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1. 04:11 AM - Re: wind (Ted Cowan)
2. 06:44 AM - Re: Re: Fw: different video attempt (John Hauck)
3. 07:06 AM - Re: Re: wind (John Hauck)
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Well, I guess if you want to fly in the wind a bit more comfortably, you
need to get a slingshot. My little bugger is a tad heavy
but it flies really well in wind and especially a cross wind for landing.
Ted Cowan, slingshot, 912UL zoom zoom. When
the weather clears, lets all go and roast that little rodent groundhog.
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| Subject: | Re: Fwd: different video attempt |
Well, I was thinking more of JB and Bruce, I think if their mouths hadn't
been so dry they would have kissed the ground.
Larry
OK, now I remember. It was their first "real" taste of Oregon wind, on
their first flight West.
Wasn't my first flight West, but it certainly had my attention, and I was
extremely happy to be back on Mother Earth.
That had to be a very exciting flight for John B and Bruce C. During a
thunderstorm at the Rock House, we looked out the window helplessly watching
the hail pound the crap out of the Kolbs, then watching all of them hover a
foot off the ground while tethered to the tie down cable. An exciting
morning.
Alright! I found the video John B made of my landing. I had flown non-stop
from Elko, NV, direct, well as direct as I can fly, to the Rock House. The
first 30 minutes of the flight were great, then the wind kicked up until it
was screaming. I ended up climbing to over 10,000 feet trying to get out of
the turbulence and head wind, to no avail. I was very glad to see the Rock
House, however, I was apprehensive about landing in that much wind. I was
lucky. The wind was blowing right down the short cross wind strip. I
carried cruise power right down to touch down. As you watch the video,
listen to the wind and the sound of the 912ULS on approach.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMYsdarPcnY
Just another day at the Rock House.
Weather is extremely lousy at hauck's holler. Waiting for my buddy Will
Uribe, Kolb Firestar builder/flyer, from El Paso, TX, to arrive. Looks like
this will be a good day to pull out old photos and reminisce a bit.
In a couple weeks it will be time to fly to Lakeland. Looking forward to
the change in weather and some airplane noise. Always great to see old
friends and make new ones at Lakeland. I'll be camping in the UL/Light
Plane tie down/camping area, but Miss P'fer will probably be tied down at
the Kolb display. My MKIII is a good example of the "after" in "before and
after", after 21 years and 3,200.0 hours. Paint is eroded off the tail and
leading edges of the wings, the cockpit shows the scuff marks and time spent
in the seat, but she still flies and works just as hard now as she did when
she was new.
john h
mkIII
Titus, Alabama
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Well, I guess if you want to fly in the wind a bit more comfortably, you
need to get a slingshot. My little bugger is a tad heavy but it flies
really well in wind and especially a cross wind for landing.
Ted Cowan, slingshot, 912UL zoom zoom. When the weather clears, lets all go
and roast that little rodent groundhog.
Ted C/Kolbers:
Why wait for the weather to clear. Looking out the window right now, looks
like a perfect morning for flying a Sling Shot. ;-)
john h
mkIII
Titus, Alabama
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