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KSAF 041424Z 36006KT 10SM SCT013 M14/M17 A3014 RMK AO2

Seriously...I live in New Mexico. WTF?
 
Yes, that is a bit chilly, isn't it?

Look on the bright side. At least that reading isn't in Fahrenheit!!!:D
 
But you can still wear sandals...just pull on some socks!:rofl:
 
you live at 6000 feet. last time i was in albuquerque it snowed.

today it was 16 degF in wichita. brrr
 
KGRD 041456Z AUTO 03007KT 10SM BKN038 07/03 A3016 RMK AO2 SLP214 T00720033 51007

Guess that means we're warm? :D
 
Ha! we're warmer than those southern folks at SAF:

METAR KFTG 041345Z 19012KT 50SM SKC M13/M18 A2995
 
Clark1961 said:
Ha! we're warmer than those southern folks at SAF:

METAR KFTG 041345Z 19012KT 50SM SKC M13/M18 A2995
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Hey, we're warmer than all you southern guys up here at lat 53. The weather is crap though.

Lat/Lon: 53.6° N 113.5° W

CYXD 041529Z AUTO 30006KT 1/2SM -SN VV005 M06/M08 A2980
 
Wanna run up to Edmonton and pick up my engine mount? It's probably still there...
 
Well I checked and it looks like the mount is somewhere south of Calgary.

I shoulda just told the folks at Acorn to hold for pick-up and you coulda strapped it to the top of the twin Cessna or something. Nobody woulda noticed it there.
 
Clark1961 said:
Well I checked and it looks like the mount is somewhere south of Calgary.

I shoulda just told the folks at Acorn to hold for pick-up and you coulda strapped it to the top of the twin Cessna or something. Nobody woulda noticed it there.
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That would be an interesting test - roof rack packing for 430 KTAS. Mari doesn't fly just any twin Cessna, you know. ;)

(hey, I still remember the tail number of her "twin Cessna", too!)
 
Clark1961 said:
Well I checked and it looks like the mount is somewhere south of Calgary.

I shoulda just told the folks at Acorn to hold for pick-up and you coulda strapped it to the top of the twin Cessna or something. Nobody woulda noticed it there.
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What is your engine mount doing up here anyway? Couldn't find anyone in the US to do a good job? :rofl:
 
Ted DuPuis said:
That would be an interesting test - roof rack packing for 430 KTAS. Mari doesn't fly just any twin Cessna, you know. ;)
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What'd ya mean? All those twin Cezznas are the same. Sure, some have a fancy paint job and a few even have a 430 in the dash. At the end of the day they're just another tin can from Wichita with a large fuel burn and a slow approach speed.:D

Everskyward said:
What is your engine mount doing up here anyway? Couldn't find anyone in the US to do a good job? :rofl:
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It's an airplane part, I'm not sure I can anyone to rebuild it right. The guys that do a good job are well hidden 'cause the folks that know them keep'em to themselves so they'll be available when needed. In other words, I'm too new in the game - haven't found the right folks yet.

Well, it looks like the mount made it to Salt Lake. With my luck somebody will drop a pallet of anvils on it while loading it on the trailer headed for Denver...
 
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Ted DuPuis said:
That would be an interesting test - roof rack packing for 430 KTAS. Mari doesn't fly just any twin Cessna, you know. ;)
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What do you mean "roof-packing"? I'm pretty sure an engine mount for a little bitty Piper would fit easily in our baggage compartment which is comparatively huge for an airplane this size. :)

Ted DuPuis said:
(hey, I still remember the tail number of her "twin Cessna", too!)
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Spying again, eh?
 
Everskyward said:
What do you mean "roof-packing"? I'm pretty sure an engine mount for a little bitty Piper would fit easily in our baggage compartment which is comparatively huge for an airplane this size. :)
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That was my other thought, but Clark mentioned strapping it to the roof.

Spying again, eh?
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I wasn't sure what speed you filed for. So I looked. :)
 
Clark1961 said:
What'd ya mean? All those twin Cezznas are the same. Sure, some have a fancy paint job and a few even have a 430 in the dash. At the end of the day they're just another tin can from Wichita with a large fuel burn and a slow approach speed.:D
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I'm happy about that slow approach (and takeoff) speed... she says after she has just calculated the takeoff distance on a snow-covered runway.
 
It's cold so I'll feel at home when I get there. Flying in to ABQ Sunday PM, work Monday AM and back out Monday PM.

Should feel just like home, no need for any extra clothes or bathing suit.
 
Everskyward said:
What do you mean "roof-packing"? I'm pretty sure an engine mount for a little bitty Piper would fit easily in our baggage compartment which is comparatively huge for an airplane this size. :)
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So you deny that the weekly Canada flights are just beer runs to keep the displaced Canadians back in Denver and Dallas happy? Isn't the cabin and baggage space packed full of beer? Anyway, that's what the word on the street is...
 
Clark1961 said:
So you deny that the weekly Canada flights are just beer runs to keep the displaced Canadians back in Denver and Dallas happy? Isn't the cabin and baggage space packed full of beer? Anyway, that's what the word on the street is...
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100 bottles of beer on the wall... I mean in the baggage compartment. :aureola:
 
Clark1961 said:
So you deny that the weekly Canada flights are just beer runs to keep the displaced Canadians back in Denver and Dallas happy? Isn't the cabin and baggage space packed full of beer? Anyway, that's what the word on the street is...
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somehow the thought of smuggling beer out of Canadia strikes me as funny :D
 
RMCN172RG said:
It's cold so I'll feel at home when I get there. Flying in to ABQ Sunday PM, work Monday AM and back out Monday PM.

Should feel just like home, no need for any extra clothes or bathing suit.
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My oldest girl had the nerve to complain about the temp at her college in Northhampton yesterday. Their low was our high in KS. The hangar got real cold when we opened the doors.
 
Uncle Al's global warming is supposed to bring us 4-8" of snow and 35 kt winds on Tuesday and Wednesday. I'm afraid the Chief is hangared until spring. Oh, and we were at -12C this AM.
 
Clark1961 said:
But you can still wear sandals...just pull on some socks!:rofl:
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One of the girls I work with came in wearing flip flops when it was -2F. Someone said she should wear boots or at least socks and she said it's not cold enough yet. (She's an outdoor kid from Wisconsin)
 
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