Today's flight in the year 2020

[aviatoreb]

Autumn is now at peak colors in the Adirondacks.  Flight home from my BFR/IPC in Burlington with a real "wise guy" - an old timer with lots of wisdom.

[rbridges]

On 10/3/2020 at 3:42 PM, Hank said:

 

 

As long as we beat the bulldogs, I'll be happy! 

 

How'd that work out for you?  

[Nick Pilotte]

1 hour ago, aviatoreb said:

Autumn is now at peak colors in the Adirondacks.  Flight home from my BFR/IPC in Burlington with a real "wise guy" - an old timer with lots of wisdom.

I love flying over and seeing the changing leaves in the fall.  Those are great pictures. 

[Skates97]

On 10/3/2020 at 1:46 PM, aviatoreb said:

There’s a lotta Canadians out there today that always make me worry about low altitude this time of year.

Canadian Geese that is.

 

On 10/3/2020 at 3:36 PM, 0TreeLemur said:

Yes.

While flying from Fort Collins/Loveland, Colorado, (FNL) to the southeast around the DIA class bravo last week at 9500 I saw something ahead that looked like a hang glider in a descent straight ahead of me.  

???

A few seconds later I recognized it as a flight of Canadian Geese.    A few seconds later my inner Sully said "keep looking".   They were everywhere at my altitude.  Proof:

 

We passed a flock of them at 10,500' once, thankfully they were about a quarter mile off the right wing.

[Yetti]

There is a little story.  As I was taking off I heard a beep beep beep.  Not recognizing it as an airplane noise did a quick scan all good.  Fly the plane.   Get going look at phone. We get paged through the phone and the alert is a beep beep.

  Oh Grass fire alarm.   So turned back to airport landed and went to fire.   It's bailer fire season.   Seems they got the hay out before it hurt the bailer.   Went back to the airport and the plane was out so went and overflew the fire. 

 

Edited October 9, 2020 by Yetti

[Hank]

Local airport (re)construction.

Sorry, it was a little bouncy while taking pictures. Should reopen in the next few weeks (7A3, Lanett, AL).

[TonyK]

Flew out for breakfast with my son.  Him and my wife in our 172 and me and his GF in the Mooney.  My wife took what is now my favorite picture.  Notice I had to stop the prop to fly formation with the 172.... :-)

[rbridges]

Flying a few miles from Mexico. Kinda hard to appreciate how much border there is.  The helicopter was refueling in an airport just west of el paso. 

[TonyK]

Now I'm going to have Marty Robins songs stuck in my head all day.

[Skates97]

This is why we have the Mooney. Worked half a day on Friday and then flew to Salt Lake to surprise my sister for her 50th birthday. Then we got up Saturday morning, picked some raspberries for my dad from her garden and flew from Salt Lake to Phoenix to see my parents whom I haven't seen since Thanksgiving. On the way we flew over the tiny mountain town where my dad was born and the farm that was in the family for 100 years and took pictures and video for him. We also flew over Bryce Canyon and Lake Powell. We visited my parents and then had dinner at my sisters and stayed at one of my other sisters for the night. (Normally we stay at my parents but don't want to be in their home that much right now.) We had breakfast on the back patio with my parents this morning before flying home mid-day.

A little over 1300 nm flown and memories to last a lifetime. Full post and more pictures coming soon.

[0TreeLemur]

We flew Saturday from Tuscaloosa to near Grand Rapids, Michigan, to visit our son and family.  On the way up, we flew around the rainy area associated with decaying tropical storm Delta.  Returned this morning.  The instrument rating made this flight possible, and our C is running great.  Covered about 1300 nm and shot three instrument approaches, two to minimums.   This photo was taken this morning as the sun rose over southern Michigan.  Gorgeous day!  Almost nobody flying between 6000-10000 ft along our route.

 

[gsxrpilot]

With N252AD in the capable hands of JD and Laura at SWTA... 

I decided to learn to fly all over again... 

Who knew it could be so easy in the air and yet so tricky on the ground.

[RLCarter]

140?

 

[gsxrpilot]

17 hours ago, RLCarter said:

140?

 

Yep.

[RLCarter]

My old CFII has a 140 and 3 hangars down is its big brother 170. The 140 is from Washington state and the 170 came from S Carolina, you’d swear they were redone by the same guy, paint and interior are damn near identical 

[HXG]

Smoky flight in Northern Colorado front range due to Cameron Peak fire. Flew away from the smoke but couldn’t avoid it returning to KLMO. 3SM visibility 2500 overcast smoke layer. Shiny plane covered in ash. 

[jonhop]

Early  morning flight last Wednesday. A good day for Hot Air Ballooning.

 

[N201MKTurbo]

So as most may know, my engine is scattered all over the country.

My boss asked me to fly my plane out to buy off this motion system we are buying for a government project. Because he didn’t want to expose his employees to the COVID on an airliner.

So @ragedracer1977 was gracious enough to offer me the use of his new  ride.

What an awesome airplane! Everything about it is awesome (till you get to the gas pumps)

Here are some pictures from my trip from KDVT to KAGC.

( you locals can check it out, it is at Corporate Air for the next couple of days )

 

 

[EricJ]

Needs more attitude indicators. 

[N201MKTurbo]

Just now, EricJ said:

Needs more attitude indicators. 

I think 5 would be good!

[carusoam]

Quick... time to cover up the aero...  

223 KTs GS!

-a-

[N201MKTurbo]

1 hour ago, carusoam said:

Quick... time to cover up the aero...  

223 KTs GS!

-a-

I was running it at 55% power. I’m to much of a CB to run it at 75%.

Even though CB and C310R don’t belong on the same page!

 

 

[Yooper Rocketman]

I installed the newest GTN Software Download and now have the very capable VNAV (tied to A/P) feature.  Works great for vertical guidance on crossing restrictions going into Class B Airspace and I look forward to using it on STARs.

I recently blocked my plane for Flight Aware tracking, after numerous requests (and complaints) why they were arbitrarily (and randomly) reducing my "FILED AIRSPEED" significantly in their reports.  It appeared they were using "block to block" time and averaging and, with STAR's and flying IFR approaches frequently, this reduced the average speed.  Filed speed is supposed to be CRUISE SPEED, not some averaged number based on other factors at your destination.   I'm only mentioning this because a lot of friends have been watching me on Flight Aware for years.  As you can see, my filed TAS of 300 knots is conservative.

Tom

[Vance Harral]

Not many chances to fly IMC in a piston single around here (Colorado).  But coming home from Texas yesterday afternoon, I cruised over an undercast for more than an hour.  And with the sun at just the right angle for it, I saw for the first time ever in my Mooney, glory.

 

[EricJ]

I had posted some pics on FB from a recent trip and my brother sent this back.