timwinters
Ejection Handle Pulled
To avoid hijacking the "airspeed on downwind" thread any more than it already has been, I've started this one!
Calling @Tantalum
<Tim grabs his crotch, looks askance at his foe, and, in a manner that is typical of when a bunch of buddies are sitting in a bar having a beer during Friday night happy hour, retorts:>
"I have your one trick pony right here, dude!!
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Flew early today, needed to get the plane out, it'd been a few weeks. Temps were in the low teens and altimeter settings were in the 30.65 range producing density altitudes of more than 3,000' below MSL altitudes.
So I fly down to Cape (KCGI) to do a few landings (class D and, yes, I'm the only one around). On the last circuit, I fly the pattern purposely high and tight so I can do a slipping turn from base to final and then a full deflection slip all the way down to about 10' AGL (max) on final (full flaps, 60mph indicated). I kick it out of the slip and simultaneously start my roundout and flare...and a freaking coyote runs across the runway immediately ahead of me!
Whoahhhhh!
Burp the throttle, float about 20', and set down on the other side of him. That certainly woke me up from my nap!
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I have my oil cooler totally covered with FAA approved duct tape but still couldn't get the oil temps up to 180 or above this morning which is what it takes in my plane to boil off the water. So I do some slow flight on the way back to KPCD. This is what I looked at for about thirty minutes and, yes, I maintained almost 190 oil temps for the duration:
In case you're wondering, I was full flaps (40*), 2200rpm and 16" manifold pressure. And, of course, the stall warning was screaming the entire time. Buddy was sitting in the backseat asking "WTF?" My ground speed was about 30kts, have no idea what the winds aloft were, it was pretty calm here this morning with a slight breeze out of the SSE at the surface.
I love playing at the edges of the envelopes and sky. The center is sooooooo boring!
As an aside, ask the 6y9 contingent what a "real" low pass looks like. Hint: if your tires aren't at or below the tops of the Runway cones @ at least 160mph then it AIN'T a low pass. Or as Brad said on his handheld as I pulled up at the end "was that a low pass or an extended touch and go?"
<har>
Calling @Tantalum
<Tim grabs his crotch, looks askance at his foe, and, in a manner that is typical of when a bunch of buddies are sitting in a bar having a beer during Friday night happy hour, retorts:>
"I have your one trick pony right here, dude!!
----break----
Flew early today, needed to get the plane out, it'd been a few weeks. Temps were in the low teens and altimeter settings were in the 30.65 range producing density altitudes of more than 3,000' below MSL altitudes.
So I fly down to Cape (KCGI) to do a few landings (class D and, yes, I'm the only one around). On the last circuit, I fly the pattern purposely high and tight so I can do a slipping turn from base to final and then a full deflection slip all the way down to about 10' AGL (max) on final (full flaps, 60mph indicated). I kick it out of the slip and simultaneously start my roundout and flare...and a freaking coyote runs across the runway immediately ahead of me!
Whoahhhhh!
Burp the throttle, float about 20', and set down on the other side of him. That certainly woke me up from my nap!
---break----
I have my oil cooler totally covered with FAA approved duct tape but still couldn't get the oil temps up to 180 or above this morning which is what it takes in my plane to boil off the water. So I do some slow flight on the way back to KPCD. This is what I looked at for about thirty minutes and, yes, I maintained almost 190 oil temps for the duration:
In case you're wondering, I was full flaps (40*), 2200rpm and 16" manifold pressure. And, of course, the stall warning was screaming the entire time. Buddy was sitting in the backseat asking "WTF?" My ground speed was about 30kts, have no idea what the winds aloft were, it was pretty calm here this morning with a slight breeze out of the SSE at the surface.
I love playing at the edges of the envelopes and sky. The center is sooooooo boring!
As an aside, ask the 6y9 contingent what a "real" low pass looks like. Hint: if your tires aren't at or below the tops of the Runway cones @ at least 160mph then it AIN'T a low pass. Or as Brad said on his handheld as I pulled up at the end "was that a low pass or an extended touch and go?"
<har>
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) then I'll slow it way down.. but if I know there's a Mooney, twin Cessna, or Baron, or SR22, etc. behind me than I'll keep it a little faster as well. Most pilots should be comfortable doing both
