Bradley and Ernie Kiss' airplane, up Canada way.
Ron Wanttaja
Bradley and Ernie Kiss' airplane, up Canada way.
Ron Wanttaja
Last edited by rwanttaja; 12-07-2014 at 12:05 AM.
That is a huge amount of foam they put on the runway. Sheesh, looks like they just sprayed everything with it.
I do have a question on skis being put on airplanes:
What kind of boat pulls them?
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That's cool Ron. Ski flying is on my bucket list.
Get out of Alabama, much, Frank? :-)Originally Posted by Frank Giger
Ron Wanttaja
That's OK Frank, my wife is from Wisconsin. They put that stuff everywhere!
I actually did my snow time in lots of places, including Montana. No desire to get involved in the white stuff again now that I'm old enough to ache over stuff I did when I was young.
Serious question - how hard is it to taxi on skis? Is it just a matter of giving one more space to make turns?
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Well you do need some instruction. My first solo was in Feb, in Maine, in a J-3. I pretty much knew it all after 4 hrs on wheels. I was 17. My first try at taxiing, my CFI said to treat it like a seaplane. That meant nothing to me. I taxied to the end of the RW (it was a snap) and started a 180. Unfortunatly I turned with the X-wind on my tail. The Cub just went straight until the nose was almost in the trees on the RW boundery. My CFI said " don't do downwind turns. Now get out and lift the tail around." Snow was 2 feet deep.
I actually did my snow time in lots of places, including Montana. No desire to get involved in the white stuff again now that I'm old enough to ache over stuff I did when I was young.
Serious question - how hard is it to taxi on skis? Is it just a matter of giving one more space to make turns?
I soloed after another 3.8 hrs on skis and skis were a piece of cake. DONT EVER MAKE DOWNWIND TAXI TURNS.
Bob
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