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·D dervThat’s the one! My example started life as an L-4 Grasshopper in 1944.
You mentioned it being slow. So what's the cruising speed? The Piper Cherokee Archer I used to fly cruised at 120KIAS.
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You mentioned it being slow. So what's the cruising speed? The Piper Cherokee Archer I used to fly cruised at 120KIAS.
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derv
·Beautiful.
You mentioned it being slow. So what's the cruising speed? The Piper Cherokee Archer I used to fly cruised at 120KIAS.
It cruises around 65-70 MPH. I’m lucky to keep up with cars on the highway, and I really never fly it above 1000 AGL. Not a traveling airplane by any means, but I’m going to try and make Oshkosh with it next year!
I also belong to a flying club with a 1965 Cherokee 180 that we recently upgraded with a full Garmin suite. That is a great traveling airplane that is super capable in IFR.
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·D dervIt cruises around 65-70 MPH. I’m lucky to keep up with cars on the highway, and I really never fly it above 1000 AGL. Not a traveling airplane by any means, but I’m going to try and make Oshkosh with it next year!
I also belong to a flying club with a 1965 Cherokee 180 that we recently upgraded with a full Garmin suite. That is a great traveling airplane that is super capable in IFR.
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64Wing
·One time, I was flying a Super Cub with a buddy. Draggy beast, it was. Had 31" tundra tires, canted mount, 180hp, leading edge slats, Fowler flaps, etc etc...
Pointed in into the wind for some slow flight and the GPS got angry... because we were flying backwards😜
Pointed in into the wind for some slow flight and the GPS got angry... because we were flying backwards😜
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MRC
·That AH-64 is so ugly the Earth repels it 😗
The HA.1112 isn't a beauty either, functional I guess.
The HA.1112 isn't a beauty either, functional I guess.
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·That AH-64 is so ugly the Earth repels it 😗
The HA.1112 isn't a beauty either, functional I guess.
A bit harsh ... their Mothers love them / they both have striking lines. I still wonder if speed or firepower and technology would win out... so I vote Apache in a head to head....
The HA.1112 sounds better :0)
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cvalue13
·I want to thank this thread for helping me negotiate the procurement of a motorcycle.
My wife, being a physician and risk adverse: what are you reading?
Me: about a bunch of pilots with small planes; I think I want to get my pilot’s license
Her: fυck that - I’d rather you have a murder-cycle
Me: [goes in for kill]
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My wife, being a physician and risk adverse: what are you reading?
Me: about a bunch of pilots with small planes; I think I want to get my pilot’s license
Her: fυck that - I’d rather you have a murder-cycle
Me: [goes in for kill]
😁
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64Wing
·I want to thank this thread for helping me negotiate the procurement of a motorcycle.
My wife, being a physician and risk adverse: what are you reading?
Me: about a bunch of pilots with small planes; I think I want to get my pilot’s license
Her: fυck that - I’d rather you have a murder-cycle
Me: [goes in for kill]
😁
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cvalue13
·This, friends, is why I never fully explain my fly fishing trips in Alaska
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·I see you have all played 'I will name that plane'. For a bit of Sunday fun feel free to guess which aircraft these are from (both famous planes).
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Top one is the Supermarine Spitfire?
No clue on the bottom one.
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·The Germans didn’t use Spitfires. But I have no clue as to what it is.
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·I see you have all played 'I will name that plane'. For a bit of Sunday fun feel free to guess which aircraft these are from (both famous planes).
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I’d never noticed how prominent this feature is up front, nor that it came equipped with a certain wristwatch …
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·I thought that was the hard one... yes 100% correct = Spitfire Mk1. I can see this is an audience with a good eye :0)
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·I’d never noticed how prominent this feature is up front, nor that it came equipped with a certain wristwatch …
Good spot ... yes it needed long gear to keep that long (and beautiful) nose up.
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·The Germans didn’t use Spitfires. But I have no clue as to what it is.
It turns out they did have a dabble and the combination of the both had the best performance.... lucky the war ended when it did.
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·Good spot ... yes it needed long gear to keep that long (and beautiful) nose up.
Applies to watches as well 😉
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·It turns out they did have a dabble and the combination of the both had the best performance.... lucky the war ended when it did.
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