How do you prepair to fly at a Jet meet?
03-17-2014, 05:04 PM
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MIKE, I am going to try to get out there too. F-15 and F-16. I have to figure out if i have any concerts or not. IF i do not , I will try to get out there. ALSO have to see if i can fit both jets in the van.03
03-17-2014, 06:40 PM
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Nothing worse than circling at low throttle flying on fumes waiting to run out of fuel while the runway is clogged with dead sticked/wheel less/burning models.
Bring an extra pair of clean underwear.
03-17-2014, 07:17 PM
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Or, keep an eye on how much fuel you have left & be prepared to land early when an opportunity is there.
Nothing worse than circling at low throttle flying on fumes waiting to run out of fuel while the runway is clogged
with dead sticked/wheel less/burning models.
I prefer to fly my old beater at jet meets because it's reliable, sorted & easy to land short or long if there's chaos
on the runway.
And don't assume that everyone at these meets are well disciplined with extraordinary flying skills & reliable models, my experience has been that flyers of all skill levels attend these meets. - John.
Nothing worse than circling at low throttle flying on fumes waiting to run out of fuel while the runway is clogged
with dead sticked/wheel less/burning models.
I prefer to fly my old beater at jet meets because it's reliable, sorted & easy to land short or long if there's chaos
on the runway.
And don't assume that everyone at these meets are well disciplined with extraordinary flying skills & reliable models, my experience has been that flyers of all skill levels attend these meets. - John.
03-17-2014, 11:29 PM
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I agree with all of the above and...
My two cents would be to make sure that your steering and brakes work properly. If you have been flying on grass and now on concrete/runway, make sure it tracks straight with and without brakes...this way you won't be locking up and doing the brake -spin after landing.
This was the biggest lesson for me at Winamac in 2007.
Dave
My two cents would be to make sure that your steering and brakes work properly. If you have been flying on grass and now on concrete/runway, make sure it tracks straight with and without brakes...this way you won't be locking up and doing the brake -spin after landing.
This was the biggest lesson for me at Winamac in 2007.
Dave
03-18-2014, 05:48 AM
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Nothing worse than circling at low throttle flying on fumes waiting to run out of fuel while the runway is clogged
with dead sticked/wheel less/burning models.
with dead sticked/wheel less/burning models.
03-18-2014, 06:06 AM
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I experienced this as well on my second event I flew at, I think what makes me a little nervous is the fuel requirement. My f-16 had very limited fuel so feeling pressure from the flight line folks to sequence people in for landing was my biggest worry at first. Plus my local field and had very large and wide runway so going to someplace new and flying for the first time adds an unknown. KY Jets is amazing just bring a BIG taxi tank for the line to get in the air 
03-18-2014, 06:22 AM
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Dave brings up a good point. The runway lights at Kentucky eat a couple planes every year. Lube up the brakes so they don't lock up and track straight.
I agree with all of the above and...
My two cents would be to make sure that your steering and brakes work properly. If you have been flying on grass and now on concrete/runway, make sure it tracks straight with and without brakes...this way you won't be locking up and doing the brake -spin after landing.
This was the biggest lesson for me at Winamac in 2007.
Dave
My two cents would be to make sure that your steering and brakes work properly. If you have been flying on grass and now on concrete/runway, make sure it tracks straight with and without brakes...this way you won't be locking up and doing the brake -spin after landing.
This was the biggest lesson for me at Winamac in 2007.
Dave
03-18-2014, 09:48 AM
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Mike,
Welcome to the Jet Community. Come see us this Spring on any good weekend at Titusville, Pa. (once this darn winter breaks) or better yet come and fly with us at Our Jet meet in June OCturbofest. We can have fun going over all of that Jet meet stuff with you and get you prepared for KY Jets fun. You will have a ball at both. What you face mostly is the fear that you create yourself from the unknown. We can help with that. If you come to see us, we will go over how to spot first. Learning to spot correctly is a big help for flying also. It was said that the good ones will watch out for you. That is so true!! There are only a few hours of a couple of days @ KY that things get really congested. Lots of other hours to fly that aren't that bad. PM me and I will give you my Ph# and we can talk.
Jack Graham
Welcome to the Jet Community. Come see us this Spring on any good weekend at Titusville, Pa. (once this darn winter breaks) or better yet come and fly with us at Our Jet meet in June OCturbofest. We can have fun going over all of that Jet meet stuff with you and get you prepared for KY Jets fun. You will have a ball at both. What you face mostly is the fear that you create yourself from the unknown. We can help with that. If you come to see us, we will go over how to spot first. Learning to spot correctly is a big help for flying also. It was said that the good ones will watch out for you. That is so true!! There are only a few hours of a couple of days @ KY that things get really congested. Lots of other hours to fly that aren't that bad. PM me and I will give you my Ph# and we can talk.
Jack Graham
03-19-2014, 04:51 AM
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Mike,
Welcome to the Jet Community. Come see us this Spring on any good weekend at Titusville, Pa. (once this darn winter breaks) or better yet come and fly with us at Our Jet meet in June OCturbofest. We can have fun going over all of that Jet meet stuff with you and get you prepared for KY Jets fun. You will have a ball at both. What you face mostly is the fear that you create yourself from the unknown. We can help with that. If you come to see us, we will go over how to spot first. Learning to spot correctly is a big help for flying also. It was said that the good ones will watch out for you. That is so true!! There are only a few hours of a couple of days @ KY that things get really congested. Lots of other hours to fly that aren't that bad. PM me and I will give you my Ph# and we can talk.
Jack Graham
Welcome to the Jet Community. Come see us this Spring on any good weekend at Titusville, Pa. (once this darn winter breaks) or better yet come and fly with us at Our Jet meet in June OCturbofest. We can have fun going over all of that Jet meet stuff with you and get you prepared for KY Jets fun. You will have a ball at both. What you face mostly is the fear that you create yourself from the unknown. We can help with that. If you come to see us, we will go over how to spot first. Learning to spot correctly is a big help for flying also. It was said that the good ones will watch out for you. That is so true!! There are only a few hours of a couple of days @ KY that things get really congested. Lots of other hours to fly that aren't that bad. PM me and I will give you my Ph# and we can talk.
Jack Graham
Mike....
Kentucky Jet's is a huge show. It may be a little overwhelming for your first outing. As above... Come out to Tittusville, and have a good time with jet guys. I try to attend both sessions. (spring and fall)
I'm a bit of a nervous flyer... so when I'm away from my home field... I generally don't get in more than a few flights. I would like to attend Kentucky... but I don't know if I want to fly there.
03-19-2014, 06:02 AM
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Tony the best way to get over it is to go out and do it.
The thing about Kentucky is its really not that busy. The day is so long everyone has plenty of time to fly. You can fly from 6:00AM to 9:00PM. With such a long day the flight line does not get to bad until Friday and Saturday. Even then its not really bad with such a large runway.
Come down to FLjets one time that is a busy flight line because you can only fly from 8;00 to 6:00.
Come on out to Kentucky Tony I will spot for you and help get you used to it and in the groove
If I could only attend one event a year its without a doubt Kentucky jets period!
The thing about Kentucky is its really not that busy. The day is so long everyone has plenty of time to fly. You can fly from 6:00AM to 9:00PM. With such a long day the flight line does not get to bad until Friday and Saturday. Even then its not really bad with such a large runway.
Come down to FLjets one time that is a busy flight line because you can only fly from 8;00 to 6:00.
Come on out to Kentucky Tony I will spot for you and help get you used to it and in the groove
If I could only attend one event a year its without a doubt Kentucky jets period!
