Denver98

I know what you fly and I bet I know for whom. So, the only question is when do we both fly at the same time. TAS 494 is awesome, what is that .885? At E170 when was this? The flying from the “east” as fallen off recently.

This was 3 years ago on a flight from PHL to SEA. Took over 6 hours, painful!

Obviously it’s a little slow. Asked my wife, and she has never thought that an aircraft wasn’t doing a standard rate turn. As long as the turn will keep you on the protected side of a holding pattern or keep you from over shooting final, you’ll be fine. That said, if it’s something that can be adjusted without to much trouble it might be worth a try. If it follows the line, odds are your fine. My opinion, not worth the paper it’s printed on.

My first jet was a TWA DC-9-30 built in the late ‘50s. The check airman showed me the history of the airplane, it had 110,000 hours and 115,000 cycles on it. Nevertheless, I was very excited to fly it. As far as Douglas was concerned, if you can maintain it, you can fly it.

I’m going with Freezing Rain. Cold air over taking warm air, typically causes a temp inversions. The cold air pushes the warm air up and the moisture freezes as it falls to the ground.

Fly to APA or BJC. I can get to Breck in 90 minutes from Downtown Denver. CDOT closes Vail Pass all the time, mainly for accidents and spinouts. It can be beautiful weather and vail pass will close because of a accident and you’re stuck. There are several routes that will take you to Breck from Denver, the longest, HWY 285 to CO 9 is 2 hours(ish). If you don’t want to fly to Denver, then Kremmling would be the best but I have no idea if they have hangar space for your plane. Not sure how soon you’re planning your trip but the weather is going to be great here this weekend, could be 70 on Sunday...BUT...then on Monday and Tuesday we’re expecting our first snow storm of the year. Ya got to love Colorado.

The controls in Airbus equipment are “summed”, meaning a full up stick on one side and a full down stick on the other equals ZERO pitch change. There is also an aural alert “dual input” so the pilots know that they are both trying to fly the airplane. 447 was in alternate law meaning they had multiple failures of redundant systems. That is what allowed them to stall the airplane. The crew, sadly, allowed an airplane capable of flying to remain in a stall and it had nothing to do with lack of a control interconnect. I’ve said it before, I prefer the Airbus fly-by-wire philosophy without question, over the Boeing fly-by-wire philosophy.

The 787 pays the the bills, so I can fly a Mooney, play in the mountains of Colorado and restore a classic car. The wife’s job, DEN tower controller, does help support my transportation “habits”.

I have! The first little flash caught my attention, looked out the side window of the MD-80 and got hit again. It was a green laser and I looked right down the beam. This happened on approach to South Bend, IN. I didn’t suffer any vision loss and thankfully I wasn’t the PF. I was able to report the approximate location to the tower never did hear anything about it. I did work the flight back to IWA but took the next day off and went the eye Dr. Over the years, I’ve seen many lasers pointed at aircraft I’ve been in. All that really happens is a green flash that lights up the flight deck. I once saw a green laser hit the aircraft from the passenger window. It’s fairly common in Phoenix. We get NOTAMs about it in certain cities. Too many idiots with nothing to do.

Ha! Her response was “Hmm, we’ll get briefed on it in a month or two, if at all.” Nothing like the speed of government.

Right you are!! What a sneaky change.

Here’s my theory....the ICAO identifier isn’t actually changing but that the new CFO identifier is for the space port that is to be built on the field. ForeFlight, just updated yesterday.

She had no idea. Which is weird but not out of the realm of government oversight. However, I can’t find any info about the change including the Airport’s website. For a change that is reported to happen in a just 3 days, I would expect to find some press release on the change.

Where did you get this tidbit of info? Nether my wife or I have heard anything about this change.

I haven’t flow the 747, sadly. But as far as commercial passenger airliners go...it’s a 2 pilot, 2 engine world. The 777-300ER is the same length as the 747-400, just no upper deck. It does everything the 747 does but with 2 engines...except carry cargo. UPS can fill the majority of the cubic feet with revenue cargo, no need for legroom or galleys. I would imagine that the days as a freighter are limited. The 777X flew for the first time today, 2 engines will always be cheaper that 4, regardless how sexy the 4 engine jet looks.

