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Lynn Matteson's Trip from MI to CA -- day 3

 
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PostPosted: Wed May 30, 2007 5:44 pm    Post subject: Lynn Matteson's Trip from MI to CA -- day 3 Reply with quote
I just got off the phone with Lynn Matteson. Because of the really stormy weather in the central part of the country he didn't make much progress today, but he did make progress. With fog and haze he wasn't able to get out of Bald Knob AR until about 1130 this morning. The trip was mostly in and out of weather cells with lots of rain, but most of them he was able to fly around. However, things began to get worse and after about 200 mile of this he saw what appeared to be a solid wall, clear to the ground, with no way around. So, Ruston LA was just ahead and with an uneventful landing he decided to wait out the storm. Good decision. He filled up and was offered some hangar space by the locals who said things were going to get real nasty pretty soon and they didn't want to see his airplane sitting out in that stuff. And nasty it got! Anyway, with his airplane tucked away safely, he took the courtesy car into town, got something to eat, and the lecher is currently holed up in a motel looking out the window ogling a bunch of cheerleaders practicing their moves outside.
He plans to get out as early as possible in the morning and try to make Taylor TX (where he'll be visiting Jimmie Blackwell) before noon to beat the afternoon storms.
Total today was only 215 miles, but at least he made progress.
Deke Morisse
N148DM
S5/Soob/CAP
NE Michigan


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PostPosted: Wed May 30, 2007 6:07 pm    Post subject: Lynn Matteson's Trip from MI to CA -- day 3 Reply with quote
hi every one is there any kit fox guys in west central Ohio???to pal
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I just got off the phone with Lynn Matteson. Because of the really
stormy weather in the central part of the country he didn't make much
progress today, but he did make progress. With fog and haze he wasn't
able to get out of Bald Knob AR until about 1130 this morning. The
trip was mostly in and out of weather cells with lots of rain, but
most of them he was able to fly around. However, things began to get
worse and after about 200 mile of this he saw what appeared to be a
solid wall, clear to the ground, with no way around. So, Ruston LA
was just ahead and with an uneventful landing he decided to wait out
the storm. Good decision. He filled up and was offered some hangar
space by the locals who said things were going to get real nasty
pretty soon and they didn't want to see his airplane sitting out in
that stuff. And nasty it got! Anyway, with his airplane tucked away
safely, he took the courtesy car into town, got something to eat, and
the lecher is currently holed up in a motel looking out the window
ogling a bunch of cheerleaders practicing their moves outside.
He plans to get out as early as possible in the morning and try to
make Taylor TX (where he'll be visiting Jimmie Blackwell) before noon
to beat the afternoon storms.
Total today was only 215 miles, but at least he made progress.
Deke Morisse
N148DM
S5/Soob/CAP
NE Michigan

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PostPosted: Thu May 31, 2007 1:40 am    Post subject: Lynn Matteson's Trip from MI to CA -- day 3 Reply with quote
Trying to track on Google map, Bald Knob does show?

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Subject: Lynn Matteson's Trip from MI to CA -- day 3
Date: Wed, 30 May 2007 21:43:27 -0500

I just got off the phone with Lynn Matteson. Because of the really stormy weather in the central part of the country he didn't make much progress today, but he did make progress. With fog and haze he wasn't able to get out of Bald Knob AR until about 1130 this morning. The trip was mostly in and out of weather cells with lots of rain, but most of them he was able to fly around. However, things began to get worse and after about 200 mile of this he saw what appeared to be a solid wall, clear to the ground, with no way around. So, Ruston LA was just ahead and with an uneventful landing he decided to wait out the storm. Good decision. He filled up and was offered some hangar space by the locals who said things were going to get real nasty pretty soon and they didn't want to see his airplane sitting out in that stuff. And nasty it got! Anyway, with his airplane tucked away safely, he took the courtesy car into town, got something to eat, and the lecher is currently holed up in a motel looking out the window ogling a bunch of cheerleaders practicing their moves outside.
He plans to get out as early as possible in the morning and try to make Taylor TX (where he'll be visiting Jimmie Blackwell) before noon to beat the afternoon storms.
Total today was only 215 miles, but at least he made progress.
Deke Morisse
N148DM
S5/Soob/CAP
NE Michigan


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PostPosted: Thu May 31, 2007 2:47 am    Post subject: Lynn Matteson's Trip from MI to CA -- day 3 Reply with quote
I don't know about Google, but here's a map of it.
Deke Morisse
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http://www.city-data.com/city/Bald-Knob-Arkansas.html
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PostPosted: Thu May 31, 2007 12:15 pm    Post subject: Lynn Matteson's Trip from MI to CA -- day 3 Reply with quote
Don't believe everything you read from these retired list administrators...they tend to glorify things. : )

This is Lynn from Jimmie's spare room in sunny Cedar Park, TX.I got in here (actually got into Taylor, TX ) about noon Central time. The "tower" was operated by Jimmie himself, from the comfort of his air conditioned car alongside the runway.
I got out of Ruston, LA at 7:20am, and flew until the ground fog started to occupy too much of the ground, and diverted to Cherokee Co. (JSO). I had crossed into Texas at 8:11am.
Parat of the JSO AWOS report was for lightning in the distance in the direction I was headed.

I sat at JSO until I got my nerve back, then headed out again. I got up to 6500' and stayed there for the rest of the trip...really smooth with about a 6-12 mph tailwind for the most part. I logged 336 miles in 3.1 hours for a pretty good speed average.

Not a dime was charged for the hangar overnight in Ruston, but the motel made up for that. I fueled up at Ruston for $4.29/gal., as I recall...nice people there...VERY helpful. And get this...the courtesy car was a Mercury Grand Marquis...plush ride for a loaner!

When I get a chance, I'll tally up some figures for fuel, miles, miles per, etc. for people like me who love to crunch numbers. I left all the charts in the plane with the fuel slips, probably on purpose (subconciously).

Lynn

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