X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from cdptpa-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([75.180.132.120] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2c2) with ESMTP id 2470663 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:45:08 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=75.180.132.120; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 ([24.74.103.61]) by cdptpa-omta06.mail.rr.com with SMTP id <20071113224432.ODXR507.cdptpa-omta06.mail.rr.com@edward2> for ; Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:44:32 +0000 Message-ID: <004001c82647$0fdf8720$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Frustrating forcasts Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:46:37 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_003B_01C8261D.23C94840" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3138 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_003B_01C8261D.23C94840 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Due to the lack of rain over the past months, the flying weather here in = North Carolina has been outstanding. Days after days with no clouds or = rain (unless you plan on flying to Shady Bend of course), a little wind = and turbulence at times, but great flying weather. We are on the downwind side of Charlotte and it appears that clouds and = low ceilings hang on much longer than else where around here - when we = have them. Got in a flight last weekend with my 10 year old grandson. I took him = to a pancake breakfast which I thought would bore him, but all the old = characters there really knew how to entertain a young boy. Now he wants to go to a fly-in with airshows, jet propelled 18 wheelers, = etc. So I'll probably take him to the Mid-Atlantic flyin next year = (provide he has not found more entertaining things to do). Ed ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Ben Baltrusaitis=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 4:50 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Frustrating forcasts Al, I can tell you, looking out the door doesn't always work either. I = live 10 miles from the airport, but it is next to the Susquehanna River = in PA. I live just over a mile from the river, but over a slight hill. = We can have beautiful sunny weather here in the morning, but when I get = over the hill----FOG. The airport can even be fogged in when the area upstream is clear. It = seems there is just enough of a ridge across the river from the airport = to keep the fog there while a few miles away the sky is clear. Yep, flying is fun! Ben ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Al Gietzen=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: 11/13/2007 3:15 PM Subject: [FlyRotary] Frustrating forcasts I live about 35 miles from the airport where my plane is; and = because of the terrain, it's a bit of a different climate zone. I was going to fly today with a friend. At 8:00 this morning = (decision time) the forecast (NOAH, ADDS and intellecast) was for about = 15 mph NNE wind, gusts to 24. Single runway 09-27, with hills to the = north that cause all sorts of turbulence with north winds. So we = decided not to go. Actual conditions until 11:00 a.m.: 3-5 variable. = At 11:00 oclock the forecasts were for 8-10 NNW. Actual at 1:00 p.m; 8 = at 290. Altogether perfect day to fly. A week ago, similar plan. FSS briefer forecast limiting overcast = until noon, broken at 01:00 p.m. Plan canceled. By 9:30 the sky at the = airport was clear, visability 8 miles - too late to change the plan. Just be thankful if live close enough to your airplane where you can = look out your door and decide if you like the conditions. Al G (just changing the subject from diffusers and thick/thin = radiatorsJ) ------=_NextPart_000_003B_01C8261D.23C94840 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
Due to the lack of rain over the past months, = the flying=20 weather here in North Carolina has been outstanding.  Days after = days with=20 no clouds or rain (unless you plan on flying to Shady Bend of course), a = little=20 wind and turbulence at times, but great flying weather.
 
We are on the downwind side of Charlotte and it = appears=20 that clouds and low ceilings hang on much longer than else where around = here -=20 when we have them.
 
Got in a flight last weekend with my 10 year old = grandson.  I took him to a pancake breakfast which I thought would = bore=20 him, but all the old characters there really knew how to entertain a = young=20 boy.
 
Now he wants to go to a fly-in with airshows, = jet=20 propelled 18 wheelers, etc.  So I'll probably take him to the = Mid-Atlantic=20 flyin next year (provide he has not found more entertaining things to=20 do).
 
Ed
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Ben=20 Baltrusaitis
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, = 2007 4:50=20 PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Frustrating=20 forcasts

Al, I can = tell you,=20 looking out the door doesn't always work either. I live 10 miles from = the=20 airport, but it is next to the Susquehanna River in PA. I live just = over a=20 mile from the river, but over a slight hill. We can have beautiful = sunny=20 weather here in the morning, but when I get over the = hill----FOG.
The airport = can even be=20 fogged in when the area upstream is clear. It seems there is just = enough of a=20 ridge across the river from the airport to keep the fog there while a = few=20 miles away the sky is clear.
Yep, flying = is=20 fun!
Ben
----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Al = Gietzen=20
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft=20
Sent: 11/13/2007 3:15 = PM
Subject: [FlyRotary] = Frustrating=20 forcasts

I live about 35 = miles from the=20 airport where my plane is; and because of the terrain, it=92s a bit = of a=20 different climate zone.

 

I was going to fly = today with=20 a friend.  At 8:00=20 this morning (decision time) the forecast (NOAH, ADDS and = intellecast) was=20 for about 15 mph NNE wind, gusts to 24.  Single runway 09-27, = with=20 hills to the north that cause all sorts of turbulence with north=20 winds.  So we decided not to go.  Actual conditions until = 11:00=20 a.m.: 3-5 variable.  At 11:00=20 oclock the forecasts were for 8-10 NNW.  Actual at = 1:00=20 p.m; 8 at 290. =  Altogether=20 perfect day to fly.

 

A week ago, similar=20 plan.  FSS briefer forecast limiting overcast until = noon,=20 broken at 01:00 = p.m.  Plan = canceled.  By=20 9:30 the=20 sky at the airport was clear, visability 8 miles =96 too late to = change the=20 plan.

 

Just be thankful if = live close=20 enough to your airplane where you can look out your door and decide = if you=20 like the conditions.

 

Al G (just changing = the=20 subject from diffusers and thick/thin radiatorsJ)

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