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2. 04:18 AM - Re: Re: Commander spotting KPHN & farewell for N527P from Michigan (cybersuperstore)
3. 06:51 AM - Re: Re: Commander spotting KPHN & farewell for N527P from Michigan (Russell Legg)
4. 07:44 AM - Re: Commander spotting KPHN & farewell for N527P from Michigan (stratobee)
5. 04:12 PM - Re: Re: Commander spotting KPHN & farewell for N527P from Michigan (Jack B. Mills)
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Subject: | Re: Commander spotting KPHN & farewell for N527P from |
Michigan
Thanks Peter for coming out and sending her off!
I wrote a lengthy posting here and then the internet went down and I lost every
word. Drives me completely nuts and I'm screaming at the screen as I type this,
foaming at the mouth. So I'll do an abbreviated version as I just cant face
writing it all again.
Stopped at Grinnell, IA, Ogalalla, NE, Spanish Fork, UT, Eureka, NV.
150kts at the start. Soon pummeled even down low and GS dropped. We hit Sierras
in the dark. I'm very nervous - don't like mountain flying at night. Headwind
70kts! Precautionary stop at Eureka, NV just to top off for last 2 hr leg. Crosswind
gusting to 27kts. I dread climbing back up to 12500 at night, but we do
it. As we pass most inhabitable peaks, left engine shudders twice. If it quits,
there is nowhere to go. But it behaves after that scare.
Bay area socked in at 6000ft, we're at 12500. No way to get down. We fly south
endlessly over Sierra peaks, desperately looking for lights. Very uneasy now.
Dread having to turn around back over the Sierras into NV again with an engine
that has given me a scare. We've come to far. Finally we spot a light and an
airport beacon (E45) and we just about manage to squeeze into the valley between
mountain and clouds.
Average GS last 4-5hrs was 75-80kts. Not kidding.
Both engines ran like butter, except for shudder. We have theories of what it could
have been and it will be investigated. Right engine uses a little too much
oil for comfort, but could be something trivial. Mentally preparing myself for
a top overhaul, nevertheless.
Great adventure, great people, great scenery and a trip I won't forget. I will
however try to forget the $1600 fuel bill..
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Adam
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Subject: | Re: Commander spotting KPHN & farewell for N527P from |
Michigan
Ouch!, Adam.
However, it ended well.
Just as a future tip that may come in handy, especially for us who now have
to go without a more detailed account of events: I always write in Word
beforehand so I can save regularly before putting my work into an email
reader, like Outlook, for instance. Too many times I had the experience of
losing stuff especially when I thought what I wrote was the product of
once-in-a-lifetime creativity that couldn't be recreated.
Thanks
Nico
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Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2011 12:04 AM
Subject: Commander-List: Re: Commander spotting KPHN & farewell for N527P
from Michigan
Thanks Peter for coming out and sending her off!
I wrote a lengthy posting here and then the internet went down and I lost
every word. Drives me completely nuts and I'm screaming at the screen as I
type this, foaming at the mouth. So I'll do an abbreviated version as I just
cant face writing it all again.
Stopped at Grinnell, IA, Ogalalla, NE, Spanish Fork, UT, Eureka, NV.
150kts at the start. Soon pummeled even down low and GS dropped. We hit
Sierras in the dark. I'm very nervous - don't like mountain flying at night.
Headwind 70kts! Precautionary stop at Eureka, NV just to top off for last 2
hr leg. Crosswind gusting to 27kts. I dread climbing back up to 12500 at
night, but we do it. As we pass most inhabitable peaks, left engine shudders
twice. If it quits, there is nowhere to go. But it behaves after that scare.
Bay area socked in at 6000ft, we're at 12500. No way to get down. We fly
south endlessly over Sierra peaks, desperately looking for lights. Very
uneasy now. Dread having to turn around back over the Sierras into NV again
with an engine that has given me a scare. We've come to far. Finally we spot
a light and an airport beacon (E45) and we just about manage to squeeze into
the valley between mountain and clouds.
Average GS last 4-5hrs was 75-80kts. Not kidding.
Both engines ran like butter, except for shudder. We have theories of what
it could have been and it will be investigated. Right engine uses a little
too much oil for comfort, but could be something trivial. Mentally preparing
myself for a top overhaul, nevertheless.
Great adventure, great people, great scenery and a trip I won't forget. I
will however try to forget the $1600 fuel bill..
--------
Adam
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Subject: | Re: Commander spotting KPHN & farewell for N527P from |
Michigan
Hi Adam,
You were blessed to have the company of Jimbob...what a wonderful set of learning
hyperbolae!!
At least you were fuelling a 520...just imagine the extra fuel that a 680E would
have consumed for the same trip!
Cheers from Oz
Russell
On 17/02/2011, at 9:41 PM, cybersuperstore wrote:
>
> Ouch!, Adam.
>
> However, it ended well.
>
> Just as a future tip that may come in handy, especially for us who now have
> to go without a more detailed account of events: I always write in Word
> beforehand so I can save regularly before putting my work into an email
> reader, like Outlook, for instance. Too many times I had the experience of
> losing stuff especially when I thought what I wrote was the product of
> once-in-a-lifetime creativity that couldn't be recreated.
>
> Thanks
>
> Nico
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-commander-list-server@matronics.com
> [mailto:owner-commander-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of stratobee
> Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2011 12:04 AM
> To: commander-list@matronics.com
> Subject: Commander-List: Re: Commander spotting KPHN & farewell for N527P
> from Michigan
>
>
> Thanks Peter for coming out and sending her off!