Took my wife flying for the first time in 252AD, finally. We did a rescue flight for Pilot N Paws yesterday (1/24/202). Two Rottie “puppies” were rescued from a facility in Amarillo, TX and are in Denver to be placed with new families. Bruce and Mila are two very sweet pups and they were a delight to have along. Bruce was in a harness and got to be in all the photos.

That is a very on point piece about Boeing. In the last 7 years, I’ve gone from 757/767 to the A-320 family to the 787 and the Boeing felt like a step back from the Airbus. I commented more than once that a lot of the “old Boeing” ways made it into the 787 and it was a shame. If Boeing is going to catch up, they need a clean sheet design. That said, the 787 has the best wing of any airplane I have ever flown.

Today was my first Mooney flight of 2020. I took my son on a flight from BJC to MTJ, I was really a nice day to fly, even though it may not look like in some of the photos. For those of you with young kids, they grow up so fast!

Go for it!! But let the regional airline pay for your ATP. You won’t need it to get hired. As soon as you hit 1500 hours with a first class medical, you’ll get hired. When you upgrade to captain at that regional airline, the check ride/type ride is the same as ATP ride. No reason to do it twice. :) Look into the single engine cargo operators. Had a 19yo kid catch a Jumpseat ride out of MEM or somewhere in TN, he was flying right seat in a single engine turbo prop. Already had a job with Mesa airlines as soon as he hit 1500 hours. He was/is way ahead of the game. He can’t even take his ATP ride until he turns 23.

I dug out my old CFI/CFII binder that I put together in college and found this magazine from December 1993. I took pictures of the article for those that want a stroll down memory lane. I’ve owned the Corvette, a green ‘94. That was almost as fun as the flying the Mooney. Enjoy!!

Scott Hager, started flying in High School but knew at a very young age that I wanted to be a professional pilot. Grew up in the Denver Suburbs, got my PPL at KAPA. Started flying Mooneys (M20Js) in college for my Instrument, Commercial and CFII ratings. Flew skydivers after college in anything from a C182 to a B90 KingAir, eventually was I hired by Great Lakes Airlines, then moved on to TWA couple of years later. I was furloughed following 9/11 and spent the lost decade at Allegiant Air. Returned to American Airlines in 2013 and just last year transitioned to the B787 (FO) in May. Hoping that the 787 is my last type rating as I plan to ride it to retirement. (Even though I like Airbus better) I cemented my love for Mooneys when my dad and I flew N231BJ from BJC to LAS for my 21st birthday. And now 25 years later, thanks to MS member Paul, I’ve been able to rekindle my love for the M20K and general aviation. I’m hoping the same happens for my wife once we get couple of trips together this year. She is a Denver International Airport Tower Air Traffic Controller. Be sure to say “hi” to Michelle should you find yourself flying into DIA.

I looked up U46 and it looks like a challenging airport. It is surrounded by mountainous terrain and from what I read in the AF/D unless you live in the airpark it’s closed to non-residents at night. I would definitely want a turbo and FIKI would be a BIG plus. Wintertime operations could be a hard regardless of the weather if the airport doesn’t have a good snow removal plan. An IR is always great to have but won’t help you get into U46, I didn’t see an approach listed for either end of the runway. It sounds as if its a beautiful, friendly airpark. It should be a great place to live with a Mooney and I can see why a Rocket is at the top of your list.

My son and the guys he works with do ceramic coatings on cars. I had my wife’s SUV done nearly a year ago, the water still beads and slides off. It does not seem hard at all BUT, like a lot of things in life, it’s all about the prep work. Which makes it a multi-step process and time consuming. If you’re willing to do the work correctly and take the time to do each step right an owner could easily do it themselves. But ask yourself, when was the last time you waxed your car?