Yooper Rocketman Posted May 23, 2021 Report Posted May 23, 2021 On 4/30/2021 at 5:50 PM, Yooper Rocketman said: I had a nice Cross Country flight last week, flying from the U.P. to Las Vegas / Henderson Field for the LOBO (Lancair Owners & Builders Organization) for their Annual Convention. We saw some pretty serious headwinds on the way out, so needed to stop in Fort Morgan, CO for fuel. Those mountains look a tad bit less intimidating from FL280 (compared to previous flights with less capable airplanes). It took us 5.5 hours to fly out, but thankfully the winds were nearly the same (just a bit less) for the return flight. We were able to complete the trip home non-stop in 4 hours, covering 1600 statue miles with deviations (yes, averaged 400 MPH). Even my wife said she is starting to really like the Lancair more than airliners now. Note, the mountain picture with the airport in it is Aspen. Return pictures to follow. Tom Well, "return pictures to follow" took a little longer than it should have. We flew the return non-stop, 4 hours, 1600 statue miles. Same winds as the 5.5 hour trip out (with fuel stop in Fort Morgan) ..... 30-50 KMPH out of the west. Those big rocks in Colorado don't look quite as scary from FL270 - FL280. First picture shows a pretty interesting cloud. Looks like a flying saucer. Last picture at the far eastern edge of the Rockies, just before hitting the front range, you can see the wind blowing the snow off the top of the mountain peak. Tom 3 Quote
Hank Posted May 23, 2021 Report Posted May 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Yooper Rocketman said: First picture shows a pretty interesting cloud. Looks like a flying saucer. Don't mess with lenticular clouds! 1 Quote
Tom 4536 Posted May 23, 2021 Report Posted May 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Yooper Rocketman said: Well, "return pictures to follow" took a little longer than it should have. We flew the return non-stop, 4 hours, 1600 statue miles. Same winds as the 5.5 hour trip out (with fuel stop in Fort Morgan) ..... 30-50 KMPH out of the west. Those big rocks in Colorado don't look quite as scary from FL270 - FL280. First picture shows a pretty interesting cloud. Looks like a flying saucer. Last picture at the far eastern edge of the Rockies, just before hitting the front range, you can see the wind blowing the snow off the top of the mountain peak. Tom How did you manage 1600 mi in 4 hr? That's 400mph. Were you in a Mooney? Quote
carusoam Posted May 23, 2021 Report Posted May 23, 2021 4 hours ago, Tom 4536 said: How did you manage 1600 mi in 4 hr? That's 400mph. Were you in a Mooney? Tom, Yooper is a long time Mooneyman... But, for this flight.... there is a turbine engine pulling his sled... Lancair IVPT.... Go MS! Best regards, -a- 1 Quote
rbridges Posted May 26, 2021 Report Posted May 26, 2021 On 5/23/2021 at 4:30 PM, carusoam said: Tom, Yooper is a long time Mooneyman... But, for this flight.... there is a turbine engine pulling his sled... Lancair IVPT.... Go MS! Best regards, -a- Yep, you're comparing piston apples to turbine oranges. 2 Quote
rbridges Posted May 30, 2021 Report Posted May 30, 2021 Flew back home last night. ATC sent me through the Bravo over Atlanta. Really pretty at night. 6 Quote
amillet Posted June 21, 2021 Report Posted June 21, 2021 Took my oldest son and two granddaughters on a flight over the Olympic Mountains. 6 Quote
PMcClure Posted June 23, 2021 Report Posted June 23, 2021 Did my Biennial flight review today with the local weather man, turned Aviation addict - JP Dice. He is a Mooney owner (J) and flies corporate. During the ground part, he asked me about my weather planning. I said - I know a guy :). I tried to demonstrate stalls, but could not! The GFC 500 is smarter than me and kept overriding the impending stall. Anyway, I am good for another 2 years. Anyone in Alabama looking for Mooney specific instructor, I do not hesitate to recommend JP. He is on your side - if you are local you know what I mean. I learned several good tips from him, we didn't just do the 1 hour of flying thing for the check ride. He meet me at my skill level and tried to add some value along the way. Very professional and easy to work with. https://www.wbrc.com/2021/05/27/time-has-come-follow-my-other-passion-j-p-dice-leaving-pursue-aviation-career/ 1 Quote
toto Posted June 23, 2021 Report Posted June 23, 2021 1 hour ago, PMcClure said: I tried to demonstrate stalls, but could not! The GFC 500 is smarter than me and kept overriding the impending stall. You can temporarily disable ESP via the G5. ESP will automatically re-enable on your next flight, but probably best to switch it back on manually when you’re done with stalls. (Note that you can also hold down the AP disco button to override ESP iirc..) Quote
PMcClure Posted June 23, 2021 Report Posted June 23, 2021 25 minutes ago, toto said: You can temporarily disable ESP via the G5. ESP will automatically re-enable on your next flight, but probably best to switch it back on manually when you’re done with stalls. (Note that you can also hold down the AP disco button to override ESP iirc..) Or pull the AP circuit breaker. We were satisfied with the demonstration and moved on to the next task. Cool to watch it work. 1 Quote
