buzzing a Moscow highway

It looks like the altimeter is indicating slightly below zero -- what? --
meters?. I thought Moscow was around 200 meters. Did they set it to zero on
the ground, perhaps?

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Two genius (Beavis & Butthead with an airplane) friends of
mine, today just outside of Moscow, Russia.

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In rec.aviation.piloting Jon Woellhaf wrote:
It looks like the altimeter is indicating slightly below zero -- what? --
meters?. I thought Moscow was around 200 meters. Did they set it to zero on
the ground, perhaps?

Yes, they set it to zero on the ground (QFE), just like everywhere else in Europe.
And also don't forget that aneroid altimeters have a certain margin of error,
especially when it's cold or warm. (I totally forgot what's the legal allowance is,
I think it's 25')

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I never think of that, being based at Jeffco, Colorado, USA (KBJC) at 5670
feet.

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In rec.aviation.piloting Jon Woellhaf wrote:
It looks like the altimeter is indicating slightly below zero -- what? --
meters?. I thought Moscow was around 200 meters. Did they set it to zero
on
the ground, perhaps?

Yes, they set it to zero on the ground (QFE), just like everywhere else in
Europe.
And also don't forget that aneroid altimeters have a certain margin of
error,
especially when it's cold or warm. (I totally forgot what's the legal
allowance is,
I think it's 25')

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Maybe you can post some outside-view photos of that low-flyin' spruce goose
:-)

BTW do you live in NY or Florida?

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In rec.aviation.piloting Jon Woellhaf wrote:
It looks like the altimeter is indicating slightly below zero -- what? --
meters?. I thought Moscow was around 200 meters. Did they set it to zero
on
the ground, perhaps?

Yes, they set it to zero on the ground (QFE), just like everywhere else in
Europe.
And also don't forget that aneroid altimeters have a certain margin of
error,
especially when it's cold or warm. (I totally forgot what's the legal
allowance is,
I think it's 25')

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In rec.aviation.piloting City Dweller wrote:
Maybe you can post some outside-view photos of that low-flyin' spruce goose

It's not a spruce goose, it's a PZL Wilga-35

http://www.icare-rc.com/wilga.htm

I have a through-the-windshield video shot from the plane, and I wish I could share it,
but it's way too incriminating, sorry, can't do.

BTW do you live in NY or Florida?

In Miami for the last 2 years, and trying to avoid NY at any cost.

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HECTOP wrote:

It's not a spruce goose, it's a PZL Wilga-35

A Wilga! Very cool. They were quite popular here in the
Southwestern U.S. about 10 years ago (I think there was a local
dealer). Haven't seen one in quite awhile. As I recall from a short
flight, low and slow was the airplane's strong suit. Just out of
curiosity, are the cars in the video passing the plane?
John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)

In rec.aviation.piloting wrote:
flight, low and slow was the airplane's strong suit. Just out of
curiosity, are the cars in the video passing the plane?

Nah, it's flying at 160kph (see airspeed indicator on the left), which is about 100mph/86knots.
While there are people who drive that fast (gee, I do!), there were no carse passing the plane in
the video


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HECTOP wrote:

Nah, it's flying at 160kph (see airspeed indicator on the left),
which is about 100mph/86knots.

Geez! That's high cruise speed (max range cruise is only 142kph).
Don't think I've ever seen anyone in that much of a hurry, in a Wilga
:-))

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)

On 18 Jan 2005 09:22:40 -0800, "
wrote:

A Wilga! Very cool. They were quite popular here in the
Southwestern U.S. about 10 years ago (I think there was a local
dealer). Haven't seen one in quite awhile. As I recall from a short
flight, low and slow was the airplane's strong suit. Just out of
curiosity, are the cars in the video passing the plane?
John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)

They are still available. There's a guy in Highgate Vermont who is
bringing them in and selling them. While watching one circle the
field last summer I heard the following: "They may be ugly, but
they're sure slow". :-D

Corky Scott

In rec.aviation.piloting Corky Scott wrote:
last summer I heard the following: "They may be ugly, but they're sure
slow". :-D

They also tend to perform the "freefalling sack of nails" maneuver when the fan quits.

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