Comment on "Salton Sea Fly-In Feb 5-10: in the fat sweet air 200' below sea level Hosted by Paratoys"
Hey Glidedon, You'll definitely meet up with a bunch of trikers. Let's do dinner Saturday night...spn=0.012102,0.015256&geocode=+&hnear=Salton+Sea&t=h&z=16 I land...Comment on "How would you fly past Santa Barbara Class C if you did not have a transponder or airspace endorsement?"
I flew into ABQ and landed without a transponder. I did call the tower ahead of time on the phone, and gave them a heads up, then did this on a Sunday morning w...Comment on "How many engine outs have you had? Rough engine precautionary landings do not count, unless the prop is gone, then count that as an engine out. Running out of gas counts too. After voting, confess your sins. Everyone should have a story to share."
Mine was a 582. The external fuel pump failed about 2 minutes after takeoff at 1400 ft agl I had trouble with it...o the field, but came up short with the winds and had to divert to a dirt road. Land...