fiebichpvApril 23, 2016, 11:49pm
Ahhhhh----Lovin' it !
Yesterday, we had one of those days that just begs pilots to get airborne and enjoy the weather.
Temperature was in the low 70's, the blue sky had an occasional small puffy cloud, and the "wind" was light and variable. It was so variable that at times the 5 mph breeze was straight down the runway, then a puff changed it to an absolute 90 degree crosswind. Other times the windsock hung as limp as an overcooked noodle.
This was the second day of flyable weather for a light plane in almost two months. Go fly when you can, tomorrow it may change. And indeed it will, the forecast is: severe weather (wind, hail, rain) for the next three days.
Rob Newall, announced on Facebook that he was inspired to go flying in his AirBike after viewing my Oshkosh video. That comment from him was the trigger for me to take flight earlier than I had planned.
The photos below show the runway at SN52 from both ends, and the general local scenes I saw during this second familiarization flight.
During my 1.1 hour flight, I stopped to visit other pilots at their hangar who were preparing to fly as well as made landings at two other runways. I couldn't resist making smoke passes at two more grass runways just to mark my territory!
The three previous days brought a combination of light rain and mist resulting in about 1.5" accumulation. This was enough to recharge everything that was supposed to be green. It was beautiful; previously burned grasslands were now their normal grassy color and the wheat stalks were standing tall. The rainfall was light enough to soak into the ground with very little runoff.
Enjoy the photos and pretend you are flying with me.
Paul D. Fiebich
(no Huns were sighted during this pleasure flight)
Yesterday, we had one of those days that just begs pilots to get airborne and enjoy the weather.
Temperature was in the low 70's, the blue sky had an occasional small puffy cloud, and the "wind" was light and variable. It was so variable that at times the 5 mph breeze was straight down the runway, then a puff changed it to an absolute 90 degree crosswind. Other times the windsock hung as limp as an overcooked noodle.
This was the second day of flyable weather for a light plane in almost two months. Go fly when you can, tomorrow it may change. And indeed it will, the forecast is: severe weather (wind, hail, rain) for the next three days.
Rob Newall, announced on Facebook that he was inspired to go flying in his AirBike after viewing my Oshkosh video. That comment from him was the trigger for me to take flight earlier than I had planned.
The photos below show the runway at SN52 from both ends, and the general local scenes I saw during this second familiarization flight.
During my 1.1 hour flight, I stopped to visit other pilots at their hangar who were preparing to fly as well as made landings at two other runways. I couldn't resist making smoke passes at two more grass runways just to mark my territory!
The three previous days brought a combination of light rain and mist resulting in about 1.5" accumulation. This was enough to recharge everything that was supposed to be green. It was beautiful; previously burned grasslands were now their normal grassy color and the wheat stalks were standing tall. The rainfall was light enough to soak into the ground with very little runoff.
Enjoy the photos and pretend you are flying with me.
Paul D. Fiebich
(no Huns were sighted during this pleasure flight)
