North East Winter Fun 23/24

[Farmboy]

And more.

 

[Farmboy]

And still more. Damn cubs just keep coming.

 

[cubdriver2]

21 planes total
Another great day to be alive

Awesome day, 21 planes

Oxbow inn on way home for dinner

 

[tempdoug]

be fun to see some more pictures of these especially how there fastened to the axle. how wide,long,thick?

 

[cubdriver2]

be fun to see some more pictures of these especially how there fastened to the axle. how wide,long,thick?View attachment 105311

I put an order in to Rob for more information

Glenn

 

[tempdoug]

just wanted to throw a picture of the sc-2s, close to these above, carry on. if you want me to delete it glenn let me know.

 

[cubdriver2]

just wanted to throw a picture of the sc-2s, close to these above, carry on. if you want me to delete it glenn let me know.View attachment 105312

My all time favorite straight ski

Glenn

 

[tempdoug]

My all time favorite straight ski

Glenn

when i googled schneider wheel skis quite a bit came up. https://www.google.com/search?clien...p=1&vld=cid:d6112f14,vid:UaORrAOTGSY,st:0made in alaska, is this company still in business?

 

[cubdriver2]

Doug, Rob is going to post some info

Glenn

 

[Farmboy]

They did not go unnoticed.

 

[aqua]

I see there’s some interest in the Schneider 4000’s; we’ve had these on our 180 for about 10 years.

These come in three widths; 15”(which we have), and I believe 19 and 23”. Some people have put wider bottoms on the 15’s, I’ve heard.

The 15’s work fine here in the northeast. We’ve operated successfully in 24” of snow, and they work great in our typical 10-12”.(typical except this year)

On glaciers,etc. I’d recommended the wider ones. For our application; the 15’s are lighter, turn well, and are fast in the air. 145 mph indicated with the skis and pod,..Pponk, 86” 401, 2450/22”. We fly with similar airplanes that have Airglas 3600’s, with similar results. We might be a touch faster.

There is an option to deflate the tire, slip in a plate, them reinflate the tire. This effectively turns them into straight skis. I have no experience with this.

There’s a permanent stub fitting inboard, and another outboard that slips into the hollow ski axle. Huge springs vs bungees. These springs are hard to attach, the tail needs to be lifted very high, or the airplane hanging from the float lift rings.

Twitchell Lake was great, we had a great time!

 

[skywagon8a]

Huge springs vs bungees. These springs are hard to attach, the tail needs to be lifted very high, or the airplane hanging from the float lift rings.

Try attaching the springs to the fuselage first. Tie a rope around the ski. Loop a rope between the ski rope and the end of the spring a couple of times. Pull like a block and tackle. Hook spring to ski cable. ......... Leave the tail on the ground.

 

[aqua]

We’ll have to give that a try, thank you.

 

[tempdoug]

aqua thanks, those skis look stout, keep looking at yours and the sc2s and mine and they just look way stronger than the pedestal setup like i have, 1500a's. theres a set out at the airport been leaning up against the wall for a long time, very similar to the schneiders, i gotta go look at them again. just one last question if you ever get time is how thick is the main ski bottom? looks thicker than 1/8 inch.

 

[cubdriver2]

This Sunday 3/3/24 ski/wheels cookout on Lake Adirondack which is on the north side of the village of Indian lake. Noon. 16" of ice.
BYOBC....bag chair
Gas at Piseco

43.78278, -74.25629

Glenn

 

[cubdriver2]

Well, what looked like a washout day turned into an awesome day. Slow start, fogged out till about 11am. Left with low ceilings, got 20 miles North and the guys ahead of me had turned around. We looked around for a bit and the ceiling lifted enough to head north again. 20 miles more and 3200' ceiling. 11 planes showed up. Some on wheels, some on skis and some with both.
Great job Cassie and Jake it was a wonderful gathering l. Might be our last.

My place was a little swampy when I got home

Had to get the beast out to get back in

 

[cubdriver2]

SJ, tell Bill Brine I don't need him anymore, I found a new personal photographer

Glenn

 

[cubdriver2]

We hosted our first fly-in today with 11 airplanes, excellent food and the best company all on the lake at the cabins! We absolutely can’t wait for the next one! | Adirondack Lake Cabins | Giulio Cercato · Play To Win

We hosted our first fly-in today with 11 airplanes, excellent food and the best company all on the lake at the cabins! We absolutely can’t wait for the next one!. Giulio Cercato · Play To Win

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Jakes video

Glenn

 

[hotrod180]

View attachment 105419

Must be nice to be able to roll out those ruts!

 

[cubdriver2]

Must be nice to be able to roll out those ruts!

Made them better but will need some fill later

Glenn

 

[aqua]

Tempdoug,

I measured the skis. The aluminum is 1/8th, the UHMW plastic is 3/16, total 5/16.

Also, Video from Twitchell, flight line walk…

 

[cubdriver2]

Awesome Rob

Thanks

Glenn

 

[cubdriver2]

No new pictures from me for awhile. Hope my possie steps up and post

View attachment 68394

Glenn

Pretty amazing.
Singed off to go back to work on 4/16
88 days from knife to throwing boxes.

Glenn

 

[Tim]

you'll never get through a metal detector at the airport

 

[cubdriver2]

Had some visitors today

 

[cubdriver2]

Probably shouldn't be riding but its almost perfect

Glenn

 

[rv6ator]

Beautiful property Glenn!

 

[cubdriver2]

Last weekend at the sap house, 9am Saturday morning 4/20/24

Glenn

 

[cubdriver2]

Glenn

 

[jpm757]

It ended up being a great morning to fly, the wind held off until the afternoon. Not much snow left, but still a few skiers at Gore on the way home