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Playing Hookie yesterday
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 1:46 pm
by Paul-WI
Finally a decent day and thick enough ice to go out and play!
You pilots down south don't know what you are missing
Paul
N3458D
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 2:40 pm
by iowa
cool (no pun intended)
pics paul
i've never flown in any plane
with skiis
dave
Re: Playing Hookie yesterday
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 2:56 pm
by jrenwick
Paul-WI wrote:Finally a decent day and thick enough ice to go out and play!
Yaaay! I'm still on for Hayward this Sunday.
John
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 2:58 pm
by Paul-WI
John;
Looks like we will be there at Hayward as well. Hopefully we will get a chance to finally meet! (and eat some ribs hmmmmmm)
Paul
N3458D
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 3:17 pm
by Plummit
>>
You pilots down south don't know what you are missing
<<
Oh rest assured, we know EXACTLY what we're missing!
regards
~Marc
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 5:35 pm
by blueldr
Geez, you call that snow??? You don't even need a tail ski. As a matter of fact, your ski tracks and foot prints look like you could be operating on wheels alone.
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 6:08 pm
by Paul-WI
Geez, you call that snow??? You don't even need a tail ski. As a matter of fact, your ski tracks and foot prints look like you could be operating on wheels alone.
Sure, had to point that out, didn't ya
Been a real dry winter so far. I am looking forward to trying these in "real" snow though
Paul
N3458D
Posted: Wed Jan 17, 2007 8:44 pm
by Bill Hart
Plummit wrote:>>
You pilots down south don't know what you are missing
<<
Oh rest assured, we know EXACTLY what we're missing!
regards
~Marc
The High this week was 80. I am ready for winter to show up.
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 2:40 am
by futr_alaskaflyer
What type of skis are those, anyhow? Can't say I've ever seen anything like them.
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 7:50 am
by tunraflyer
they look like schnider 4000? i just got my airplane on a set of federal 3000 hyd. have not flown it yet either to cold or to snowy/windy or just plain have to work How thick is your ice? the ice out on the river here in alaska is well over 4 ft. need a large extension on the ice auger.
Posted: Thu Jan 18, 2007 1:24 pm
by Paul-WI
They are Schneider 4000"s. Rather heavy on the scheme of things and puts the CG just a bit on the forward side, but I am enjoying them. This is my first year of ever skiplane flying and I am enjoying it - though Tuesday was only my second time out. Ice is about 12-14" here but cold nights and cold days are making more ice. I haven't been out ice fishing yet but plan to soon. I know what you mean about thick ice - though I have yet to need an extension. I have hand drilled all the way up to the handle though (power augers not allowed in the boundary waters
). You don't drill too many holes.
Paul
N3458D
Posted: Tue Jan 23, 2007 2:02 am
by bsdunek
You need skis for winter. How else are you going to go off the ski jump?
(credit to my wife!)(8)
Bruce
Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 6:53 am
by AR Dave
You pilots down south don't know what you are missing
!
Just today I was talking with my friend whom bought our home when we left Alaska. He was whining about how much snow he had shoveled this year. I'll match your
and raise you
Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 12:05 pm
by futr_alaskaflyer
AR Dave wrote:You pilots down south don't know what you are missing
!
Just today I was talking with my friend whom bought our home when we left Alaska. He was whining about how much snow he had shoveled this year. I'll match your
and raise you
He must be south of the range. Here we have squat
but folks further south have been getting pounded. I haven't been in any hurry to get skis because I don't need 'em and can't use 'em 'til we get more snow.
Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 10:14 pm
by hilltop170
We've gotten about a foot in the last week in the Birchwood/Anchorage area and my deck which has not been shovelled has 20" of settled/packed snow. With the bitter cold early in the winter to set the ice in the lakes and now with the snow, things are just about perfect for ski flying.
20" settled/packed snow on deck
View out the back door across the runway. Jan 24, 2007 1:30pm
