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Michel

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 966
Location: Norway

Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 9:28 am Post subject: [Off-topic] Today's flight

Hello listers,

I went flying today and here are some photos.



http://home.online.no/~michel/winter/



Nothing special, just some photos of winter Norway.



Cheers,

Michel



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Don Cravener

Joined: 11 Jan 2006
Posts: 10

Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 10:25 am Post subject: [Off-topic] Today's flight

In a message dated 3/12/2006 11:29:27 AM Central Standard Time, 

michel(at)online.no writes:

http://home.online.no/~michel/winter/

Michel:

These pics are fantastic. What a view and from a Kitfox to boot.

Wish I were there. Thanks ; Don C.

lcfitt(at)sbcglobal.net
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Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 10:48 am Post subject: [Off-topic] Today's flight

Michel,

Thanks for the report and the opportunity to see your home from the air.   I 

wish I could have flown today.  Cameron Park got 4 inches of snow overnight 

a real rare experience - last time Winter of 1997 with an inch or so then. 

I'd love to have pics from the air.



Lowell



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Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 12:27 pm Post subject: [Off-topic] Today's flight

Well, you can feel even more jealous...a balmy 80 degrees and calm here in

Middle Georgia. As soon as I finish this note, I'm off to the airport to log

some time.



All but you, Michel. I wish our landscape was as gorgeous as that. 



And take heart, Lowell. I miss the occasional snowball fight with the kids.

Bradley



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Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 5:59 pm Post subject: [Off-topic] Today's flight

Michel,



They are very beautiful scenes of winter in Norway.  Two weeks ago a 

friend of mine in his Champ and I in my Kitfox flew from Virginia to the 

state of Maine.  The trip was just over 600 nautical miles, cold 

turbulent, with headwinds most of the way .  We were invited there by 

another pilot who just happens to be the owner of a large lodge on the 

largest lake (Mooselhead Lake) in northern Maine.  The lakes up there 

are of course frozen two feet thick.  Neither of our aircraft had skies 

only wheels and I had wheel pants.  Although there was an airport 30 

miles away on the southern end of the lake, we were told to land on the 

lake ice in front of the lodge. 



I never knew you could land with wheels on ice successfully, but we had 

no problem.  Of course we could not use brakes and had to shut the 

engine down after touchdown, otherwise it would not stop with the engine 

at idle.  We spent a week flying the lakes of northern Maine and landing 

on the ice to visit friends and stopping to eat lunch at restaurants on 

the lakes.  They ice fish the lakes, so we had to always do a low flyby 

and check for fish holes and warn the snowmobilier's we were about to land.



The snow on the ice was light fluffy snow from zero to two inches.  If 

it was heavy snow we would have had to have skies.  The temperature at 

night would go below zero degrees F.  On our flight home the OAT was 

-11F at 4000 ft.  My 912S had no problems with the cold temperatures.  

I will send you some pictures to your e-mail address of the Kitfox and 

Champ on the ice with wheels.



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John King 

Warrenton, VA

Michel Verheughe wrote:



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Hello listers,

I went flying today and here are some photos.



http://home.online.no/~michel/winter/



Nothing special, just some photos of winter Norway.



Cheers,

Michel



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John King 

Warrenton, VA

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Posted: Sun Mar 12, 2006 6:22 pm Post subject: [Off-topic] Today's flight

John,

Cool story!! have experienced similar flying here in the UP of Michigan a 

few years ago when the weather went cold with very little snow, we would 

land the lakes and rivers on wheels, truly a unique experience.

Lloyd

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Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 1:03 pm Post subject: [Off-topic] Today's flight

I was wondering what that item is in the bottom of the third picture?  It

looks as if it is setting on top of your panel.



Mike



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torgemor(at)online.no
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Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 1:11 pm Post subject: [Off-topic] Today's flight

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		   Nothing special, just some photos of winter Norway.


	


Sure it is Michel, the last picture is the Fox "Tango", -just been out 

flying -and ready for another flight.







Cheers



Torgeir.





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Jim Shumaker

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 106

Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 9:28 pm Post subject: [Off-topic] Today's flight

Beautiful pictures of snow Micheal. 

   

  Did you know that we also have snow in California?  Yes, two or three times a year we get the nearby peaks dusted with the white stuff.  So yesterday we went and played.  

   

   http://www.sportflight.com/uploads/Bills_snow_uphill_climb.jpg

   

  This is what we call Sierra Cement, in spring time conditions.  Somtimes referred to as "slop".  The runway is quite steep uphill.  This is a picture of taxiing up to the take-off turn around.  

   

  Happy winter flying to you 

   

  Jim Shumaker

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morid(at)northland.lib.mi
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Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 3:57 am Post subject: [Off-topic] Today's flight

Now that's a runway!  How long is it?

Deke

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<jimshumaker(at)sbcglobal.net>
	


 	  Quote: 	
		  

 Beautiful pictures of snow Micheal.



   Did you know that we also have snow in California?  Yes, two or three

times a year we get the nearby peaks dusted with the white stuff.  So
	


yesterday we went and played.

 	  Quote: 	
		  

    http://www.sportflight.com/uploads/Bills_snow_uphill_climb.jpg



   This is what we call Sierra Cement, in spring time conditions.  Somtimes

referred to as "slop".  The runway is quite steep uphill.  This is a picture
	


of taxiing up to the take-off turn around.

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   Happy winter flying to you 



   Jim Shumaker

Michel

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 966
Location: Norway

Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 11:51 am Post subject: [Off-topic] Today's flight

On Mar 14, 2006, at 12:58 AM, Mike Chaney wrote:



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		   I was wondering what that item is in the bottom of the third picture?  

 It

 looks as if it is setting on top of your panel.


	


It's a Garmin iQue M5 PDA with GPS, Mike. The horizontal thing is the 

GPS antenna that you fold out. I use it together with the program 

PocketFMS. It's my best navigation companion. It is mounted on a handy 

bracket, on the panel, and when I leave the plane, I just pull it out 

and put it in my pocket. At home, I connect it to my PC and do all my 

flight planning.



Here is a better view of it:

http://home.online.no/~michel/tmp/Eikern.jpg



Cheers,

Michel

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Jim Shumaker

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 106

Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 5:36 pm Post subject: [Off-topic] Today's flight

Deke

   

  This picture makes it look just a little more interesting than it really is.  It is about 2000 feet to the water which marks the beginning of the runway.  Bit it is uphill, into a mountain, narrow, has trees to dive over on approach and the snow makes it  slippery.  The worst part is taxiing up the crowned runway and no visibility over the nose.

   

  My friend flies his Beech Bonanza into it easily.  But he is the only pilot that does fly in easily.

   

  Jim Shumaker



Fox5flyer <morid(at)northland.lib.mi.us> wrote:

  



Now that's a runway! How long is it?

Deke

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 Beautiful pictures of snow Micheal.



 Did you know that we also have snow in California? Yes, two or three

times a year we get the nearby peaks dusted with the white stuff. So
	


yesterday we went and played.

 	  Quote: 	
		  

 http://www.sportflight.com/uploads/Bills_snow_uphill_climb.jpg



 This is what we call Sierra Cement, in spring time conditions. Somtimes

referred to as "slop". The runway is quite steep uphill. This is a picture
	


of taxiing up to the take-off turn around.

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 Happy winter flying to you 



 Jim Shumaker

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