Late start, but a good day

rottydaddy

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Yesterday turned out pretty well- when I arrived, the new tailwheel bracket on the 2-33 was getting some tweaking, but that was sorted out pretty quickly. I'd just picked up a decent canopy to make shade over near our staging area; that was a big hit.

Good turn-out today, including a 14-yr-old with about 80 hrs of powered dual who is itching to solo anything...:rolleyes:
Herb had him up for just over an hour, just when conditions were peaking... I think the spin demo really set the hook; he's now a member. :D

Somehow I ended up being "quad master" for most of the day (not that I mind, it's fun zooming around on that thing), but I did get up for two brief flights... lift was pretty much all gone at that point, but I needed more work on boxing and pattern work anyway. Finally did a full box with Herb (reluctantly, no doubt) keeping his hands off the stick, got a "benign spiral" demo (wheeee!!), saw a B-17 below us cruising right over the home 'drome at 1000 (enroute to Trenton I guess), and flew a pretty good pattern entry and landing on my own.
Not a bad way to spend a Sunday.:yes:
 
LOL, no, I believe it was Aluminum Overcast, which is on tour.

We had a T-6 and Stearman giving non-stop rides this week at FWQ.

The non-standard radio calls and patterns --- "T-6 Landing..." (which meant a long, wide, continuous 180-something from somewhere out there to the runway) and "Stearman in pattern..." which meant there was a Stearman out there somewhere -- made it a bit tough to do student pattern practice -- "Where is he?"
 
excellent sean, glad to hear that you got a few more flight in. i spent the weekend towing, did 12 on saturday and 9 on sunday.
 
I had a good excursion as well. 2:15 in the Ka-6 on Sunday. didn't start off too good. I got off in a "Pawnee Thermal", and had to scratch myself bach up for almost 20 minutes. After that it was quite good, and I was cruising along beneath the cloud bases. Got about as far from the airport as I have ever been without an engine :-).

By far the bast part of the day was gaggling with 2 other club members. I was circlinf with our club 1-34, and a friend's LS-1f.

I was planning to stay up longer, but I got low and fell out but had a great time. I think we had a record for ships airborne yesterday for our club. at one time we had seven ships in the air. Our club 2-33 and 1-34, two Centrair Pegase, a PIK-20, an LS1-f, and my Ka-6.
 
fantastic pete, there was one day here earlier this year where we had something like 8 or 9 gliders fly. its great to share the sky.
 
Rottydaddy;

Sounds like a great way to spend a day. Gosh your story makes me want to try it again. The last time I went up in a 2-33 in the mid 70's and we stayed up for almost an hour thermaling and practicing stalls. Now I just have to find a place to get some lessons.

John J
 
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