How is hurricane Frances treating you?

[Gilan]

So how is everyone doing during this hurricane? Here in southern Lake
county only 43 mph winds so far at 1:01 am Sunday. Supposed to pick up and
get more rain and wind over the next several hours.

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Have a good day and stay out of the trees!
See ya on Sport Aircraft group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Sport_Aircraft/

http://www.mitchellwing.com

[Orval Fairbairn]

In article et>,
"Gilan" > wrote:

> So how is everyone doing during this hurricane? Here in southern Lake
> county only 43 mph winds so far at 1:01 am Sunday. Supposed to pick up and
> get more rain and wind over the next several hours.



We are riding it out at Spruce Creek.

The wind is blowing (or sucking, if you prefer) the rain around; the
pool is full; the plane is nice abd dry in its hangar. We have had a few
power flickers but no total loss, although Cable TV went down about 20
minutes ago.

I hope that others are doing as well or better.

[Kyle Boatright]

We cut our Labor Day trip short, in order to get back to the Atlanta area
before the winds picked up beyond the ability of this pilot and his RV-6 to
manage. Upon arrival at our home field, there was a direct crosswind
varying between 10 and 14 knots, with gusts to 18, IIRC. My personal direct
crosswind limits are roughly 15 knots if the wind is steady or 10-12 knots
in gusty conditions. I have landed in worse, but I'd prefer to avoid those
conditions.

My nagging fear was not being able to land at my home field, where I have a
hangar, then having to leave the airplane on the ramp somewhere directly in
the path of the approaching storm.

KB

"Gilan" > wrote in message
ink.net...
> So how is everyone doing during this hurricane? Here in southern Lake
> county only 43 mph winds so far at 1:01 am Sunday. Supposed to pick up
and
> get more rain and wind over the next several hours.
>
> --
> Have a good day and stay out of the trees!
> See ya on Sport Aircraft group
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Sport_Aircraft/
>
> http://www.mitchellwing.com
>
>

[Capt.Doug]

>"Gilan" wrote in message > So how is everyone doing during this hurricane?

We missed the eye by 5 miles and sat in the eyewall. We were pounded for 12
hours. One of the avocado trees fell over, but we didn't lose a shingle.
There is no electricity and cellphones are sporadic. Most of the airplanes
at the local airports survived with little or no damage. Mirabella Yacht's
hangar in Ft. Pierce was one of the unfortunate few.

D.

[Morgans]

"Capt.Doug" > wrote in message
...
> >"Gilan" wrote in message > So how is everyone doing during this
hurricane?
>
> We missed the eye by 5 miles and sat in the eyewall. We were pounded for
12
> hours. One of the avocado trees fell over, but we didn't lose a shingle.
> There is no electricity and cellphones are sporadic. Most of the airplanes
> at the local airports survived with little or no damage. Mirabella Yacht's
> hangar in Ft. Pierce was one of the unfortunate few.
>
> D.
>
>

Good to hear.

I fear that since Frances was weakened before it hit, and there was not as
much damage as predicted, that too many people will opt to stay for the next
bad one, and they will not be so lucky. It seems to go in cycles.
--
Jim in NC


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