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1. 04:10 AM - Re: RV-List Digest: 7 Msgs - 07/05/07 (mbick)
2. 05:49 AM - 109 NC Airprots in One Day (Ron Schreck)
3. 06:34 AM - Re: 109 NC Airprots in One Day (John Jessen)
4. 06:35 AM - Re: 109 NC Airprots in One Day (Jim Fogarty at Lakes & Leisure Realty)
5. 01:47 PM - Re: 109 NC Airprots in One Day (Brian Meyette)
6. 02:19 PM - Re: 109 NC Airprots in One Day (Bob Collins)
7. 03:40 PM - Re: 109 NC Airprots in One Day (n801bh@netzero.com)
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| Subject: | RE: RV-List Digest: 7 Msgs - 07/05/07 |
I don't know how many of you belong to AOPA, but you may want to take a look
at what the airlines are saying and the long term effect on all.
http://www.aopa.org/members/files/pilot/epilot/2007/070706epilot.html
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1. 05:44 AM - Re: VM1000 fuel pressure sender (Steve Struyk)
2. 05:46 AM - Re: Camping at OSH (eddyfernan@aol.com)
3. 06:46 AM - Re: VM1000 fuel pressure sender (Tim Bryan)
4. 07:22 AM - Steinair announces new product!!! (Darwin N. Barrie)
5. 07:39 AM - Re: Steinair announces new product!!! (Konrad L. Werner)
6. 04:56 PM - Re: For Sale: RV3 canopy cover (William F. Saindon)
7. 07:31 PM - Re: VM1000 fuel pressure sender (Vanremog@aol.com)
________________________________ Message 1
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Time: 05:44:07 AM PST US
From: "Steve Struyk" <rv8striker@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: RV-List: VM1000 fuel pressure sender
I may be able to help you out but it may take a day or two. I need to do
an oil change soon and plan to get to it in the next few days. If you
don't get an answer from the list by then, let me know and I'll get the
info to you. You may contact me off list.
Do not archive
Steve Struyk
RV-8, 90 Hrs.
St. Charles, MO
----- Original Message -----
From: Vanremog@aol.com
To: rv-list@matronics.com
Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2007 1:07 AM
Subject: RE: RV-List: VM1000 fuel pressure sender
I did the troubleshooting today per the VMS guidelines, and it
definitely IS the pressure sender that has gone tango uniform. It has
the proper 5VDC supply but is sending out higher Volts/psi than it
should. Even with the fuel line fully vented, the pressure reading is 3
psi and with either the boost pump on or the engine pump running it
reads 7-8 psi. Pretty clear.
Could anyone with the same item tell me the VMS Part Number for the
carbureted fuel pressure sender, so I can cross check them to ensure
that they don't send me the wrong one? This is for the original VM1000
circa 1996, not for the new VM1000C.
-Thx
GV (RV-6A N1GV O-360-A1A, C/S, Flying 860hrs, Silicon Valley, CA)
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________________________________ Message 2
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Time: 05:46:31 AM PST US
Subject: Re: RV-List: Camping at OSH
From: eddyfernan@aol.com
That does it I'm camping with my RV!? Hope to meet a lot of you folks
there.?
I'll keep an eye out for ya Mark.
Eddy Fernandez
RV9A-Kermit
Do not archive
-----Original Message-----
From: Fiveonepw@aol.com
Sent: Wed, 4 Jul 2007 11:18 pm
Subject: Re: RV-List: Camping at OSH
In a message dated 7/4/2007 1:20:36 PM Central Daylight Time,
matronics@cencula.com
writes:
Last year, I saw someone drive down the lane on a motorized sofa. :-)
>>>
?
There is no limit to the "camping at
OSH" advantage- multiple EAA newsletter articles can't be wrong!? Just go.?
Scholler
or homebuilt, don't matter- each choice is inhabited with?interesting?folk
and well worth the effort.? No regrets, come by and say "howdy"- just might
get ya a free beverage, hours of BS, and a lifelong friendship, plus you are
right there in the middle of it all with no need to go anywhere else....
?
One of my best memories was walking down to the vintage area one evening as
the
sun was heading west and spending an hour (or more, wasn't keeping track)
yakking
with this old guy who had flown a
Curtiss Robin in.? Priceless & end of story.??Y'all need to do this.? OSH is
much
more than awards & airshows...
?
Mark do not archive
See what's free at AOL.com.
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________________________________ Message 3
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Time: 06:46:52 AM PST US
From: "Tim Bryan" <n616tb@btsapps.com>
Subject: RE: RV-List: VM1000 fuel pressure sender
I have the same unit as you. My oil pressure part number is 3010018 so I
believe the fuel is 3010016. Sorry I can't read it directly as it is under
the clamp.
By the way I am going on 8 months without a working oil pressure transducer.
I have pretty much given up.
