Jr.CubBuilder wrote:I'm taking the day off, YEEHAW!

It will be good to see you bro.

The Prosser Poker Run

Bring a 1 or 5 spot. Those who want to can throw what ever we decide into a stack. I'll bring a deck of cards and we can all take turns drawing a 5 card poker hand. Winner take all!



Meet in the NE Tie down area 11:30 to 11:50. Enter Restaurant 12 O'Clock High. See you there...Rob

Airfield Winery just up the street.
http://www.airfieldwines.com/visit_us/

Airfield: I had a grower meeting with the owner today. Told him y'all might be in town. Might be able to work a special tour or etc - certainly can at my winery (Snoqualmie). BTW - good food next to that winery (wine-o-clock)). not sayin the orig spot isn't good, but for a $1000 hamburger....

I'll be there with my rig just in case.

k

Student BCP wrote:If a plane comes available Friday I'll try to make it, need to do my long solo XC anyway for my CPL. But for now they are all booked up

I got a plane, weather is looking good. My route is gonna be Nampa (kman) to Ephrata (keph) to Prosser (s40). Lift off around 8am PDT. See ya all there. (208)-315-3857 Jeff

Good morning,

Weather is awesome here in Spokane this morning. I came into work a couple hours early this morning to get some stuff done so I can head out in time. One client to go meet with, and if no surprises come up, I get to join the party. This will be fun I'm sure!

Waiting to hear back from a fire fighting aviator buddy of mine, hoping he'll be able to come. He and Rob might have a few things in common.

I'll be going to Wilbur for fuel and then down to prosser, any one coming from up north and want to join up for the flight down?

By the way, fuel in Wilbur is 4.25/gallon. And they sell it on the honer system.

Cheers

Paul

If the fog burns off at KAWO, by 10 or so I will be there.

You guys will have to eat without me as it looks like freezing rain no matter which way I go.
Waiting in Moab.
GT

METAR KTTD 13:53Z 04/08/11
KTTD 081353Z 00000KT 10SM OVC003 01/00
A3005

TAF TROUTDALE , OR
KTTD 081315Z 0813/0912 VRB03KT P6SM SCT003
TEMPO 0813/0815 BKN003
FM081600 VRB03KT P6SM FEW050



It will burn off or I get to use my IFR. My favorite type of IFR, 2 ta blue.

Now for some coffee.

If we have not met. This should help.
Mug shot


The Plane

Good day...Rob

Man, you get up early. What fog?

Zane wrote:Man, you get up early. What fog?

9AM
METAR KTTD 15:53Z 04/08/11
KTTD 081553Z 00000KT 9SM OVC003 02/02 A3006

Thats IFR where I went to school. That is the problem being in a valley right next to river. 2 min IFR to blue sky.

Hey if Pacific City is Blue at 3-4PM when I get back from Prosser I'm going with the wife. So if you missed lunch want to try for dinner???

I'm headed to the airport................CCCCCC YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Live shot


Cheers...Rob

Give me a call when you get back. I'm headed to Drifter's place around 11:30a.

Z

Hey Z,
Drifter's strip is just a couple miles west of my place, nice grass strip!
If you have some extra time you should hit Don's strip just a few miles NW, he loves to see planes on his strip. It's marked as Watts on the sectional.
We are headed to the coast with the folks today.

Well I made it as far as Baker City and couldn't hardly see the Blue Mtns cause of snow storms so I turned around. Maybe next time

I hope lunch was good and that everyone got there safely. Unfortunately, the weather turned out to be below my personal minimums. This was a great idea though. We should try this kind of thing more often.

Ditto!

Couldn't make it this time due to workweek from hell, and not-great weather on this side of the state, but let's keep this going! I'll make it next time!

Had a great lunch with the gang. Got back to Troutdale at 2:30. Fixed a flat on the wifes SUV. The wife and I are Now at the Flight Deck restaurant Salem for dinner. Back home by 7:30.

Cheers...Rob

Turn out good for a week day. We had 10 planes. Met some new friends and old.
We went to the Barn. Food and service was very good.
Paul/soggc won the poker hand. With a pair of Aces

Kevin told us about some of the airport and winery stuff. Kevin tell us about the inventor guy.
Bruce tell us about the Pendleton aerobatic contest and air show.



Correct me if I'm in error.

