Dale Ensing
Joined: 11 Jan 2006
Posts: 571
Location: Aero Plantation Weddington NC
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 Posted: Mon Apr 10, 2006 6:05 am Post subject: RVSouthEast- Sun 'n Fun trip |
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Trip down on Wed. afternoon went well. Stopped for fuel at Alma/Bacon County
GA., price $2.90, and was the only airplane in sight.
At SNF, saw Cappy & Randy, Ron Schreck, Mike Munn and Chris & Sue Good from
Wisconsin who I know form my Chicago RV days.
On return, I decided to sit tight for one more day on Sat. AM because of
the weather as I watched Cappy and Randy depart. But later thought I should
have followed them. LAL got a heck of a thunder storm Sat night. In my tent
it looked - sounded - felt like I was going to be dead any moment!
By 7 AM Sunday things were looking much better. However, FSS said low
ceilings in north FL and southern GA. After TO at LAL I was on top of a
very broken layer for a half hour. It started closing in.and I did 360 to
down under and flew at 1000 feet all the way to Bacon County. Landed for
fuel once again only this time I was about the 10th in line. Place was
packed with planes headed north. Remainder of trip back to Aero Plantation
was at 5500 feet in beautiful sunshine.
Got a real feel for the RV performance on TO from LAL. Airplane next to me
on the runway was a Mooney who was waved off about 15-20 seconds ahead of me
in the staggered release. I went past him before we reached the end of the
runway and then I had to maneuver to avoid the Cessna who had taken off on
my side of the runway in the twosome that was ahead of us.
My one day extension at SNF was costly but good, I guess. Garmin was
offering rebates on handheld GPS units at the show. Found a seller who would
ship a 296 to me to avoid the $105 FL sales tax, gave me $400 on trade in of
my 295, and Garmin gave me $100 rebate. I finally have a new 296 that I have
been thinking about since I flew with Cappy soon after he bought one. Was
wishing I had it in the airplane with the towers data base when flying at
1000 feet back to Alma/Bacon County!
Dale Ensing
RV-6A N118DE
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Dale Ensing
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Aero Plantation
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