December 18, 2011 - Flying in December |
| The weather this
weekend was good, even though it was mid-December, so there is only one
thing to do: go flying! That's not to say it wasn't
cold. It wasn't bitter cold -- say somewhere in the forties
-- but cold enough that I pre-heated my engine. Something is
wrong with my Red Dragon pre-heater. It works but is just not
putting out the heat it used to. I thought the propane tank
might be low so I had it re-filled. But I'm still not
getting the heat I should. It works but takes longer. I think
its the regulator. I'll send it off for repair in the spring.
Red Dragon will repair it for free I think. |
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I was actually glad there were some
clouds, as opposed to clear blue skies. The clouds just make the
flying more interesting. This picture makes the weather
look bad. But once I got above the clouds things were
completely different -- sunny and blue -- and very nice.
I flew across the bay to fun fly over the Eastern Shore. |
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See what I mean -- things looked much
better from the air.
I played around in the sky but pulled
too many G's too soon and had to break it off. |
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private grass airport down there with intersecting runways. |
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| Heading west for
home. I throttled way back and was only burning 5 gallons per hour
on the transit back. I practiced landings with three wheel and
one three-point short field. Nice flight. |
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