I am amazed and a little envy to hear all that. Dunno why but this airplane and as I said its predecessor always fascinated me.

I fly an RJ which luckily on this forum I don't have to say much about.... it's just a jet, so nothing exciting to tell.

The dash seems like an extraordinary airplane to me. I remember as a kid riding on the cockpit of a 7 on numerous occasions and it always had that magic of a powerful and stable piece of machinery.

I hope i'll retire to doing that someday..... gives you something to look forward to... maybe even retire to cessnas.... I like to think of it as back to the basics perhaps.

Tail winds to all.... thanks for sharing! I appreciate it.