---------------------------------------------------------- RV-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Fri 07/06/07: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 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) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 04:10:40 AM PST US From: "mbick" Subject: RV-List: 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 -----Original Message----- From: owner-rv-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-rv-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of RV-List Digest Server Sent: Friday, July 06, 2007 2:58 AM Subject: RV-List Digest: 7 Msgs - 07/05/07 * ================================================= Online Versions of Today's List Digest Archive ================================================= Today's complete RV-List Digest can also be found in either of the two Web Links listed below. 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Saindon) 7. 07:31 PM - Re: VM1000 fuel pressure sender (Vanremog@aol.com) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:44:07 AM PST US From: "Steve Struyk" 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) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- See what's free at AOL.com. ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ 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. ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 06:46:52 AM PST US From: "Tim Bryan" 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 _____ 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) _____ See what's free at AOL.com . ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 07:22:49 AM PST US From: "Darwin N. Barrie" 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 _____________________________________ Time: 07:39:48 AM PST US From: "Konrad L. Werner" 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 _____________________________________ Time: 04:56:38 PM PST US From: "William F. Saindon" 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 _____________________________________ 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. ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 05:49:06 AM PST US From: "Ron Schreck" 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 ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 06:34:42 AM PST US Subject: RE: RV-List: 109 NC Airprots in One Day From: John Jessen Hey, Ron, pretty cool. Nice write-up. Congratulations! John Jessen do not archive _____ 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 ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 06:35:19 AM PST US From: "Jim Fogarty at Lakes & Leisure Realty" Subject: Re: RV-List: 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- 7/6/2007 6:36 AM ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 01:47:37 PM PST US From: "Brian Meyette" Subject: RE: RV-List: 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 ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 02:19:02 PM PST US Subject: RV-List: Re: 109 NC Airprots in One Day From: "Bob Collins" http://www.expercraft.com/hotline/article/287 -------- Bob Collins St. Paul, Minn. RV Builder's Hotline (free!) http://rvhotline.expercraft.com Read this topic online here: http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=122554#122554 ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 03:40:38 PM PST US From: "n801bh@netzero.com" Subject: Re: RV-List: 109 NC Airprots in One Day Now that is too kool. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! congrats to you and do not archive Ben Haas N801BH www.haaspowerair.com -- "Ron Schreck" 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 ======================== ======================== ======================== ======================== ====================

Now that is too kool. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

congrats to you and do not archive


Ben Haas
N801BH
www.haaspowerair.com

-- "Ron  Schreck" &l t;ronschreck@windstream.net> wrote:

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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