http://nhskyriders.com/forum/ Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:07:51 +0000 MyBB http://nhskyriders.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=299 Sat, 04 Feb 2012 09:44:54 -0500 http://nhskyriders.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=299
Pauline continues to stay healthy, has had no real side effects to the treatment since day one , and is bound and determined to fight as hard as is necessary to achieve a total cure from her leukemia.

To those that were unable to visit, we thank you for any thoughts or prayers you may have conveyed to Pauline. We think of every member of the GSSR club as our friends, not a bad egg among us, for which we are grateful. We look forward to seeing everyone this coming season for the best flying ever. To that end, this reminder that, on June 23 & 24, we are going to hold a Fly-In at a small grass airfield near our home. We hope that you will try and make it and look forward to seeing you then.

Pauline and Tom]]>
Pauline continues to stay healthy, has had no real side effects to the treatment since day one , and is bound and determined to fight as hard as is necessary to achieve a total cure from her leukemia.

To those that were unable to visit, we thank you for any thoughts or prayers you may have conveyed to Pauline. We think of every member of the GSSR club as our friends, not a bad egg among us, for which we are grateful. We look forward to seeing everyone this coming season for the best flying ever. To that end, this reminder that, on June 23 & 24, we are going to hold a Fly-In at a small grass airfield near our home. We hope that you will try and make it and look forward to seeing you then.

Pauline and Tom]]> http://nhskyriders.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=298 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:23:13 -0500 http://nhskyriders.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=298
There were no changes for me so I followed the instructions and paid the $ 5.00 fee. About a week later my new Aircraft Registration arrived.
It now has an expiration date of January 31, 2015.

Don’t forget to renew your Experimental Light Sport Aircraft (ELSA) Registration before it expires or your Airworthiness Certificate will become invalid.

Smooth landings,
Joel]]>
There were no changes for me so I followed the instructions and paid the $ 5.00 fee. About a week later my new Aircraft Registration arrived.
It now has an expiration date of January 31, 2015.

Don’t forget to renew your Experimental Light Sport Aircraft (ELSA) Registration before it expires or your Airworthiness Certificate will become invalid.

Smooth landings,
Joel]]> http://nhskyriders.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=297 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:46:43 -0500 http://nhskyriders.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=297
  Hampton Ground School.pdf (Size: 462.12 KB / Downloads: 6) ]]>
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The website is http://www.ryancarlton.com. Here is an example screenshot for the Plymouth Airport (identifier = 1P1):


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The website is http://www.ryancarlton.com. Here is an example screenshot for the Plymouth Airport (identifier = 1P1):


  windcast.jpg (Size: 195.95 KB / Downloads: 21) ]]> http://nhskyriders.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=295 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:29:58 -0500 http://nhskyriders.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=295 on the events page.

June 23-24th - Windsor, NH. Hosted by Tom and Pauline Carlson out of a hilltop turf airstrip, this first annual event provides stunning scenic beauty along with modern technology wonders (i.e., a nearby wind turbine farm) for all to enjoy. More details coming soon.


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July 20-22nd - The fourth annual Granite State Sky Riders' Summer Fly-In will take place at the Plymouth Airport in Plymouth, NH. At the base of the majestic White Mountains, Plymouth provides fantastic scenery by air and ground alike. Cross country flights, flying and skill competitions, tubing, great food, and great fun to be had by everyone. Tent and RV camping available on-site (no hook-ups for RVs; everything must be self-contained), and lots of local motels and B&Bs are available.


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September 21-23rd - This annual fly-in will take place at the Mt. Washington Regional Airport in Whitefield, NH. This event will be dedicated to club member-based activities, and as always, there will be great food, and great fun to be had by everyone. See last year's description of the Fall Fly-In for information on location and lodging.]]> on the events page.

June 23-24th - Windsor, NH. Hosted by Tom and Pauline Carlson out of a hilltop turf airstrip, this first annual event provides stunning scenic beauty along with modern technology wonders (i.e., a nearby wind turbine farm) for all to enjoy. More details coming soon.


