What A Great Day To Fly.

Geico266

Geico266

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After spending the better part of the day playing with Pro-seal I decided it was time to fly. As I drove the 20 mins. to the airport I called ATIS and was advised winds 300 at 14 gusts to 17knts, few clouds at 9,000', baro 29.71".

I pulled the RV-3 out and completed the preflight, she was ready to roll, and so was I. I tuned in the XM radio to the 60's and let her rip all 115 HP from RWY 35. It was the last time I would touch terraferma for 1.5 hours.

After a steady climb to 11,500' I let her level off to find some cold air. It was 82F on the ground and COLD at alt.

The clouds were higher than reported with bases at 10,500, so I went higher to get on top of the few clouds. Allegedly, :nono: I started playing with the clouds alittle and before I knew it I was at 13,500. Is it 50' below clouds or 500'? I can never remember. :frown2: Okay, so I may have bumped a few clouds. Time to quit. If you are having fun flying you must be breaking some rule. :rofl:.

So at 13,500 for a few mins I decided to head back to the airport and try my hand cross wind landings in the -3. Winds had shifted a tad to 280 @ 15knts. I must say the landings were good.

A good day's end spent getting some attitude adjusted by some altitude. :D

I hate it when the clouds get in the way. :rolleyes:
 
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Sounds like it was GREAT DAY to me,but what do i know. We had rain all day.(lol)
Dave G
 
Shipoke said:
Sounds like it was GREAT DAY to me,but what do i know. We had rain all day.(lol)
Dave G
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Bummer! Well, that just makes you apprciate a flying day all that much more. Watch out for those peskie clouds! :rolleyes:
 
Geico266 said:
After spending the better part of the day playing with Pro-seal I decided it was time to fly. As I drove the 20 mins. to the airport I called ATIS and was advised winds 300 at 14 gusts to 17knts, few clouds at 9,000', baro 29.71".

I pulled the RV-3 out and completed the preflight, she was ready to roll, and so was I. I tuned in the XM radio to the 60's and let her rip all 115 HP from RWY 35. It was the last time I would touch terraferma for 1.5 hours.

After a steady climb to 11,500' I let her level off to find some cold air. It was 82F on the ground and COLD at alt.

The clouds were higher than reported with bases at 10,500, so I went higher to get on top of the few clouds. Allegedly, :nono: I started playing with the clouds alittle and before I knew it I was at 13,500. Is it 50' below clouds or 500'? I can never remember. :frown2: Okay, so I may have bumped a few clouds. Time to quit. If you are having fun flying you must be breaking some rule. :rofl:.

So at 13,500 for a few mins I decided to head back to the airport and try my hand cross wind landings in the -3. Winds had shifted a tad to 280 @ 15knts. I must say the landings were good.

A good day's end spent getting some attitude adjusted by some altitude. :D

I hate it when the clouds get in the way. :rolleyes:
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Flying is the BEST therapy...:smilewinkgrin:...
 
nice! :)

I've looked at clouds from both sides now,
From up and down, and still somehow,
It's cloud illusions I recall,
I really don't know clouds, at all.

-- Joni Mitchell
 
nice. one of my favorite flights was about sunset spent bopping around the leftovers of a small rainshaft in an Ercoupe. Window down, cruising around these amazing vertical cloud canyons. It truly is magical.
 
tonycondon said:
nice. one of my favorite flights was about sunset spent bopping around the leftovers of a small rainshaft in an Ercoupe. Window down, cruising around these amazing vertical cloud canyons. It truly is magical.
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That is what I'm talking about ...right there! It is magical.
 
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