Who ordered the Hurricane?

[TonyPynes]

1. First plane purchase - 65k

2. Insurance - 1700

3. Hangar fees - 260 month

4. Transition instructor  - 300-350

5. Airline tickets booked to fly there - 300

6. Rental car and hotel booked 300-400

7. Hurricane Irene hits the Carolinas the same weekend I was supposed to fly her home - priceless

 

[aviatoreb]

Quote: AustinPynes

1. First plane purchase - 65k

2. Insurance - 1700

3. Hangar fees - 260 month

4. Transition instructor  - 300-350

5. Airline tickets booked to fly there - 300

6. Rental car and hotel booked 300-400

7. Hurricane Irene hits the Carolinas the same weekend I was supposed to fly her home - priceless

 

[TonyPynes]

I am watching and will just take a day or two more off if needed. So far Monday is clear but we shall see.  Worst case I hangar her in Texas and fly back another day.

[aviatoreb]

Quote: AustinPynes

I am watching and will just take a day or two more off if needed. So far Monday is clear but we shall see.  Worst case I hangar her in Texas and fly back an

other day.

[TonyPynes]

Nope it is in a Hangar in Texas where they dont allow rain or storms or such. I guess I could hang out and visit familiy in Austin. That is in the morning or evening. It is a touch warm in those parts. (I just moved from Texas a year ago to Greensboro.) They said they dont have much snow, it snowed record amounts my first few months here. they said it doesnt have much tornadoes, we had one a few blocks away that destroyed homes. They said they dont get earthquakes, we had one yesterday. They never said we dont get Hurricanes so maybe it wont impact the Piedmont region much.

[Hank]

Austin--

I've lived in various places around NC from Durham to the coast. High Point is far enough inland that few hurricanes will reach you. Most will be headed NNW or so at landfall; most of the ones that track in your direction will come ashore in SC and weaken considerably enroute. Of course, there is tremendous variation in hurricanes--witness Hugo that hit at Myrtle Beach and still walloped Charlotte back in the 80s. But I would rather be in hurricane country where you get several days' warning than in tornado country where the warning is measured in minutes! It's looking like Irene is going to hit a glancing blow along the coast, and it will be bad in the Outer Banks as it hopefully heads north. Expect some rain and some wind, but I would be surprised if it's very bad without a significant course deviation. Those do happen, though.

Congratulations on your purchase! Enjoy the learning process, and work to make your new plane an extension of yourself in the air. Practice a lot early on, and learn how to land in varying wind conditions. Watch your speed on final, fly the numbers, and you'll do fine. Avoid flying near hurricanes, though--think "super thunderstorm" and avoid them by at least one state . . .

[TonyPynes]

lol, agree with everything you said Hank. I just didnt want to fly home in clouds and rain since I am just now taking IR training. I am extremely excited to finally be picking up the plane. Worst case I waste time flying around before heading home. Not a bad thing.

[Ncbosshoss]

Congrats on your Mooney! My partner and I flew our J from Van Nuys, CA to Raleigh back in March. VFR the whole trip. It was fantastic.

[TonyPynes]

Glad to see so many Mooney owners in the WV - Carolinas area. We may have to start out own Mid Atlantic forum.

 

[Carl S]

Quote: AustinPynes

Nope it is in a Hangar in Texas where they dont allow rain or storms or such. ...

[TonyPynes]

My last summer living in Austin was 2009 I think and I thought that was hot and dry.

Looks like you guys are working on new records to see how long you can go without water.

So I guess I cant complain with our usual afternoon thunderstorm interrupting flying here in Greensboro.

[N601RX]

Quote: AustinPynes

My last summer living in Austin was 2009 I think and I thought that was hot and dry.

Looks like you guys are working on new records to see how long you can go without water.

So I guess I cant complain with our usual afternoon thunderstorm interrupting flying here in Greensboro.

[TonyPynes]

I leave today to go get N9414V. I am not sure I have been this excited and nervous this side of 20. And at 55 thats a lot of living. Transition training 9am tomorrow morning. Woohoo!

[Hank]

Enjoy the ride!!! You'll get home when the weather clears. There is nothing like the severe clear after a hurricane goes through, they are giant low-pressure vacuums that clear everything out . . .

[kurtsnyder]

I'm in the same boat as Austin, but the problem with me is the plane I bought is in Norfolk! I am planning on going out Monday to pick it up and I pray that nothing happens to it on the ramp where it is now!

[DrBill]

Kurt,  If I were you , I'd pay to have it put in a hangar. I'm in Charlotte and my mechanic just called (his asst is washing and waxing it) and said they will keep it in the hangar over the weekend even tho I have an on -field hangar!!.

If the hangar collapses, well, you tried your best.  if you leave it out and it gets hammered by debris, you're stuck with dealing with repairs long distance.

Bill, Mint Hill, NC

[kurtsnyder]

Quote: DrBill

Kurt,  If I were you , I'd pay to have it put in a hangar. I'm in Charlotte and my mechanic just called (his asst is washing and waxing it) and said they will keep it in the hangar over the weekend even tho I have an on -field hangar!!.

If the hangar collapses, well, you tried your best.  if you leave it out and it gets hammered by debris, you're stuck with dealing with repairs long distance.

Bill, Mint Hill, NC