Not a Cessna; an ultralight instead

Post #119,593 by bbronson 9/30/03 4:34:18 PM Reply	Not a Cessna; an ultralight instead A Cessna, though not a taildragger, is still a good airplane. I'm not convinced the removal of the garbage from the gene pool would be worth the loss of the plane. Brian Bronson Who knows that Cessna used to make some darn nice taildraggers; the 195 being among the prettiest around
Post #119,723 by mmoffitt 10/1/03 1:32:25 PM Reply	Amen. And, btw, ... birds don't land on their asses, why should we? :-D bcnu, Mikem The soul and substance of what customarily ranks as patriotism is moral cowardice and always has been...We have thrown away the most valuable asset we had-- the individual's right to oppose both flag and country when he (just he, by himself) believed them to be in the wrong. We have thrown it away; and with it all that was really respectable about that grotesque and laughable word, Patriotism. - Mark Twain, "Monarchical and Republican Patriotism"
Post #119,821 by bbronson 10/2/03 11:50:35 AM Reply	Birds don't have nosewheels, either, so... I guess we'll have to develop the Segway-geared airplane! Brian Bronson PS Got 1.4 hrs dual this morning: IFR navigation (I follow roads and rivers, that is!), short, and soft field takeoffs and landings. Starting cross country work tomorrow.
Post #119,830 by mmoffitt 10/2/03 12:02:34 PM Reply	Man, I almost envy you. I can't remember where you are in your training. Have you done any solo X-C yet? If not, your first one will be completely awesome. bcnu, Mikem The soul and substance of what customarily ranks as patriotism is moral cowardice and always has been...We have thrown away the most valuable asset we had-- the individual's right to oppose both flag and country when he (just he, by himself) believed them to be in the wrong. We have thrown it away; and with it all that was really respectable about that grotesque and laughable word, Patriotism. - Mark Twain, "Monarchical and Republican Patriotism"
Post #119,837 by bbronson 10/2/03 12:42:05 PM Reply	No cross countries yet Just finishing up the post-solo reviews and intros (short and soft fields, navigation, hood work). Lost a few weeks due to a week-long annual...plus bad weather...plus my instructor's time suddenly became scarce as he picked up several students from another instructor who quit to fly for a regional airline. I'm hoping I can work my home town (Manitowoc, WI) in to one of my cross country flights. It'd be cool to drop in on the folks. I don't know if that will fit in one of the legs, though. I'm flying out of Waukesha, WI, and I don't know if Manitowoc is far enough away for a leg. Brian Bronson
Post #119,870 by mmoffitt 10/2/03 4:26:30 PM Reply	If it isn't 50 nm, it isn't. I was lucky, my instructor let me pick my 2nd, 3rd and 4th solo X-C's (don't ask why I had 4). Anyway, the long one (I just remembered, they changed the PTS after I got my license), used to require a 150 nm trip, landing at 3 different airports and at least one leg >= 50 nm. So, if your favorite field isn't 50 nm away, save it for the "long X-C" and make that one of the fields you land at on the way home. ;-) It is a kick. I know solo'ing is a big deal, but when you actually take off from one place and land some distance away at another all by yourself, you begin to feel like a "real pilot". Er, at least I did anyway ;-) bcnu, Mikem The soul and substance of what customarily ranks as patriotism is moral cowardice and always has been...We have thrown away the most valuable asset we had-- the individual's right to oppose both flag and country when he (just he, by himself) believed them to be in the wrong. We have thrown it away; and with it all that was really respectable about that grotesque and laughable word, Patriotism. - Mark Twain, "Monarchical and Republican Patriotism"
Post #119,965 by bbronson 10/3/03 10:20:02 AM Reply	It's 70 nm from KUES to KMTW We did cross country planning this morning, since it was too crappy to fly (winds aloft 250@47 and it just gets worse from there.) My instructor is going to let me pick my own cross country routes; so long as they meet the requirements. So I'll probably be visiting the parents a few times. My night cross country will be in a Warrior. My instructor wants to go into some Class C airspace (Madison, WI) , and the Citabria doesn't have a transponder. That should be fun. I'd have to agree with you. It's the cross countries where you really start feeling like a pilot. I'm looking forward to them. Brian Bronson
Post #120,015 by mmoffitt 10/3/03 4:21:42 PM Reply	Cool. Have fun. Not all instructors let their students decide where to fly on their solo X-C's. You've got a good one. If the weather is okay in a couple of weeks, I'm going C62-UCP on 10/18 and returning on 10/19. IF the weather's okay - which this time of year up here is an absolute crap-shoot. If you haven't checked it out already, check out [link\|http://www.airnav.com\|http://www.airnav.com] A lot of the airports have pictures, so you'll know what the place looks like if it's the first time you flown there. ;-) bcnu, Mikem The soul and substance of what customarily ranks as patriotism is moral cowardice and always has been...We have thrown away the most valuable asset we had-- the individual's right to oppose both flag and country when he (just he, by himself) believed them to be in the wrong. We have thrown it away; and with it all that was really respectable about that grotesque and laughable word, Patriotism. - Mark Twain, "Monarchical and Republican Patriotism"
Post #120,028 by bbronson 10/3/03 5:16:21 PM Reply	Thanks. Already had airnav bookmarked! Great site Hope the weather holds for your trip. Brian Bronson

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