Hey Pilots...

[Jason's Auto Spa]

I'll be sharing the skies with you on the 13th as I take my first introductory flight lesson. :banana

After an orientation, I will inspect the aircraft with the instructor, communicate with the tower, taxi, take off, and have the controls of the 2003 Piper Archer III for 60 minutes in the air. The instructor will be next to me the whole time and take over if he feels that he should, and he will also be the one landing.

I flew a lot when I was very young, can hardly remember, back when my dad had a Seminole. I've always enjoyed it and now I'm taking the first step to see if it is something I still like and would like to pursue.

I am excited about the entire thing, just nervous about tower communications. :ack

 

[FlorIdaho Chris]

Ah Jason, a trip to the dark side. And you thought cars were fun...

Oh, and don't let the instructor have the landing. That is the best part!

Enjoy the flight and report back to us! :thumbsup

 

[Fubar]

Right on man!! Good luck.


*note to self: wear helmet on the 13th*

 

[Kirby Vieira]

Congratulations Jason. I can see it now... Jason's Flying Auto Spa Services. :cheers

 

[Jason's Auto Spa]

Thanks guys :lol :thumbsup

 

[ChipBeck]

Let's fly!!

Jason,

If you like it, next time you're in Scottsdale you can detail my Glasair III and then we'll go fly it. 375 miles per hour 10 feet above the runway.....upside down!!! 8 G's and over 1 mile of straight up verticle penetration. Flying straight down at 350 miles per hour gives a desent rate of 31,000 feet per minute. AND....every passenger is provided with a complimentary aloha bag.

Chip

 

[tpraceman]

Jason,

If you like it, next time you're in Scottsdale you can detail my Glasair III and then we'll go fly it. 375 miles per hour 10 feet above the runway.....upside down!!! 8 G's and over 1 mile of straight up verticle penetration. Flying straight down at 350 miles per hour gives a desent rate of 31,000 feet per minute. AND....every passenger is provided with a complimentary aloha bag.

Chip

I knew it all along ............"YOUR CRAZY"

 

[Jason's Auto Spa]

Jason,

If you like it, next time you're in Scottsdale you can detail my Glasair III and then we'll go fly it. 375 miles per hour 10 feet above the runway.....upside down!!! 8 G's and over 1 mile of straight up verticle penetration. Flying straight down at 350 miles per hour gives a desent rate of 31,000 feet per minute. AND....every passenger is provided with a complimentary aloha bag.

Chip

Is an Aloha bag what I think it is?

Note to self, do not eat or drink anything 10 hours before seeing Chip again. :eek

Thanks Chip, I may take you up on that unforgettable experience someday...Still an awe...and I thought 31,000 FPM descent only happens accidentally

 

[S592R]

Jason,

8 G's and over 1 mile of straight up verticle penetration.

Chip

There's a viagra joke in there somewhere.

Chip the plane looks like an "e-ticket" ride for sure. How does it do cross country?

 

[Mark06GT]

I always enjoyed flying the pattern and aerobatics, but considered cross country kind of dull (set the trim, check the heading & fuel, then sit there with your feet on the floor and hands in your lap until the next way point). Much prefer a cross country trip in the GT. Chip’s absolutely right though, low altitude, high speed is where flying it at. Don't worry about the radio work. It will come with practice. Most of the guys in the towers are good guys and they're there to help you. Good luck.

 

[Empty Pockets]

Most of the guys in the towers are good guys and they're there to help you. Good luck.

Tower to lost Pockets: "When did you last know exactly where you were?"

Lost Pockets to tower: "When I was #1 for takeoff..."

 

[ChipBeck]

Banannas

Is an Aloha bag what I think it is?

Note to self, do not eat or drink anything 10 hours before seeing Chip again. :eek [/I]

The best thing to eat before flying aerobatics is banannas. It's the only food that tastes the same coming back up as it did going down!! The worst food to eat is Huevos Rancheros. :eek

Chip

 

[ChipBeck]

Cross country my way.

Chip the plane looks like an "e-ticket" ride for sure. How does it do cross country?

