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  1. Joe Zuffoletto
    I often do 3 to 4 hour legs, usually wearing an O2 mask (cannulas dry out my nostrils and give me nosebleeds). Anything with onions or spices is out because I don't like to rebreathe smelly burps. Granola bars, Pringles and water are what I usually take. I sip water continuously throughout the flight.
  2. Joe Zuffoletto
    Denver's in the middle of nowhere, so all my legs are long! Nonstop examples: Denver-Orange County Denver-Napa Denver-Seattle Denver-Chicago Denver-Austin Denver-Cabo
  3. Joe Zuffoletto
    This is crazy. I was surfing YouTube this morning and came across some videos shot by a plane spotter at Denver Centennial. Incredibly, he captured me taking off in my Acclaim about 3 weeks ago! You can see me taking the runway at 2:16.
  4. Joe Zuffoletto
    Below FL200 airways, but you sometimes get shortcuts if you ask. Above FL200 the shortcuts come easier, but not even airline pilots get direct (I've asked them). Maybe on the way back. My camera failed me (again) on the way down.
  5. Joe Zuffoletto
    Haven't bought any yet (I'm still here), but when I came down in March it was $7.51 per gallon.
  6. Joe Zuffoletto
    Flew the Acclaim from Denver to Cabo San Lucas this past Sunday, and as usual it was a fun and rewarding trip. Here's the first leg from Denver to El Paso: http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N3833T/history/20130602/1404Z/KAPA/KELP And the second leg from El Paso to Cabo: http://flightaware.com/live/flight/N3833T/history/20130602/1730Z/KELP/MMSL After leveling off and leaning the engine in Colorado, check the range lines on the GPS. Maybe next time I go to Cabo solo I'll try it nonstop.
  7. Joe Zuffoletto
    I took off into a steady 40kt wind that was blowing right down the runway in North Bend, OR. Did the same thing in Kearney, NE. No big deal when it's blowing down the center line. I'm more cautious about crosswinds, especially here in Denver where it's usually quite gusty as well.
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    Wow, on a northerly heading, too!
  9. Joe Zuffoletto
    RV8
    We're finalizing the transaction as we speak, but she should be in my hangar in the next couple weeks!
  10. Joe Zuffoletto
    After flying nothing but turbo Mooneys for the past 13 years (and loving it), I've decided to add something new to my repertoire. Yesterday, after 28 years of flying, I took my first flight in a taildragger (Citabria), the first lesson for my tailwheel endorsement. I also closed on a beautiful addition to my hangar: a spectacular RV-8. Won't be able to fly her for a while, but I'm excited to have my Mooney for long trips and the RV-8 for local fun! http://mooneyspace.com/gallery/image/34154-/
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    RV8

    From the album: #colojo's album

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  13. Joe Zuffoletto
    Very cool. Highway 82, the two-lane road you crossed on short final, is now a 4-lane divided highway!
  14. Joe Zuffoletto
    I've never tipped my mechanics or avionics gurus, but I've written strong letters of testimonial for both that are proudly displayed in their offices!
  15. Joe Zuffoletto
    Yep, that's how it all started with me when I was 3! My mom says my first flight was with her in a Convair 580 from Denver to Colorado Springs in 1967, and that I was obsessed with airplanes from that day on. Hope this little guy catches the bug too!
  16. Joe Zuffoletto
    I can answer this question, as a Rocky Mountain frequent flyer.... Believe it or not, airport coverage in most of Colorado's high terrain is pretty good, and it's not hard to plan flights so you'll always have a field in gliding distance. However, the stretch between Aspen and Denver is a notable exception. As the crow flies there aren't many options. Mucho pucker factor.
  17. Joe Zuffoletto
    Or, if you want something closer, come see me in Denver.
  18. Joe Zuffoletto
    I fly in light to moderate chop about 75% of the time here in Colorado. The plane can withstand far more than my passengers, and sometimes me as well. Once I enter turbulence and determine that it's likely to remain continuous, I drop into the green.
  19. Joe Zuffoletto
    Well, after entering a few city pairs and surfing past flights it looks like their Canadian coverage is as good as their US coverage.
  20. Joe Zuffoletto
    When I bought my Encore it had 400 hours on it. I flew it by the book without sophisticated engine monitoring and had to get it topped at about 1,000 hours. I sold it shortly afterwards. With the Acclaim I have much better engine monitoring and I use that to run it very conservatively at 50LOP whenever possible. There I'm seeing CHT's in the high 200's. If I don't make it to TBO or at least pretty close running it like that I'd be surprised. But we shall see....
  21. Joe Zuffoletto
    +1 When based at Napa I flew an Encore to Seattle, San Diego, and all points between for 7 years and was very glad during the winter that I could climb through freezing layers with TKS and get on top at FL200 or so. Wet, icy clouds are as big an issue as terrain out there. I doubt my Encore cost much more to operate and maintain than an Ovation.
  22. Joe Zuffoletto
    I can't believe you'd need to water a lawn in Guatemala!
  23. Joe Zuffoletto
    The great thing about Mooneys is that there is great performance available at so many price points. As my income slowly advanced during my 28 years of flying I went from renting a J, to owning a K, and now I own a TN. I absolutely loved them all and I was able to afford each one at the time.
  24. Joe Zuffoletto
    Yes it would, especially today. According to ForeFlight my Acclaim could do KRST-KLGA at 17000' in 3:34 and 53 gallons of gas. That's with a 47kt tailwind. That would be fun, indeed! Up at 25K there's a 52kt tailwind but that's not worth the climb. I'd probably firewall it with that kind of tailwind to see if I could bust 300KTS groundspeed.
  25. Joe Zuffoletto
    Switched to electronic logbooks years ago after filling two paper ones. I use LogTen Pro now and love it.
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