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Anyone for Breakfast Sunday Morning at Sky Acres (44N)?



 
 
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Old June 4th 05, 12:04 AM
Andrew Gideon
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Doug in NYC wrote:

I learned
the importance of pulling out the parking brake before walking away.


That sounds like there's an interesting story there.

- Andrew

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Old June 4th 05, 01:55 AM
Doug Parker
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OK, you asked for the story...

I learned to fly on the east coast of Florida, where everything is
flat. The only thing you had to be concerned about is gusty winds
blowing over your plane, so tie-downs were a must but parking brakes
not of much use. After 30 years of non-flying, I had forgotten there
was a parking brake much less ever used it. When I was taking my
recurrency training for the BFR endorsement, my CFI said don't bother
with it when doing the run-up (the checklist had said to use it) just
keep the feet on the rudder brakes. So the non-use of the parking
brake was reinforced.

So here I am on my 2nd solo flight after a 30 year hiatus on the
airport-built-on-a-hill, where you have taxi a long ramp up two levels
to get to the FBO/restaurant. I shut down the Skyhawk and backed her
up to the edge of the asphalt to allow other planes room to get to the
self-serve gas pump in the center. I was thinking to myself that
maneuvering the plane is getting easier...I must be building up upper
body strength.

Well...not too bad, the plane was at a slight angle but at least out
of the way so I started thinking about lunch and was walking toward
the restaurant. I turned just in time to see that my plane was
starting to maneuver itself past the parking spot toward the ledge
leading down to the second level. I ran and grabbed that strut just in
time!! After pushing her back in place, I reached in and pulled out
the brake and thought..."Oh so that's what it's for!"

"I learned about flying from that," more or less...

On Fri, 03 Jun 2005 19:04:30 -0400, Andrew Gideon
wrote:

Doug in NYC wrote:

I learned
the importance of pulling out the parking brake before walking away.


That sounds like there's an interesting story there.

- Andrew


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Old June 4th 05, 10:26 PM
Steve Foley
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I plan to be there around between 9:00 and 9:30


"Journeyman" wrote in message
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It was hashed out over the last month or so. Several of us picked
this Sunday morning (June 5th) to meet for breakfast at Sky Acres
just Northeast of Poughkeepsie, NY. Nothing formal, just a chance to
hang out and meet some of the faces behind some of the postings. Kind
of like a micro-lite version of Pinckneyville.

Long range weather looks reasonable and they even have VOR and GPS
approaches for newly minted instrument pilots.


Morris
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www.compilerguru.com/aviation



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Old June 5th 05, 03:55 AM
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Steve,
I believe Morris had planned an 11am meeting. Is this too late for
you?

Hai Longworth

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Old June 5th 05, 06:02 AM
Steve Foley
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I need to be back by 11:30. I've got a noontime appointment.

I guess I'll try for next time.

Have a great time, and post pictures



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Steve,
I believe Morris had planned an 11am meeting. Is this too late for
you?

Hai Longworth



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Old June 7th 05, 03:51 PM
Journeyman
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In article .com, wrote:

I would love to, and if it was any day other than the weekend, I'd be
there for sure. But Sat and Sun I am always in Soho working. My
aerial photography is sold from there. The pieces go all over the
world.

http://www.skyviewpictures.com/html/...snew-soho.html

It's highly addictive, and I just can't give it up! If you're ever in
the City on the weekend, stop by and introduce yourself . . . I'd like
to meet you guys, too. I'm at 411 West Broadway (between Spring and
Prince).


Cool! I think I'm going to have to make it into the city one
weekend this summer :-)


Morris
 




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