True, this was a good day, a pleasant flight over an back, a nice little airport and pleasant company. Joe has a great plane, and although it doesn't have the character of The Pig yet (It takes time.), it is a bit faster. :-) Keep your eyes on 357CJ. See it at the end of the page at http://home.cinci.rr.com/whitelightning/KjonesWebPage.txt
Ken Jones, kenbjo...@cinci.rr.com Sharonville, OH N5834, aka The Porkopolis Flying Pig, KR-2 KHAO ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph H. Horton" <joe.kr2s.buil...@juno.com> To: <corvaircr...@mylist.net>; <kr...@mylist.net> Sent: Friday, May 05, 2006 3:33 PM Subject: KR> More flying > Ok, Guys another pep talk. turn off the computer, forget the cad drawing > and get out there and make some parts today. This KR with the corvair has > got to be the most fun you can have with your clothes on. (I'll verify > that statement by flying naked this evening) Ken Jones and I met at KWAY > in southwestern PA. this morning for breakfast. The breakfast was nothing > to write home about but meeting another friend for some flying and > talking flying was a thrill. I had a little over 3 1/2 hours this > morning. Few over 500 miles round trip on just under 20 gallons of fuel. > With the tail wind coming home I saw ground speeds over 215 mph. I > started my decent from 9500 ft from 50 miles from home. Having some time > to actually cruise in a straight line gave me time to sharpen my sloppy > flying skills. I managed to stay within 50ft of my altitude and 5 deg > either side of course. (That's really good for me) Worked with the radio, > followed charts and gps. All around practiced cockpit management. > What a great day!!! > Joe Horton, Coopersburg, PA.