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July 20-22nd - The fourth annual Granite State Sky Riders' Summer Fly-In will take place at the Plymouth Airport in Plymouth, NH. At the base of the majestic White Mountains, Plymouth provides fantastic scenery by air and ground alike. Cross country flights, flying and skill competitions, tubing, great food, and great fun to be had by everyone. Tent and RV camping available on-site (no hook-ups for RVs; everything must be self-contained), and lots of local motels and B&Bs are available.


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September 21-23rd - This annual fly-in will take place at the Mt. Washington Regional Airport in Whitefield, NH. This event will be dedicated to club member-based activities, and as always, there will be great food, and great fun to be had by everyone. See last year's description of the Fall Fly-In for information on location and lodging.]]> http://nhskyriders.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=294 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:56:41 -0500 http://nhskyriders.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=294
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Hi Darlene,

I am proud to finally share my education site called http://airportmanagementdegrees.com with you!

Searching for an Airport Management degree program was a difficult process for me. I created http://airportmanagementdegrees.com to make sure others do not have the same experience! On my homepage, prospective students will find detailed information about Airport Management programs across the country. My resources section offers more in-depth info about a career in Airport Management.

Would you help me reach prospective students with this beneficial site by adding it to your resources of your local flying clubs?

Please let me know if there is anything else you need from me in order to add my link. Thanks for taking a look!

Regards,

Courtney Henderson]]>
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Hi Darlene,

I am proud to finally share my education site called http://airportmanagementdegrees.com with you!

Searching for an Airport Management degree program was a difficult process for me. I created http://airportmanagementdegrees.com to make sure others do not have the same experience! On my homepage, prospective students will find detailed information about Airport Management programs across the country. My resources section offers more in-depth info about a career in Airport Management.

Would you help me reach prospective students with this beneficial site by adding it to your resources of your local flying clubs?

Please let me know if there is anything else you need from me in order to add my link. Thanks for taking a look!

Regards,

Courtney Henderson]]> http://nhskyriders.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=293 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 07:43:21 -0500 http://nhskyriders.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=293
http://www.wabi.tv/news/26436/parachute-crashes-into-trees-in-litchfield-sending-man-to-hospital


Perry]]>
http://www.wabi.tv/news/26436/parachute-crashes-into-trees-in-litchfield-sending-man-to-hospital


Perry]]> http://nhskyriders.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=292 Sun, 01 Jan 2012 21:58:28 -0500 http://nhskyriders.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=292
For reasons too many to get into in this small space, our goal of helping Blue Heron over the S-LSA "hump" just never materialized, and we made the decision recently to purchase an S-LSA from a manufacturer that had already completed the certification process.

The list of certified manufacturers is small, and we also had some specific plane-related requirements that ultimately led us to our decision to become a dealer for Infinity Power Parachutes out of Michigan. We have a Chrome Blue S-LSA on order, with a custom chute also in the works from Performance Designs. The plane is already nearly complete, and we will be taking delivery once the custom chute is complete and the plane is test flown by the manufacturer.

As difficult as these last two years have been for us from a business standpoint, we are even more excited to be back flying again, and can't wait to join you all in our many different adventures throughout this new year.

We'll post some pictures of our new plane once we take delivery, and expect an appropriate number of "ooooh" and "aaaaahhh" comments when we do

Perry & Kat]]>
For reasons too many to get into in this small space, our goal of helping Blue Heron over the S-LSA "hump" just never materialized, and we made the decision recently to purchase an S-LSA from a manufacturer that had already completed the certification process.

The list of certified manufacturers is small, and we also had some specific plane-related requirements that ultimately led us to our decision to become a dealer for Infinity Power Parachutes out of Michigan. We have a Chrome Blue S-LSA on order, with a custom chute also in the works from Performance Designs. The plane is already nearly complete, and we will be taking delivery once the custom chute is complete and the plane is test flown by the manufacturer.