Tim
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From: owner-rv-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-rv-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Vanremog@aol.com
Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2007 1:08 AM
Subject: RE: RV-List: VM1000 fuel pressure sender
I did the troubleshooting today per the VMS guidelines, and it definitely IS
the pressure sender that has gone tango uniform. It has the proper 5VDC
supply but is sending out higher Volts/psi than it should. Even with the
fuel line fully vented, the pressure reading is 3 psi and with either the
boost pump on or the engine pump running it reads 7-8 psi. Pretty clear.
Could anyone with the same item tell me the VMS Part Number for the
carbureted fuel pressure sender, so I can cross check them to ensure that
they don't send me the wrong one? This is for the original VM1000 circa
1996, not for the new VM1000C.
-Thx
GV (RV-6A N1GV O-360-A1A, C/S, Flying 860hrs, Silicon Valley, CA)
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________________________________ Message 4
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Time: 07:22:49 AM PST US
From: "Darwin N. Barrie" <ktlkrn@cox.net>
Subject: RV-List: Steinair announces new product!!!
Steinair has a new product coming out.
The LANCHAIR!!
Couldn't help it. I love planes but the motorized couch was the coolest
thing there!!!
DArwin N. Barrie
Chandler AZ
________________________________ Message 5
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Time: 07:39:48 AM PST US
From: "Konrad L. Werner" <klwerner@comcast.net>
Subject: Re: RV-List: Steinair announces new product!!!
Darwin,
You should get an OSH-Award for that one...
Do not archive
----- Original Message -----
From: Darwin N. Barrie
To: rv-list@matronics.com
Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2007 8:21 AM
Subject: RV-List: Steinair announces new product!!!
Steinair has a new product coming out.
The LANCHAIR!!
Couldn't help it. I love planes but the motorized couch was the
coolest thing there!!!
DArwin N. Barrie
Chandler AZ
________________________________ Message 6
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Time: 04:56:38 PM PST US
From: "William F. Saindon" <wfsaindon@suscom-maine.net>
Subject: Re: RV-List: For Sale: RV3 canopy cover
Rick, If its not to late I would be interested in buying your RV3
cover.
----- Original Message -----
From: Rick Fogerson
To: Undisclosed-Recipient:;
Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2007 5:08 PM
Subject: RV-List: For Sale: RV3 canopy cover
I have an RV3 canopy cover (Vans' LW3) for sale. It has never been
used outside and was only on the plane while in the hanger once to check
the fit. I paid $170 for it, will sell, including shipping, for $95.
You can email me at rickf@cableone.net or call at 208-860-8524.
Rick Fogerson.
do not archive
________________________________ Message 7
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Time: 07:31:25 PM PST US
From: Vanremog@aol.com
Subject: Re: RV-List: VM1000 fuel pressure sender
In a message dated 7/5/2007 6:49:41 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
n616tb@btsapps.com writes:
I have the same unit as you. My oil pressure part number is 3010018 so I
believe the fuel is 3010016.
=======================================
Tim-
Thanks. That is correct and I ordered one today.
GV (RV-6A N1GV O-360-A1A, C/S, Flying 859hrs, Silicon Valley, CA)
************************************** See what's free at
http://www.aol.com.
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| Subject: | 109 NC Airprots in One Day |
Can't say that I'm ready to do it all over again, but a long shower and
a good night's sleep are just what I needed after flying for over
seventeen hours on Wednesday! I'm not sure where the idea came from, but
at some point I decided that it sure would be neat to touch down at all
of the public use airports in North Carolina. Then some idiot (perhaps
me) suggested that it might be possible to do it in one day! That's 109
landings in 24 hours! (110 if you count my home field, which is a
private airport.) As Tom May, my next door neighbor pointed out, that's
a landing every thirteen minutes. Impossible! As it turned out, after
seventeen hours and six minutes of flying time I touched down at all 110
airports (109 public plus one private) and averaged a landing every nine
and a half minutes. Total distance, not including circling to land and a
few bomber patterns behind "normal" pilots, was 1991 nautical miles and
the average speed was 116 knots. The total elapsed time was 19 hours, 51
minutes from the first public airport, Concord Regional Airport (JQF) to
the last, Siler City Municipal Airport (5W8). I spent two hours cooling
my heels at Currituck County Airport (ONX), waiting for sunrise so I
could start knocking off the unlighted airports. First Flight Airport
(FFA) at Kitty Hawk was the first unlighted destination and it felt
pretty awesome to land at the site of man's first powered flight at
first light on Independence Day! Being a holiday, most of the restricted
areas were cold and all of the military bases were quiet but a few
events did make me wonder if the day was to be successful.
Upon arrival at Wilson Industrial Air Center (W03) at 1:42 AM the
airfield lights refused to come on when I triggered the mic button. I
didn't want to have my record blemished by omitting a single airport so
I circled the field at about 800 feet and made out the runway markings
by the moonlight. A single porch light on a building next to the
approach end made a good target, so I established a landing pattern and
accomplished the "porch light" approach to runway 21. My landing light
and a =BE moon gave just enough light so see the centerline of the
runway on short final.
