Joseph,
I'm sorry - I am disappointed.
Not only is this a size thing - 'well I have a Sedan which is considerably bigger than yours', but you are doing 73 mph on one of GW's finest highways - is this permitted, I'm not sure ?
You Colonials, once we have left you alone after 1776, you go to pot so quickly !
Mike
The adventure begins!
Mike,
Most of our highways are now using a 75 mph speed limit. As I was in the rain and taking a photo I slacked off a bit...
As for the size issue. The ladies were happy before but just think about now??!! Actually the rear seat and more room is only part of the reason I love the airplane. There is just something about that big 6 cylinder engine up front and the sound and performance makes it all worth it!
Matt,
Thanks and you do not know how glad I am to be home, but I have to say I loved the journey and fell in love with the Sedan more and more with every flight.
When you are ready to fly your Sedan pls come back over and we will get you current on flying the 15AC again.
More later...
Joe
Most of our highways are now using a 75 mph speed limit. As I was in the rain and taking a photo I slacked off a bit...
As for the size issue. The ladies were happy before but just think about now??!! Actually the rear seat and more room is only part of the reason I love the airplane. There is just something about that big 6 cylinder engine up front and the sound and performance makes it all worth it!
Matt,
Thanks and you do not know how glad I am to be home, but I have to say I loved the journey and fell in love with the Sedan more and more with every flight.
When you are ready to fly your Sedan pls come back over and we will get you current on flying the 15AC again.
More later...
Joe
Here are a few more photos. Am running right now to get to the airport to airline to work today so not much time. Will have to finish this up while in the hotel on the road in a day or two.
Wiley Post Airport, Oklahoma City. Head of the FAA and the radar flew me right overhead the airport on my way to Lubbock.
Crop circles. There are a LOT of these in OK, TX and NM!
A pilots well balanced meal! Malcom Lang in Slayton (the Texas Air Museum) brought me breakfast and glad he did! This was so large that it lasted until after lunch and really helped! (yes that is a MMO bottle sitting on the floor next to the gatoraid. I drank out of one bottle and the airplane drank out of the other! )
This is what really made the flight work so well. The Garmin 496 is simply the best GPS I have ever used in a light airplane. Its capabilities were far beyond most portable GPS units as you can see in this photo. It even gave me terrain and obstacle warnings, not to mention warnings for restricted and MOA areas. The flight would have been MUCH more difficult without this very nice asset!
All for now, have to go pack and get to work!
Joe
Wiley Post Airport, Oklahoma City. Head of the FAA and the radar flew me right overhead the airport on my way to Lubbock.
Crop circles. There are a LOT of these in OK, TX and NM!
A pilots well balanced meal! Malcom Lang in Slayton (the Texas Air Museum) brought me breakfast and glad he did! This was so large that it lasted until after lunch and really helped! (yes that is a MMO bottle sitting on the floor next to the gatoraid. I drank out of one bottle and the airplane drank out of the other! )
This is what really made the flight work so well. The Garmin 496 is simply the best GPS I have ever used in a light airplane. Its capabilities were far beyond most portable GPS units as you can see in this photo. It even gave me terrain and obstacle warnings, not to mention warnings for restricted and MOA areas. The flight would have been MUCH more difficult without this very nice asset!
All for now, have to go pack and get to work!
Joe
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Ok guys and gals,
Finally got some free time to post more photos. This new job is sure a lot of work at times!
Cannot say enough nice things about the folks at Texas Air Museum in Slayton. They really bent over backwards to help. Here is an F-4 Phantom on display there.
Course just South of Slayton it started raining again! Note the low clouds on the surface. Lots more of that to come!
Went from there to Carlsbad New Mexico, where the cave is and got lucky. Landed and refueled and 20 minutes later (at noon!) the refueller went home for the weekend!
Headed off after Carlsbad and right into the mirk...
More rain...
Even more rain...
Now the vis comes down...
Fly through some pretty difficult areas until I finally get past the front and it breaks open.
Finally got some free time to post more photos. This new job is sure a lot of work at times!
