AdamZ
Touchdown! Greaser!
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Adam Zucker
I hadn't been up since Jan 31 due to crappy Wx and family obligations so on Sunday my wife said go flying, So I did. I drove up to Quakertown ( UKT) uncovered the Cherokee and removed the oil cooler cover since it was 60* headed for 70* Threw in 18 gallons and headed for the skies. Well actually I took to the skies and headed to Wings figuring that I could find a willing Pax there. I enjoy sharing the experience more so than solo. It was amazing I got no takers.
Then I called Gary Mascelli and told him he had to meet me for a soda so we picked MQS Chester County Carlson Airport. That was only a short hop and I wanted to put some time in the log book so I figured I'd fly to RDG then to MQS that was about when Lee Kitson called me back and he had to make the solomonesq choice of changing the oil on his car or come flying. ( he made the right choice) ( I'm very fortunate to have so many great POAers in the area to fly with)It was going to take him about 30 min to get to Wings so I hopped in the cherokee and did some pattern work while he drove down. When he got there we hopped in and took off for RDG ( Reading PA) had a nice flight and watched a lear take off from PTW and climb past us also i actually had to take evasive action for a big Turky Buzzard. I banked left he climbed and then dove he probably picked me up on his TCAS
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We got vectored around RDG and then set up for a T&G on 36. On climb out we were vectored again and started to get rocked pretty good It wasn't too windy so it must have been some mechanical stuff off the hills
As we approched MQS with a nice long 5400' runway Wind was about
6@ 170 so we set up for 11 when we made the call for left downwind for 11 I got a call " Hey BUD Chester County is using 29 grrrrrrrrr I guess I should have said great I'm using 11 but since there was a buch of stuff in the pattern I opted to switch to 29 BUD! The wind was light and I had a shizzle of runway.
WELL the ride down final was certainly interesting, the wind on base was a tail wind so my turn was not too flattering and as I came down final the sock which was still favoring 11 starts to stick out and spin a bit mmmm I was 8' off the runway with the nose pointing somewhere to the left and other than down the runway and my right foot on the rudder stop and she just kept going and going and going Finally got her down but that was odd for sure.
Gary was supposed to meet us at 1:45 ish as he put it. I didn't realize he meant Central Standard time and not DSL for the east coast LOL he showed up at about 2:35 and did a great job on the Practice ILS and he made me feel much better about my approach as I don't think I ever saw a Sundowner glide quite so far. As he floated down the runway about 5' off the ground and floated and floated and floated I turned to Lee and said " he was planning on landing at THIS airport right?" The winds really were bizzare as I'm sure Gary will attest.
After a good late lunch and some good pilot companionship Lee and I headed off to UKT to put the cherokee to bed. Approaching UKT Lee and I heard the following call " Cherokee entering the downwind on a 45" Then Cherokee Left down wind" my response of course was Left down wind WHERE? Anyway all was good in the end it was a student and instructor at UKT and they again let us know of a bummpy ride down final. I put her down on the centerline and turned off and Lee and I tied her down with 2+ hrs in the log book. There is something very satisfying you feel after a good day of flying as you jump off the wing and push the bird back in to its spot.
Then I called Gary Mascelli and told him he had to meet me for a soda so we picked MQS Chester County Carlson Airport. That was only a short hop and I wanted to put some time in the log book so I figured I'd fly to RDG then to MQS that was about when Lee Kitson called me back and he had to make the solomonesq choice of changing the oil on his car or come flying. ( he made the right choice) ( I'm very fortunate to have so many great POAers in the area to fly with)It was going to take him about 30 min to get to Wings so I hopped in the cherokee and did some pattern work while he drove down. When he got there we hopped in and took off for RDG ( Reading PA) had a nice flight and watched a lear take off from PTW and climb past us also i actually had to take evasive action for a big Turky Buzzard. I banked left he climbed and then dove he probably picked me up on his TCAS
.We got vectored around RDG and then set up for a T&G on 36. On climb out we were vectored again and started to get rocked pretty good It wasn't too windy so it must have been some mechanical stuff off the hills
As we approched MQS with a nice long 5400' runway Wind was about
6@ 170 so we set up for 11 when we made the call for left downwind for 11 I got a call " Hey BUD Chester County is using 29 grrrrrrrrr I guess I should have said great I'm using 11 but since there was a buch of stuff in the pattern I opted to switch to 29 BUD! The wind was light and I had a shizzle of runway.
WELL the ride down final was certainly interesting, the wind on base was a tail wind so my turn was not too flattering and as I came down final the sock which was still favoring 11 starts to stick out and spin a bit mmmm I was 8' off the runway with the nose pointing somewhere to the left and other than down the runway and my right foot on the rudder stop and she just kept going and going and going Finally got her down but that was odd for sure.
Gary was supposed to meet us at 1:45 ish as he put it. I didn't realize he meant Central Standard time and not DSL for the east coast LOL he showed up at about 2:35 and did a great job on the Practice ILS and he made me feel much better about my approach as I don't think I ever saw a Sundowner glide quite so far. As he floated down the runway about 5' off the ground and floated and floated and floated I turned to Lee and said " he was planning on landing at THIS airport right?" The winds really were bizzare as I'm sure Gary will attest.
After a good late lunch and some good pilot companionship Lee and I headed off to UKT to put the cherokee to bed. Approaching UKT Lee and I heard the following call " Cherokee entering the downwind on a 45" Then Cherokee Left down wind" my response of course was Left down wind WHERE? Anyway all was good in the end it was a student and instructor at UKT and they again let us know of a bummpy ride down final. I put her down on the centerline and turned off and Lee and I tied her down with 2+ hrs in the log book. There is something very satisfying you feel after a good day of flying as you jump off the wing and push the bird back in to its spot.
Yep is was blowing pretty good and I had the power pulled back, she just would not land. 
I too felt a bit better when Keith (58M) landed in his Cessna 172 as we were all leaving the Cafe'.....he said he floated forever.
especially in the summer! This winter is great, been getting 800 ft/min through the winter,.. not looking forward to those 350-400 ft/min climbs in the summer, and I"m at 302 feet MSL! 
