XC practice before our big trip

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XC practice before our big trip

Postby Bryan Cotton » Sun Feb 26, 2023 12:28 am

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We did a little XC today. C77, overflew RPJ and onto SQI. A couple of T&Gs and we headed back.

Tomorrow the weather looks better and we are going to fly up to Oshkosh.
Bryan Cotton
Poplar Grove, IL C77
Waiex 191 N191YX
Taildragger, Aerovee, acro ailerons
dual sticks with sport trainer controls
Prebuilt spars and machined angle kit
Year 2 flying and approaching 200 hours December 23
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Re: XC practice before our big trip

Postby Weatherpilot » Sun Feb 26, 2023 12:54 am

Have a great time! Try to get some video. Would love to see your trip.

Hoping for tail winds both ways for ya!

Greg.
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Re: XC practice before our big trip

Postby Bryan Cotton » Sun Feb 26, 2023 11:50 pm

Weatherpilot wrote:Have a great time! Try to get some video. Would love to see your trip.

Hoping for tail winds both ways for ya!

Greg.

Thanks!
Bryan Cotton
Poplar Grove, IL C77
Waiex 191 N191YX
Taildragger, Aerovee, acro ailerons
dual sticks with sport trainer controls
Prebuilt spars and machined angle kit
Year 2 flying and approaching 200 hours December 23
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Re: XC practice before our big trip

Postby GraemeSmith » Mon Feb 27, 2023 7:08 am

What is that strange piece of paper in your hands? ;-)
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Re: XC practice before our big trip

Postby Bryan Cotton » Mon Feb 27, 2023 9:35 am

GraemeSmith wrote:What is that strange piece of paper in your hands? ;-)

I'm just trying to not raise a child of the Magenta line!


So far so good.
Bryan Cotton
Poplar Grove, IL C77
Waiex 191 N191YX
Taildragger, Aerovee, acro ailerons
dual sticks with sport trainer controls
Prebuilt spars and machined angle kit
Year 2 flying and approaching 200 hours December 23
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Re: XC practice before our big trip

Postby Weatherpilot » Mon Feb 27, 2023 8:52 pm

Thank you for sharing your experience. I like the sectionals in your hands for navigation. Do you have heat in your airplane? Great job.
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Re: XC practice before our big trip

Postby Bryan Cotton » Mon Feb 27, 2023 10:33 pm

Weatherpilot wrote:Thank you for sharing your experience. I like the sectionals in your hands for navigation. Do you have heat in your airplane? Great job.

Thanks Greg! Our Sonex heater is the ball of fire that our planet orbits. Works poorly when it's cloudy. Reasonably comfortable just below freezing. For single digits we really have to dress for it. I discovered stick-on toe warmers. They help.
Bryan Cotton
Poplar Grove, IL C77
Waiex 191 N191YX
Taildragger, Aerovee, acro ailerons
dual sticks with sport trainer controls
Prebuilt spars and machined angle kit
Year 2 flying and approaching 200 hours December 23
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Re: XC practice before our big trip

Postby Weatherpilot » Tue Feb 28, 2023 7:06 am

Ahhhh! Solar heat. How green. Maybe you should apply for an income tax deduction. HaHa!
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