As difficult as these last two years have been for us from a business standpoint, we are even more excited to be back flying again, and can't wait to join you all in our many different adventures throughout this new year.

We'll post some pictures of our new plane once we take delivery, and expect an appropriate number of "ooooh" and "aaaaahhh" comments when we do

Perry & Kat]]> http://nhskyriders.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=291 Sun, 01 Jan 2012 21:27:17 -0500 http://nhskyriders.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=291
If you note any strange or unexpected behavior when using these forums, please be sure to let me know.

Perry]]>
If you note any strange or unexpected behavior when using these forums, please be sure to let me know.

Perry]]> http://nhskyriders.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=290 Mon, 24 Oct 2011 19:53:35 -0400 http://nhskyriders.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=290

"Al Brock one of our new pilots donated his time to do the concrete. Thanks to all. and thank you.

AirBoss"

Al, it's gorgeous! Thank you!

Eagle1]]>

"Al Brock one of our new pilots donated his time to do the concrete. Thanks to all. and thank you.

AirBoss"

Al, it's gorgeous! Thank you!

Eagle1]]> http://nhskyriders.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=281 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 15:15:44 -0400 http://nhskyriders.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=281 End of Summer/Fall Fly-in!

• When: Saturday, November 5th 2011
• Where: Plymouth Municipal Airport, Plymouth, NH
  

This will be rain or shine and food and pies will be provided.
Hope to see you there! ]]> End of Summer/Fall Fly-in!

• When: Saturday, November 5th 2011
• Where: Plymouth Municipal Airport, Plymouth, NH
  

This will be rain or shine and food and pies will be provided.
Hope to see you there! ]]> http://nhskyriders.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=280 Fri, 09 Sep 2011 18:16:22 -0400 http://nhskyriders.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=280
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There are many different courses out there, each with different benefits. I opted for the course by Gleim (http://www.gleim.com) based on all the reviews I could find, plus the free module they allowed me to take to see how I liked the presentation of the material. There are a total of 16 modules, each geared to take about an hour to complete, after which time a final exam is taken/graded, and if passed, Gleim will file the appropriate paperwork on behalf of the CFI, rather than requiring the CFI to go their local FSDO (which for me is in Maine, and not a short drive).

I'm more than half way done already, and like the material quite a bit. It's a good refresher for sure, although there is GA-based material in the course that simply does not apply to flying PPCs, but that's true for just a Sport Pilot certificate as well.]]>
There are many different courses out there, each with different benefits. I opted for the course by Gleim (http://www.gleim.com) based on all the reviews I could find, plus the free module they allowed me to take to see how I liked the presentation of the material. There are a total of 16 modules, each geared to take about an hour to complete, after which time a final exam is taken/graded, and if passed, Gleim will file the appropriate paperwork on behalf of the CFI, rather than requiring the CFI to go their local FSDO (which for me is in Maine, and not a short drive).

I'm more than half way done already, and like the material quite a bit. It's a good refresher for sure, although there is GA-based material in the course that simply does not apply to flying PPCs, but that's true for just a Sport Pilot certificate as well.]]> http://nhskyriders.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=277 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 14:37:34 -0400 http://nhskyriders.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=277
You can ask a dozen different people what kind of oil they use, and why, and you will likely get a variety of different answers. However, the type of available oils generally falls into one of three basic categories: synthetic, mineral, or a syntheic/mineral blend. As you might expect, each has different strengths and weaknesses.

Years ago, all that was really used and was readily availble was mineral-based oil. This oil's strength lies in its ability to protect an engine during prolonged non-use, which in powered parachuting, is certainly something to consider. Most people in our neck of the woods (northeast U.S.) don't fly much at all during the winter months, and planes tend to sit for months at a time in complete inactivity. That said, mineral oils don't lubricate as well as sythetics, and tend to have higher carbon build-up as well.