There are 21 turf fields among the 109 destinations and some of them are
downright scary! The shortest are 1400 feet long with huge trees at both
ends! I managed a touch-and-go at all of them, but must admit that it
would have been a real challenge to make a full-stop landing at some.
Keck's Airport (N88) was real special. The NC Airport Guide has "special
notices/warnings" which note that Keck's has "agricultural equipment on
runway and buildings on NW edge of runway." What they don't say is that
if you stray just 10 feet off the centerline you will leave your wingtip
in a tractor garage. There are mowers, tractors and junk all over the
place and an aluminum irrigation pipe is laid across the center of the
runway. As if all these obstructions were insufficient to deter one from
attempting to land, the farmer jumping up and down and furiously waving
his arms was also a good indicator. I managed to touch down between the
irrigation pipe and the tractor and I still have both my wingtips, so I
must have missed the tractor garage.
I now know where Goose Creek (28A) got it's name. I was forced to land
long as about fifty geese strolled across the approach end of runway
four. I was pleased to see some of my RV buddies emerge from a hangar at
Goose Creek and wave frantically as I passed by. I gave them a blast of
smoke and a wing rock then raced off to the next destination.
I refueled four times. The first stop was at Currituck County Airport
(ONX) at 3:09 AM. It was very dark and very quiet and I stayed for
nearly two hours, waiting for first light. It was so peaceful that I
feared I would fall asleep and miss the entire day! The old gentleman
that helped refuel the plane at Curtis Brown Field (EYF) was thrilled to
hear all about my trip and was amazed to see a flight plan with 109 turn
points! Tad Sargent, one of my RV formation buddies met me at Ashe
County Airport (GEV) and supervised the refueling while I took a break.
He even used his own credit card to pay for the gas so I didn't have to
wait around for the interminable credit card approval process. Thanks,
Tad; I owe you a few bucks and a whole lot more. The last fuel stop at
Macon County Airport (1A5) was the most expensive at $4.64 per gallon,
but hey, they gotta' make a living and I was in no position to bargain.
A serious case of get-home-itus was beginning to take hold of me.
I finally arrived home at Gold Hill Airpark at 8:09 PM and was greeted
by all of my neighbors who were gathered for the Independence Day
picnic. George Orndorff kept the grill hot for me and I topped off the
day with a burger and Miller beer.
My thanks to Larry Bowen, Tad Sargent, Len Leggett and Tom May who
called several airports to warn them of my arrival and to my wife, Kathy
who manned the "command center" at home, keeping everyone appraised of
my progress as I sent text messages to her along the way. It was a great
trip.
Total Airports: 110 (109 public use plus 1 private)
Total Elapsed Time: 19 hours, 51 minutes.
Total Flying Time: 17 hours, 6 minutes.
Furthest distance between two airports on route: 65.4 NM
Closest distance between two airports on route: 1.16 NM
Average distance between airports: 18.26 NM
Average speed along route: 116 knots
Ron Schreck
RV-8, "Miss Izzy"
Gold Hill Airpark, NC
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| Subject: | 109 NC Airprots in One Day |
Hey, Ron, pretty cool. Nice write-up. Congratulations!
John Jessen
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From: owner-rv-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-rv-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Ron Schreck
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 4:48 AM
Subject: RV-List: 109 NC Airprots in One Day
Can=92t say that I=92m ready to do it all over again, but a long shower
and a
good night=92s sleep are just what I needed after flying for over
seventeen
hours on Wednesday! I=92m not sure where the idea came from, but at some
point
I decided that it sure would be neat to touch down at all of the public
use
airports in North Carolina. Then some idiot (perhaps me) suggested that
it
might be possible to do it in one day! That=92s 109 landings in 24
hours! (110
if you count my home field, which is a private airport.) As Tom May, my
next
door neighbor pointed out, that=92s a landing every thirteen minutes.
Impossible! As it turned out, after seventeen hours and six minutes of
flying time I touched down at all 110 airports (109 public plus one
private)
and averaged a landing every nine and a half minutes. Total distance,
not
including circling to land and a few bomber patterns behind "normal"
pilots,
was 1991 nautical miles and the average speed was 116 knots. The total
elapsed time was 19 hours, 51 minutes from the first public airport,
Concord
Regional Airport (JQF) to the last, Siler City Municipal Airport (5W8).
I
spent two hours cooling my heels at Currituck County Airport (ONX),
waiting
for sunrise so I could start knocking off the unlighted airports. First
Flight Airport (FFA) at Kitty Hawk was the first unlighted destination
and
it felt pretty awesome to land at the site of man=92s first powered
flight at
first light on Independence Day! Being a holiday, most of the restricted
areas were cold and all of the military bases were quiet but a few
events
did make me wonder if the day was to be successful.