>
> I wrote a lengthy posting here and then the internet went down and I lost
> every word. Drives me completely nuts and I'm screaming at the screen as I
> type this, foaming at the mouth. So I'll do an abbreviated version as I just
> cant face writing it all again.
>
> Stopped at Grinnell, IA, Ogalalla, NE, Spanish Fork, UT, Eureka, NV.
>
> 150kts at the start. Soon pummeled even down low and GS dropped. We hit
> Sierras in the dark. I'm very nervous - don't like mountain flying at night.
> Headwind 70kts! Precautionary stop at Eureka, NV just to top off for last 2
> hr leg. Crosswind gusting to 27kts. I dread climbing back up to 12500 at
> night, but we do it. As we pass most inhabitable peaks, left engine shudders
> twice. If it quits, there is nowhere to go. But it behaves after that scare.
>
> Bay area socked in at 6000ft, we're at 12500. No way to get down. We fly
> south endlessly over Sierra peaks, desperately looking for lights. Very
> uneasy now. Dread having to turn around back over the Sierras into NV again
> with an engine that has given me a scare. We've come to far. Finally we spot
> a light and an airport beacon (E45) and we just about manage to squeeze into
> the valley between mountain and clouds.
>
> Average GS last 4-5hrs was 75-80kts. Not kidding.
>
> Both engines ran like butter, except for shudder. We have theories of what
> it could have been and it will be investigated. Right engine uses a little
> too much oil for comfort, but could be something trivial. Mentally preparing
> myself for a top overhaul, nevertheless.
>
> Great adventure, great people, great scenery and a trip I won't forget. I
> will however try to forget the $1600 fuel bill..
>
> --------
> Adam
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Subject: | Re: Commander spotting KPHN & farewell for N527P from |
Michigan
Thanks. Flight took about 16hrs airborne in the end.
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Adam
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Subject: | Re: Commander spotting KPHN & farewell for N527P from |
Michigan
Russell,
As far as fuel goes, worse yet it could be a 680Fp
Moe
N680RR
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From: "Russell Legg" <rlegg@austarnet.com.au>
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2011 6:52 AM
Subject: Re: Commander-List: Re: Commander spotting KPHN & farewell for
N527P from Michigan
> <rlegg@austarnet.com.au>
>
> Hi Adam,
>
> You were blessed to have the company of Jimbob...what a wonderful set of
> learning hyperbolae!!
>
> At least you were fuelling a 520...just imagine the extra fuel that a 680E
> would have consumed for the same trip!
>
> Cheers from Oz
>
> Russell
>
>
> On 17/02/2011, at 9:41 PM, cybersuperstore wrote:
>
>> <nico@cybersuperstore.com>
>>
>> Ouch!, Adam.
>>
>> However, it ended well.
>>
>> Just as a future tip that may come in handy, especially for us who now
>> have
>> to go without a more detailed account of events: I always write in Word
>> beforehand so I can save regularly before putting my work into an email
>> reader, like Outlook, for instance. Too many times I had the experience
>> of
>> losing stuff especially when I thought what I wrote was the product of
>> once-in-a-lifetime creativity that couldn't be recreated.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Nico
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-commander-list-server@matronics.com
>> [mailto:owner-commander-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of stratobee
>> Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2011 12:04 AM
>> To: commander-list@matronics.com
>> Subject: Commander-List: Re: Commander spotting KPHN & farewell for N527P
>> from Michigan
>>
>>
>> Thanks Peter for coming out and sending her off!
>>
>> I wrote a lengthy posting here and then the internet went down and I lost
>> every word. Drives me completely nuts and I'm screaming at the screen as
>> I
>> type this, foaming at the mouth. So I'll do an abbreviated version as I
>> just
>> cant face writing it all again.
>>
>> Stopped at Grinnell, IA, Ogalalla, NE, Spanish Fork, UT, Eureka, NV.
>>
>> 150kts at the start. Soon pummeled even down low and GS dropped. We hit
>> Sierras in the dark. I'm very nervous - don't like mountain flying at
>> night.
>> Headwind 70kts! Precautionary stop at Eureka, NV just to top off for last
>> 2
>> hr leg. Crosswind gusting to 27kts. I dread climbing back up to 12500 at
>> night, but we do it. As we pass most inhabitable peaks, left engine
>> shudders
>> twice. If it quits, there is nowhere to go. But it behaves after that
>> scare.
>>
>> Bay area socked in at 6000ft, we're at 12500. No way to get down. We fly
>> south endlessly over Sierra peaks, desperately looking for lights. Very
>> uneasy now. Dread having to turn around back over the Sierras into NV
>> again
>> with an engine that has given me a scare. We've come to far. Finally we
>> spot
>> a light and an airport beacon (E45) and we just about manage to squeeze
>> into
>> the valley between mountain and clouds.
>>
>> Average GS last 4-5hrs was 75-80kts. Not kidding.
>>
>> Both engines ran like butter, except for shudder. We have theories of
>> what
>> it could have been and it will be investigated. Right engine uses a
>> little
>> too much oil for comfort, but could be something trivial. Mentally
>> preparing
>> myself for a top overhaul, nevertheless.
>>
>> Great adventure, great people, great scenery and a trip I won't forget. I
>> will however try to forget the $1600 fuel bill..
>>
>> --------
>> Adam
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Read this topic online here:
>>
>> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=331320#331320
>>
>>
>>
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>> http://forums.matronics.com//files/img_0854_155.jpg
>> http://forums.matronics.com//files/img_0845_870.jpg
>> http://forums.matronics.com//files/img_0837_186.jpg
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