I wanted to watch the Pilgrim takeoff again on my bigger monitor instead on the ipad mini I used the first time. But it looks like it was deleted? I thought that was a great addition to the Pilgrim...
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I wanted to watch the Pilgrim takeoff again on my bigger monitor instead on the ipad mini I used the first time. But it looks like it was deleted? I thought that was a great addition to the Pilgrim...
I'd sure agree with that comment. He takes his Bonanza into the rougher Breaks strips where some guys think they need 31" Bushwheels. A couple of years ago he got it down and stopped in half the...
I have a Baby Bushwheel with the guts removed on my Experimental so that it free castering. I feel it is the best way to go on rough stuff when taxiing. I don't have a shimmy problem because I...
The current issue of Trade-A-Plane has an Alaskan Travel Air 6000 A on the cover. They were handing them out at the trade show. That might be the plane in question. There aren't very many A's or...
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The coolest plane at the show, IMO.
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To the most Incredible plane at the show. Kirk Ellis and his Hulk.
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My first time to the show and I really enjoyed it. More so though I enjoyed meeting folks I hadn't seen face to face before and reconnecting with old friends.
And a special thanks to Bill whom...
I asked one of the Alaska RCC guys at the trade show how long the time would be go get a good position on a non-GPS 406 ELT. Good enough to go out and find an airplane. He told me the official time...
It is good to get advice from knowledgeable mechanics. But if you're EAB then you can do whatever you like without approval from an IA. The DAR that inspected my Experimental was from Post Falls. ...
Agreed. Here is part of something I wrote after a flight to Palmer in 1997. This was my first landing at Whitehorse. We were in a Cessna headed north to go sheep hunting. We'd spent the night at...
It is just a different way to get the same information George. Except that it is easier to visualize it when WX is overlaid on a map in front of you. And it is often more timely than what the...
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My wife had a riding saddle rebuilt a year or so ago and I used some of the unused sheepskin material the saddle maker put on the bottom of the saddle. They're 'stitched' onto the shoulder...
The farther back the better in my opinion. It won't bother a backseater unless you're not wearing it. And the father back it is the better it will fit your neck and lay on your shoulders.
If you PM me your e-mail address I'll send you a CAD file I drew for an Am Safe reel. It is designed for attaching in a Cessna but gives you the hole layout needed for the Am Safe unit should you...
I90 goes over Lookout/Mullan Pass. And it is a fairly low pass too - under 5000 feet. It can be avoided altogether by flying to Sandpoint Idaho and then following the Clark Fork river to St Regis...
It looks impressive on a wide nicely mowed sod strip. But with the over-the-cowl visibility that AOA gives the pilot I think it would be tough to use it effectively in places where you have to drive...
I guess I'm still not making myself very clear. What I'm trying to say is that on rough ground it is desirable to get the tail wheel off of the ground quickly on takeoff to keep from banging it up...
I didn't mean to say that longer gear made it easier to get the tail up. What I meant to say was that longer gear allows the pilot to get the tail off of the ground during the takeoff roll but still...
My opinion is that the real advantage of extended gear and especially when combined with tall tires is that allows you to takeoff and land at a higher AOA while keeping the tail wheel off the ground....
I have one of Andy's 500 amp batteries. It is way under 5 pounds too. Without looking it up I remember it being 1.9 pounds. I'm on my fifth battery in my Carbon Cub EX. I've had two lead acid types...
I was at Moose Creek a few days earlier than the accident date. The long runway was closed with X's on each end. It tends to get a little soft early in the season. The short runway was nice...
Clint, do you think you might make it to Winifred and the Breaks? Dan
A very sad story. Yesterday a friend and I took the Cessna up to look at some elk on their winter range. My headset cord plugs in near my left knee and at one point I noticed the cord had worked its...
Thanks for the clarification on the 10) texts per month for the $10 per month deal. That doesn't seem like enough to me. Do you know how many texts you get for the $25 per month package and what...
Actually the FAA told me the opposite. Here is part of an e-mail on the subject: "....so if there is nothing in the aircraft's operating limitations prohibiting you from doing it, there is no reason...