Upon arrival at Wilson Industrial Air Center (W03) at 1:42 AM the
airfield
lights refused to come on when I triggered the mic button. I didn=92t
want to
have my record blemished by omitting a single airport so I circled the
field
at about 800 feet and made out the runway markings by the moonlight. A
single porch light on a building next to the approach end made a good
target, so I established a landing pattern and accomplished the "porch
light" approach to runway 21. My landing light and a =BE moon gave just
enough
light so see the centerline of the runway on short final.
There are 21 turf fields among the 109 destinations and some of them are
downright scary! The shortest are 1400 feet long with huge trees at both
ends! I managed a touch-and-go at all of them, but must admit that it
would
have been a real challenge to make a full-stop landing at some. Keck=92s
Airport (N88) was real special. The NC Airport Guide has "special
notices/warnings" which note that Keck=92s has "agricultural equipment
on
runway and buildings on NW edge of runway." What they don=92t say is
that if
you stray just 10 feet off the centerline you will leave your wingtip in
a
tractor garage. There are mowers, tractors and junk all over the place
and
an aluminum irrigation pipe is laid across the center of the runway. As
if
all these obstructions were insufficient to deter one from attempting to
land, the farmer jumping up and down and furiously waving his arms was
also
a good indicator. I managed to touch down between the irrigation pipe
and
the tractor and I still have both my wingtips, so I must have missed the
tractor garage.
I now know where Goose Creek (28A) got it=92s name. I was forced to land
long
as about fifty geese strolled across the approach end of runway four. I
was
pleased to see some of my RV buddies emerge from a hangar at Goose Creek
and
wave frantically as I passed by. I gave them a blast of smoke and a wing
rock then raced off to the next destination.
I refueled four times. The first stop was at Currituck County Airport
(ONX)
at 3:09 AM. It was very dark and very quiet and I stayed for nearly two
hours, waiting for first light. It was so peaceful that I feared I would
fall asleep and miss the entire day! The old gentleman that helped
refuel
the plane at Curtis Brown Field (EYF) was thrilled to hear all about my
trip
and was amazed to see a flight plan with 109 turn points! Tad Sargent,
one
of my RV formation buddies met me at Ashe County Airport (GEV) and
supervised the refueling while I took a break. He even used his own
credit
card to pay for the gas so I didn=92t have to wait around for the
interminable
credit card approval process. Thanks, Tad; I owe you a few bucks and a
whole
lot more. The last fuel stop at Macon County Airport (1A5) was the most
expensive at $4.64 per gallon, but hey, they gotta=92 make a living and
I was
in no position to bargain. A serious case of get-home-itus was beginning
to
take hold of me.
I finally arrived home at Gold Hill Airpark at 8:09 PM and was greeted
by
all of my neighbors who were gathered for the Independence Day picnic.
George Orndorff kept the grill hot for me and I topped off the day with
a
burger and Miller beer.
My thanks to Larry Bowen, Tad Sargent, Len Leggett and Tom May who
called
several airports to warn them of my arrival and to my wife, Kathy who
manned
the "command center" at home, keeping everyone appraised of my progress
as I
sent text messages to her along the way. It was a great trip.
Total Airports: 110 (109 public use plus 1 private)
Total Elapsed Time: 19 hours, 51 minutes.
Total Flying Time: 17 hours, 6 minutes.
Furthest distance between two airports on route: 65.4 NM
Closest distance between two airports on route: 1.16 NM
Average distance between airports: 18.26 NM
Average speed along route: 116 knots
Ron Schreck
RV-8, "Miss Izzy"
Gold Hill Airpark, NC
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| Subject: | Re: 109 NC Airprots in One Day |
Ron, Great pilot report. Good job.
Jim
----- Original Message -----
From: Ron Schreck
To: RV List
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 6:47 AM
Subject: RV-List: 109 NC Airprots in One Day
Can't say that I'm ready to do it all over again, but a long shower
and a good night's sleep are just what I needed after flying for over
seventeen hours on Wednesday! I'm not sure where the idea came from, but
at some point I decided that it sure would be neat to touch down at all
of the public use airports in North Carolina. Then some idiot (perhaps
me) suggested that it might be possible to do it in one day! That's 109
landings in 24 hours! (110 if you count my home field, which is a
private airport.) As Tom May, my next door neighbor pointed out, that's
a landing every thirteen minutes. Impossible! As it turned out, after
seventeen hours and six minutes of flying time I touched down at all 110
airports (109 public plus one private) and averaged a landing every nine
and a half minutes. Total distance, not including circling to land and a
few bomber patterns behind "normal" pilots, was 1991 nautical miles and
the average speed was 116 knots. The total elapsed time was 19 hours, 51
minutes from the first public airport, Concord Regional Airport (JQF) to
the last, Siler City Municipal Airport (5W8). I spent two hours cooling
my heels at Currituck County Airport (ONX), waiting for sunrise so I
could start knocking off the unlighted airports. First Flight Airport
(FFA) at Kitty Hawk was the first unlighted destination and it felt
pretty awesome to land at the site of man's first powered flight at
first light on Independence Day! Being a holiday, most of the restricted
areas were cold and all of the military bases were quiet but a few
events did make me wonder if the day was to be successful.
