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Yes Charles, I figured you were heading east. When we fly to Montana we gas up at John Day and next time we go that way we will have to meet up. I'm glad your having so much fun with your J

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While I accept the efficiency of electrons. Let's suppose you are traveling 600 miles and you both have a range of 300 miles. The Tesla will require a full recharge which takes about 45 minutes to an hour. Your BMW will require a fueling that can be done in under 5 minutes. What I can't understand about all the electric vehicles is why no one has designed an interchangeable battery. Think of the business possibilities. Automated smart car pulls into battery transfer station communicates with automated station which replaces depleted battery with fully charged unit in a couple minutes and automatically bills your account

Yes it does

Excellent outcome, as always most curious what caused the engine to seize. Load it onto the flat bed tow and get it back flying.

If I was seeing 150kias at 5000 ft in a 30 degree bank I know my AOA would be very low perhaps even into the negative because I would have to be descending to be that fast in a C

Good luck with the sale and with your new bird. Looking forward to posts about it and the customizations you plan to do.

Today's flight actually started yesterday as we flew north to Redmond OR to dig for aggets known as thunder eggs. It's been a long time since we have flown more than a short hop. 375 miles was done in 2h 15min with our gps showing 180mph ground speed. There was lots of clouds below us as we made our way north more than forecasted but as we neared RDM there was lots of breaks allowing us to descend into the area. The flights both yesterday and the return today were as smooth as you can imagine flying at 9500 and 10500 feet each way. Found lots of rocks in fact had just under 50 pounds of them in a five gal bucket in the baggage area. Now I need a rock saw to slice them open to see what's inside.

What is a PDI were all familiar with PPI ?

Don't want to see a political subject line but I agree with the post about non aviation subject. One thing for certain is there are people on MS with amazing talent experience and knowledge on many fronts. I know the Google provides information on everything but I would rather learn from folks here than doing random searches. For example if I needed to train a parrot.

Yesterday we made a short flight to the coast as I needed some areal photos for reference to use on my paintings. Winds and thermals were really screwy as soon as we were on the upwind we were getting 12 to 13 hundred fpm and had a pretty bouncy flight to the sea. The marine layer was deep but fore flight showed a gap open along about 20 to 30 miles close to home. When we hit the area it looked just like what the satellite was showing and would be good for pictures. But the ride was so bumpy at 2000 agl made it near impossible to get any good pics. Head for home. AWOS was stating variable 10 knots with a 90 degree swing. Was getting pushed and pulled in the pattern and just before TD got the stall horn and dropped onto the runway from maybe a foot or two. We were at 75mph at that moment so must have picked up one of the infamous Lampson rollers. Also had to move out of the hangar I was renting. forth move at our little airport. I think I may have lucked out as we were able to find this one and for the first time it's not shared with others. Owner says we can stay as long as we like.

Happy birthday Gixxer

Never mind

Here's a thought, while the engine is at idle have you tried tapping on the glass. Could be its sticking and can't get passed 21

Other than adding air to the tires or a quart of oil as needed I bring Snoopy into my shop but typically do most of the work myself or along side with my mech. I have been turning wrenches longer than I can remember and find most tasks our planes require to be pretty basic and having done several annuals have learned many of the tricks specific to our brand. It has been mentioned that distractions take place in busy shop environments so one of my primary functions during owner assist annuals is to keep a respectful eye on things and if my mechanic is called away from something unfinished I will make certain he completes whatever was being done before moving on to the next task. There have been things that had to wait for whatever reason and when this happens I put a big strip of bright yellow tape on the unfinished part and use a highlighter on the inspection sheet for that item. Pulling these old airplanes apart and putting them back together again year after year creates its own form of wear and tear.

And all this time I thought you were only half human

Reading of the extent of his injuries was like a punch in the gut. Thank you Mike for your efforts in helping the families.

This yields 154 knots (see photo) with two on board. On long trips we fly as close to three hours between fuel and with climb cruise and descent most I can put in is 27 gallons of fuel and I'm sure we burn more in the climb than we get back in the descent so 9gph seems pretty reasonable. At 8000 ft three heading gps gave 148 knots and four heading gave 149 again with two on board. Your thoughts were taken in the spirit you intended. But yes there are Mooney C's that can do the unlikely. I read your post but didn't even realize I was being quoted till Bobs reply such an old thread. all good

Making the long walk from the Walmart. This is how to shop at Wally World

And that's exactly the point I was trying to make. Making base and final turns can be banked safely as long as you don't increase wing loading by increased elevator in an attempt to INCREASE your RATE of turn. If you make your turn radius and rate of descent correctly to line up with the runway on the desired glide slope without the need to tighten your turn there is no problem.

Chrixxer you need to make a gps speed run as described above before you conclude your speed is down. We did ours at 8000 feet with my wife and I on board. I bet you find yourself going faster than you think plus it's fun.

Damn you guys beat me to it

Well splitting lanes is in fact legal in California. I don't have a need for it any more as I live in the country but back when I lived in the Bay Area traffic was so bad I could usually save up to an hour on my daily commute each way. Back then I lived on my Ninja and believe me there were times that I could not split lanes and holding place on a crowded backed up freeway was way more risky than splitting. When you are stuck in place you are completely defensive when you are splitting traffic you are offensive. It's like white water kayaking you have to move in the current so that you can maneuver. I get the whole thrill seeker mentally but I mostly got over mine when I realized I was no longer immortal. Maybe some people just never grow out of it. I don't think this incident was intentional. Regardless it's very sad and also disrespectful because he did not own that airplane and destroyed it playing his deadly game.

So, for example can an airplane be banked at 30 degrees to establish a turn with an understanding you will lose altitude without increasing wing loading or AOA. If I'm at 30 degrees and am pushing the nose down in full coordination with the rudder am I or am I not increasing angle of attack. And if not as long as I know how much radius is needed and how much altitude must be lost and I begin my base to final which for me is usually a single 180 turn at the correct distance and altitude I should be able to safely line up with the runway at my desired GS when I've completed my turn. If not I'm not sure I will ever be able to land again. And for the record my bank angles may vary depending on conditions. I totally understand how wing loading and stall speed is effected when you try to increase your turn rate by adding up elevator

I'm not sure but I think you really misunderstood my point in agreement with what you were saying about basic airmanship or perhaps I was mistaken as to which statement you were referring to