62 kts outside of Amarillo...-----I love it.
62 kts outside of Amarillo...-----I love it.
Next stop should be K08 - Holly, CO.
If you are on Facebook, he is posting pics enroute. If you are not on Facebook, he will probably post pics from his laptop later. We downloaded Tapatalk on his Blackberry, but never did get it figured out before the trip.
This is fantastic--a virtual trip to Alaska! In real time with pictures! It is simply amazing what the infromation age has doth wrought!
By descending a few hundred feet they picked up some speed, though.
The're heading right for Lamar now.
On the ground in Lamar. Probably filling the Cub tanks and emptying their own.
Kirby, that takes the fun out of flying.![]()
Looks like they have a stuck valve. Working on it now and they will let me know what they get figured out.
Uuugh. Sorry to hear that. At least it happened there rather than in ten buck two...
The boys are on the move again. Good for them.
SB
Last edited by StewartB; 04-20-2011 at 07:15 PM.
Lamar was good. High gas but they loaned us the special tools and gasket to fix our stuck valve. Heading for Torrington, WY now. Had planned on MT tonight but doesn't appear to be in the cards.
About 170nm left today, best of luck don't press too hard!
Decided on Sidney,NE insteadm Not keen on night cross country right now.
Tal, that was so smart of you to bring a "ride-along" A&P/ AI for mx hickups....especially one that's so good at spelling the flying, weather watching and navigation!
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Any pics of todays flight?![]()
Just over a week to go and the Queen and supreme ruler of Hospitality and acomadations in Gram TX will be arriving in Alaska...
Will she be ahead or behind our friendly pair?
I don't know where you've been me lad, but I see you won first Prize!
This was a strange deal. It has had nothing but auto fuel for almost 5 months. After we landed it started feeling like it was hitting on three. No difference on different mags. I pulled plugs hoping two on the same jug were fouled but wasn't that lucky. Rope trick pushed it out but it was way stuck. Crocus cloth, coat hanger and a cordless drill cleaned the guide and the trick was fishing the valve back in with limited tools. We are traveling light and didn't have the 40 lbs. of tools I usually carry in the Pacer.
A stop in Lamar CO? How about that? My hometown. Happy to hear you two are moving north again.
Overnighted in Sidney, NE. Good stop. Town is close and there is a nice FBO with car and some cool airplanes.
So, Steve, waiting for Cabelas to open???
I too like the concept of carrying along a mechanic on a trip like this....
Safe Trip!
MTV
These kids today like to sleep in.Tal wanted to wake up at 7 am.
The boys are moving. It's about time. I was beginning to think they were waiting for the break of noon. Looks like they found a tailwind today. They're smoking along at 108mph!
SB
How are you finding what speed there're getting?
The latest Spidertracks reports look like they landed on a little road, stopped, re-started, taxied, and took back off.
I saw that, looks like there over some rough terrain
Actually landed on the hill, made a pitstop, taxied down the dirt trail and made an aborted TO with carb heat on, back taxied again and made a good TO.![]()
Pull up the track, select satellite view, and blow it up. The computer will always draw a straight line between pings but if you look at the beginning of their current track the zig-zag of the aborted takeoff and back taxi are there. Click on each bubble and you'll see the ground speeds were 9-12 mph (I see it in mph since it's my spider and my account page is set to mph, you'll see it in knots). I could tell they landed on a path of some sort but the detail about the carb heat could only come from a guy in the plane.The best indication that they had landed is by the initiation of a new track. That means they powered down and terminated the previous track. A new one started when the Spider was powered back up, in Tal's case by flipping the master in the plane.
SB
Last edited by StewartB; 04-21-2011 at 01:59 PM.
You can see the hilltop aborted takeoff and taxiing at the beginning of the current track. You will need to zoom in as closely as the satellite picture will allow.
Every Spider power-up initiates a new track for that new flight leg. Every power down terminates that track. Easily recognizing that a plane has landed or otherwise terminated a track is important. All earlier tracks remain visible by selecting to view them on the track history menu.
SB
Last edited by StewartB; 04-21-2011 at 02:07 PM.
How many times have you had a total electrical failure in-flight when it wasn't an emergency?
I have an external HyperMac battery that powers the Spiders when away from a power source (see the Spidertracks thread). It's pretty simple to accomplish but from the design standpoint Spiders are targeted to serve aircraft, not hikers.
Stewart
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