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PRB
April 26th, 2013, 15:00
Here's where I'll post my stuff. Here's a pic of me on final to Boeing Field runway 13, with the Great Mt Rainier looming.
PRB
April 27th, 2013, 05:10
First leg done. A nice trip to Orcas Island. Drove past my old work place at NAS Whidbey Island on the way.
PRB
April 28th, 2013, 07:03
Off to Bowerman. Should be a pretty flight, over the Olympic Mountains and all. As long as I don't bump into one along the way, that is.
PRB
April 28th, 2013, 08:01
Down safe at Bowerman.
http://fs-duenna.com/flights/ShowFlight.php?detail=flight&value=RoSukweb313nuFEapyOnB5YLK80
Howellerman
April 28th, 2013, 11:44
First leg done. A nice trip to Orcas Island. Drove past my old work place at NAS Whidbey Island on the way.
Heya Paul,
I wasn't sure about flying right over the top of NAS Whidbey Island (where I was born, by the way - a Navy brat to be sure!). I took a detour to OS9 to clear the airspace.
Wouldn't they scramble something if you flew low and slow right over the base? :)
JKH
PRB
April 28th, 2013, 14:25
Rgr that Howellerman. Actually, there is a civilian flying club at NAS Whidbey, and in any case as long as you contact the tower when you enter their FAA defined airspace, and do what they tell you, you'll be ok. Of course you'll need to know where "Sunset Beach", "Coronet Bay", and and "Monkey Hill" are, which are points where civilian planes use to enter and leave the Whidbey area. My Cessna 310 was just so fast they never got a chance to fire up one of their EP-3s to chase me down! :icon_lol:
Well, I've about worn out my welcome with Lana, and it's about time I head on down the road. The replacement parts came in for the refrigerator in the back, so I'm ready to go!
Down safe at 4S2!
http://fs-duenna.com/flights/ShowFlight.php?detail=flight&value=qMkknKcxfoJKBphgJ1jvtUqlvA
Down safe at KEAT. That was a fun flight. Did some "ridge skimming" as we approached the river. Pics to follow.
http://fs-duenna.com/flights/ShowFlight.php?detail=flight&value=LNK1WeRFWv01RZCdMghxEjb6aM
Going to Felts (KSFF). Wish me luck.
Made it to Spokane (or thereabouts). Passed by the AFB and the Spokane INTL airport, just to make it interesting. Did some VOR navigation training. FROM/TO, why is that still so confusing?
Flight Time: 00:42:56
Race Time: 00:42:56
Fuel Used: 122.0 LBS
http://fs-duenna.com/flights/ShowFlight.php?detail=flight&value=BAhu50GgtF2Nk5YPAUODWzRHLd0
Great Ozzie
May 9th, 2013, 17:37
Did some VOR navigation training. FROM/TO, why is that still so confusing?
Because for some folk... they forget the caveat of having the selected course (what's aligned with the course index) in relative agreement (±90°)with aircraft heading.
Spinning the OBS determines the selected course and whether that course takes the aircraft TO/FROM the station. It (essentially) gives no information if the aircraft is actually heading TO/FROM the station.
That and "reverse sensing"... :p:
Rgr that, Rob. It always makes perfect sense when I read about it. Then when I'm in the plane, all those reciprocals make it confusing again!
Ok, I'm off to S27. That's in Montana. Do you think they will let me live in Montana? I want to live in Montana, and raise rabbits...
Great Ozzie
May 12th, 2013, 15:22
Do you think they will let me live in Montana? I want to live in Montana, and raise rabbits...
About oh... sometime last summer, my son (then 17) came to me and said, "Dad... I want to be a Nuc. Eng. Officer on a sub." I looked him square in the eye and said, "What? Are you stupid???"
And then I told him that I couldn't be more proud if he did something like that... and I told him - he gets his commission, I'll be the first to salute him.
Best chow I had in the service was at the sub base @ Pearl.