Nowadays, full synthetic oil usage is pushed by engine manufacturers as providing the best lubrication available, albeit at a price premium over all other solutions. As mentioned earlier, synthetics do lubricate extremely well, but if used in an application where the engine is not operated on a very regular basis, do not provide superior storage lubrication, leaving the internal components of an engine more prone to corrosion.

Perhaps the best compromise solution is to consider a synthetic/mineral oil blend for applications where inactivity is a normal part of the cycle of usage. This type of oil provides the best of both worlds: the lubrication benefits of synthetic, with the non-use protection of mineral. This oil also keeps carbon build-up to a minimum, and is at a mid-level price alternative to full synthetic.

One of the most commonly known synthetic/mineral blends in the aviation industry is an oil called AV-2, blended and sold by California Power Systems out of California. Information on that oil can be found here: http://www.rotaxparts.net/scripts/prodVi...oduct=968.

For the last 10+ years, the makers of Blue Heron powered parachutes have also offered their own synthetic-mineral blend called Blue Tack. New England Chute Flyers (http://www.chuteflyers.com) has recently become the exclusive distributor of this oil, and has it available in quantity for anyone with interest, especially those that live in the eastern part of the country, where shipping fees from CPS in California can be prohibitive.]]>
You can ask a dozen different people what kind of oil they use, and why, and you will likely get a variety of different answers. However, the type of available oils generally falls into one of three basic categories: synthetic, mineral, or a syntheic/mineral blend. As you might expect, each has different strengths and weaknesses.

Years ago, all that was really used and was readily availble was mineral-based oil. This oil's strength lies in its ability to protect an engine during prolonged non-use, which in powered parachuting, is certainly something to consider. Most people in our neck of the woods (northeast U.S.) don't fly much at all during the winter months, and planes tend to sit for months at a time in complete inactivity. That said, mineral oils don't lubricate as well as sythetics, and tend to have higher carbon build-up as well.

Nowadays, full synthetic oil usage is pushed by engine manufacturers as providing the best lubrication available, albeit at a price premium over all other solutions. As mentioned earlier, synthetics do lubricate extremely well, but if used in an application where the engine is not operated on a very regular basis, do not provide superior storage lubrication, leaving the internal components of an engine more prone to corrosion.

Perhaps the best compromise solution is to consider a synthetic/mineral oil blend for applications where inactivity is a normal part of the cycle of usage. This type of oil provides the best of both worlds: the lubrication benefits of synthetic, with the non-use protection of mineral. This oil also keeps carbon build-up to a minimum, and is at a mid-level price alternative to full synthetic.

One of the most commonly known synthetic/mineral blends in the aviation industry is an oil called AV-2, blended and sold by California Power Systems out of California. Information on that oil can be found here: http://www.rotaxparts.net/scripts/prodVi...oduct=968.

For the last 10+ years, the makers of Blue Heron powered parachutes have also offered their own synthetic-mineral blend called Blue Tack. New England Chute Flyers (http://www.chuteflyers.com) has recently become the exclusive distributor of this oil, and has it available in quantity for anyone with interest, especially those that live in the eastern part of the country, where shipping fees from CPS in California can be prohibitive.]]> http://nhskyriders.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=275 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 11:22:55 -0400 http://nhskyriders.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=275

Had comedy flying in the skies this morning!

Everything started off calm... winds were only 4 knots and becoming calm. They were supposed to be down until 10 or so.. When they calmed I set up to take off. The engine was cranky starting which was a bummer, but eventually she purred. It started to get a bit warm, so I took off my nice cushy brown hoodie and placed it in the back seat. When I was ready to take off, there was a guy walking his dog along the taxiway... I got distracted and watched dog so it would not get tangled up in my chute, and when they started walking back, I took off. About 60ft in the air, halfway down the runway, I heard this loud pop! Oh dear.. turned to land to see what's up... there on the ground was my hoodie all propped and chopped... aaahhh....

