We have a ‘65 235 with fixed prop, climbs like crazy. Agree with previous poster that the 4 tanks suck, and agree with keeping a little power in on final. Great plane though and once you’re used to the extra nose weight it’s as easy to fly as anything else.
Got a couple tickets to a practice round this year and thought if the weather was nice I’d make a flight out of the day as well. I don’t know what they will be limiting attendance to this year, but in a normal year, has anyone flown into there? Is it too busy with jet traffic to even bother? It...
Landing north isn’t too bad. Never done it the other way. Taking off north in a 150, with an overweight CFI, in the middle of summer is not something I ever wanted to do after the first attempt. Those trees at the end of 35 came up a lot quicker than expected lol.
They should be able to hear the tablets fine, but if you have time, look on Craigslist/eBay for a couple of used sets of Bose QC25’s. Cheap enough and will keep them much more comfortable
I bought a 16’ car hauler that had mobile home axles on it several years ago. Ended up replacing the axles with some dexters with regular hubs and trailer tires. From what I remember it’s the tires that are made for mobile homes that are the most worrisome part, not necessarily the axles.
There are actually 3 clubs at Lexington.
https://flyhighlexington.com/flying-club/?fbclid=IwAR0sPE_TrkOwzhbmJ2chEROHNgVFxNqp6HlFEom9V8qGO3ezF0WsX9KDOzo