About oh... sometime last summer, my son (then 17) came to me and said, "Dad... I want to be a Nuc. Eng. Officer on a sub." I looked him square in the eye and said, "What? Are you stupid???"
And then I told him that I couldn't be more proud if he did something like that... and I told him - he gets his commission, I'll be the first to salute him.
Best chow I had in the service was at the sub base @ Pearl.
Yep, you have to have your "you know what" together to get into the nuclear power program. Hats off to all who sail in those subs. Never got to experience the chow on one, but the Chief's Mess on a carrier isn't too bad either... :)
Made it to S27 with most of the big pieces still attached.
Flight Time: 00:45:39
Race Time: 00:45:39
Fuel Consumed: 132 LBS
http://fs-duenna.com/flights/ShowFlight.php?detail=flight&value=THSCI89t6D15GkVORNFdHbmD90
Willy
May 12th, 2013, 16:16
Never sailed on a sub, but I worked on plenty of 'em. Best chow I ever had in the Navy was after I made Chief on a sub tender. The cook was a sub sailor doing a surface tour and he fed us good.
robert41
May 12th, 2013, 16:35
Yep, you have to have your "you know what" together to get into the nuclear power program. Hats off to all who sail in those subs
There is a guy at work who was a electronic tech on a missile sub. Doesnt talk about it much, only once to me. I have known him for over ten years, and if you would meet him, you would say he is big and dumb. How do you figure that?
There is a guy at work who was a electronic tech on a missile sub. Doesnt talk about it much, only once to me. I have known him for over ten years, and if you would meet him, you would say he is big and dumb. How do you figure that?
I would figure that it was another confirmation that first impressions are very often wrong... :)
Off to Gallatin (KBZN)
Down safe at KBZN.
Flight Time: 01:06:05
Race Time: 01:06:06
Fuel Consumed: 193 LBS
http://fs-duenna.com/flights/ShowFlight.php?detail=flight&value=GiHe3tuEkpAdXPvGc4K6FiyOsuk
Headed south to Jackson Hole (KJAC)
Great Ozzie
May 19th, 2013, 10:51
Way to hang in there Paul... let's see what that 3-10 can do.
Thanks Rob! This 310 (Milviz) is really nice.
Down safe at Jackson Hole. The duenna track shows a maximum altitude of 9978 feet. That's where I was sure I busted the 10K "soft ceiling" clause. I was flying through this cloud and suddenly saw pine trees. In the clouds, yes, inside the clouds, if you can believe it. I said, "hey, what are those pine trees doing way up here in the clouds?" My passenger was not nearly as impressed as I was by the strange phenomenon. Long story short, and a couple of Gs later, I cleared the ridge.
Flight time: 00:47:06
Race Time: 00:47:06
Fuel Consumed: 135 LBS
http://fs-duenna.com/flights/ShowFlight.php?detail=flight&value=cpWZLHIOp2jNpY41stRSybFgLwY
Down safe at 36U.
Flight Time: 01:07:15
Race Time: 01:07:15
Fuel Consumed: 199 LBS
http://fs-duenna.com/flights/ShowFlight.php?detail=flight&value=LUwZqFidGTJHoR2np8gfHb48q48
Gone to Canyonlands (KNCY). Can't say when I'll be back.
KCNY
Flight Time: 00:48:23
Race Time: 00:48:23
Fuel Consumed: 136 LBS
http://fs-duenna.com/flights/ShowFlight.php?detail=flight&value=lwNZhkaFC4njEaA0ce6eXRqQ
I'm going to Page now. KPGA. That's in Utah.
KPGA
Flight Time: 00:55:57
Race Time: 00:55:57
Fuel Consumed: 155 LBS
Fun flight. I was on the 022 radial into KPGA, which is the direct course from KCNY. But soon there appeared giant mountains along that path, so I made the VOR gauge steer me into KPGA on the 025 radial, which got me a bit south east of the direct track, and missed the big hills. Starting to "get" how to use VOR. Very cool.
http://fs-duenna.com/flights/ShowFlight.php?detail=flight&value=m1WJaIBIh37fgCfVgh7kY7P68IU
Off to find the Big Ditch (KGCN)
Found it (KGCN)!
