Finally!

use it wisely :)

we're finally looking at chances of rain this weekend. im headed to ames to get my glider anyway.
 
smigaldi said:
That stinks sorry to hear you won't be getting any good instrument practice time in actual this weekend!

:D
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I have an XC to do Friday -- I'll file anyway, keep fresh in the system.

But it sho' is nice to look out the window and see stuff!

Especially since it's actually turning green here, ever so slowly....
 
I don't want things turning green. That means that I'm going to have to start mowing my lawn. Maybe I'll just dump AvGas on it and set it on fire this year... :D
 
Ted DuPuis said:
I don't want things turning green. That means that I'm going to have to start mowing my lawn. Maybe I'll just dump AvGas on it and set it on fire this year... :D
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I was down in Orlando at the Disney property for a conference last week.

85 and sunny, all the flowers out -- yeah, I'll take green.

:yesnod:
 
Yea, I'm finally hoping to get out again tomorrow after work. Looks like a light Crosswind from the North at Wings,.. hopefully smooth, I'm a bit rusty :rolleyes:
 
Friday was a nice flying day (though a bit bumpy up to 5k -- smoother at 8k).

By the time I picke dup may Pax, the wind had died and it was a smooth as glass return.

Yesterday (Sunday) was not as pleasant.

:mad:

After loading and fueling and clearing, I launched at near MGW. What a difference! We clawed our way to 5,000' where it was pretty bumpy (I feel every bump when I have non-pilot passengers on board).

As we climbed I heard a whiny noise. The Tach was acting weird. Then the needle fell off.

Everything sounded right -- everything worked as expected.

But this flight would have to be scrapped (return would have been after sunset in SEL over mountains -- no sense compounding risk on top of illegal activity -- and yeah, a "Tachometer" is required for VFR/IFR flight).

I informed Pitt App we'd be cancelling IFR and returning to FWQ due to instrument malfunction. He asked if there was anything they could do. I said No.

Winds were 3408G18. Landing on 26 was a greaser on the upwind wheel.

We pushed the airplane back in the hangar and I arranged to drive our friends home (3 1/2 hour drive, 1:15 flight)

Ugh.

:mad:
 
Such flights are always frustrating, but you made the right call.

Making the right call just can be really annoying at times.
 
dmccormack said:
After that debacle I went home, jumped on the motorcycle, rode downtown, and drowned my sorrows with a Snickers Blizzard (Small).
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If you're going to drown your sorrows, that's a good way to do it! ;)

I definitely understand your frustration, though. We've all had our times when, for whatever reason, we've had to cancel a trip and deal with the frustrations of it.
 
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