X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from fed1rmmtao102.cox.net ([68.230.241.44] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.3.7) with ESMTP id 4319604 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 19 May 2010 13:14:25 -0400 Received-SPF: none receiver=logan.com; client-ip=68.230.241.44; envelope-from=alventures@cox.net Received: from fed1rmimpo02.cox.net ([70.169.32.72]) by fed1rmmtao102.cox.net (InterMail vM.8.00.01.00 201-2244-105-20090324) with ESMTP id <20100519171350.NLUX20234.fed1rmmtao102.cox.net@fed1rmimpo02.cox.net> for ; Wed, 19 May 2010 13:13:50 -0400 Received: from BigAl ([72.199.216.236]) by fed1rmimpo02.cox.net with bizsmtp id KV9m1e00E56cS2o04V9mb0; Wed, 19 May 2010 13:09:46 -0400 X-VR-Score: 0.00 X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=RDGknaWEColYBAosNzHWAUqP/VR6Ab6kioi0WieaKDU= c=1 sm=1 a=0T7jpaHJ-AwA:10 a=ood2b7iyd8MA:10 a=lN8H/RjlhkCyIsyuOn2r7w==:17 a=C_IRinGWAAAA:8 a=Ia-xEzejAAAA:8 a=YWISOAoqAAAA:8 a=Y6A2aMvNEe7Gre-lWYcA:9 a=8JbUNwlFwiRJ1XpZgX8A:7 a=WP4Lc6FiVpUMNnS_hugwqE71gQIA:4 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=VvPTdWEW8HYA:10 a=si9q_4b84H0A:10 a=EzXvWhQp4_cA:10 a=CJBiN9kIhflgFMruXSMA:9 a=LNWyDnGci_rR7YmvM4UA:7 a=AuQO25J1sU14Bx85XdAQJ7l1qQkA:4 a=lN8H/RjlhkCyIsyuOn2r7w==:117 X-CM-Score: 0.00 From: "Al Gietzen" To: "'Rotary motors in aircraft'" Subject: RE: [FlyRotary] tehachapi [off subject] Date: Wed, 19 May 2010 10:13:28 -0800 Message-ID: <2E9E0D272EA0481BA1630ABF0A2E867C@BigAl> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_000D_01CAF73B.ED079A30" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6856 Importance: Normal Thread-Index: Acr3ckicFPi9LOCvQJiqk/k5mfAhIAAC7pgg In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5931 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01CAF73B.ED079A30 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable could have been me he was talking about at one time. I don't remember = the altitude here, but we made it to 16.5Kft with no engine. Had O2 for = going higher, but the wave was weak that day and we never could get into the laminar layer. My Bladder was the limiting factor on staying up. This is looking at California City, Edwards is at 2 O'clock. The Viggen from the national test pilot school went screaming by about 1000K feet below us = on this flight, we talked to the tower at Edwards....pretty cool. Awesome = place for aviation.=20 Monty =20 This was Sat.; about 15:00. My route was a few miles west of you, going south. I was at 9500'; planning to climb to 11.5K as I approached the mountains, but after the call, and looking at the terrain and the = clouds; I concluded the sail planes would more likely be 11K and up; so I stayed = at 9.5 which still gave me OK terrain clearance if I picked a low spot. = The ride was a bumpy, but apparently clear of the traffic. =20 Al =20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: kevin lane =20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 11:00 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] tehachapi [off subject] =20 I attended a homebuilt sailplane convention in Tehachapi in my RV. = there is a tow pilot there who drops out of the sky in a Pawnee. I witnessed = this amazing feat while on final as he landed and got off the runway in what appeared to be a controlled crash, actually leaving me plenty of time to land. what a difference from my airport where the 172's power in from 2 miles out, the barn doors dropped and we wait, and wait..... =20 =20 KevinLane Carpentry www.KevinLaneCarpentry.com ------=_NextPart_000_000D_01CAF73B.ED079A30 Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

could have been me he was = talking about at one time. I don't remember the altitude here, but we = made it to 16.5Kft with no engine. Had O2 for going higher, = but the wave was weak that day and we never could get into the laminar layer. My Bladder was the limiting factor on staying up. This is looking = at California City, Edwards is at 2 O'clock. The Viggen from the = national test pilot school went screaming by about 1000K feet below us on this flight, = we talked to the tower at Edwards....pretty cool. Awesome place for = aviation. 

Monty

 

This was Sat.; about = 15:00.  My = route was a few miles west of you, going south.  I was at 9500’; planning = to climb to 11.5K as I approached the mountains, but after the call, and = looking at the terrain and the clouds; I concluded the sail planes would more = likely be 11K and up; so I stayed at 9.5 which still gave me OK terrain clearance = if I picked a low spot.  The ride was a bumpy, but apparently clear of = the traffic.

 

Al

 

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----- Original Message = -----

From: kevin = lane

Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 2010 11:00 AM

Subject: [FlyRotary] tehachapi [off subject]

 

I attended a = homebuilt sailplane convention in Tehachapi in my RV.  there is a tow pilot = there who drops out of the sky in a Pawnee.  I witnessed this amazing = feat while on final as he landed and got off the runway in what appeared to be a controlled crash, actually leaving me plenty of time to land.  what = a difference from my airport where the 172's power in from 2 miles out, = the barn doors dropped and we wait, and wait.....

 

 

KevinLane = Carpentry
www.KevinLaneCarpentry.com=

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