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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[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
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> 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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[RobertR237]

>> >"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
>
>
>

Let's just hope that the next BAD one is not already enroute.


Bob Reed
www.kisbuild.r-a-reed-assoc.com (KIS Builders Site)
KIS Cruiser in progress...Slow but steady progress....

"Ladies and Gentlemen, take my advice,
pull down your pants and Slide on the Ice!"
(M.A.S.H. Sidney Freedman)

[Gilan]

Well Ivan is it's name and it may very well be on the way.
Sure hope people take it serious if it comes to Florida.

--
Mitchell Wing
http://www.mitchellwing.com

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




> Let's just hope that the next BAD one is not already enroute.
>
>
> Bob Reed
> www.kisbuild.r-a-reed-assoc.com (KIS Builders Site)
> KIS Cruiser in progress...Slow but steady progress....
>
> "Ladies and Gentlemen, take my advice,
> pull down your pants and Slide on the Ice!"
> (M.A.S.H. Sidney Freedman)
>

[Morgans]

"Gilan" > wrote in message
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> Well Ivan is it's name and it may very well be on the way.
> Sure hope people take it serious if it comes to Florida.
>
> --
> Mitchell Wing
>

Right. Cat. 4, already, and lots of warm water to cross. Track is
predicted to miss all of Florida, ('cept maybe Key West) but Texas and
Louisiana, look out. Reid, you watching?
--
Jim in NC


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[RobertR237]

>> Well Ivan is it's name and it may very well be on the way.
>> Sure hope people take it serious if it comes to Florida.
>>
>> --
>> Mitchell Wing
>>
>
>Right. Cat. 4, already, and lots of warm water to cross. Track is
>predicted to miss all of Florida, ('cept maybe Key West) but Texas and
>Louisiana, look out. Reid, you watching?
>--
>Jim in NC
>

I am watching very closely. I have lived through three of them in Houston and
don't look forward to another one. I do have a real appreciation for what the
folks in Florida are going through right now on a few fronts. In one year
alone, we went through two storms. The first was a major microburst event that
knocked out power to our area for over a week due to hundreds of downed pine
trees and wiped out power lines. They had just gotten that repaired, we had
restocked our fridge and freezer when a hurricane came through. We were
without power for almost three weeks that time. We became real good customers
of Coleman lanterns and cookers.

It does look like Ivan is going to bypass Florida since it has stayed on a true
westerly course. The big question is rather it will hit Louisiana or Texas.
Either case is going to be bad news for someone since it has a lot of very warm
open warter to work with. Hope it ISN'T the big one that New Orleans has been
fearing for decades.




Bob Reed
www.kisbuild.r-a-reed-assoc.com (KIS Builders Site)
KIS Cruiser in progress...Slow but steady progress....

"Ladies and Gentlemen, take my advice,
pull down your pants and Slide on the Ice!"
(M.A.S.H. Sidney Freedman)

[Capt.Doug]

>"RobertR237" wrote in message > It does look like Ivan is going to bypass
>Florida since it has stayed on a true westerly course.

Just a few minutes ago, NHC updated the forecast for Ivan to strike Fort
Myers.

People are waiting 90 minutes for Subway without bitching. People are
stopping at intersections were the signal lights are down and waving others
through first. It's surreal but it's nice (for however long it lasts).

D.

[RobertR237]

>
>>"RobertR237" wrote in message > It does look like Ivan is going to bypass
>>Florida since it has stayed on a true westerly course.
>
>Just a few minutes ago, NHC updated the forecast for Ivan to strike Fort
>Myers.
>

For the sake of everyone in Florida, I hope they are wrong. The current
predictions of a couple of the models show it going right up the center of
Florida. That would be a really devastating blow to an already crippled state.

>People are waiting 90 minutes for Subway without bitching. People are
>stopping at intersections were the signal lights are down and waving others
>through first. It's surreal but it's nice (for however long it lasts).
>
>D.


Bob Reed
www.kisbuild.r-a-reed-assoc.com (KIS Builders Site)
KIS Cruiser in progress...Slow but steady progress....

"Ladies and Gentlemen, take my advice,
pull down your pants and Slide on the Ice!"
(M.A.S.H. Sidney Freedman)

[Wright1902Glider]

We had gusts in the 40-50mph range early on Mon. morning here in the Atlanta
area. I took the precaution of checking up on the the Wright machine's hauler
trailer the day before. Iit is now tied down to 4 ballast blocks weighing 160
lbs each. That pretty much keeps it from rocking enough to blow over any more.


I checked up on everything last night and the trailer and plane weathered the
storm without a scratch. That makes two hurricanes now... I was in Raleigh
for an airshow last year when we got hit by Isabel.

Harry Frey
Wright Brothers Enterprises
Covington, GA