Checked everything out, and picked up very messed up hoodie, set up again, and took off this time tying the remains of what was once my hoodie around my waist (no room left in chute bag) to do some maneuvers over the field. Lovely low fly bys, turns, touch and goes... and then decided to take a trip around the town and back. Winds were still calm...

Flew high over the town being tossed now and then thinking nothing of it and then headed back to see what the wind sock was doing. Earlier that morning it couldn't seem to make up its mind, but not flapping... then from a distance I saw the thing shaking in a scolding manner - just like one of those "no no" fingers!

Oh dear.... okay... circled the field and then as I felt the wind I decided to do a low fly-by to see what was going on down below.. found definitely one heck of an updraft, whirly as a buggah! Managed to maintain the low fly-by at 20ft and turned up to circle around and land.

As I came around suddenly the whole earth stopped spinning and I found myself suspended in the air! Not going up... not going down... not going forward and certainly not backward... just sitting there! It was the oddest sensation! I almost cut the engine just so I could get down... Turned out I didn't need to do that as eventually the world started spinning again and down I went into a beautiful landing, but very short, so that meant a lot of kiting to get off the runway and back near it's trailer... Kiting along I kept finding myself airborn .. only a few inches, engine practically idling, but just could not seem to stay down!

Finally killed the mags and still the chute would not come down! Pulled and yanked and pulled until it finally did, pulling the plane backwards as it landed. er... remembering the last fiasco...learning from experience.... I quickly pulled in the chute closely so it would not pick up again, and another pilot who tows gliders, Henry, came over with a huge grin. He saw my suspension in the air that was unbelievable, and said he took pictures! I hope to see them... He said it was the strangest thing! Gosh.. and I thought I imagined it or got zapped into another universe... we laughed and we compared crazy cross wind landings where you have to go sideways and then straighten out just at the last minute. He watched me do that last weekend and did it himself the other day! Fun experience me thinks!

Then I got on the radio to see what the winds were doing.... ahhhh 7-10 knots! It wasn't supposed to do that... but then.. this is New England and if ya don't like the weather... just wait a minute!

Happy flying! :-)
Maxy]]>

Had comedy flying in the skies this morning!

Everything started off calm... winds were only 4 knots and becoming calm. They were supposed to be down until 10 or so.. When they calmed I set up to take off. The engine was cranky starting which was a bummer, but eventually she purred. It started to get a bit warm, so I took off my nice cushy brown hoodie and placed it in the back seat. When I was ready to take off, there was a guy walking his dog along the taxiway... I got distracted and watched dog so it would not get tangled up in my chute, and when they started walking back, I took off. About 60ft in the air, halfway down the runway, I heard this loud pop! Oh dear.. turned to land to see what's up... there on the ground was my hoodie all propped and chopped... aaahhh....

Checked everything out, and picked up very messed up hoodie, set up again, and took off this time tying the remains of what was once my hoodie around my waist (no room left in chute bag) to do some maneuvers over the field. Lovely low fly bys, turns, touch and goes... and then decided to take a trip around the town and back. Winds were still calm...

Flew high over the town being tossed now and then thinking nothing of it and then headed back to see what the wind sock was doing. Earlier that morning it couldn't seem to make up its mind, but not flapping... then from a distance I saw the thing shaking in a scolding manner - just like one of those "no no" fingers!

Oh dear.... okay... circled the field and then as I felt the wind I decided to do a low fly-by to see what was going on down below.. found definitely one heck of an updraft, whirly as a buggah! Managed to maintain the low fly-by at 20ft and turned up to circle around and land.

As I came around suddenly the whole earth stopped spinning and I found myself suspended in the air! Not going up... not going down... not going forward and certainly not backward... just sitting there! It was the oddest sensation! I almost cut the engine just so I could get down... Turned out I didn't need to do that as eventually the world started spinning again and down I went into a beautiful landing, but very short, so that meant a lot of kiting to get off the runway and back near it's trailer... Kiting along I kept finding myself airborn .. only a few inches, engine practically idling, but just could not seem to stay down!

