robert7467 Posted June 21, 2012 Report Posted June 21, 2012 I just wanted to say that airplanes are awesome
bnicolette Posted June 21, 2012 Report Posted June 21, 2012 KOLV......... I've been in there many many times picking up and dropping off John Daly as that's where is "ex" inlaws are from. Wonder what became of him? He was such a great passenger!! And yes.................airplanes ARE awesome.
robert7467 Posted June 21, 2012 Author Report Posted June 21, 2012 I am actually based out of Millington Regional NQA. I live in Olive Branch, no hangar space
smccray Posted June 21, 2012 Report Posted June 21, 2012 Quote: Parker_Woodruff Hello to ya there at OLV, I assume.
aviatoreb Posted June 21, 2012 Report Posted June 21, 2012 Quote: robert7467 I just wanted to say that airplanes are awesome
Hank Posted June 21, 2012 Report Posted June 21, 2012 Quote: aviatoreb Two days ago I was thinking of starting a thread with almost the same theme. The part that makes my heart with glee and surprise every time is the moment the wheels leave the ground and suddenly driving uphill! Line up for the runway - a 2/3mi road that ends abruptly as if a road project to no where. FLoor it and close to 100mph suddenly you don't need anymore road...
1964-M20E Posted June 21, 2012 Report Posted June 21, 2012 Quote: aviatoreb Two days ago I was thinking of starting a thread with almost the same theme. The part that makes my heart with glee and surprise every time is the moment the wheels leave the ground and suddenly driving uphill! Line up for the runway - a 2/3mi road that ends abruptly as if a road project to no where. FLoor it and close to 100mph suddenly you don't need anymore road...
aviatoreb Posted June 21, 2012 Report Posted June 21, 2012 Quote: Parker_Woodruff Hello to ya there at OLV, I assume.
aviatoreb Posted June 21, 2012 Report Posted June 21, 2012 Quote: Hank Two days ago I was thinking of starting a thread with almost the same theme. The part that makes my heart with glee and surprise every time is the moment the wheels leave the ground and suddenly driving uphill! Line up for the runway - a 2/3mi road that ends abruptly as if a road project to no where. FLoor it and close to 100mph suddenly you don't need anymore road...
Hank Posted June 21, 2012 Report Posted June 21, 2012 Erik-- I'm sure your vertical performance is even more exciting than the ground roll! I recently repainted the runway numbers, and checked how well my C accelerates compared to the Honda. Pushing the old car as hard as I was comfortable down the runway, my C hits 70 mph somewhat sooner, and the acceleration just keeps on keeping on. The Honda won't go up at all . . . and tops out not a whole lot further on. That's the one thing I don't like about flying--it is difficult to get a real impression of speed, except when you don't want it [being too fast on final]. Flying along the cloud tops is nice, though, when they are where I'm going. Looking at the little green readout on the Garmin just isn't the same. As for the numbers, I'm an Engineer with two degrees, and pilot a machine that demands correct airspeed, so I'm a little OCD sometimes. No panel shots for me--my sustained cruising speeds have ranged from 95 kts to 183 kts in the last year, you've got me by 100!
co2bruce Posted June 21, 2012 Report Posted June 21, 2012 Parker !!! Is that your plane with a 242kt GS? Nice, couldn't find a tail wind??
aviatoreb Posted June 22, 2012 Report Posted June 22, 2012 Quote: Hank Erik-- I'm sure your vertical performance is even more exciting than the ground roll! I recently repainted the runway numbers, and checked how well my C accelerates compared to the Honda. Pushing the old car as hard as I was comfortable down the runway, my C hits 70 mph somewhat sooner, and the acceleration just keeps on keeping on. The Honda won't go up at all . . . and tops out not a whole lot further on. That's the one thing I don't like about flying--it is difficult to get a real impression of speed, except when you don't want it [being too fast on final]. Flying along the cloud tops is nice, though, when they are where I'm going. Looking at the little green readout on the Garmin just isn't the same. As for the numbers, I'm an Engineer with two degrees, and pilot a machine that demands correct airspeed, so I'm a little OCD sometimes. No panel shots for me--my sustained cruising speeds have ranged from 95 kts to 183 kts in the last year, you've got me by 100!
Parker_Woodruff Posted June 22, 2012 Report Posted June 22, 2012 Quote: co2bruce Parker !!! Is that your plane with a 242kt GS? Nice, couldn't find a tail wind??
aviatoreb Posted June 22, 2012 Report Posted June 22, 2012 Quote: Parker_Woodruff Yeah, it's 'cause the gear doors on my Encore converted 252 came off an incomplete Acclaim at the factory.
rbridges Posted June 22, 2012 Report Posted June 22, 2012 Quote: co2bruce Parker !!! Is that your plane with a 242kt GS? Nice, couldn't find a tail wind??
BorealOne Posted June 22, 2012 Report Posted June 22, 2012 On the subject of flying and driving, a nice article on the subject from Canada's 'National Newspaper': http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-drive/car-life/the-plane-truth-about-driving/article4354201/
231flyer Posted June 25, 2012 Report Posted June 25, 2012 http://www.hulu.com/watch/118168 repost of an excellent video. Enjoy!!!
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