The Glasair III is an outstanding cross-country airplane. Indeed, that is the aircraft's primary function and most owners do not even fly aerobatics. With the fuel capacity of 90 gallons and a burn rate of 15 gallons per hour at 250 mph I can cover 1300 miles nonstop in five hours with a substantial fuel reserve. The plane is capable of transporting two 200 pound passengers and 60 pounds of baggage along with a full load of fuel. The down side to this aircraft with its very high wing loading are very fast takeoff and landing speeds. My Glasair III touches down at 120 mph, that's faster than many light planes top speed. Mixing it up in the landing pattern with Cessna 152's flying 80 mph when I need to maintain at least 130 mph requires considerable attention. But the payoffs are great. From my base in Scottsdale, Arizona I can fly all the way to Orlando, Florida in 10 hours with only one stop. Along the way I will climb up into the clouds to loop and roll through the huge billowing white canyons, then dive down onto the deck to strafe an oncoming freight train, and arrivals at small county airports practically require a 350 mph low pass on the deck followed by a straight vertical 30,000 foot per minute climb clear out of sight where gear and flaps will be dropped for a rapid descent back down to the runway. Great fun!! A three axis autopilot and full IFR capabilities make it a wonderful cross-country airplane.

Chip

 

[red gt 1442]

The Glasair III is an outstanding cross-country airplane. Indeed, that is the aircraft's primary function and most owners do not even fly aerobatics. With the fuel capacity of 90 gallons and a burn rate of 15 gallons per hour at 250 mph I can cover 1300 miles nonstop in five hours with a substantial fuel reserve. The plane is capable of transporting two 200 pound passengers and 60 pounds of baggage along with a full load of fuel. The down side to this aircraft with its very high wing loading are very fast takeoff and landing speeds. My Glasair III touches down at 120 mph, that's faster than many light planes top speed. Mixing it up in the landing pattern with Cessna 152's flying 80 mph when I need to maintain at least 130 mph requires considerable attention. But the payoffs are great. From my base in Scottsdale, Arizona I can fly all the way to Orlando, Florida in 10 hours with only one stop. Along the way I will climb up into the clouds to loop and roll through the huge billowing white canyons, then dive down onto the deck to strafe an oncoming freight train, and arrivals at small county airports practically require a 350 mph low pass on the deck followed by a straight vertical 30,000 foot per minute climb clear out of sight where gear and flaps will be dropped for a rapid descent back down to the runway. Great fun!! A three axis autopilot and full IFR capabilities make it a wonderful cross-country airplane.

Chip

When I grow up I wanna be just like Chip....my man....


Gino

 

[S592R]

When I grow up I wanna be just like Chip....my man....


Gino

I'm trying to figure out how to be Charlie .... with Chip as your old man life can't be that bad!!! :biggrin

Chip you need to get your CFI so I can come to Scottsdale and learn those cross country skills from the master. :thumbsup

 

[AlohaGT]

Jason,

If you like it, next time you're in Scottsdale you can detail my Glasair III and then we'll go fly it. 375 miles per hour 10 feet above the runway.....upside down!!! 8 G's and over 1 mile of straight up verticle penetration. Flying straight down at 350 miles per hour gives a desent rate of 31,000 feet per minute. AND....every passenger is provided with a complimentary aloha bag.

Chip

Chip, those are incredible metrics! :eek Now, after living in Hawaii for over 30 years, I've never heard Aloha bag used in this context. :lol

 

[Jason's Auto Spa]

It doesn't look like tomorrow is the day due to the awe-inspiring tropical weather we are having in Chicago :ack Will know more tomorrow.

 

[Jason's Auto Spa]

I opted for a Cessna 172SP verses the Archer.

Some pictures from today:

About 2000 feet up at 95 knots with 10-14 knot gusts from the west, a few 360* turns at 30* bank by yours truly, and some 45* bank turns by the instructor. The cross wind on the runway was a little too much for a first time so the instructor did the take off and landing. Landing was very interesting :lol I logged around 1.4 hobbs hours in the air though.

 

[fjpikul]

You're going to make MAD in NC cry with those pictures.

 

[MAD IN NC]

You're going to make MAD in NC cry with those pictures.

Yep, what a city :thumbsup I'll alway's miss it and what a nightlife :thumbsup
:cheers:cheers

but there is so much in Raleigh :bored , and Jason if you fly high enough you will see the river that runs from Chicago to Raleigh.......










.........made by my wife's heels when I dragged her out here.........................





Jason, wait till summer when you fly the 172 over the "big asphalt parking lots" - the thermals are a rush as you are pushed 500' up instantly! :rofl