the next week?

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Saturday before It’s a bit early. The way Oshkosh goes is people will come and go throughout the week. I typically like to show up Sunday before it starts and leave by Thursday. The locals all come in on later in the week roughly Friday, Sat, Sun and they aren’t particularly aviation oriented it’s a fascinating culture change. The real aviation people are there Monday thru Thursday.

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Hey Michel, You’ve done a lot of cross country flying in that Icon. Do you have autopilot?

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The S/N he has doesn't have / can't get the the AP. The wiring job and retrofit is just too much of a mod. He flies it like a man!

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Michel. Will u be around this evening after airshow. Tim Hahn 603-674-9020

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He flies it like a man!

I guess I’ve been spoiled with autopilot for cross country stuff. He’s got patience.

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No sir. Michel-Pilot. 160 hours in the last 19 month