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Our Trip To Nashville: Part Three – Rescuing Betsy
Once Pam and I got home after a long drive from Nashville, I immediately started looking at the forecasts to see when I could go back to Nashville to get Betsy, our Cessna 172. I didn’t like the idea of … Continue reading →
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Posted in Cross Country
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Tagged Airplanes, aviation, Cessna 172, Cross Country, Flying, John C Tune Airport, KJWN, Nashville
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Our Trip To Nashville: Part Two – Plan B
I alway figured that if I flew with someone in the Cessna on a trip, I’d be flying the return trip with them as well. This would not be the case with Pam and me on this Nashville trip. Pam … Continue reading →
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Posted in Cross Country
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Tagged Airplanes, aviation, Cessna 172, Cross Country, Flying, John C Tune Airport, KJWN, Nashville, TN
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Our Trip to Nashville: Part One – The Flight There
We had planned to leave bright and early Wednesday morning, July 27, 2011, on our trip to Nashville, TN, for our annual business meeting. I checked Weathermeister.com to find that Columbia had some low clouds that were expected to lift … Continue reading →
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Posted in Cross Country
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Tagged Airplanes, Cessna 172, Cross Country, Flying, Jim Hamilton-LB Owens Airport, John C Tune Airport, KCUB, KJWN, Nashville, Vanderbilt University
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Falcon Field Vans RV Squadron Fly-In
Mac and I flew the Cessna 172 to Peachtree City, Georgia’s airport, Falcon Field (KFFC) to attend their annual Falcon Field Vans RV Squadron Fly-In on Saturday, May 7, 2011. The trip over at 5500 feet took us right at … Continue reading →
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Posted in $100 Hamburgers, Cross Country
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Tagged $100 hamburger, Airplanes, aviation, Cessna 172, Cross Country, Falcon Field, Fly-in, Flying, KFFC, Vans RV
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Around the pattern at KCUB with Drift HD170 video camera
I shot this video with a Drift HD170 point of view (POV) video camera on December 22, 2010. The quality is very nice even at the lower light level of sunset. It was shot at 1080. I used a suction … Continue reading →
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Posted in Technology
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Tagged aircraft, Airplanes, airport, aviation, camera, Cessna 172, Drift HD170, Flying, pattern work, POV, video
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Mystery of the crazy crackling cockpit noise
On December 18, 2007, Pam and I decided to take an afternoon flight since the weather was so nice. It was very chilly, but otherwise nice flying weather. The sun was working its way down at around 4:45 pm as … Continue reading →
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Posted in Aircraft Maintenance, Hangar Flying
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Tagged Airplanes, Cessna, cold weather, Flying, mysteries, noises, vibration, windscreen
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