Finally killed the mags and still the chute would not come down! Pulled and yanked and pulled until it finally did, pulling the plane backwards as it landed. er... remembering the last fiasco...learning from experience.... I quickly pulled in the chute closely so it would not pick up again, and another pilot who tows gliders, Henry, came over with a huge grin. He saw my suspension in the air that was unbelievable, and said he took pictures! I hope to see them... He said it was the strangest thing! Gosh.. and I thought I imagined it or got zapped into another universe... we laughed and we compared crazy cross wind landings where you have to go sideways and then straighten out just at the last minute. He watched me do that last weekend and did it himself the other day! Fun experience me thinks!

Then I got on the radio to see what the winds were doing.... ahhhh 7-10 knots! It wasn't supposed to do that... but then.. this is New England and if ya don't like the weather... just wait a minute!

Happy flying! :-)
Maxy]]> http://nhskyriders.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=270 Thu, 04 Aug 2011 19:57:28 -0400 http://nhskyriders.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=270

Oh those unexpected wind thingies that come up and down and all around when you least expect them! LOL! I had a day earlier this week where the flying was great and I was in heaven except within a few minutes (10 minutes) I realized I was suddenly being tossed around like a pea in a net!

Went to land.. okay... landed smoothly and happy except the wind kicked me up again and tossed me up to do another landing... okay... landed smoothly and frantically raced out to get the line socks to put on...

Well by the time I got to the bag that held those socks ..er... the chute picked up so beautifully .. aahh.. I ran after that plane going backwards down the taxiway to catch up and jump onto the front seat kneeling while grabbing the lines and yanking them down left .. right... etc... until the chute came again... did not want to imagine flying with no belts on.. no helmet.. on knees in seat backwards and going up.. argh... glad the yanks worked! Go Yank-ees..

I did not say that but I guess I did...]]>

Oh those unexpected wind thingies that come up and down and all around when you least expect them! LOL! I had a day earlier this week where the flying was great and I was in heaven except within a few minutes (10 minutes) I realized I was suddenly being tossed around like a pea in a net!

Went to land.. okay... landed smoothly and happy except the wind kicked me up again and tossed me up to do another landing... okay... landed smoothly and frantically raced out to get the line socks to put on...

Well by the time I got to the bag that held those socks ..er... the chute picked up so beautifully .. aahh.. I ran after that plane going backwards down the taxiway to catch up and jump onto the front seat kneeling while grabbing the lines and yanking them down left .. right... etc... until the chute came again... did not want to imagine flying with no belts on.. no helmet.. on knees in seat backwards and going up.. argh... glad the yanks worked! Go Yank-ees..

I did not say that but I guess I did...]]> http://nhskyriders.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=269 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 14:08:04 -0400 http://nhskyriders.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=269

Okay... finally got the hang of working the camera, flying and dropping candy down to my friends who were at a party over Newfound Lake who wanted dessert!

Would like to share some fun flying stories starting with the fact that it's fun - just plain wonderful fun!

On June 26th 2011 I did my first solo flight as Carroll looked on. We'd been working toward this for a long time and the day finally arrived. I have to say it felt wonderful as I took off (like a rocket! hehehe) circled around, did a touch and go and then again 2 more times before landing with a grin that is still on my face today!

Since then I've done 33 hours of solo time, mornings before work, and evenings after work, weather permitting. Practicing touch and goes until they were smooth, landings, low fly bys, turns on a point, S turns over a highway and turns on reference using the fields for the corners.

During that time tho I didn't even think of trying to use a camera, which I now regret when I did a cross country trip to Wentworth with the group. What fun that was! I didn't feel I could juggle camera and flying quite yet.

Thank you Carroll Werren for teaching me and giving me the chance to really fly with confidence! You're the best!

