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akflyer
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Location: Soldotna AK
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We went out for a nice quiet weekend in the middle of nowhere for some flying, ice fishing and snow machining... Saturday The dang volcano erupted again and covered us in ash while we were out on a ride. We pulled in to the trees and waited it out till the ash quit falling then made a beeline for the cabin. Sunday the winds came up and were forecast to hit 80 MPH so I cleaned the plane off as best I could, pulled the radios and blew them out blew the engine off and headed for home.. winds were up to 28 when I landed at the airport. I am going to pull the engine down for a good inspection and to replace the crank seals.
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Leonard Perry aka SNAKE
Soldotna AK
Avid "C" / Mk IV
582 (147 hrs and counting on the rebuild)
IVO IFA
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Paul A. Franz, P.E.
Joined: 02 Dec 2008
Posts: 280
Location: Bellevue WA
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| Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 11:07 am Post subject: dang volcanos |
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On Mon, March 30, 2009 9:36 am, akflyer wrote:
| Quote: | We went out for a nice quiet weekend in the middle of nowhere for some flying, ice
fishing and snow machining... Saturday The dang volcano erupted again and covered us
in ash while we were out on a ride. We pulled in to the trees and waited it out till
the ash quit falling then made a beeline for the cabin. Sunday the winds came up and
were forecast to hit 80 MPH so I cleaned the plane off as best I could, pulled the
radios and blew them out blew the engine off and headed for home.. winds were up to 28
when I landed at the airport. I am going to pull the engine down for a good
inspection and to replace the crank seals.
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Leni - the photos are really dramatic. That last one with showing a track through the
ash covered snow really makes the point:
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Paul A. Franz
Registration/Aircraft - N14UW/Merlin GT
Engine/Prop - Rotax 914/NSI CAP
Bellevue WA
425.241.1618 Cell
Government is the great fiction, through which everybody endeavors
to live at the expense of everybody else.
-- Frederic Bastiat, French Economist (1801-1850)
I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the
facts.
-- Will Rogers
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Lynn Matteson
Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 2778
Location: Grass Lake, Michigan
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| Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 11:07 am Post subject: dang volcanos |
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To paraphrase the George C. Scott character in "Dr. Strangelove" :
"Geez, I wish we had one of them volcanoes."
And speaking of Dr Strangelove, I just found the 40th Anniversary
Special Edition DVD at my local Meijer's store. If you haven't seen
this "black comedy" you should.
Lynn Matteson
Kitfox IV Speedster, taildragger
Jabiru 2200, #2062, 622.1 hrs
Sensenich 62x46
Electroair direct-fire ignition system
Status: flying
do not archive
On Mar 30, 2009, at 1:36 PM, akflyer wrote:
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JetPilot
Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 1246
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| Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:59 am Post subject: Re: dang volcanos |
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That sucks, volcanic ash is really horrible on engines very abrasive, and bad for just about everything else that make life fun !! Do you think you might have worn your rings and cylinders ? Could you see a cloud coming, or did it just start raining down ? What did your air filter look like when you got back ? The tracks through the snow look awesome though, almost like glowing tracks !
Nice pictures as always Leonard, that is just an amazing area to live and fly. I wish you spent less time having fun and more time posting videos and pictures for the rest of us 
Mike
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