Upon arrival at Wilson Industrial Air Center (W03) at 1:42 AM the
airfield lights refused to come on when I triggered the mic button. I
didn't want to have my record blemished by omitting a single airport so
I circled the field at about 800 feet and made out the runway markings
by the moonlight. A single porch light on a building next to the
approach end made a good target, so I established a landing pattern and
accomplished the "porch light" approach to runway 21. My landing light
and a =BE moon gave just enough light so see the centerline of the
runway on short final.
There are 21 turf fields among the 109 destinations and some of them
are downright scary! The shortest are 1400 feet long with huge trees at
both ends! I managed a touch-and-go at all of them, but must admit that
it would have been a real challenge to make a full-stop landing at some.
Keck's Airport (N88) was real special. The NC Airport Guide has "special
notices/warnings" which note that Keck's has "agricultural equipment on
runway and buildings on NW edge of runway." What they don't say is that
if you stray just 10 feet off the centerline you will leave your wingtip
in a tractor garage. There are mowers, tractors and junk all over the
place and an aluminum irrigation pipe is laid across the center of the
runway. As if all these obstructions were insufficient to deter one from
attempting to land, the farmer jumping up and down and furiously waving
his arms was also a good indicator. I managed to touch down between the
irrigation pipe and the tractor and I still have both my wingtips, so I
must have missed the tractor garage.
I now know where Goose Creek (28A) got it's name. I was forced to land
long as about fifty geese strolled across the approach end of runway
four. I was pleased to see some of my RV buddies emerge from a hangar at
Goose Creek and wave frantically as I passed by. I gave them a blast of
smoke and a wing rock then raced off to the next destination.
I refueled four times. The first stop was at Currituck County Airport
(ONX) at 3:09 AM. It was very dark and very quiet and I stayed for
nearly two hours, waiting for first light. It was so peaceful that I
feared I would fall asleep and miss the entire day! The old gentleman
that helped refuel the plane at Curtis Brown Field (EYF) was thrilled to
hear all about my trip and was amazed to see a flight plan with 109 turn
points! Tad Sargent, one of my RV formation buddies met me at Ashe
County Airport (GEV) and supervised the refueling while I took a break.
He even used his own credit card to pay for the gas so I didn't have to
wait around for the interminable credit card approval process. Thanks,
Tad; I owe you a few bucks and a whole lot more. The last fuel stop at
Macon County Airport (1A5) was the most expensive at $4.64 per gallon,
but hey, they gotta' make a living and I was in no position to bargain.
A serious case of get-home-itus was beginning to take hold of me.
I finally arrived home at Gold Hill Airpark at 8:09 PM and was greeted
by all of my neighbors who were gathered for the Independence Day
picnic. George Orndorff kept the grill hot for me and I topped off the
day with a burger and Miller beer.
My thanks to Larry Bowen, Tad Sargent, Len Leggett and Tom May who
called several airports to warn them of my arrival and to my wife, Kathy
who manned the "command center" at home, keeping everyone appraised of
my progress as I sent text messages to her along the way. It was a great
trip.
Total Airports: 110 (109 public use plus 1 private)
Total Elapsed Time: 19 hours, 51 minutes.
Total Flying Time: 17 hours, 6 minutes.
Furthest distance between two airports on route: 65.4 NM
Closest distance between two airports on route: 1.16 NM
Average distance between airports: 18.26 NM
Average speed along route: 116 knots
Ron Schreck
RV-8, "Miss Izzy"
Gold Hill Airpark, NC
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| Subject: | 109 NC Airprots in One Day |
Do you have a picture of your plane? The name Miss Izzy sounds familiar.
I think Ive seen it at OSH, but I could be mistaken.
Thanks,
brian
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-rv-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-rv-list-server@matronics.com]On Behalf Of Ron Schreck
Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 6:48 AM
Subject: RV-List: 109 NC Airprots in One Day
Cant say that Im ready to do it all over again, but a long shower and a
good nights sleep are just what I needed after flying for over seventeen
hours on Wednesday! Im not sure where the idea came from, but at some point
I decided that it sure would be neat to touch down at all of the public use
airports in North Carolina. Then some idiot (perhaps me) suggested that it
might be possible to do it in one day! Thats 109 landings in 24 hours! (110
if you count my home field, which is a private airport.) As Tom May, my next
door neighbor pointed out, thats a landing every thirteen minutes.
Impossible! As it turned out, after seventeen hours and six minutes of
flying time I touched down at all 110 airports (109 public plus one private)
and averaged a landing every nine and a half minutes. Total distance, not
including circling to land and a few bomber patterns behind "normal" pilots,
was 1991 nautical miles and the average speed was 116 knots. The total
elapsed time was 19 hours, 51 minutes from the first public airport, Concord
Regional Airport (JQF) to the last, Siler City Municipal Airport (5W8). I
spent two hours cooling my heels at Currituck County Airport (ONX), waiting
for sunrise so I could start knocking off the unlighted airports. First
Flight Airport (FFA) at Kitty Hawk was the first unlighted destination and
it felt pretty awesome to land at the site of mans first powered flight at
first light on Independence Day! Being a holiday, most of the restricted
areas were cold and all of the military bases were quiet but a few events
did make me wonder if the day was to be successful.