Cannot say enough nice things about the folks at Texas Air Museum in Slayton. They really bent over backwards to help. Here is an F-4 Phantom on display there.
Course just South of Slayton it started raining again! Note the low clouds on the surface. Lots more of that to come!
Went from there to Carlsbad New Mexico, where the cave is and got lucky. Landed and refueled and 20 minutes later (at noon!) the refueller went home for the weekend!
Headed off after Carlsbad and right into the mirk...
More rain...
Even more rain...
Now the vis comes down...
Fly through some pretty difficult areas until I finally get past the front and it breaks open.
Once I got past the front it really started to open up.
Once past this headed for Las Cruces. Just North of El Paso are a load of restricted areas. I flew about a mile South of these trying to cut the corner and save time. What this is, is a good question but sure is big and right in the middle of the "no fly" area!
The border just West of El Paso. The grove of trees is on the Mexico side and border on the right side.
Once refilled and heading West flew over this fly-in community in S. New Mexico.
Of course in Western New Mexico guess what? More rain!
Finally hit the Arizona border and sun again!
Landed in Wilcox Arizona for one last fuel stop and then on to the Phoenix area. Of course do you think that the Weather Gods are finished with me? guess where that thunderstorm is situated?
Ended up landing in Casa Grande, just 50 miles short of home. Too tired to fight another thunderstorm that had now morphed into three of them.
Had a really good time bringing the airplane home. Stopped overnight and stayed with my Brother in Springfield Missouri. Also had dinner with an old friend, Byron Lindeman but forgot to take a photo. Next time...
Yes we did have different Fathers... and he got most of the good looks and all of the hair!
Also stopped in Tulsa for lunch with John Landers, who I grew up with. Good to see old friends and wish I was there more often.
The sign of a happy pilot!
Cannot wait to get up in the air and spend some more time in the Sedan! Come along with me!
Joe
Once past this headed for Las Cruces. Just North of El Paso are a load of restricted areas. I flew about a mile South of these trying to cut the corner and save time. What this is, is a good question but sure is big and right in the middle of the "no fly" area!
The border just West of El Paso. The grove of trees is on the Mexico side and border on the right side.
Once refilled and heading West flew over this fly-in community in S. New Mexico.
Of course in Western New Mexico guess what? More rain!
Finally hit the Arizona border and sun again!
Landed in Wilcox Arizona for one last fuel stop and then on to the Phoenix area. Of course do you think that the Weather Gods are finished with me? guess where that thunderstorm is situated?
Ended up landing in Casa Grande, just 50 miles short of home. Too tired to fight another thunderstorm that had now morphed into three of them.
Had a really good time bringing the airplane home. Stopped overnight and stayed with my Brother in Springfield Missouri. Also had dinner with an old friend, Byron Lindeman but forgot to take a photo. Next time...
Yes we did have different Fathers... and he got most of the good looks and all of the hair!
Also stopped in Tulsa for lunch with John Landers, who I grew up with. Good to see old friends and wish I was there more often.
The sign of a happy pilot!
Cannot wait to get up in the air and spend some more time in the Sedan! Come along with me!
Joe
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Joe,
Super pictures!! Got a question....Were those trees planted on the Mexico side to hide Mexicans? I figure they can hide em' there til night fall and then they can jump the border!
Is Jim Walden still running the Wilcox FBO? I used to have my 172 at Ft.Huachuca in the early 90's (wife was stationed there) and Jim did my annuals. Really nice guy. Have a daughter in Whetstone and my son is attending Embry-Riddle in Prescott. I'll be down that way for Christmas.
Beautiful plane by the way.
Keith
Super pictures!! Got a question....Were those trees planted on the Mexico side to hide Mexicans? I figure they can hide em' there til night fall and then they can jump the border!
Is Jim Walden still running the Wilcox FBO? I used to have my 172 at Ft.Huachuca in the early 90's (wife was stationed there) and Jim did my annuals. Really nice guy. Have a daughter in Whetstone and my son is attending Embry-Riddle in Prescott. I'll be down that way for Christmas.
Beautiful plane by the way.
Keith