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-Original Message- From: Jay Weekley
Sent: Saturday, July 4, 2020 10:24 AM
To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Cessna 172
So, how did the story end?
ch...@wbmfg.com wrote:
Again, someone loaded 4 fully grown adults into a 172.
Then they did something even more stupid
Hamburger on the mountain. A guy and his two teen age kids watched it go
down. Hiked over there and saw things people do not need to see.
-Original Message-
From: Jay Weekley
Sent: Saturday, July 4, 2020 10:24 AM
To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Cessna
So, how did the story end?
ch...@wbmfg.com wrote:
Again, someone loaded 4 fully grown adults into a 172.
Then they did something even more stupid, flew up a canyon in the
summer in the mountains of Utah.
While a 172 may technically have 4 seats, it is horribly underpowered
for that load. It
I flew a 172 as a first training a/c before switching to low wing. My
instructor ( ex-wwII P51 pilot ) called _all_ 4 place planes 2 place
planes + baggage. We did high altitude training together and he had me
try and climb without leaning at sea level first to maximum altitude.
What an ey
runway.
I think that is about as close as I ever cut it.
I was young and dumb and was flying the company airplane on the clock.
From: Bill Prince
Sent: Saturday, July 4, 2020 8:37 AM
To: af@af.afmug.com
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Cessna 172
When I was getting my SEL, one of my instructors
When I was getting my SEL, one of my instructors was ~~ 230 lbs,
and I am 200 lbs. We were in a Cessna 152. 'nuff said. Fortunately
we were doing local stuff around PAO, which sits barely above sea
level and it was a cool day.
My main instructor was a little guy; ma