Flight Time: 00:29:35
Race Time: 00:29:35
Fuel Consumed: 80 lbs
http://fs-duenna.com/flights/ShowFlight.php?detail=flight&value=094ldODGK2lXtJVsVXvAwYx3sU
Headed for KLAS now.
KLAS:
Flight Time: 00:57:43
Race Time: 00:57:43
Fuel Consumed: 149 Lbs
http://fs-duenna.com/flights/ShowFlight.php?detail=flight&value=bgv7AI9TLcWW5syosfksl35CTkg
Willy
May 24th, 2013, 18:05
Remember... What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas :icon_lol:
Rgr that Willy!
After a night of wild debauchery, we're off to Furnace Creek (L06). Isn't that a great name for an airport in Death Valley?
Made it to L06!
Flight Time: 00:36:07
Race Time: 00:36:07
Fuel Consumed: 94 Lbs
http://fs-duenna.com/flights/ShowFlight.php?detail=flight&value=IVWZ6dfThFD0XGcO5rkahXGjS7k
Going to Lee Vining (O24), at the foot of the Great Sierra Nevada Wall.
Made it to Lee Vining.
Flight Time: 00:51:18
Race Time: 00:51:18
Fuel Consumed: 142 Lbs
http://fs-duenna.com/flights/ShowFlight.php?detail=flight&value=sc425aiJ3eFj7huj1iW2xgISGgo
Hmm. Next stop is Mariposa Yosemite. That's over the top of The Wall of the Sierra Nevada, which is 13000 feet high. I ain't no good at number ciphering, but I think I have to come up with 3000 feet of granite to get through somehow. Off to study my National Geographic map...
Willy
May 25th, 2013, 11:23
Hint: The operative word is passes. :monkies:
Great Ozzie
May 25th, 2013, 11:46
Hint: The operative word is passes. :monkies:
Here... try this one...
Passes! Dang, I knew there had to be a secret to this sort of thing. I was on my way south to cross over the Tehachapi Pass, all the way down around Bakersfield, but when I got to somewhere around Kings Canyon park, the hills were just low enough to get through. I think I should have went north instead... Oh well, there was pretty scenery to look at...
Flight Time: 01:36:03
race Time: 01:36:03
Fuel Consumed: 276 Lbs
http://fs-duenna.com/flights/ShowFlight.php?detail=flight&value=GWSGyMusZCjgXnHkU7t1hBtDMU
robert41
May 25th, 2013, 13:52
I reflew that one bout 20 times, and finally found a pass, or several, to get thru under 10000ft.
Great Ozzie
May 25th, 2013, 14:43
(:-O
Yeah, that was about how I felt, hehe. Off to complete the final leg, across the San Joe-a-quin Valley, my old "stomping grounds"...
Done!
Flight Time: 00:42:04
Race Time: 00:42:04
Fuel Consumed: 124 Lbs
http://fs-duenna.com/flights/ShowFlight.php?detail=flight&value=QpQSl1Ewv6ErEJPZvnf4hvuQnT4
Willy
May 25th, 2013, 18:01
Congrats Paul!
robert41
May 26th, 2013, 12:29
Congrats Paul. :ernae:
That's bringing home the Cessna!
Great Ozzie
May 27th, 2013, 02:45
Yeah, that was about how I felt, hehe.
Sorry (well sorta :icon_lol: ) about making that face out of your Duenna (couldn't 'hep mysef'). I just thought it hilarious... but after posting I thought to myself that you might think I was teasing you about the route.
Well CG Paul... Looks like you took first in the Silver -- I first in the Gold and Willy first in the Bronze... we are basing this (the winning stuff) off of fuel usage, right?
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