Flying weather in New York in March

I just made a deal on a Taylorcraft in New York and I live in Houston.

I would like to pick it up and fly it back the 3rd week in March. Is this
two early to attempt such a long flight in a little putt-putt airplane in
the NE USA?

Danny Deger

On 3/1/2007 2:47:19 PM, "Danny Deger" wrote:

I would like to pick it up and fly it back the 3rd week in March. Is this
two early to attempt such a long flight in a little putt-putt airplane in
the NE USA?

There are some pretty days and there are some very nasty days in the
northeast US in March. It is still snowstorm season, so you cannot rule out a
monster there. Also, icing remains a big concern in the clouds, since the
freezing levels are still quite low.

In my opinion I wouldn't cancel any plans just yet. Heck, last year it became
spring in March. You just never know.

--
Peter

"Danny Deger" wrote:

I just made a deal on a Taylorcraft in New York and I live in Houston.

I would like to pick it up and fly it back the 3rd week in March. Is this
two early to attempt such a long flight in a little putt-putt airplane in
the NE USA?

How much time do you have available to make the flight?

"Dan Luke" wrote in message
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"Danny Deger" wrote:

I just made a deal on a Taylorcraft in New York and I live in Houston.

I would like to pick it up and fly it back the 3rd week in March. Is
this two early to attempt such a long flight in a little putt-putt
airplane in the NE USA?

How much time do you have available to make the flight?


I am retired, so time is OK. I am thinking of a week which will give me
about 4 weather days. It should take 3 days of flying.

Danny Deger

"Danny Deger" wrote:

I would like to pick it up and fly it back the 3rd week in March. Is this
two early to attempt such a long flight in a little putt-putt airplane in
the NE USA?

How much time do you have available to make the flight?


I am retired, so time is OK. I am thinking of a week which will give me
about 4 weather days. It should take 3 days of flying.

Should be doable.

Be sure to take something to read while you're sitting around in FBOs.
Trade-a-
Plane gets old real quick, and you don't need it anymore!

Where are you based in Houston?

--
Dan
C172RG at BFM

"Dan Luke" wrote in message
...

"Danny Deger" wrote:

I would like to pick it up and fly it back the 3rd week in March. Is
this two early to attempt such a long flight in a little putt-putt
airplane in the NE USA?

How much time do you have available to make the flight?


I am retired, so time is OK. I am thinking of a week which will give me
about 4 weather days. It should take 3 days of flying.

Should be doable.

Be sure to take something to read while you're sitting around in FBOs.
Trade-a-
Plane gets old real quick, and you don't need it anymore!

Where are you based in Houston?


I am based in Pearland Region. a.k.a Clover Field.

Danny Deger
--
Dan
C172RG at BFM

Danny Deger wrote:
I am retired, so time is OK. I am thinking of a week which will give me
about 4 weather days. It should take 3 days of flying.


I am reminded of a trip back when I was a brand new pilot (around 100 hours or
so). I was coming from Panama City, FL heading back to Rock Hill, SC in a
Cherokee Six with a few of my friends, VFR only. Unfortunately the weather
didn't cooperate, but we really needed to get back. I kept getting lower and
lower, trying to keep the ground in sight. Finally I gave up and landed in
Dublin, GA.

When I landed, I met a fellow who was an airline pilot by day who was trying to
bring a C-120 hone thqat he'd just bought down in Texas. He was headed to New
York. Anyway, he had the same problem we did as the airplane barely had any
kind of panel. He told me he'd finally landed on a road and stopped to ask
someone if he could use their phone.

"Don't have a phone", the man said, "the closest phone is at the airport...
about a mile down the road."

He took off again and landed at Dublin. And I thought I'd had an interesting
flight...



--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN
mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com

"Mortimer Schnerd, RN" mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com wrote in message
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"Don't have a phone", the man said, "the closest phone is at the
airport... about a mile down the road."

He took off again and landed at Dublin. And I thought I'd had an
interesting flight...

I wonder how low the ceiling was. Taxiing to the airport may have been
safer!

Marco

"Danny Deger" wrote

I am retired, so time is OK. I am thinking of a week which will give me
about 4 weather days. It should take 3 days of flying.

The weather patterns have moved rather slowly this spring, and have been
rather mild, so if you wait until you get a favorable weather pattern, then
jump on it, you just might be OK.
--
Jim in NC

On 3/1/2007 10:44:49 PM, "Morgans" wrote:

The weather patterns have moved rather slowly this spring,

Spring? Stated like a true southerner. Spring (as in weather, not
calendar) is still almost two months away for those of us flying out of a
northeastern US airport.

--
Peter