tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post6774782408714687229..comments2024-01-26T01:49:56.783-06:00Comments on Lagniappe's Lair: Finally--FLIGHT!Murphy's Lawhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-18396810057576960442014-02-24T18:23:19.362-06:002014-02-24T18:23:19.362-06:00Glad you're back in the air! Now you just need...Glad you're back in the air! Now you just need to get those rocket pods installed...Sixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05572583408046642437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-34208076047314554302014-02-22T14:32:16.906-06:002014-02-22T14:32:16.906-06:00Nice pics!Nice pics!Moogie Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05665429537064900337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-28722468625160414752014-02-22T09:59:19.645-06:002014-02-22T09:59:19.645-06:00Yeah, but I don't like to be pushed. Publish a...Yeah, but I don't like to be pushed. Publish a TFR or ask me nicely on the radio and I'll stay clear. But if they want to play rotor-cowboy, I can be the indian.Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-483119958721839252014-02-22T09:54:48.290-06:002014-02-22T09:54:48.290-06:00Re: the helicopter, I was monitoring 121.5 and the...Re: the helicopter, I was monitoring 121.5 and the local airport's 122.7. I figure if he had something to say, he'd have hailed me on either one of those. <br />First I saw of him was when I flew right over the top of him as he was down low, using his spotlight on something on the ground just outside the perimeter of the place. Then when I realized that it was a helicopter operating below me, I got curious and I flew out a bit then turned ninety degrees so I could watch him out my side window from a distance and see what was going on. That was when he started lighting me up with his night sun and climbing up between me and the facility. I flew away, but then I circled a minute later to see if he was still back there and he hit me again. Those things are bright and play hell with your night vision. We did this dance twice more before I finally departed the area. And honestly, at first I thought that I'd somehow been in the wrong. But after much checking...eff that guy. There was no TFR and I had every right to be there.Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-36641911468674859702014-02-22T09:44:48.965-06:002014-02-22T09:44:48.965-06:00Damn good!Damn good!Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-29121741240248338232014-02-22T09:44:16.092-06:002014-02-22T09:44:16.092-06:00It is indeed. And I appreciate the waiver of a wav...It is indeed. And I appreciate the waiver of a wave.Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-14804789857407154042014-02-22T08:20:41.970-06:002014-02-22T08:20:41.970-06:00I swear that is J.B. Farm/Gate 4 in that one pictu...I swear that is J.B. Farm/Gate 4 in that one picture on the right as you head, I think, up river. I waived. :) Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06132525219864075222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-8781330315076182552014-02-22T08:11:11.488-06:002014-02-22T08:11:11.488-06:00I agree with AOA, I think the mystery plane is a V...I agree with AOA, I think the mystery plane is a Velocity. Drooled over the thought of building one for a while then gave it up as too expensive and time consuming, especially since I didn't have a suitable shop and tended to move a lot. <br /><br />Nice pics! I love flying over VA. Do make double sure to check NOTAMS and TFRs before you go back. Maybe even a quick call to Flight Service on the radio while you're heading that way just to make sure nothing's popped up. <br /><br />Lots nicer than what I saw last week flying over Congo. It's tail end of the dry season so it's all dust, haze and smoke. Forward vis at altitude is barely a mile or so. Good flights, save for being hassled by officials extorting money out of me and my passengers at a couple of places. <br /><br />Enjoy the flights!<br /><br />And keep up with the Dr Seuss. Great quote!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11826264279738210633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-57020992169686226492014-02-22T01:12:37.589-06:002014-02-22T01:12:37.589-06:00Feels good to stretch your wings again, eh?Feels good to stretch your wings again, eh?drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-24960784777690759682014-02-21T23:21:04.600-06:002014-02-21T23:21:04.600-06:00The mystery plane looks to be a Velocity--a home/k...The mystery plane looks to be a Velocity--a home/kit build that uses canards, has no flaps and is literally stall-proof. If/when angle-of-attack gets too steep, it simply sinks at the same rate the aoa increases.<br /><br />VERY cool airplanes, but you do need a lot of runway to take off and land on. <br /><br />As far as the rotorheads who were hitting you with the spotlight, for one that is a pretty blatant violation of the FARs. Two, they are the give-way vessel as they are far more maneuverable than any fixed wing aircraft. And three. . .<br /><br />I had a tour-guide rotorhead harass me down on the coast of Texas some years back. I got on the guard frequency and informed him that I had more fuel on board and could stay up longer, was faster and he could not outrun me and that I was going to land when he landed and he and I were going to get properly introduced.<br /><br />I wasn't alone. Two other fixed-wing GA pilots were waiting on us at the rotorhead's FBO, and like me, they were ex-military and we got the message across to the SOB with only a minimum of physical punctuation. Then we called the FSDO and filed a formal on him. <br /><br />Seems he had done this before and been reported and this was the incident that did him in. Ticket suspended indefinitely.<br /><br />If you're ever in doubt about an area and another aircraft is acting weird, tune in to 122.75 and see if they're trying to communicate with you.<br /><br />If you're in violation of anything, chances are good that someone from regional approach or center will be trying to communicate with you. Sounds like these rotorheads were just being alpha hotels.<br /><br />Glad you had a good flight. I let my medical lapse late last year during my last hospital stay so as to avoid having any complications with the AME. I need to get a letter of waiver from my surgeon next month and then go visit the AME and get legal for the Cessna and RV8. I only need a drivers license for the Taylorcraft (classified as a light sport aircraft) so it's been getting most of the attention.<br /><br />Good stuff!<br /><br />--AOAAn Ordinary Americanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17848364015817985349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-6282036639281151862014-02-21T23:16:33.436-06:002014-02-21T23:16:33.436-06:00Quite a bit of FEMA training for first responders ...Quite a bit of FEMA training for first responders is conducted at Mt. Weather and a lot of helicopters are in and out of there. I've spoken with attendees who were directed back inside when mysterious goings on occurred. Whoever was handling security must have been doing it right because other than knowing something was going on that wasn't any of their business that was all the attendees knew. FWIW I'd ere on the side of leaving the area if another helicopter spotlighted you again. Sport Pilothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04862280966739841769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-37388140242051199792014-02-21T22:04:40.592-06:002014-02-21T22:04:40.592-06:00Murphy already has plenty of flight hours but Bell...Murphy already has plenty of flight hours but Belle will get her debut flight soon. Stick around.Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-53993098216315933472014-02-21T22:00:59.742-06:002014-02-21T22:00:59.742-06:00When will you take the dogs flying?When will you take the dogs flying?Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-60420036820997915132014-02-21T20:49:53.001-06:002014-02-21T20:49:53.001-06:00What a great outing - and congrats on getting whee...What a great outing - and congrats on getting wheels up!Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-57984492177125791312014-02-21T20:31:08.966-06:002014-02-21T20:31:08.966-06:00The cat in the hat gets airborne!The cat in the hat gets airborne!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20147126.post-57200129535625411162014-02-21T19:58:27.490-06:002014-02-21T19:58:27.490-06:00Good to see you are back in the air again. Nothing...Good to see you are back in the air again. Nothing like it, is it !Scooney Adrifthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09014731857174355364noreply@blogger.com