toto Posted June 23, 2021 Report Posted June 23, 2021 Just now, PMcClure said: Or pull the AP circuit breaker. We were satisfied with the demonstration and moved on to the next task. Cool to watch it work. Yep. The first time I flew with the GFC500, I was really surprised at how effective the ESP was when you were *trying* to override it. I ultimately decided that I wasn’t capable of making the airplane stall without disabling ESP. Quote
Seymour Posted June 24, 2021 Report Posted June 24, 2021 (edited) Spectacular day to fly to the islands for fish and chips. Martha's Vineyard (KMVY) and Nantucket Great Point. We'll be back later in the summer to do some hiking on both. NantucketGreatPoint.jfif MarthasVineyard.jfif Edited June 24, 2021 by Seymour Quote
carusoam Posted June 24, 2021 Report Posted June 24, 2021 Seymour, Work with me here… I want to orient your pics properly… it’s what I do… I downloaded your pics… But all I got was a fancy file name…. See if you can use the paper clip thing at the bottom of the page… where it says choose file… then pick where your pics are hiding… Post them here… The usual result…. MS will turn them sideways automatically… Then call me… I really want to see the islands. Best regards, -a- Quote
rbridges Posted June 26, 2021 Report Posted June 26, 2021 Arguably one of the more scenic places to land, Destin. 3 Quote
dominikos Posted June 26, 2021 Report Posted June 26, 2021 sharing flight I made today… picked up daughter from a summer camp. In my mind, it completely justifies the money spend on getting Mooney… to date, 200 hrs flying, 104 hours in a mooney… resolution, finish IFR ASAP, it would make today flying so much easier and better (go higher to avoid high temps) if I could file IFR… 5 Quote
amillet Posted July 3, 2021 Report Posted July 3, 2021 Yesterday I took my nephews, visiting from Salt Lake City, to lunch at the Spruce Goose Cafe in Port Townsend (0S9), a 15 nm flight. They each got to pilot for about 20 minutes on the way to/from. They are the same ages as some of my grandkids 2 Quote
eman1200 Posted July 3, 2021 Report Posted July 3, 2021 breakfast run to 43A. no pics, so this is all I got: Quote
eman1200 Posted July 4, 2021 Report Posted July 4, 2021 Eric, what's for breakfast in Star?There are two places you can walk to. Both are 100% redneck and straight out of 1950. Martha’s Grill - north side, short walk, restaurant at a gas station, there is a path mowed thru the field connecting the airport grounds to the parking lot. If it rained hard in the last couple of days you could get wet/muddy. Had me a western omelette. Sherry’s Family Restaurant - about a 5 minute walk in the opposite direction, walk down the railroad tracks, which is kinda fun. Restaurant will be on the left side. If you’re the oldest person here, be prepared to be the youngest person, probably by half, at either place. And be prepared to step back in time. I would think kids would enjoy the walk down the tracks. 2 Quote
carusoam Posted July 4, 2021 Report Posted July 4, 2021 Favorite uncle prize awarded to AlanM… Best regards, -a- 1 Quote
Stetson20 Posted July 6, 2021 Report Posted July 6, 2021 Not a Mooney, but parked next to us at SLC earlier this week. 1 Quote
amillet Posted July 11, 2021 Report Posted July 11, 2021 Took a high school mate and girlfriend to visit another high school mate in Hillsboro, OR 2 Quote
211º Posted July 11, 2021 Report Posted July 11, 2021 The moment you realize that somewhere between takeoff and now that the northern route ahead closed up. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Pro 3 1 Quote
aviatoreb Posted July 12, 2021 Report Posted July 12, 2021 Today flying in to Burlington, VT, I was charging in pretty good as I often do into towered airports since often they ask to keep speed up for the flow, and 15 miles out I was still doing 190-195 and upon switch to tower I was told I was second in line to land behind a landing Cirrus on 5 mile final but to slow down since I was doing 70 knots overtaking. That was fun. 4 1 Quote
dominikos Posted July 17, 2021 Report Posted July 17, 2021 As a full disclaimer, not a mooney flight but scenery made up for it… On family vacation in Kauai, went for a flight with Wings over Kauai for ‘instructional’ flight following the same route as helicopters fly. Lucked out on the weather, the views were absolutely breathtaking and going over the ridge from Waimea canyon to Napali coast and drop from 5,500 ft to 2,000 ft was amazing. Marcus Madison was my CFI and took care of the radios, position updates to other flights and reading wind action. I would highly recommend flying with those guys. Not cheap but nothing on the island seems to be… here are a few pix. @carusoam, please need help with rotating some of the pictures, definitely didn’t fly upside down. 2 Quote
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