Yes, that would do fine. Anticipate the turn coming up and the bank angle that will be necessary. Pitch up just a short bit for shallow and a bit more for medium or steep. The thing I had to caution CFOT about was hairpin turns. When the change in river direction exceeds 90 degrees a significant pitch up (but less than stall airspeed) is required. Don't start any pitch up without zoom reserve (cruise) airspeed. When pitched up wings level at the proper place, the new river direction is coming near abeam. Lead rudder in the bank and relax all back pressure on the stick. The slower airspeed and the bank angle is what will cause the nose to go down naturally as far as it needs. In steep banks, the nose will go down significantly and the horizon will no longer be visible. This will happen even earlier in a canyon or deep valley. Pay attention to how the crosswind from the river in the new direction reduces the radius of the turn (bank equal to no wind). And how the crosswind that becomes a downwind in the turn increases the radius of the turn (bank equal to no wind.) Don't try to make a steep river turn near terrain with a downwind condition unless that downwind is also an up slope wind that is sufficient ridge lift to get you up and clear of that terrain. Like you say, the ridges are well distant here.

The whole objective of energy management in turns is to avoid the razors edge, not to find it.

Beautiful shot!
Thanks for posting and keep the photos coming!

Finally decided to ditch the Goodyear 26's during the float change.

Not been a lot of time to fly this Fall, so when a perfect November day appears, you get out there!

One more time after Church...



Par 3

ice forming

departing 9Y2


the last wakeboarder

Lakes patrol on Saturday. Gull is still mostly open with lots of Bufflehead duck rafts coming through.







There was a 22 degree halo out:

The Eagles were taking the Buffleheads out. I didn't use the best fast action camera, so didn't get many pics. But in this one you can see an Eagle in a hard bank making a gun run on the Buffleheads.

The days are getting quite short here, even though I am not living above the polar circle. Weather is also worsening, so when the opportunity arises I just got to quit work early and go fly. Getting a bit rusty in the low season, but it is still nice just poking around in fjords and valleys. There should be a word for it.

This early, the snow is not yet thick or soft enough to go ski flying. The thin layer of frozen snow means that big tires will slip sideways just as easily as rolling forward. There was a little patch of ground on the side of the runway, and I was messing around for a while trying to get both wheels on it so I could do a run up. When there is even more snow there is not point.







Sorry about the boring perspective. It is not easy finding someone to go flying with me, when I have left work early. Taking pictures with my mobile phone when flying can only get so good in this light.

Varanger wrote:Sorry about the boring perspective. It is not easy finding someone to go flying with me, when I have left work early. Taking pictures with my mobile phone when flying can only get so good in this light.

So modest.... Dude, you're flying in the mountains in a sweet Savage! This is why we signed up!

Zzz wrote:

Varanger wrote:Sorry about the boring perspective. It is not easy finding someone to go flying with me, when I have left work early. Taking pictures with my mobile phone when flying can only get so good in this light.

So modest.... Dude, you're flying in the mountains in a sweet Savage! This is why we signed up!

Thanks, man! It just looks so much flatter and bluer than it really is. In reality it is really nice this time of the year! I have wanted to get a better camera for while now! Not my plane either, but atleast I got a sweet Savage at my disposal

Not a Disney promoter, but to give credit where it's due, they and Travolta did a nice job with one of my favorite Christmas stories.



Here's Alan Maitland's original reading (abridged) https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/th ... -1.6685836

Not photos from today but from a few recent flights and one from a day when there was just enough fog to ground the local fleet. There is also one from the ground after landing at sunset.


Kenai River



“Final Approach at Sunset”



Little Switzerland


Foraker


Denali


Sheldon Mountain House.

Wowza! Beautiful pictures. Looks amazing.

Name that airport!

Unusually warm here in north central MN. Took a short flight to see a buddy and back home. Trying to get as much flight time as I can before surgery and no flying for awhile. www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_1nw5clNpk

Oregon180 wrote:Wowza! Beautiful pictures. Looks amazing.

Agreed! Stunning! Keep them coming, Squash!

BRD wrote:Not a Disney promoter, but to give credit where it's due, they and Travolta did a nice job with one of my favorite Christmas stories.

Here's Alan Maitland's original reading (abridged) https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/th ... -1.6685836

Had a bit of a “Flight of the Navigator” Disney feel to it but, it’s Alfonso Cuaron, who brought us Gravity and Children of Men. Great aviation portrayal.

Beginning to think Gull might not freeze over this year! Or if it does, it'll be incredibly short lived given the forecast. My guess is at least one guide I know will get a boat out in January for Walleyes...

Checked on it this afternoon. Lots of fat eagles feasting on buffleheads.

Fat tire nation...


even North Long has a spot of open water, that hasn't happened since the "Black Hole" of 2002.



birds everywhere

Lakes patrol on the last day of the year. Still open in spots with lots of birds around.










a Howard in the snow?

Temperature and dew point getting close yesterday around 4PM. Thought the wind turbines north of Marcus Iowa looked kinda neat. Sun was about to pop out and spotlight things on the ground.

Temperature and dew point getting close yesterday around 4PM. Thought the wind turbines north of Marcus Iowa looked kinda neat. Sun was about to pop out and spotlight things on the ground.