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Old 05-28-2008 | 10:49 AM
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snurckle
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Default RE: Windy Day

When I was getting my Private Pilot's License, the forward slip to landing was one of my favorite manuevers.

The engine might be a Thunder Tigre. It's about 10 years old, and hadn't been ran up until about 2 months ago. Good engine, and runs good...for the most part. I didn't used to have problems during inverted flight, but lately, it's had it's share. Seems to only happen when the tank is less than half full. Yeah, yeah - I need to adjust the tank clunk or something - think I'm going to upgrade the tank and replace the clunk and everything.

It was a fun day in the wind, and can't wait for the next one. There are about four of us that have been flying over the past 2 months, and we've got about the same level of experience. They won't even attempt to start the engine if the wind is above 10mph - they surely don't know what they are missing.