Upon arrival at Wilson Industrial Air Center (W03) at 1:42 AM the airfield
lights refused to come on when I triggered the mic button. I didnt want to
have my record blemished by omitting a single airport so I circled the field
at about 800 feet and made out the runway markings by the moonlight. A
single porch light on a building next to the approach end made a good
target, so I established a landing pattern and accomplished the "porch
light" approach to runway 21. My landing light and a moon gave just enough
light so see the centerline of the runway on short final.
There are 21 turf fields among the 109 destinations and some of them are
downright scary! The shortest are 1400 feet long with huge trees at both
ends! I managed a touch-and-go at all of them, but must admit that it would
have been a real challenge to make a full-stop landing at some. Kecks
Airport (N88) was real special. The NC Airport Guide has "special
notices/warnings" which note that Kecks has "agricultural equipment on
runway and buildings on NW edge of runway." What they dont say is that if
you stray just 10 feet off the centerline you will leave your wingtip in a
tractor garage. There are mowers, tractors and junk all over the place and
an aluminum irrigation pipe is laid across the center of the runway. As if
all these obstructions were insufficient to deter one from attempting to
land, the farmer jumping up and down and furiously waving his arms was also
a good indicator. I managed to touch down between the irrigation pipe and
the tractor and I still have both my wingtips, so I must have missed the
tractor garage.
I now know where Goose Creek (28A) got its name. I was forced to land long
as about fifty geese strolled across the approach end of runway four. I was
pleased to see some of my RV buddies emerge from a hangar at Goose Creek and
wave frantically as I passed by. I gave them a blast of smoke and a wing
rock then raced off to the next destination.
I refueled four times. The first stop was at Currituck County Airport (ONX)
at 3:09 AM. It was very dark and very quiet and I stayed for nearly two
hours, waiting for first light. It was so peaceful that I feared I would
fall asleep and miss the entire day! The old gentleman that helped refuel
the plane at Curtis Brown Field (EYF) was thrilled to hear all about my trip
and was amazed to see a flight plan with 109 turn points! Tad Sargent, one
of my RV formation buddies met me at Ashe County Airport (GEV) and
supervised the refueling while I took a break. He even used his own credit
card to pay for the gas so I didnt have to wait around for the interminable
credit card approval process. Thanks, Tad; I owe you a few bucks and a whole
lot more. The last fuel stop at Macon County Airport (1A5) was the most
expensive at $4.64 per gallon, but hey, they gotta make a living and I was
in no position to bargain. A serious case of get-home-itus was beginning to
take hold of me.
I finally arrived home at Gold Hill Airpark at 8:09 PM and was greeted by
all of my neighbors who were gathered for the Independence Day picnic.
George Orndorff kept the grill hot for me and I topped off the day with a
burger and Miller beer.
My thanks to Larry Bowen, Tad Sargent, Len Leggett and Tom May who called
several airports to warn them of my arrival and to my wife, Kathy who manned
the "command center" at home, keeping everyone appraised of my progress as I
sent text messages to her along the way. It was a great trip.
Total Airports: 110 (109 public use plus 1 private)
Total Elapsed Time: 19 hours, 51 minutes.
Total Flying Time: 17 hours, 6 minutes.
Furthest distance between two airports on route: 65.4 NM
Closest distance between two airports on route: 1.16 NM
Average distance between airports: 18.26 NM
Average speed along route: 116 knots
Ron Schreck
RV-8, "Miss Izzy"
Gold Hill Airpark, NC
6:36 AM
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Now that is too kool. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
congrats to you and do not archive
Ben Haas
N801BH
www.haaspowerair.com
-- "Ron Schreck" <ronschreck@windstream.net> wrote:
Can=92t say that I=92m ready to do it all over again, but a long shower
and a good night=92s sleep are just what I needed after flying for over
seventeen hours on Wednesday! I=92m not sure where the idea came from, b
ut at some point I decided that it sure would be neat to touch down at a
ll of the public use airports in North Carolina. Then some idiot (perhap
s me) suggested that it might be possible to do it in one day! That=92s
109 landings in 24 hours! (110 if you count my home field, which is a pr
ivate airport.) As Tom May, my next door neighbor pointed out, that=92s
a landing every thirteen minutes. Impossible! As it turned out, after se
venteen hours and six minutes of flying time I touched down at all 110 a
irports (109 public plus one private) and averaged a landing every nine
and a half minutes. Total distance, not including circling to land and a
few bomber patterns behind "normal" pilots, was 1991 nautical miles and
the average speed was 116 knots. The total elapsed time was 19 hours, 5
1 minutes from the first public airport, Concord Regional Airport (JQF)
to the last, Siler City Municipal Airport (5W8). I spent two hours cooli
ng my heels at Currituck County Airport (ONX), waiting for sunrise so I
could start knocking off the unlighted airports. First Flight Airport (F
FA) at Kitty Hawk was the first unlighted destination and it felt pretty
awesome to land at the site of man=92s first powered flight at first li
ght on Independence Day! Being a holiday, most of the restricted areas w
ere cold and all of the military bases were quiet but a few events did m
ake me wonder if the day was to be successful.
