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![]() First flight in three months! It's been a hard winter for grass strips in New Hampshire. My intentions were excellent, but I soon as I ran down the runway I knew I would not be staying in the pattern and practicing landings. Instead I toured the beaches down to Plum Island MA and returned by the interstate highway. No wind to speak of, and no clouds either, a perfectly gorgeous day. I came in on the 45 from the west to find that everyone was landing to the south. So I crossed the field at pattern altitude (I used to hate it when people did that) and what with one thing and another came in on the high side and slipping like crazy. I kept waiting for the bounce, but it turned out that I was already on the ground with the tail high. Alas, I used so little runway that nobody on the cafe deck could applaud this smoothest of all landings. Hampton uses automotive-type gas pumps. Over the bottom window was pasted: $3.15/gallon. Over the top window was pasted: Calculated Inside. I guess the machine has to be rebuilt in order to price out gasoline that's north of three dollars a gallon. (The MoGas is still $2.85.) The engine was on exactly one hour by my watch (no Hobbs in the Cubs). I burned 3.2 gallons (so there, Jay!). The charge was $75. So the rental has gone up 50 percent in the seven years I've been flying. -- all the best, Dan Ford email (put Cubdriver in subject line) Warbird's Forum: www.warbirdforum.com Piper Cub Forum: www.pipercubforum.com the blog: www.danford.net In Search of Lost Time: www.readingproust.com |
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![]() "Cub Driver" wrote in message ... First flight in three months! It's been a hard winter for grass strips in New Hampshire. My intentions were excellent, but I soon as I ran down the runway I knew I would not be staying in the pattern and practicing landings. Instead I toured the beaches down to Plum Island MA and returned by the interstate highway. No wind to speak of, and no clouds either, a perfectly gorgeous day. I came in on the 45 from the west to find that everyone was landing to the south. So I crossed the field at pattern altitude (I used to hate it when people did that) and what with one thing and another came in on the high side and slipping like crazy. I kept waiting for the bounce, but it turned out that I was already on the ground with the tail high. Alas, I used so little runway that nobody on the cafe deck could applaud this smoothest of all landings. Hampton uses automotive-type gas pumps. Over the bottom window was pasted: $3.15/gallon. Over the top window was pasted: Calculated Inside. I guess the machine has to be rebuilt in order to price out gasoline that's north of three dollars a gallon. (The MoGas is still $2.85.) The engine was on exactly one hour by my watch (no Hobbs in the Cubs). I burned 3.2 gallons (so there, Jay!). The charge was $75. So the rental has gone up 50 percent in the seven years I've been flying. -- all the best, Dan Ford email (put Cubdriver in subject line) Warbird's Forum: www.warbirdforum.com Piper Cub Forum: www.pipercubforum.com the blog: www.danford.net In Search of Lost Time: www.readingproust.com Dan : My wife and I had breakfast at Hampton and I probably watched you take off.We have been going to Hampton Sat AM for nearly 15 years.I don't usually fly in because we are always going somewhere else after. Hope we can meet up one of these days. Bob Barker N8749S (Cessna 150 F) |
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that's what it is out here too... was $3.20 last weekend down to $3.12 today
BT "Cub Driver" wrote in message ... First flight in three months! It's been a hard winter for grass strips in New Hampshire. My intentions were excellent, but I soon as I ran down the runway I knew I would not be staying in the pattern and practicing landings. Instead I toured the beaches down to Plum Island MA and returned by the interstate highway. No wind to speak of, and no clouds either, a perfectly gorgeous day. I came in on the 45 from the west to find that everyone was landing to the south. So I crossed the field at pattern altitude (I used to hate it when people did that) and what with one thing and another came in on the high side and slipping like crazy. I kept waiting for the bounce, but it turned out that I was already on the ground with the tail high. Alas, I used so little runway that nobody on the cafe deck could applaud this smoothest of all landings. Hampton uses automotive-type gas pumps. Over the bottom window was pasted: $3.15/gallon. Over the top window was pasted: Calculated Inside. I guess the machine has to be rebuilt in order to price out gasoline that's north of three dollars a gallon. (The MoGas is still $2.85.) The engine was on exactly one hour by my watch (no Hobbs in the Cubs). I burned 3.2 gallons (so there, Jay!). The charge was $75. So the rental has gone up 50 percent in the seven years I've been flying. -- all the best, Dan Ford email (put Cubdriver in subject line) Warbird's Forum: www.warbirdforum.com Piper Cub Forum: www.pipercubforum.com the blog: www.danford.net In Search of Lost Time: www.readingproust.com |
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![]() The engine was on exactly one hour by my watch (no Hobbs in the Cubs). I burned 3.2 gallons (so there, Jay!). Now THAT is sweet! Of course, I'd have a tough time loading the kids in the back of a Cub... -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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