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SDR Porsche Flying Club???
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Tue Nov 13, 2007 5:06 pmby PShipman
While chatting with Jackie C the other day I came to realize that a number of you are also interested in sports flying. Perhaps we should consider a SDR Porsche flying club ... we could all build cheap/wackie ultralites such as the Legal Eagle
... see
http://www.betterhalfvw.com/ for details
OR ... perhaps we could buy a couple of Mooney Porsche PFMs and combine aviation with a good Porsche engine!
... see
http://www.planeandpilotmag.com/content/2005/mar/mooney.html for details
Posted:
Tue Nov 13, 2007 6:21 pmby LUCKY DAVE
Out of curiosity, how many of us are pilots? How about a show of hands....
Me...private sel.......
btw: The Porsche engined model wasn't Mooney's all time best airplane....
Posted:
Tue Nov 13, 2007 6:31 pmby Ted Myrus
Perry,
We'll have to talk this weekend. Nice its not liquid cooled. Too bad its front engine. Perhaps we could build a pusher!
Posted:
Tue Nov 13, 2007 7:23 pmby JHPGT3
Comm'l, Multi, Inst, CFI (but not current and over the hill)
Posted:
Wed Nov 14, 2007 11:42 amby Mike
Maybe Jim Duncan will check in, he's got some great pilot/flying stories too.
I do my flying on the ground but I've been an ATC since 78'.
SAN tower since 82', pm me if you want to coordinate a tower tour.
Posted:
Wed Nov 14, 2007 12:07 pmby Laura
I am looking into getting my license.
Laura Fulbright
#213
Posted:
Wed Nov 14, 2007 12:54 pmby PShipman
Commercial License, Instrument Rated.
Most of our (Linda and I) time is Alaska bush flying using a Cessna, four seat tail draggers. Sold the last plane in 2000 and bought a Porsche. Love the Porsche AND this club but I do miss the flying which, for me, is similar in concentration to AutoX and Scuba diving.
Posted:
Wed Nov 14, 2007 12:58 pmby PShipman
btw: The Porsche engined model wasn't Mooney's all time best airplane....
... two problems, if my memory serves me, with the PFMs ... 200 lbs heavier engine AND integrated prop/throttle/mixture controls ... nothing more conservative than a pilot about his/her equipment!!!
Posted:
Wed Nov 14, 2007 1:43 pmby PShipman
... course we could really get into this and build a couple of Formula One Racers ... I mean ... how many of you have dreamed of Formula One Racing
sorta
Posted:
Wed Nov 14, 2007 2:12 pmby Jackie C
Ok, ultralights, skydiving and remote control planes are all I can bring to the table, but I work for a Greg Smith SDR and we do flight physicals in No. Co...if anyone needs one-Class 1-3
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Wed Nov 14, 2007 4:53 pmby PShipman
Ah ... but Jackie ... the photo at the top of the page is a pretty little ultralite that your better half could build you for far less then you have in the 55 car!!
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Wed Nov 14, 2007 8:15 pmby Jad
In a spin, both feet in won't help much with this group. My dad is a pilot, instrument rated, instructor, etc, but is too smart to post to the forum for now....
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Wed Nov 14, 2007 9:51 pmby harnishclan
Flight crew ES-3 and AE-6, but they never let me actually drive!
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Wed Nov 14, 2007 10:26 pmby LUCKY DAVE
In a spin, both feet in won't help much with this group.
That's right, it's ONE foot in (but it has to be the correct one..)
"Neutralize ailerons, stomp the correct rudder to arrest rotation, recover from the dive"
When I recieved beginning aerobatic dual I heard that so many times in my headset that eventually I heard it in my sleep. The instructor didn't believe me when I told him I got it the first time. Or anything else. I'm glad I'm not his kid
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Wed Nov 14, 2007 11:01 pmby Kim Crosser
Some hours in sailplanes, some hours in Cessnas, even some time in an American Yankee (with the canopy open). Oh, and like Jackie, I have stepped out of a perfectly good airplane while it was still flying.
