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

Hehe...

Thanks Dudely!

Taken as GOOD advice!

"A rubberneckin we go"

The new vis is very good, except for straight down for the
rear seat pax....

It sure is nice to see where we are headed in turns...

Now, don't get the High vs low wing thingy going guys... be
kind...

I flew a Cardinal once, high wing but super vis... my eyeballs
were AHEAD of the wing root...

Dave



On Wed, 03 Aug 2005 03:31:51 GMT, "Dudley Henriques"
dhenriques@noware .net wrote:


"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

"Dave" wrote in message
...
Hehe...

Thanks Dudely!

Taken as GOOD advice!

"A rubberneckin we go"

The new vis is very good, except for straight down for the
rear seat pax....

It sure is nice to see where we are headed in turns...

Now, don't get the High vs low wing thingy going guys... be
kind...

I flew a Cardinal once, high wing but super vis... my eyeballs
were AHEAD of the wing root...

Dave

Too bad you guys can't try the T38..........can't see the wings at all!!!!!
:-))))))
Dudley

Too bad you guys can't try the T38..........can't see the wings at
all!!!!!

There's a great write-up on the T-38 in this month's "Air & Space" magazine.
Man, it sounds like a great plane.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:rtgIe.235698$xm3.5659@attbi_s21...
Too bad you guys can't try the T38..........can't see the wings at
all!!!!!

There's a great write-up on the T-38 in this month's "Air & Space"
magazine. Man, it sounds like a great plane.

One of my favorites. If you can handle a 38, you can handle anything in the
inventory.
Dudley

Jay Honeck wrote:

Too bad you guys can't try the T38..........can't see the wings at
all!!!!!


There's a great write-up on the T-38 in this month's "Air & Space" magazine.
Man, it sounds like a great plane.

I always thought it one of the sleekest looking to be sure.

Matt

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