Soooo, Ummmmm...
There I was, preflighting the Cherokee Six when I see some LUNATIC doing FULL SOCK crosswinds at KPYM in a taildragger!
It turns out it was Wicked Stick in my FAVORITE CITABRIA!
I lined up on the intersecting runway and simply said, "Wicked Stick" on the radio! He knew exactly who it was! ME!
I launched right after he did and slipped right under his downwind leg. What a small world!
Dave, how did the Six look from the top?!?!
CJ
You never know who else is in the pattern!
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You never know who else is in the pattern!
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Re: You never know who else is in the pattern!
Ya looked good from my view.. I had John G helping out with the X-winds as we had 12kts gusting to 19 at times on RWY33. It was a lot to handle in that plane. My Grumman would have been a no brainer as I think it handles the X winds much easier. With the Citabria I had full rudder and a wing tipped and the gusts were still pushing us along at times.Captain_John wrote:Soooo, Ummmmm...
There I was, preflighting the Cherokee Six when I see some LUNATIC doing FULL SOCK crosswinds at KPYM in a taildragger!
It turns out it was Wicked Stick in my FAVORITE CITABRIA!
I lined up on the intersecting runway and simply said, "Wicked Stick" on the radio! He knew exactly who it was! ME!
I launched right after he did and slipped right under his downwind leg. What a small world!
Dave, how did the Six look from the top?!?!
CJ
After you left I did some solo pattern work after refueling and opted to stay on 24 for that. I don't have enough hours and comfort level yet for those kinds of Xwinds in that thing.
I'm still looking forward to having Grumman like handling in an RV-4 or 8 as I'm not particularly fond of the heavy controls of the Citabria. Having spent 600 plus hours in my 2 seat Grumman, it's kinda swayed me into not liking anything else except RV's.
Catch ya later Friday and Sat.
Dave "WS" Rogers
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