Here is a link to a number of pictures while flying to the Newfound Lake adventure: Flying from Plymouth over Newfound Lake NH

Here is a video of the flight home as the sun started to set!
Sunset flight home from Newfound Lake

Hope you enjoy!]]>

Okay... finally got the hang of working the camera, flying and dropping candy down to my friends who were at a party over Newfound Lake who wanted dessert!

Would like to share some fun flying stories starting with the fact that it's fun - just plain wonderful fun!

On June 26th 2011 I did my first solo flight as Carroll looked on. We'd been working toward this for a long time and the day finally arrived. I have to say it felt wonderful as I took off (like a rocket! hehehe) circled around, did a touch and go and then again 2 more times before landing with a grin that is still on my face today!

Since then I've done 33 hours of solo time, mornings before work, and evenings after work, weather permitting. Practicing touch and goes until they were smooth, landings, low fly bys, turns on a point, S turns over a highway and turns on reference using the fields for the corners.

During that time tho I didn't even think of trying to use a camera, which I now regret when I did a cross country trip to Wentworth with the group. What fun that was! I didn't feel I could juggle camera and flying quite yet.

Thank you Carroll Werren for teaching me and giving me the chance to really fly with confidence! You're the best!

Here is a link to a number of pictures while flying to the Newfound Lake adventure: Flying from Plymouth over Newfound Lake NH

Here is a video of the flight home as the sun started to set!
Sunset flight home from Newfound Lake

Hope you enjoy!]]> http://nhskyriders.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=268 Wed, 03 Aug 2011 09:03:14 -0400 http://nhskyriders.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=268 http://nhskyriders.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=262 Sun, 19 Jun 2011 11:22:11 -0400 http://nhskyriders.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=262
It's going to be gorgeous! Anyone interested in helping please e-mail Carroll.
chutesup@gmail.com or call (603) 491-2811 Thank you!]]>
It's going to be gorgeous! Anyone interested in helping please e-mail Carroll.
chutesup@gmail.com or call (603) 491-2811 Thank you!]]> http://nhskyriders.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=261 Sun, 12 Jun 2011 10:53:12 -0400 http://nhskyriders.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=261
For me, it has been a very slow start to flying 2011 what with the weather and work conflicts with my desire to fly. Since the Whitefield Fly-In last fall and its' results flying did not take place until last Saturday in Plymouth. It felt good to be back on our clubs home field of sorts, but it still took until almost the end of the day to get to make my first takeoff for 2011. There was a steady breeze coming directly at me on takeoff which put me airborne quicker than I was hoping, but everything looked perfect with the chute and plane so I made an entrance into the pattern and proceeded to line up for my first landing of the year, which I did safely. Carroll, Maxy, Pauline and I set the plane back up for takeoff #2, which went much like the first, safe, but not perfect. The winds aloft had increased to the point of causing the pendulum effect with quite a bit of side to side motion, so the decision was made to land final, full stop and leave the 3rd takeoff to become current until a later day, still to be determined. It felt good to get back in the air, the plane flew just great and I look for flying weather to go up again as soon as possible.
I sure hope this weather straightens out very soon.
Tom]]>
For me, it has been a very slow start to flying 2011 what with the weather and work conflicts with my desire to fly. Since the Whitefield Fly-In last fall and its' results flying did not take place until last Saturday in Plymouth. It felt good to be back on our clubs home field of sorts, but it still took until almost the end of the day to get to make my first takeoff for 2011. There was a steady breeze coming directly at me on takeoff which put me airborne quicker than I was hoping, but everything looked perfect with the chute and plane so I made an entrance into the pattern and proceeded to line up for my first landing of the year, which I did safely. Carroll, Maxy, Pauline and I set the plane back up for takeoff #2, which went much like the first, safe, but not perfect. The winds aloft had increased to the point of causing the pendulum effect with quite a bit of side to side motion, so the decision was made to land final, full stop and leave the 3rd takeoff to become current until a later day, still to be determined. It felt good to get back in the air, the plane flew just great and I look for flying weather to go up again as soon as possible.
I sure hope this weather straightens out very soon.
Tom]]>