Mooney Summit Weather

[air cooled dad]

This weeks layovers included VPS and ECP.  Weather is excellent down here.  Ocean is warm.  Waves are almost nonexistent. Landed the mighty Maddog late last night and already saw a few Mooneys parked at the FBO.  Mine should finally be done with her month long annual on Sunday.  Too late to enjoy this years festivities.  New cylinder, new lndg gear 40/1 gears, gear motor redone, new shock discs, Gami injectors, headrests and a few other items. Enjoy some beautiful flying and beach time!!

 

 

[Hank]

Oh, man! I'll be there in the morning . . . have a cold one for me this afternoon! Lord knows I need one this week . . . .

[Jeff_S]

Thanks for reminding me to pack a swimsuit.  My question is, do we still get FAA Wings credit if we're playing hooky at the beach?!

I'll be there tomorrow morning as well...see y'all soon!

[air cooled dad]

Pirep on the climb out to Atlanta...

Bases at 5000'.  Light chop below.  Smooth above the bases.  Popcorn clouds scattered enough to find a smooth decent. Winds are from 240/5 surface through 13000'.  Above 13000' the winds shift to 090/15 gradually increasing to 20kts by 20000'.  Chatting with the ground controller, they are looking forward to seeing all the Mooney's!   For those new to this airport, it's a black hole at night!!!!   

[Danb]

Guys,it's hot bring your AC

[Raptor05121]

Awesome. I'll be wheels up at 8am, be at ECP at 9am.

[Sean S]

I'll be driving, as Stella failed compression test at annual. See everyone Friday!

[Hank]

2 hours ago, Raptor05121 said:

Awesome. I'll be wheels up at 8am, be at ECP at 9am.

Remember, ECP runs on Central Time. If your watch reads 0900 when you land, it'll really be 0800 . . . .

[201er]

The Jersey boys have arrived

 

 

Edited September 29, 2017 by 201er

[Hank]

51 minutes ago, 201er said:

The Jersey boys have arrived

 

Nonstop, I presume? My flight will be, too. All 55-60 minutes of it . . .

[Danb]

Is Alan alive?

[carusoam]

Non-stop from the middle of NJ...

-a-

[Hank]

11 minutes ago, carusoam said:

Non-stop from the middle of NJ...

-a-

You there too, Anthony? I'll arrive ~1000 (1500Z) and look for your magnificent machine!

[Raptor05121]

5 hours ago, 201er said:

The Jersey boys have arrived

 

 

Everyone take notice that Alan took a nap. He normally has to do that to pass time because Boanza's and 210s are so slow

[Marauder]

5 hours ago, Raptor05121 said:

Everyone take notice that Alan took a nap. He normally has to do that to pass time because Boanza's and 210s are so slow

You flew down in the Bonanza? Why didn’t  he fly his newly acquired J? Got your cargo pants on?

[Guest]

He probably dreaming of cutting up another Mooney.

Clarence

[FloridaMan]

Looks like I'll miss it unless annual is finished on Saturday, which is unlikely. 

[rbridges]

On 9/28/2017 at 10:15 AM, air cooled dad said:

This weeks layovers included VPS and ECP.  Weather is excellent down here.  Ocean is warm.  Waves are almost nonexistent. Landed the mighty Maddog late last night and already saw a few Mooneys parked at the FBO.  Mine should finally be done with her month long annual on Sunday.  Too late to enjoy this years festivities.  New cylinder, new lndg gear 40/1 gears, gear motor redone, new shock discs, Gami injectors, headrests and a few other items. Enjoy some beautiful flying and beach time!!

 

 

We did the same thing. My planes annual isn't completed so we drove down early. A little warm but really nice.  See you guys at the meetings. 

[Hank]

It's great!

[201er]

8 hours ago, Marauder said:

You flew down in the Bonanza? Why didn’t  he fly his newly acquired J? Got your cargo pants on?

[Marauder]

4 hours ago, 201er said:

She’s a beauty. Just need to shine her up a bit. 

[Hank]

Sometimes weather happens. But a bad day at the beach is still better than a good day at work!

[Hank]

Hey, look! Company!!

[Raptor05121]

I had to leave my plane and drive the 3 hours home. I've got the next week off so I'm calling my CFI tomorrow and getting back into IFR training. It sucks not being able to leave.

[Guest]

On September 30, 2017 at 7:27 PM, Hank said:

Hey, look! Company!!

It doesn't look like many of them are tied down.

Clarence