Upon arrival at Wilson Industrial Air Center (W03) at 1:42 AM the airfie
ld lights refused to come on when I triggered the mic button. I didn=92t
want to have my record blemished by omitting a single airport so I circ
led the field at about 800 feet and made out the runway markings by the
moonlight. A single porch light on a building next to the approach end m
ade a good target, so I established a landing pattern and accomplished t
he "porch light" approach to runway 21. My landing light and a =BE moon
gave just enough light so see the centerline of the runway on short fina
l.
There are 21 turf fields among the 109 destinations and some of them are
downright scary! The shortest are 1400 feet long with huge trees at bot
h ends! I managed a touch-and-go at all of them, but must admit that it
would have been a real challenge to make a full-stop landing at some. Ke
ck=92s Airport (N88) was real special. The NC Airport Guide has "special
notices/warnings" which note that Keck=92s has "agricultural equipment
on runway and buildings on NW edge of runway." What they don=92t say is
that if you stray just 10 feet off the centerline you will leave your wi
ngtip in a tractor garage. There are mowers, tractors and junk all over
the place and an aluminum irrigation pipe is laid across the center of t
he runway. As if all these obstructions were insufficient to deter one f
rom attempting to land, the farmer jumping up and down and furiously wav
ing his arms was also a good indicator. I managed to touch down between
the irrigation pipe and the tractor and I still have both my wingtips, s
o I must have missed the tractor garage.
I now know where Goose Creek (28A) got it=92s name. I was forced to land
long as about fifty geese strolled across the approach end of runway fo
ur. I was pleased to see some of my RV buddies emerge from a hangar at G
oose Creek and wave frantically as I passed by. I gave them a blast of s
moke and a wing rock then raced off to the next destination.
I refueled four times. The first stop was at Currituck County Airport (O
NX) at 3:09 AM. It was very dark and very quiet and I stayed for nearly
two hours, waiting for first light. It was so peaceful that I feared I w
ould fall asleep and miss the entire day! The old gentleman that helped
refuel the plane at Curtis Brown Field (EYF) was thrilled to hear all ab
out my trip and was amazed to see a flight plan with 109 turn points! Ta
d Sargent, one of my RV formation buddies met me at Ashe County Airport
(GEV) and supervised the refueling while I took a break. He even used hi
s own credit card to pay for the gas so I didn=92t have to wait around f
or the interminable credit card approval process. Thanks, Tad; I owe you
a few bucks and a whole lot more. The last fuel stop at Macon County Ai
rport (1A5) was the most expensive at $4.64 per gallon, but hey, they go
tta=92 make a living and I was in no position to bargain. A serious case
of get-home-itus was beginning to take hold of me.
I finally arrived home at Gold Hill Airpark at 8:09 PM and was greeted b
y all of my neighbors who were gathered for the Independence Day picnic.
George Orndorff kept the grill hot for me and I topped off the day with
a burger and Miller beer.
My thanks to Larry Bowen, Tad Sargent, Len Leggett and Tom May who calle
d several airports to warn them of my arrival and to my wife, Kathy who
manned the "command center" at home, keeping everyone appraised of my pr
ogress as I sent text messages to her along the way. It was a great trip
.
Total Airports: 110 (109 public use plus 1 private)
Total Elapsed Time: 19 hours, 51 minutes.
Total Flying Time: 17 hours, 6 minutes.
