Central CA Fly-in - KPRB , Paso Robles April 14th

[mooneyflyer]

Yes Kelly!  Mooney will be flying an Ultra into PRB for the Fly-In BBQ!

Plus still more surprises in store... 

Phil

[mooneyflyer]

38 Mooneys an still 2 1/2 weeks to go.  Mike Rogers would like to hit 50.  Spread the word.

[M20FanJesse]

4 minutes ago, mooneyflyer said:

38 Mooneys an still 2 1/2 weeks to go.  Mike Rogers would like to hit 50.  Spread the word.

Thats freaking awesome. I mean, I can let all the SoCal pilots know on reddit.com/r/flying forum. But thats just a mixed bag of pilots, not mooney specific. 

[kmyfm20s]

27 minutes ago, M20FanJesse said:

Thats freaking awesome. I mean, I can let all the SoCal pilots know on reddit.com/r/flying forum. But thats just a mixed bag of pilots, not mooney specific. 

Easy now, let’s not get carried away!

[Skates97]

36 minutes ago, mooneyflyer said:

38 Mooneys an still 2 1/2 weeks to go.  Mike Rogers would like to hit 50.  Spread the word.

There are a few Mooney's at Corona that I don't know if they are on any of the boards. I am going to print off Mike's flyer, leave it on the one's parked outside, and slip it between the doors on the ones where I know their hangars are. 

[Skates97]

42 minutes ago, mooneyflyer said:

Yes Kelly!  Mooney will be flying an Ultra into PRB for the Fly-In BBQ!

Plus still more surprises in store... 

Phil

Setting the bar pretty high for the first Club Fly-in!

[thinwing]

I'll say...I can do pretty good orbiting video at 4K or Hollywood quality 16mm cinematic flown freehand...looking forward to it

[MrRodgers]

6 hours ago, mooneyflyer said:

38 Mooneys an still 2 1/2 weeks to go.  Mike Rogers would like to hit 50.  Spread the word.

This is so great.  38 Mooneys so far. AND the Ultra being flown in is even better. 

So appreciative of the response we have been getting. 

Thanks everyone. 

Michael Rodgers

[mike_elliott]

If anyone in CA can verify that it was Gordon Holley that perished 2 days ago in his Mooney E, and that if he is survived by his SO Patricia, Please PM me so that I can mobilize the Mooney Summit's Bill Gilliland foundation to assist. @mooneygirl, perhaps you could provide the SO some grief counseling 

http://www.kathrynsreport.com/2018/03/mooney-m20-fatal-accident-occurred.html

 

http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N213EJ

[thinwing]

Mooney Flyin photo op.....I plan to operate off the striped keep clear area of the ramp shown in photo and fly the path of the yellow circle with camera lense pointing to center.About 2 or three orbits should do it and I won't start till I'm sure everybody is parked and shut down.Ive just received " geo fencing disable authorization "from DJI the aircraft and softaware provider that will allow aircraft to even take off inside an aircraft boundary.However,I have no way of testing this in time for flyin and DJI being in China has been known to screw this up.If that happens..I gotta use a older ,non geofenced aircraft and hand fly the circle which will NOT be as pretty.I need 1 volunteer as spotter and handheld radio operator..K

[Skates97]

9 hours ago, thinwing said:

I need 1 volunteer as spotter and handheld radio operator..K

I'm happy to help if I'm given some instructions. 

[thinwing]

Ok your volunteered...just monitor the Unicom freq and alert me if another aircraft is coming down that taxiway.Or starting up on the ramp to exit etc...Also you can use the handheld to alert other traffic that a drone is orbiting the ramp at 100 agl.

[Skates97]

1 hour ago, thinwing said:

Ok your volunteered...just monitor the Unicom freq and alert me if another aircraft is coming down that taxiway.Or starting up on the ramp to exit etc...Also you can use the handheld to alert other traffic that a drone is orbiting the ramp at 100 agl.

Can do, just need to borrow a handheld from someone, or this is an excuse to buy one.

Anybody have any experience with this one?

YAESU VERTEX FTA 550 VHF HANDHELD RADIO - AA BATTERY PACK

[kpaul]

29 minutes ago, Skates97 said:

or this is an excuse to buy one.

This is the one I have.  http://www.sportys.com/pilotshop/sporty-s-sp-400-handheld-nav-com-aviation-radio.html

I have not had to use it in flight however, I have used it on the ground numerous times and seems to work well.  There was a thread around here were folks talked about the different ones they fly with.  I just can't remember if it was a stand-alone thread or thread drift.

Found it: 

 

Edited March 31, 2018 by kpaul

[mikefox]

Regretfully won't be able to attend due to a cracked Hartzell spinner bulkhead!  Anyone ever heard of that?  Big chunk of aluminum missing!

[carusoam]

May have heard something like that.... it could be a strong echo...

Searched on this...  cracked Hartzell spinner bulkhead

got this...

Almost...

The search worked, but the cut and paste got away...   twice...

Best regards,

-a-

[Skates97]

1 hour ago, mikefox said:

Regretfully won't be able to attend due to a cracked Hartzell spinner bulkhead!  Anyone ever heard of that?  Big chunk of aluminum missing!

Maybe you can hitch a ride with someone? 

[thinwing]

On 3/31/2018 at 8:47 AM, Skates97 said:

Can do, just need to borrow a handheld from someone, or this is an excuse to buy one.

Anybody have any experience with this one?

YAESU VERTEX FTA 550 VHF HANDHELD RADIO - AA BATTERY PACK

Just use mine..

[ragedracer1977]

Wife and I will be there! As close to 10a. as possible.  We'll be flying from KDVT. 430a departure.  

[Rudest Buddhist]

23 hours ago, ragedracer1977 said:

Wife and I will be there! As close to 10a. as possible.  We'll be flying from KDVT. 430a departure.  

This is awesome.

[Skates97]

On 4/2/2018 at 10:17 AM, thinwing said:

Just use mine..

A thank you to Ron, @rdshave, who donated a Vertex VXA-710 that he no longer uses to me so I'm all set.

[thinwing]

Sweet!

[mooneyflyer]

42 Mooneys as of this morning.

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Fly Safe, Fly Fast

Phil

PS Please signup by Monday in order to be guaranteed food.  Since there are more than 80 attendees, I need to nail it down by then.  Thanks  Also, please email me at philcorman@hotmail.com if you have to CANCEL, please.

[SantosDumont]

On 4/2/2018 at 11:33 AM, ragedracer1977 said:

Wife and I will be there! As close to 10a. as possible.  We'll be flying from KDVT. 430a departure.  

430AM?  Why so slow?  You pull back to 25% and only get 100kts at 3.5 GPH or something?

[ragedracer1977]

8 hours ago, SantosDumont said:

430AM?  Why so slow?  You pull back to 25% and only get 100kts at 3.5 GPH or something?

Well, I’ve revised a little, lol.  I’m not really sure what I did in my head, but my brain calculator must have been broken.  I mentally calculated about 5 hrs air time, with a fuel stop. When I actually plugged all the data in, it’s 3.5 hrs with no fuel stop.