A bit of a highlight from the everyday humdrum routine....I got to fly with Mike twice this weekend. First was tagging along on a scheduled passenger run yesterday afternoon in the Kingair. It was a nice day for a flight, but the destination was socked in, so I got to watch him do a full IFR approach in icing conditions....touched down smooth as a feather!
This morning he calls up and says he has to take the 1900 up for a test flight, do I want to come? - Silly question!!! This time I took my camera, and also my Garmin GPS (from my truck). I wanted to see if it would work in an airplane.......it does! We got up to 24,000' and 317 mph (fastest I have been for quite some time!!) It was cloudy down here where us mortals spend our time, but nice and sunny up at altitude... It is a much smoother, and more comfortable than the Kingair, and a bit quieter, and lots faster......
Unfortunately, it wasn't a great picture taking day, but here are a couple
(http://www.rcfcbc.com/forums/album_pic.php?pic_id=814)
(http://www.rcfcbc.com/forums/album_pic.php?pic_id=815)
This is an earlier picture of the same airplane in nicer weather....
(http://www.rcfcbc.com/forums/album_pic.php?pic_id=816)
That is pretty dang cool. I bought a bunch of lumber to rebuild our porch, and Vicki bought a milk cow so I have to add onto her milk shed. But instead of doing that, I am still messing around putting up hay or was until it started top drizzle this morning. :sadness:
Somehow flying sounds so muych better than any of that. :icon_biggrin:
Quoteto rebuild our porch
oh, I understand, I have one of those too! But this diversion seemed a lot more attractive than the huge list of pre-winter chores that have to get done...... :icon_wink:
(http://www.rcfcbc.com/forums/album_pic.php?pic_id=817)
Heheh, look, its a Royal kit, of a deck. :icon_biggrin:
ha ha ha.....and that is just the part that needs to be replaced!
Hmm, haven't flown in a lo-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-ong time, canardly remember the sensation...
I have similarities with your last pic, Nony...I only wish I could laugh about them... :eusa_wall: