Lawreston
En-Route
Some files became corrupted(????) and confusion ensued with nothing working. Thanks are due for the backup on the external hard drive. During the correcting process I've changed from Windows 2000 to Windows XP and have only been up for an hour or so.
Questions specific to PoA site: The screen seems to have a different appearance from what I remember from June 08 when I was in "2000." Text is larger, et cetera. Is it my imagination or have there been changes made to the layout of the site while I was offline?
Are there certain attributes I shoud be aware re "XP?" I have no "book" for it at this time.
Keeping it Aviation: With numerous residential renovations in progress during May/June I've been flying my butt off(it seems). With a new instructor who is 18 years old I've flown four or five times a week in the last couple. Those of you who read AOPA Pilot, keep an eye open for the September issue. The back page will have a feature about said CFI, Simon Norwalk. The article will have something to do with the aerobatic training he's doing with a Decathlon(in Nashua, NH). I'll only have him until late August because he'll be leaving for ERAU-Daytona. So I'm trying to get in all the time I can schedule to finally get certificated. I'm up against a two week delay, starting tomorrow, while my plane is in Concord, NH for Xponder check and installation of Garmin 430W; plus Simon is off to somewhere for a two week Instructors' clinic. Aye -- but there are so many projects to do!
What's the latest on Skyhog's recovery? Simon and I flew to Nashua(KASH) the other day, and I wanted to mention Nick to his old stomping grounds but I couldn't remember his last name. Well, the WX went South and we turned back to land at Port City Aviation(Portsmouth) [the old Pease AF Base]. On the way back to Wiscasset we were dodging clouds under the IFR routine(not instrument -- I Follow Roads. 2.7 hours on that flight. Interesting insight: I was running at 2500rpm most of the time. Refueling at base Wiscasset took just over 19 gallons, with a fuel burn of 7.3gph. Not bad and, I think, a testament to the Power Flow tuned exhaust.
(Ouch! $5.49 per gallon of 100LL)
Speaking of Power Flow, Simon wanted to see what the plane would do on a
short field departure. "His plane:" The Skyhawk was off the ground "before the lights," at 40mph, and climbing at 1000fpm. He commented that if he had the funds he'd put the PFS on his own 172.
Now I need to scan the posts. Oh! Anyone coming to Maine this summer? My guest room is, as noted previously, OPEN.
HR
Questions specific to PoA site: The screen seems to have a different appearance from what I remember from June 08 when I was in "2000." Text is larger, et cetera. Is it my imagination or have there been changes made to the layout of the site while I was offline?
Are there certain attributes I shoud be aware re "XP?" I have no "book" for it at this time.
Keeping it Aviation: With numerous residential renovations in progress during May/June I've been flying my butt off(it seems). With a new instructor who is 18 years old I've flown four or five times a week in the last couple. Those of you who read AOPA Pilot, keep an eye open for the September issue. The back page will have a feature about said CFI, Simon Norwalk. The article will have something to do with the aerobatic training he's doing with a Decathlon(in Nashua, NH). I'll only have him until late August because he'll be leaving for ERAU-Daytona. So I'm trying to get in all the time I can schedule to finally get certificated. I'm up against a two week delay, starting tomorrow, while my plane is in Concord, NH for Xponder check and installation of Garmin 430W; plus Simon is off to somewhere for a two week Instructors' clinic. Aye -- but there are so many projects to do!
What's the latest on Skyhog's recovery? Simon and I flew to Nashua(KASH) the other day, and I wanted to mention Nick to his old stomping grounds but I couldn't remember his last name. Well, the WX went South and we turned back to land at Port City Aviation(Portsmouth) [the old Pease AF Base]. On the way back to Wiscasset we were dodging clouds under the IFR routine(not instrument -- I Follow Roads. 2.7 hours on that flight. Interesting insight: I was running at 2500rpm most of the time. Refueling at base Wiscasset took just over 19 gallons, with a fuel burn of 7.3gph. Not bad and, I think, a testament to the Power Flow tuned exhaust.
(Ouch! $5.49 per gallon of 100LL)
Speaking of Power Flow, Simon wanted to see what the plane would do on a
short field departure. "His plane:" The Skyhawk was off the ground "before the lights," at 40mph, and climbing at 1000fpm. He commented that if he had the funds he'd put the PFS on his own 172.
Now I need to scan the posts. Oh! Anyone coming to Maine this summer? My guest room is, as noted previously, OPEN.
HR
