Target Drop at 6Y9

[ladyaviator]

Just got the schedule for the UP Michigan Air Tour and on Saturday there will be a target (flour) drop at Pricket Grooms 6Y9.

Ed will you be our target


Sorry, just couldn`t resist

Linda

 

[Areeda]

Ed will you be our target

Ed,

If it's like any I've seen the safest place will be in the center of that circle.

Joe

 

[AdamZ]

Eds already up at 6Y9 for the holiday.

 

[ScottM]

Eds already up at 6Y9 for the holiday.

Not a lot of Internet connectivity up at the airport there either.

 

[flyingcheesehead]

Just got the schedule for the UP Michigan Air Tour and on Saturday there will be a target (flour) drop at Pricket Grooms 6Y9.

Ed will you be our target

LOL Linda!

Ed, Jesse and I did some test drops yesterday to try and figure out how much flour should go in each bag to make it explode on impact.

I just wish I could make it up there in time to take pictures of all the planes as they pass over.

 

[One Short]

Just got the schedule for the UP Michigan Air Tour

Make sure you claim all the airports for ConUs. I can't remember if they are stopping at Stambaugh Y73. It is worth a landing just to say you did it. The airport sits on a Mesa-like piece of land. From the south it looks a little like your landing on an aircraft carrier. It is between Ironwood and Iron Mountain

Barb

 

[jesse]

We were off by about 1,000 feet.

 

[EdFred]

We were off by about 1,000 feet.

Yeah, so much for that forward momentum on the drops.

 

[flyingcheesehead]

Yeah, so much for that forward momentum on the drops.

Me too? I don't think I dropped 1000 feet early.

 

[EdFred]

Me too? I don't think I dropped 1000 feet early.

No, you were off laterally, but had the correct E-W distance.

 

[flyingcheesehead]

No, you were off laterally, but had the correct E-W distance.

Cool! So what do I win?

Autopilot altitude hold wouldn't engage that low (not sure what the limitation is on that ) so I had to fly the pesky airplane, otherwise I'm sure I'd have nailed it.

Let me guess... I was off toward the parking side?

 

[Dave Krall CFII]

Cool! So what do I win?

Autopilot altitude hold wouldn't engage that low (not sure what the limitation is on that ) so I had to fly the pesky airplane, otherwise I'm sure I'd have nailed it.

Let me guess... I was off toward the parking side?

Gov. surplus Norden (sic?) bombsites anyone?