Furthest distance between two airports on route: 65.4 NM
Closest distance between two airports on route: 1.16 NM
Average distance between airports: 18.26 NM
Average speed along route: 116 knots
Ron Schreck
RV-8, "Miss Izzy"
Gold Hill Airpark, NC
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<html><P>Now that is too kool. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</P>
<P>congrats to you and do not archive<BR><BR><BR>Ben Haas<BR>N801BH
<BR>www.haaspowerair.com<BR><BR>-- "Ron Schreck" &l
t;ronschreck@windstream.net> wrote:<BR></P>
<DIV>
<P>Can=92t say that I=92m ready to do it all over again, but a long show
er and a good night=92s sleep are just what I needed after flying for ov
er seventeen hours on Wednesday! I=92m not sure where the idea came from
, but at some point I decided that it sure would be neat to touch down a
t all of the public use airports in North Carolina. Then some idiot (per
haps me) suggested that it might be possible to do it in one day! That=92
s 109 landings in 24 hours! (110 if you count my home field, which is a
private airport.) As Tom May, my next door neighbor pointed out, that=92
s a landing every thirteen minutes. Impossible! As it turned out, after
seventeen hours and six minutes of flying time I touched down at all 110
airports (109 public plus one private) and averaged a landing every nin
e and a half minutes. Total distance, not including circling to land and
a few bomber patterns behind "normal" pilots, was 1991 nautical miles a
nd the average speed was 116 knots. The total elapsed time was 19 hours,
51 minutes from the first public airport, Concord Regional Airport (JQF
) to the last, Siler City Municipal Airport (5W8). I spent two hours coo
ling my heels at Currituck County Airport (ONX), waiting for sunrise so
I could start knocking off the unlighted airports. First Flight Airport
(FFA) at Kitty Hawk was the first unlighted destination and it felt pret
ty awesome to land at the site of man=92s first powered flight at first
light on Independence Day! Being a holiday, most of the restricted areas
were cold and all of the military bases were quiet but a few events did
make me wonder if the day was to be successful. </P>
<P>Upon arrival at Wilson Industrial Air Center (W03) at 1:42 AM the air
field lights refused to come on when I triggered the mic button. I didn=92
t want to have my record blemished by omitting a single airport so I cir
cled the field at about 800 feet and made out the runway markings by the
moonlight. A single porch light on a building next to the approach end
made a good target, so I established a landing pattern and accomplished
the "porch light" approach to runway 21. My landing light and a =BE moon
gave just enough light so see the centerline of the runway on short fin
al. </P>
<P>There are 21 turf fields among the 109 destinations and some of them
are downright scary! The shortest are 1400 feet long with huge trees at
both ends! I managed a touch-and-go at all of them, but must admit that
it would have been a real challenge to make a full-stop landing at some.
Keck=92s Airport (N88) was real special. The NC Airport Guide has "spec
ial notices/warnings" which note that Keck=92s has "agricultural equipme
nt on runway and buildings on NW edge of runway." What they don=92t say
is that if you stray just 10 feet off the centerline you will leave your
wingtip in a tractor garage. There are mowers, tractors and junk all ov
er the place and an aluminum irrigation pipe is laid across the center o
f the runway. As if all these obstructions were insufficient to deter on
e from attempting to land, the farmer jumping up and down and furiously
waving his arms was also a good indicator. I managed to touch down betwe
en the irrigation pipe and the tractor and I still have both my wingtips
, so I must have missed the tractor garage.</P>
<P>I now know where Goose Creek (28A) got it=92s name. I was forced to l
and long as about fifty geese strolled across the approach end of runway
four. I was pleased to see some of my RV buddies emerge from a hangar a
t Goose Creek and wave frantically as I passed by. I gave them a blast o
f smoke and a wing rock then raced off to the next destination.</P>
<P>I refueled four times. The first stop was at Currituck County Airport
(ONX) at 3:09 AM. It was very dark and very quiet and I stayed for near
ly two hours, waiting for first light. It was so peaceful that I feared
I would fall asleep and miss the entire day! The old gentleman that help
ed refuel the plane at Curtis Brown Field (EYF) was thrilled to hear all
about my trip and was amazed to see a flight plan with 109 turn points!
Tad Sargent, one of my RV formation buddies met me at Ashe County Airpo
rt (GEV) and supervised the refueling while I took a break. He even used
his own credit card to pay for the gas so I didn=92t have to wait aroun
d for the interminable credit card approval process. Thanks, Tad; I owe
you a few bucks and a whole lot more. The last fuel stop at Macon County
Airport (1A5) was the most expensive at $4.64 per gallon, but hey, they
gotta=92 make a living and I was in no position to bargain. A serious c
ase of get-home-itus was beginning to take hold of me.</P>
<P>I finally arrived home at Gold Hill Airpark at 8:09 PM and was greete
d by all of my neighbors who were gathered for the Independence Day picn
ic. George Orndorff kept the grill hot for me and I topped off the day w
ith a burger and Miller beer.</P>
<P>My thanks to Larry Bowen, Tad Sargent, Len Leggett and Tom May who ca
lled several airports to warn them of my arrival and to my wife, Kathy w
ho manned the "command center" at home, keeping everyone appraised of my
progress as I sent text messages to her along the way. It was a great t
rip.</P>
<P>Total Airports: 110 (109 public use plus 1 private)</P>
<P>Total Elapsed Time: 19 hours, 51 minutes.</P>
<P>Total Flying Time: 17 hours, 6 minutes.</P>
<P>Furthest distance between two airports on route: 65.4 NM</P>
<P>Closest distance between two airports on route: 1.16 NM</P>
<P>Average distance between airports: 18.26 NM</P>
<P>Average speed along route: 116 knots</P>
<P> </P>
<P>Ron Schreck</P>
<P>RV-8, "Miss Izzy"</P>
<P>Gold Hill Airpark, NC</P></DIV><PRE><B><FONT face="courier new,cour
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