Paul/SoggyC/Seattle,Wa. Aeronautical Engineer, 182
Cliff/LittleCub/Moses Lake, Wa. Cub, Bonanza??
Denis/Mr Ed/Battleground, Wa. 747 Captain, Maule M7 180 HP
Paul/XKV8R/Spokane,Wa. Excavator, Piper
Kevin/highlanderninerKC/Prosser,Wa. Wine Industry, Highlander
Brent/Guest Lurker/Prosser, Wa. I think, 170
Chris/JrCubBuilder/Ellensburg,Wa. Computer Tech, 170 with 180HP
Bruce/meachamlake/Pendleton, Or. Champ????????
Jim/Guest/My Friend/Troutdale, Or Retired 210, 182
Rob/RobBurson/Troutdale, Or Retired Fire Dept, Small Manufacturing Biz, Rental property, Maule M7 235HP

East of Troutdale


Mt Hood looking south


Mt St Helens looking north


Local hill


Drawing Poker Hand


The full, happy, pilots. Look at them new 31s


If you couldn't make it we missed you. Next time!

Thanks fellers for the good company and stories...Rob

It was great to meat everyone. Had a great flight down from the north with a twenty knot push on the tail. Hated to have to leave early, but my kitchen pass was about to expire. I had to fight the head wind to get home. Thanks to the ipad I was able to look at winds aloft and gained ten knots gs when I climbed from 3500 to 5500. I was only 45 minutes late getting home.

Here is a little more info on Dr Forrest Bird,

If you ever get up to northern Idaho, I would recommend a visit to his museum. You can call ahead and get permission to land at the museum.

From wikipedia,

"Bird was born in Stoughton, Massachusetts, on June 9, 1921. Bird became a pilot at an early age due to the encouragement of his father, a World War I pilot, and from meeting Orville Wright at an early age. He performed his first solo flight at age 14; by age 16, he was working to obtain multiple major pilot certifications. Bird enlisted with the United States Army Air Corps, and entered active duty in 1941 as a technical air training officer due to his advanced qualifications. This rank, combined with the onset of World War II, gave him the opportunity to pilot almost every aircraft in service, including early jet aircraft and helicopters.
The newest models of aircraft were capable of exceeding altitudes at which humans can breathe normally, introducing the risk of altitude sickness.
In 1967, Bird developed the Bird Innovator, a conversion of the Consolidated PBY Catalina amphibian aircraft. His company was Bird Oxygen Breathing Equipment Inc, later renamed Bird Corporation, the aircraft being based at Palm Springs until 1976.[1]
Bird currently resides in Sagle, Idaho, close to the U.S. / Canadian border which is where his home, production facilities, museum and farm are located. Dr. Bird collects and restores old planes, old cars, and motorcycles.[2]
July 7, 2007 marked the opening of the Bird Aviation Museum and Invention Center with Patty Wagstaff cutting the ribbon at the end of the runway while flying. Forrest and Pamela Bird are founders and owners with Bird's aircraft and inventions on display.[3]
On December 10, 2008, Bird received the Presidential Citizens Medal from President George Bush. The United States honored him for his groundbreaking contributions and for his work to keep America at the forefront of discovery.[4] On October 7, 2009, President Barack Obama awarded Bird the National Medal of Technology and Innovation, a recognition of his "outstanding contributions to the promotion of technology for the improvement of the economic, environmental or social well-being of the United States."[5]"

And from inventor.org

"Bird was born in Stoughton, Massachusetts. His father, a World War I pilot, encouraged him to solo in an airplane by age 14, and by 16 Forrest had been tutored toward earning major flight authorizations.

During World War II, as an officer with the Army Air Corps, Bird became a technical air training officer, which allowed him to learn to fly almost every airplane then available. At that time supercharged airplanes were beginning to exceed the altitudes at which pilots could breath unaided. This provided Bird his first chance at developing technology for aiding breathing. After an Air Corps physician presented him textbooks on mammalian pathophysiology he became a lifelong student of the subject. By 1955, after having attended numerous medical schools and completed diverse residencies, Bird developed the prototype Bird Universal Medical Respirator for acute or chronic cardiopulmonary care. He tested the device by traveling in his own airplanes to medical schools and asking doctors for their most ill patients. In each case, known therapies had failed and the patient was expected to die of cardiopulmonary failure. Although many times the Bird succeeded, some patients died. These cases only pointed the way for further improvements in the device."

It is really quite incredible every thing he has done in his life. He has a long list of inventions to his credit. I have met him while visiting the museum, as he sometimes hangs around.

Cheers

Paul

With the tailwind Prosser was just 1.0 in the littlecub-throttled way back to take advantage of the push. I throttled up on the way home to shorten the time in the headwind and it was 1.3, then I tacked on an extra landing to extend currency for another 90.

Rob, my other (real?) airplane is a nose draggin' 182.......but a Bo in the stable IS a good idea-I just wish my wallet and wife thought so, too .

It was great meeting a good bunch of guys.....
lc