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lcottrell

Joined: 29 May 2006
Posts: 1494
Location: Jordan Valley, Or

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 12:03 pm Post subject: just flying

Hi,

    The weather turned out sunny and the winds  finally calmed down enough to have fun while flying. It was 34 degrees when I  left. I flew for 2 hours and 34 minutes. The biggest reason for the flight was  to check endurance of both the fuel supply and myself. I flew 154 miles, using  about 11 gallons of gas. I refueled in-flight three times, thinking that I would  try my in-flight restart some other time  Rather than run it out of gas and  then refuel.  When I landed I still had about 7 gallons of fuel  left.

     I flew to the Alvord Desert and the Steen's  Mt. mostly just to watch for wildlife. 

 http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5373976601721444854

 http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7146891146128589017

  I saw Golden Eagles, coyotes,Antelope, Big Horn  Sheep,and Wild Horses. I tried to take movies of the Sheep, but my little camera  and the currents along the cliff's make for a bit more excitement than I was  prepared for. I first saw the sheep clustered together right on top of a knob on  the hill. The problem with the camera is that I either need to be right on top  of them, or have the telephoto zoomed in and up to my eye. I consider myself to  be fairly "ballsey", but I try my best to draw the line at stupid.  :-/  So a grainy picture is all you get. [img]cid:002701c77821$1ede2946(at)usermj5tjr71vq[/img]

  

     On the way home I thought that I would get  a bit of practice so that I wouldn't get bored when Arty and I follow the roads  on the trip to Texas.

 http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5346820567464344871

  

 Larry, Oregon

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JetPilot

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 1246

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 3:29 pm Post subject: Re: just flying

Man that looks like fun !  I kept expecting to see dust kicked up by the wheels flying low across the desert.   What kind of engine do you have on your firestar and what speed / RPM do you cruise at ?



I remember you having an engine out last year, and having a forced landing due to a spark plug cap comming lose.   Can you tell me what caused it to come loose and what the fix is ?



Mike

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biglar

Joined: 14 Jan 2006
Posts: 457

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 3:32 pm Post subject: just flying

Larry, the 1st 2 were neat, but that 3rd one...........WOW ! ! !  Gotta get Vamoose going.  (Have I said that before ??)                         Lar.                           Do not Archive.



 On 4/6/07, Larry Cottrell <lcottrell(at)fmtcblue.com (lcottrell(at)fmtcblue.com)> wrote:  	  Quote: 	
		    Hi,

    The weather turned out sunny and the winds finally calmed down enough to have fun while flying. It was 34 degrees when I left. I flew for 2 hours and 34 minutes. The biggest reason for the flight was to check endurance of both the fuel supply and myself. I flew 154 miles, using about 11 gallons of gas. I refueled in-flight three times, thinking that I would try my in-flight restart some other time  Rather than run it out of gas and then refuel.  When I landed I still had about 7 gallons of fuel left. 

     I flew to the Alvord Desert and the Steen's Mt. mostly just to watch for wildlife. 

 http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5373976601721444854 

 http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7146891146128589017 

  I saw Golden Eagles, coyotes,Antelope, Big Horn Sheep,and Wild Horses. I tried to take movies of the Sheep, but my little camera and the currents along the cliff's make for a bit more excitement than I was prepared for. I first saw the sheep clustered together right on top of a knob on the hill. The problem with the camera is that I either need to be right on top of them, or have the telephoto zoomed in and up to my eye. I consider myself to be fairly "ballsey", but I try my best to draw the line at stupid. :-/  So a grainy picture is all you get.  [img]cid:002701c77821$1ede2946(at)usermj5tjr71vq[/img]

  

     On the way home I thought that I would get a bit of practice so that I wouldn't get bored when Arty and I follow the roads on the trip to Texas.

 http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5346820567464344871 

  

 Larry, Oregon

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lcottrell

Joined: 29 May 2006
Posts: 1494
Location: Jordan Valley, Or

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 4:31 pm Post subject: just flying

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lcottrell

Joined: 29 May 2006
Posts: 1494
Location: Jordan Valley, Or

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 4:36 pm Post subject: just flying

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biglar

Joined: 14 Jan 2006
Posts: 457

Posted: Thu Apr 05, 2007 7:04 pm Post subject: just flying

Ssshhhhhh............don't give up all yer secrets.                     Do not Archive.



 On 4/6/07, Larry Cottrell <lcottrell(at)fmtcblue.com (lcottrell(at)fmtcblue.com)> wrote: [quote]   

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lcottrell

Joined: 29 May 2006
Posts: 1494
Location: Jordan Valley, Or

Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 9:47 am Post subject: just flying

I posted some time ago a small video of wild horses that was  so bad, someone asked where they were.  Unfortunately I am very disappointed  in the quality of the video's as well, but am stuck with the equipment that I  have. I did take a still picture of a pair of wild horses that have been hanging  around close in the area, and also one of the runway from the  air.

 [img]cid:004f01c77a6a$64aa1a60$1ede2946(at)usermj5tjr71vq[/img]

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 Larry, Oregon

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John Hauck

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 4639
Location: Titus, Alabama (hauck's holler)

Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 10:32 am Post subject: just flying

Hi Larry C:



Can not wait to get back out to your neck of the woods.  Counting the 

days.  



john h

mkIII



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by0ung(at)brigham.net
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Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 6:02 am Post subject: just flying

Larry, the 1st 2 were neat, but that 3rd one...........WOW ! ! !  Gotta get

Vamoose going.  (Have I said that before ??)                         Lar.

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"NO"  I don't remember that one.......  what I remember 

   "next year fer sure"



Boyd 



Sorry couldn't resist.

biglar

Joined: 14 Jan 2006
Posts: 457

Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 2:16 pm Post subject: just flying

Kin I say it again ??  This year fer sure ! ! !                  Lar.                  Do not Archive.



 On 4/9/07, boyd <by0ung(at)brigham.net (by0ung(at)brigham.net)> wrote: [quote]--> Kolb-List message posted by: "boyd" <by0ung(at)brigham.net  (by0ung(at)brigham.net)>



Larry, the 1st 2 were neat, but that 3rd one...........WOW ! ! !  Gotta get

Vamoose going.  (Have I said that before ??)                         Lar.

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"NO"  I don't remember that one.......  what I remember  [quote][b]

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Palm Springs, CA
Building Kolb Mk IIIC
"Vamoose"

R. Hankins

Joined: 18 Jan 2006
Posts: 185
Location: Grants Pass, Oregon

Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2007 6:39 pm Post subject: Re: just flying

I put in a few flying hours this weekend as well.  I packed the .17mag into the firestar, flew into a remote alfalfa field in Swan Lake Valley and shot a few ground squirrels from the cockpit. The new Air Trac 6.00-6's did very well on the soft ground.  My heels sank into the soil more than the tires did. 



I took a neat picture of Alkalai Lake Saturday evening while waiting for a squall line to blow past Bonanza International alfalfa patch.  Easter morning there were sand hill cranes and specks all over the field. (did I mention you can see my new wheels and tires in the foreground?)



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