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Originally Posted by HSLD
(Post 265186)
Isn't that how most accident reports start out?
"Two highly experienced CFIs on a day VFR mission.........":p |
When I go fly GA with a friend of mine in his senca, I end up touching down at the 1000' markers, taking the whole runway up to land.
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Originally Posted by alexk1980
(Post 265207)
Ive been wanting to but with my income it is hard to buy a 6 pack of PBR!
Great story SAAB... glad to see there's plenty of people who still actually like aviation! |
Its always fun to go back and fly for fun. I fly a 182 for an older guy who can't fly anymore. We have all the hangar parties and everything. 45G is the airport....25 feet wide. Is it sad though when you plan hangar parties instead of flying?
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Nice read!
I'm back at home for a few days and got a chance to hit up a Seminole FTD at the place I used to work (one of those fancy wrap-around visual kinds without motion). I did a lot of instrument instruction in Seminoles, but the shiny new jet I'm flying really ruined my scan on steam gauges. I didn't realize just how much that spiffy flight director and IVSI screw you when you go back to GA. My first ILS was crap, but by my second ILS I felt it starting to come back. Of course, there was still the issue of landing. Naturally at 50' I kicked out the crosswind correction and waited for the squeak. Of course, ERJs sit slightly higher than Seminoles so I ended up slamming sideloaded into the runway. Good thing it was an FTD. And yes, I found it really hard not to respond to my friend's fake ATC instructions with "Jetlink." I really should stay away from small airplanes. |
Originally Posted by SAABaroowski
(Post 265140)
So I went up yesterday in 172, first time in 2.5 years. I went up with an older CFI friend of mine. Well The pre-flight walk around was nice and quick :) Taxing was jerky and weird, the intercom was scratchy and loud, hard to hear the controllers, and found it difficult to answer back with the N# rather then "Jetlink". The T/O was not to bad, I rotated at 80kts and climbed out at about 90kts, with weak right rudder of course. On the T/O it was an awkward feeling, at one point in my life I felt like there wasnt anything I could do it a 172, yet here I was climbing out wondering if it was "safe". I forgot how unstable they can be and how the controls have so much play. I also remembered feeling very uncomfortable with the rudder pedals, they are extremely narrow down there. The turn to base & final weren't to bad, never got below 80 kts until short final and I was kinda high the whole approach. The flare:eek: of course I flared high, and its hard to remember that the wheels are underneath you, not behind you 50ft. I landed flat but wasn't too bad.
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rotated at 80kts? The seminole rotates at 70-75...
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Yeah, I went up in a Bonanza about a month ago...the first single engine prop in a while. Rotated fast, as soon as the nose was off the ground I realeased some back pressure (forgot that didn't need to be done), definitely had the ball hanging out to the right, flared high, blah blah blah...but it was definitely a good time. Hopefully there will be a day that I can afford to stay current in singles.
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Originally Posted by SAABaroowski
(Post 265140)
So I went up yesterday in 172, first time in 2.5 years. ....
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I had a T'craft and a set of skis. Year round flying that was a good amount of fun and never really needed a destination to have said fun. Grass strips in the summer and snow cover grass strips or my grandpas cropless, snow covered field in the winter. One of the most memorable things I did was fly in, slide up to my parents back yard, walk in and have sunday dinner. When I was done I went out side, fired up the T-cart and flew back home.
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