I'm back at work now but we plan on flying the last 20 miles to Davis tonight to park her in her very own spot.
Keep checking back for some amazing pics!
-- Post From My iPhone
Location:Turner Rd,Lodi,United States
12 May 2010
California!
This morning's mission was a success! The weather was perfect and the Sierras were gorgeous - million dollar views of lake Tahoe (pics to follow very soon)
I'm back at work now but we plan on flying the last 20 miles to Davis tonight to park her in her very own spot.
Keep checking back for some amazing pics!
-- Post From My iPhone
I'm back at work now but we plan on flying the last 20 miles to Davis tonight to park her in her very own spot.
Keep checking back for some amazing pics!
-- Post From My iPhone
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Congratulations on a fine journey. We were huffing and puffing on this end to make sure you made it across 7500 foot Donner Pass. If you're up to more Q&A: How high does Billie Fly? Other questions later if it's ok, like how do you set up to go over a pass. Are there recommended routes, or do you have to figure out topos every time. I'm sure you don't just follow the dotted line. Catch you later and terrific job blogging, and flying, and navigating. Totally enjoyed it and more questions later. Love the pictures. The two of you in front of the red bluffs at to Douglas stop is just plane lovely. And the plane is ok too. And oh by the way, Jackalopes? At minimum, I think you misspelled it. Keep feeding us flatlanders with news.
Norm
Hi Norm. The extra tailwind must've done the trick because we made it without too much trouble over the Rockies and the Sierras. Charlie (lately we've been calling her that now) has a published maximum service ceiling of 13,500ft. On this trip we took it up to 12,500 and still had okay climb performance at 275 feet per minute. Especially not bad considering the engine is 80% to the recommended overhaul time.
Roads, railroads, and rivers tend to make for natural routes just because they typically are at the lowest grade. They also make for survivable landing spots in case of an engine failure. Wind direction, speed, and terrain height are factors too. It's good to avoid the leeward side in strong winds because of the downdraft.
The aviation charts are really good for planning routes. But, the GPS with terrain awareness helps too.
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