Another Downwind Dash

[Tony[_5_]]

Saturday was the Kansas Kowbell Klassic free distance contest. Held
annually on the first safe saturday after the first full moon after
the Summer Solstice. The Cherokee and I had a good flight, making a
distance of 167 miles to a nice wheat field in southern Nebraska.
Flight report is on my blog, http:/cherokeesailplanes.blogpost.com

It was a struggle just to stay aloft for most of the flight while I
flew mainly between 1500 and 2500 AGL but occasinoally as low as
800-1000 AGL and as high as 4000 AGL. I didn't feel like I was making
great speed but the average came out to 37 mph which I feel was pretty
good for the conditions. There was one time where I got to 4000 AGL
where i was so brave as to push the speed up to a whopping 60 mph
until I had lost 1000 feet.

Pictures from the landout here: http://picasaweb.google.com/abcondon/Kowbell#

Leah and Summer were great crew, arriving within a half hour of my
landing and we had the Cherokee on the trailer and ready to hit the
road in another half hour.

Sadly I fried my loaner Cambridge 20 GPS so no OLC trace this time.

[Bob Whelan[_3_]]

On 7/12/2010 1:21 PM, Tony wrote:
> On Jul 12, 1:47 pm, > wrote:
>> Saturday was the Kansas Kowbell Klassic free distance contest.
<Snip...>

>> The Cherokee and I had a good flight, making a
>> distance of 167 miles to a nice wheat field in southern Nebraska.
<Snip...>

>> It was a struggle just to stay aloft for most of the flight while I
>> flew mainly between 1500 and 2500 AGL but occasinoally as low as
>> 800-1000 AGL and as high as 4000 AGL. I didn't feel like I was making
>> great speed but the average came out to 37 mph which I feel was pretty
>> good for the conditions. There was one time where I got to 4000 AGL
>> where i was so brave as to push the speed up to a whopping 60 mph
>> until I had lost 1000 feet.

Studly!!! I don't see how you manage to have so much fun flying XC in a
ship incapable of it!

Chortle,
Bob W.

[Grider Pirate]

On Jul 12, 2:37*pm, Bob Whelan > wrote:
> On 7/12/2010 1:21 PM, Tony wrote:> On Jul 12, 1:47 pm, > *wrote:
> >> Saturday was the Kansas Kowbell Klassic free distance contest.
>
> <Snip...>
>
> >> The Cherokee and I had a good flight, making a
> >> distance of 167 miles to a nice wheat field in southern Nebraska.
>
> <Snip...>
>
> >> It was a struggle just to stay aloft for most of the flight while I
> >> flew mainly between 1500 and 2500 AGL but occasinoally as low as
> >> 800-1000 AGL and as high as 4000 AGL. *I didn't feel like I was making
> >> great speed but the average came out to 37 mph which I feel was pretty
> >> good for the conditions. *There was one time where I got to 4000 AGL
> >> where i was so brave as to push the speed up to a whopping 60 mph
> >> until I had lost 1000 feet.
>
> Studly!!! I don't see how you manage to have so much fun flying XC in a
> ship incapable of it!
>
> Chortle,
> Bob W.

Jeeez Bob! The Cherokee is just as capable of XC flying as a 1-26 !!!

[Bob Whelan[_3_]]

On 7/12/2010 4:02 PM, Grider Pirate wrote:
> On Jul 12, 2:37 pm, Bob > wrote:
>> On 7/12/2010 1:21 PM, Tony wrote:> On Jul 12, 1:47 pm, > wrote:
>>>> Saturday was the Kansas Kowbell Klassic free distance contest.
>>
>> <Snip...>
>>
>>>> The Cherokee and I had a good flight, making a
>>>> distance of 167 miles to a nice wheat field in southern Nebraska.
>>
>> <Snip...>
>>
>>>> It was a struggle just to stay aloft for most of the flight while I
>>>> flew mainly between 1500 and 2500 AGL but occasinoally as low as
>>>> 800-1000 AGL and as high as 4000 AGL. I didn't feel like I was making
>>>> great speed but the average came out to 37 mph which I feel was pretty
>>>> good for the conditions. There was one time where I got to 4000 AGL
>>>> where i was so brave as to push the speed up to a whopping 60 mph
>>>> until I had lost 1000 feet.
>>
>> Studly!!! I don't see how you manage to have so much fun flying XC in a
>> ship incapable of it!
>>
>> Chortle,
>> Bob W.
>
> Jeeez Bob! The Cherokee is just as capable of XC flying as a 1-26 !!!

Hee!!! Would it have helped my 'directional' humor to've noted I used to
fly a 1-26 cross-country? (Tony knew that, BTW!)

Bob - loves PW-5's too - W.

P.S. All soaring is good...more so when performed in Drag Kings!

[SoaringXCellence]

Tony,

As always a delight to hear your adventures. When will the book be
published?

Mike

[Tony[_5_]]

On Jul 12, 8:55*pm, SoaringXCellence > wrote:
> Tony,
>
> As always a delight to hear your adventures. *When will the book be
> published?
>
> Mike

Whenever I write it I suppose :)

Bob - thanks for the laugh. Ive always wanted to fly a cross country
in a 1-26 but haven't had the chance. Even less performance than the
Cherokee! Jim Hard's multiple diamond flights in his 1-26 serve as
continuous inspiration for me to stretch out in the Cherokee. Still
waiting for that Diamond Day though. I need to learn the best
technique for smoking my foil barograph and sealing the trace post
flight so that the entire experience can be truly vintage.