Weird Experience #1,113

So I run over to the hangar yesterday to pick up some stuff for the
hotel, and I hear an airplane go over. I look up to see "The Mighty
150" struggling to climb in the thick, humid summer air. I smile, and
then freeze, as I snatch a glance at my watch.

That's my boy up there, on his fifth lesson. The kid I taught to bait
a hook and ride a bike is hovering nearly motionless in the heat,
struggling to climb as he works to master the vagaries of a crosswind
landing.

I shiver, and move on. Damn, time flies.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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So I run over to the hangar yesterday to pick up some stuff for the
hotel, and I hear an airplane go over. I look up to see "The Mighty
150" struggling to climb in the thick, humid summer air. I smile, and
then freeze, as I snatch a glance at my watch.


Struggling to climb in the THICK, humid summer air?

"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message
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Struggling to climb in the THICK, humid summer air?


It sure seems thick when you're breathing it.

"El Maximo" wrote in message
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"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message
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Struggling to climb in the THICK, humid summer air?


It sure seems thick when you're breathing it.


The engine thinks so as well--trying to churn a prop in it...

"Peter Dohm" wrote in message
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The engine thinks so as well--trying to churn a prop in it...


Engines don't think. Warm air is less dense than cool air, humid air is
less dense than dry air.

In article et,
"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote:
The engine thinks so as well--trying to churn a prop in it...


Engines don't think.

Maybe not, but they know when they've reached TBO and could
spontaneously fail at any moment thereafter.

Sorry, I couldn't resist.



JKG

"Jonathan Goodish" wrote in message
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In article et,
"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote:

Engines don't think.

Maybe not, but they know when they've reached TBO and could spontaneously
fail at any moment thereafter.

ENGINE STALL!

"We like to praise birds for flying. But how much of it is actually flying,
and how much of it is just sort of coasting from the previous flap?"
-Jack Handey

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message oups.com...
So I run over to the hangar yesterday to pick up some stuff for the
hotel, and I hear an airplane go over. I look up to see "The Mighty
150" struggling to climb in the thick, humid summer air.


Actually, the hot & humid air is thin...

So I run over to the hangar yesterday to pick up some stuff for the
hotel, and I hear an airplane go over. I look up to see "The Mighty
150" struggling to climb in the thick, humid summer air.

Actually, the hot & humid air is thin...

You guys kill me....

We all know that humid air FEELS thick. I went running this morning
with my son, and felt like I was breathing through a wet sponge. The
air felt like if we added .000001% more humidity, we'd be under
water.

THAT feels "thick" -- thus the literary turn of phrase.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
oups.com...

You guys kill me....

We all know that humid air FEELS thick. I went running this morning
with my son, and felt like I was breathing through a wet sponge. The
air felt like if we added .000001% more humidity, we'd be under
water.

THAT feels "thick" -- thus the literary turn of phrase.


Sure, we all know humid air FEELS thick. Because it feels thick some people
think humid air is denser than dry air.