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Where did you fly today?

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Mon Sep 07, 2015 8:12 am

Re: Where did you fly today?

Flying back into Grand haven a couple weeks ago

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Mon Sep 07, 2015 3:57 pm

Re: Where did you fly today?

Client: "sorry Tim, somethings come up, well have to start a bit later, will that stuff you around"

Me: "I guess its ok, should be able to find something to do for a few hours"

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Mon Sep 07, 2015 8:50 pm

Re: Where did you fly today?

Flew back from Panama City Beach today. Fought a headwind at all altitudes on the way back. Burned lots of fuel to make decent time.

Hangar chores for this week are wiring my rear ICS plugs, changing the oil, finishing prepping my 100 gal fuel tank/trailer for mogas, and more local pattern work!
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Mon Sep 07, 2015 10:36 pm

Re: Where did you fly today?

CamTom12 wrote:Flew back from Panama City Beach today. Fought a headwind at all altitudes on the way back. Burned lots of fuel to make decent time.

Hangar chores for this week are wiring my rear ICS plugs, changing the oil, finishing prepping my 100 gal fuel tank/trailer for mogas, and more local pattern work!


geez, its always tough owning YOUR OWN aircraft :wink: enjoy mate!
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Tue Sep 08, 2015 5:50 am

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Nice pic's DrifterDriver!!!!!
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Tue Sep 08, 2015 6:51 am

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Those are great pictures. No beach landings allowed around here...

Flew up to VT this weekend for some mountain biking in Burke. Landed at KCDA, got a cheap cab riding into Burke with the bikes stuffed in the back. Two good days of excellent riding, good beer, good food. Landed at the home base, and plane wouldn't restart. Dead battery. Guess the 172 wants me to throw some more money at it.
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Tue Sep 08, 2015 7:55 am

Re: Where did you fly today?

mnewb1,

Nice video "flying back to Grand Haven." Here is a suggestion to make all landings a non-event. Take your hand off the yoke while flying cross country straight and level. Use the rudder only to maintain longitudinal alignment with a distant target. When you get lined up on final, again take your hand off the yoke and use rudder only to direct your course to the numbers.

Your airplane has a bungee connect between ailerons and rudder, but longitudinal alignment in any airplane is best controlled with rudder only. This is because adverse yaw when using the ailerons, to do longitudinal alignment, causes wing wagging and nose wandering. This is true even when rudder is perfectly coordinated. Ailerons cause major changes in configuration. Rudder can be used for fine tuning longitudinal alignment.

Try using rudder only a bit. I guarantee you will like it.

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Tue Sep 08, 2015 9:44 am

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Thank You I appreciate any advice...I'll give it a try
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Tue Sep 08, 2015 12:43 pm

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DrifterDriver wrote:
CamTom12 wrote:Flew back from Panama City Beach today. Fought a headwind at all altitudes on the way back. Burned lots of fuel to make decent time.

Hangar chores for this week are wiring my rear ICS plugs, changing the oil, finishing prepping my 100 gal fuel tank/trailer for mogas, and more local pattern work!


geez, its always tough owning YOUR OWN aircraft :wink: enjoy mate!

I know, right? Its really hard!

I love your beach pics!
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Tue Sep 08, 2015 5:03 pm

Re: Where did you fly today?

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DrifterDriver wrote:
CamTom12 wrote:Flew back from Panama City Beach today. Fought a headwind at all altitudes on the way back. Burned lots of fuel to make decent time.

Hangar chores for this week are wiring my rear ICS plugs, changing the oil, finishing prepping my 100 gal fuel tank/trailer for mogas, and more local pattern work!


geez, its always tough owning YOUR OWN aircraft :wink: enjoy mate!

I know, right? Its really hard!

I love your beach pics!

Hey Cam, check your PM's! [emoji3]
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Tue Sep 08, 2015 5:07 pm

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jmd4j wrote:Hey Cam, check your PM's! [emoji3]


It says I don't have any? Wait, let me check on the tapatalk. I think Z said the two aren't linked.
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Tue Sep 08, 2015 7:14 pm

Re: Where did you fly today?

Yesterday, not today...

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Tue Sep 08, 2015 8:28 pm

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Troy Hamon wrote:Yesterday, not today...

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Get a new plane Troy?
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Tue Sep 08, 2015 8:52 pm

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That time of year in Alaska. Freezer is filling up. Image
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Tue Sep 08, 2015 9:15 pm

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Nice moose!
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Tue Sep 08, 2015 9:34 pm

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Thanks, feels like they get bigger every year.
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Wed Sep 09, 2015 3:46 am

Re: Where did you fly today?

A1Skinner wrote:
Troy Hamon wrote:Yesterday, not today...

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Get a new plane Troy?


No...mine is making metal so we are waiting for the overhauled engine. Meanwhile, flying a friend's 172.
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Wed Sep 09, 2015 4:14 am

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Troy Hamon wrote:No...mine is making metal so we are waiting for the overhauled engine.


That stinks!
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Wed Sep 09, 2015 7:41 am

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Troy Hamon wrote:No...mine is making metal so we are waiting for the overhauled engine.


That stinks!

X2! I was wondering why there hasn't been any posts about the island girl lately.
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Wed Sep 09, 2015 11:54 am

Re: Where did you fly today?

Well...I did buy it with a timed out engine, we made it to something like 2700 hours...so I can't really complain.

But as everybody here likely knows...it costs less to buy the airplane up front with the overhauls already done...

I was broke and wanting to fly though.

Which ends up describing my continuing state, since I have ended up having to nickle and dime small stuff.

However, I try to fix things right when we do something, so the plane just gets better and better.

In the meantime, it has been good for me to put in some time in a C plane. It's starting to make more sense to me. Feels really different from mine, but pretty similar capabilities, just accomplishes it differently with that monster wing hanging out there.
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