PinG Jay.. Now drivin a Piper!

Wellll...

We did it.... The 172 is history..

We are the proud owners of a 1976 Warrior, 151....

Pix to follow for the gallery....

So far so good. We planning some upgrades, but so far
enjoying the toys,( it's REALLY tricked out for IFR) and LOVING the
view of the rny on the turn to final...

More of a Pirep when we get some more time on it..

Thanks to all in this group for thoughts and advice..

I was the dude with the "stalling speeds" thread a while
ago....

Cheers!

Dave

"Dave" wrote in message
...
Wellll...

We did it.... The 172 is history..

We are the proud owners of a 1976 Warrior, 151....

Pix to follow for the gallery....

So far so good. We planning some upgrades, but so far
enjoying the toys,( it's REALLY tricked out for IFR) and LOVING the
view of the rny on the turn to final...

More of a Pirep when we get some more time on it..

Thanks to all in this group for thoughts and advice..

I was the dude with the "stalling speeds" thread a while
ago....

Cheers!

Dave

Congratulations and the best of luck with the new airplane.
Just for what it's worth, and I'm sure you have most likely already
considered this, but I'll pass it along to you anyway just in case. It's a
bit of advice I always gave pilots transitioning from high wings to low
wings and visa versa.
For the first few hours you fly the new airplane, put a penciled notation on
your preflight checklist as the last item to be checked just before takeoff
and before landing.
"Concentrate on the NEW blind spots!!!!!"
Dudley Henriques

"Dudley Henriques" dhenriques@noware .net wrote

For the first few hours you fly the new airplane, put a penciled notation
on
your preflight checklist as the last item to be checked just before
takeoff
and before landing.
"Concentrate on the NEW blind spots!!!!!"
Dudley Henriques


REALLY ! ! !

One day at OSH, during a rush of departures on 36, I almost saw a mid-air
collision, due to the blind spot.

Departure on 36 has you do a right turn at midfield, to a course of 150,
until clear of the OSH airspace. A biplane (couldn't tell for sure what the
types were, as I was horrified at seeing what was sure to be a fatal
accident) had taken off on the right side of 36L, and shortly after a plane
(Piper 6 ?) departed on the left side of 36L. The biplane and Piper arrived
at the turning point (midfield) at the same time, with the Piper a bit
faster and higher. He never saw the biplane, and crossed over it by what
looked to be less than a wingspan. Thankfully, they missed. Remember those
clearing turns, gang!
--
Jim in NC

DAve, Dave, Dave, tsk, tsk... ANYONE can land an airplane when they cn
see the runway on the turn to final... It's the 'real' pilots who can
do it blind....

denny snicker

"Denny" wrote:

DAve, Dave, Dave, tsk, tsk... ANYONE can land an airplane when they cn
see the runway on the turn to final... It's the 'real' pilots who can
do it blind....

Damn straight!

denny snicker

OK, laugh it up, low wing boy. Let's see how you do when there's a 900'
tree blocking your view when you're about to turn final! No sweat for
he-man high wing pilots--we can't see the runway anyway!

--
Dan
C172RG at BFM

Isn't "he-man high-wing" an oxymoron?? hehe

Dave, congrats on your new bird. And great choice on the Warrior! One of the
best damn values out there.

(Why yes, how did you know I own a Warrior?!)

Marco "Manly Low-Wing Driver" Leon



"Dan Luke" wrote in message
...

"Denny" wrote:

DAve, Dave, Dave, tsk, tsk... ANYONE can land an airplane when they cn
see the runway on the turn to final... It's the 'real' pilots who can
do it blind....

Damn straight!

denny snicker

OK, laugh it up, low wing boy. Let's see how you do when there's a 900'
tree blocking your view when you're about to turn final! No sweat for
he-man high wing pilots--we can't see the runway anyway!

--
Dan
C172RG at BFM

Marco Leon wrote:
Isn't "he-man high-wing" an oxymoron?? hehe

Dave, congrats on your new bird. And great choice on the Warrior! One of the
best damn values out there.


Except they glide like a lead sled. Still, they are fun.




--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN

VE

Dan Luke wrote:

"Denny" wrote:


DAve, Dave, Dave, tsk, tsk... ANYONE can land an airplane when they cn
see the runway on the turn to final... It's the 'real' pilots who can
do it blind....


Damn straight!


denny snicker


OK, laugh it up, low wing boy. Let's see how you do when there's a 900'
tree blocking your view when you're about to turn final! No sweat for
he-man high wing pilots--we can't see the runway anyway!

Us high-wing folks don't even much care if it even IS a runway! :-)

Matt

Marco Leon wrote:

Isn't "he-man high-wing" an oxymoron?? hehe

No, men are broader at the shoulders and women broader at the hips, like
a low-wing. :-)


Matt

Matt Whiting wrote:

Us high-wing folks don't even much care if it even IS a runway! :-)

If you've got a Maule (or a Helio), a runway is what you decide is one. :-)

George Patterson
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