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Random Griz Aviation Musings
- Thread starter Griz882
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Was up flying locally, and a commuter airline RJ flatted a tire on landing. Managed to limp off the runway so I didn't have to ditch my craft in a nearby lake. Created a lot of hubbub for our sleepy little airport!
The pax got to enjoy a much longer stay in the airplane before disembarking.
The pax got to enjoy a much longer stay in the airplane before disembarking.
That actually looks about right for a break, not much different than any of the ones I ever had my iPad recording (with the student at the controls or me, not much difference). The turn radius changes a lot for the first half or more of the maneuver- you're flying a constant angle of bank turn with decreasing airspeed through whatever the winds are at pattern altitude, then fine tuning the last bit of the turn so you roll out on centerline.
The air conditioning in those usually sucks when you're on the ground, so there's that.
Yesterday afternoon I was departing the airport just outside our class D, and thought I saw a bird off the left side. Turned and looked, and it was a quadcopter up at 1,500 AGL or so. Surprise!
I was on a mission, so to speak, else I'd have turned around and watched him to see where it ended up. Let the tower know, but they were meh.
I was on a mission, so to speak, else I'd have turned around and watched him to see where it ended up. Let the tower know, but they were meh.
They are a real hazard over in Pagistan, there must be a club or something near Waldorf but the local EMS guys call them in quite often and I’ve seen a few. Further north, in PG County, they have a dedicated field for RC aircraft but the quadcopter guys are busting the altitude ceiling all the time.
That's awful close the the DCA 01 visual pattern and Andrews. Seems like the Feds would crack down on that.
If a federal law helicopter is up they come looking.
When are they not up? It's like a Vietnam movie over where I live.
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VMO4
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Granted I am in Florida, but any rental/school around here usually has an insurance requirement of a check ride with one of their CFI's before a solo rental. Back in my rental days, sometimes, that was as little as three bounces around the pattern, sometimes, and hour or so involving some slow flight etc..then a little pattern work.
Check out Aspen Flying Club at Centennial. They used to be very military vet friendly but may have changed. They have a decent fleet.
hlg6016
A/C Wings Here
They have been doing charter work for a good long time. I was once sent over to the Cherry Point refuel pits to hand deliver a box of parts to some old fat guy so a gripe could be fixed. "deliver the box and leave, don,t ask any questions"
"Renting" a GA airplane in this climate is a real challenge. Most of these "FBO aircraft" are there to generate revenue via Part 61 training - and most of the owners keep the aircraft on a short leash that maximizes CFI and usage revenue. It sucks for the GA oriented pilot that does not own an airplane. There is no Avis or Hertz type network - and thats a shame. Its been tried but no one has seemed to be able to nail the business model. I wish very much someone would solve the issue.
I don't know what he future for GA holds - my flying club has 22 people on the wait list. We are having almost no turnover - which is unusual. But its a symptom of the demand curve for GA and training. The new, younger members I get are all focused on training and time building and getting to that magic 1500.
BTW, Its affordable when two dudes go on a VFR XC, low cruise power setting (90-100 KIAS in a 172), the pilot flying "wears" a view limiting device and logs PIC, the other guy acts as Safety Pilot (required crewmember) and logs PIC time as well. At $100/tach hour, its an affordable path to help get to 1500. (billing is tach)
With new airframes going for Sky high $ (> $400K for a 172) and 100LL soon to be the new evil thing for the environmental nazis, my crystal ball on GA is not so clear.