Today's flight for 2018

[bradp]

Beautiful sunrise flight approaching Wilmington this morning  that gray looking stuff at the horizon is the ocean  

[Warren]

Went to the Jandakot airport this weekend (Perth Australia). Pleasantly surprised to see a Mooney proudly displayed on the way in.  I rented a plane and flew around Perth and up the coast.  Absolutely beautiful coast and fun experience.  One more continent to add to my flight log.

Thanks to everyone that provided advice on flying here.

 

[carusoam]

Great pic, Warren!

The only Mooney on a stick that I know of.

See if you can find @Tommy around there somewhere...

Say hi from the US MS team...  

Best regards,

-a-

[Tommy]

Enjoy your time here @Warren

Safe trip!

[xcrmckenna]

It wasn’t a flight but we had some daddy daughter time so I took Emmalyn up to Freedom. First flight coming soon.


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[Skates97]

So behind posting flights... Had to finally pull the AI and send it out for overhaul along with the altimeter that decided to start sticking on descent on our way back from Phoenix on Mother's Day. After putting them back in and having my AP/IA sign the logbook I took her up for a short flight over to Redlands. 

http://intothesky.us/2018/05/25/redlands-for-fun/

[Hank]

Today was a great day. Started cloudy and low, but I took the convertible to meet the car club at an art show on the lake; before lunch, it was mostly blue skies and getting warm (mid 80s).

Then I went to the airport for a quick flight and ended up taking a friend to ride--the joys of not having fuel at your home field.

Despite multiple "VFR not recommended" cautions, no rain or TCs were visible from the ground or out the windows at 3000 msl (field elevation 326 msl), the air was smooth and temp was quite bearable.

Returned home to a cookout at the neighborhood pool, with great pork loin, grilled chicken and cold beer. 

A really good day!!

Edited May 27, 2018 by Hank

[amillet]

On Thursday I flew across the Cascades to pick my daughter up for a Memorial Day visit.  Landed at 2S5 (Waterville, WA), the closest airport to Daroga State Park where she works.  Most of the traffic there is crop dusters.  I took her back today.  There  was a sail plane sitting at the end of the runway waiting for a tow plane to take him back to Ephrata.  @adverseyaw I heard you call Seattle Center for your clearance over Wenatchee to Boeing Field as I was about 10 miles out from Waterville. Recognized the 201XG callsign immediately. 

[HRM]

Hot & steamy in Southeast Texas this morning. I am staying close to long runways until I break the new jug in a bit more. The E flew like she always does, beautifully. After about 45 minutes I called ATC and said "I'm ready to come in, tired of dodging clouds!" On the drive home I saw a steam vent tower from one of the plants producing a cloud right in front of my eyes! Anyway, I was asked to go direct to the numbers on 30 because the morning flight from DFW (American) was coming in. Now we have ATC pestering and distracting the pilot, disturbing the tranquility of the sterile cockpit. So I am coming in, density altitude is 1500', hot and humid as the beejeezus and I get "76Q can you take Echo and get clear before the Embraer?" Well yeah, but then BOUNCE. Well, little bounce, not enough to go around or cause a prop strike, but a bounce nonetheless. I hate less than perfect landings, would have been perfect without the distraction 

[HRM]

On 5/15/2018 at 1:45 PM, bonal said:

On another note yesterday was my first day in retirement after a 35 year career in an extremely demanding and stressful job. Looking forward to what the future holds.

Stay healthy and you'll have lots of great flying! I am really looking forward to my retirement flying, so much of the 'bucket list' involves it.

[adverseyaw]

22 hours ago, amillet said:

@adverseyaw I heard you call Seattle Center for your clearance over Wenatchee to Boeing Field as I was about 10 miles out from Waterville. Recognized the 201XG callsign immediately. 

;-)

Likely my CFII on the radio. We had a glider on the runway at Wenatchee as well.

P.S. I checked the roster at the B2OSH clinic coming up, saw your name there, so looks like I'll see you soon!

[KLRDMD]

Last night flight as he's checking off boxes in preparation for the private check ride.

[KLRDMD]

It is always hard kicking them out of the nest for the first time. Student pilot, had soloed a Cherokee with another CFI but he just bought my 231 so I'm doing some training for him.

[J0nathan225]

In honor of Memorial Day and those who gave all. Here are some photos of my flying days over the last 8 months. Thanks @carusoam for the idea to post here.

[bonal]

Thank you for your service Jo and all the others who serve and especially those that gave their all.  got my Stars and Stripes proudly displayed out front 

Edited May 28, 2018 by bonal

[Skates97]

I didn't make it up for a flight today, my oldest daughter is down visiting with two of our grandkids and they wanted to go to the beach. However, today marks two years to the day that I took my first flight. Two years later I have 242.0 total hours, 181.4 hours in my Mooney and 161.9 hours of those have been cross country over 50nm. Mooneys were meant for travelling. 

[bonal]

Well we have been trying to get out to Lincoln for a ECI on our A hub. For the past weeks there has been very unstable weather with lots of building turbulent air resulting in TS but now we are into high pressure and summer weather looks to be moving in.  Very hazy but still had visibility out past 50 miles.  Nice to get the inspection done and am now good for another 100 hours.  Snoopy running fine as always  but with the temps in the 90's I am having to adjust to the hotter days.  As we were crossing the numbers about 30 or 40ft agl with very little wind indicated speed 75 to 80mph and slowing the bottom just fell out I mean we had zero lift I was able to catch it just before we hit with a shout from the stall horn ending in a not too bad of a bounce held it off and set down gently after that.  Never have I experienced such a loss of lift. Sight picture of the runway was normal and I made no change to power. Weird.  Of course I was thinking of the recently deceased pilot and his wife and that Lincoln was their home base.

Edited May 30, 2018 by bonal

[Marauder]

Well we have been trying to get out to Lincoln for a ECI on our A hub. For the past weeks there has been very unstable weather with lots of building turbulent air resulting in TS but now we are into high pressure and summer weather looks to be moving in.  Very hazy but still had visibility out past 50 miles.  Nice to get the inspection done and am now good for another 100 hours.  Snoopy running fine as always  but with the temps in the 90's I am having to adjust to the hotter days.  As we were crossing the numbers about 30 or 40ft agl with very little wind indicated speed 75 to 80mph and slowing the bottom just fell out I mean we had zero lift I was able to catch it just before we hit with a shout from the stall horn ending in a not too bad of a bounce held it off and set down gently after that.  Never have I experienced such a loss of lift. Sight picture of the runway was normal and I made no change to power. Weird.  Of course I was thinking of the recently deceased pilot and his wife and that Lincoln was their home base.

Beautiful. Here is what the mid Atlantic looked like yesterday.



Always nice to have a backup on a “VFR” day.




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[aviatoreb]

On 5/23/2018 at 11:44 PM, Warren said:

 

 

I'm imagining one of those on a pivoting mount, so it will act as a wind vane - and maybe mounted on top of my house.  What do you guys think?  How do I sell that to my wife?  

Anyone have an old tired mooney they can lend me?

[Wildhorsesracing]

It was raining in Denton, NC today...  It was fun dodging showers for my short flight to lunch today.

[HRM]

3 hours ago, aviatoreb said:

How do I sell that to my wife?

Let's see...about 5 AMU/mo in alimony payments, the house, the car...

[HRM]

On 5/26/2018 at 9:51 PM, Skates97 said:

I took her up for a short flight over to Redlands. 

The reward...priceless.

[aviatoreb]

I went to Fredericton, NB this weekend for a conference...and came back.  Friday when I went I left a bit earlier in the day than I might have, to beat the storms that were going to blow in, which turned out to be a good call.  There were a few storms building up enroute and cloud layer with bases at 2-3k and tops at 9k, and I was at 15500 which was a nice place to enjoy the sunshine and easily steer clear of any build ups to a severe clear arrival at CYFC.  Yay CANPASS.

I had never been but Fredericton is really a nice town on the river.  Lot's of nice shops and restaurants and classic but well kept old homes.  And I brought my folder bike and there is a really nice rails to trails bike path for miles and miles along the river.  Plus across the river there is a dedicated walking/bike bridge.  The town is actually half and half on both sides of the river.  ...and I got some work done and went to the conference.

There is a picture of bacon wrapped scallops by the river. Another picture of sushi at a Korean restaurant - bacon sushi!  Everything is good with bacon.  Plus spicy-bim-bim-bap.

Returned this morning - there is a picture of me looking across the wing right at the border between New Brunswick and Maine.  Then I did customs at Bangor, ME.  And I borrowed the car and went and got some lobsters.  Bangor is really a nice town too with canals running through town.

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[211º]

Flew against a big headwind to KC on Monday (LOP and stretched it out for the first three hours, then 2500/25 to get Missouri under the belly quickly).  I was able to leave KC on the same day (instead of spending the night - Win!) and able to head to Marion, Ind to see family.  Spent the night in Indiana.  The next evening, I picked my way through some rain from Marion back into Cincinnati Lunken.  Just another confirmation that Mooney's are time machines! Photo of KC and somewhere over Indiana. 

[nels]

Glad to know your Mooney is functioning well. You sure couldn’t have gotten all that accomplished in your old 150 given twice the time!