Do you still fly for fun?

[surreal1221]

A wise man once told me "Never let your Instructor certificates expire."

 

[Orange Anchor]

A wise man once told me "Never let your Instructor certificates expire."

for sure.. too much work to get it to let it expire and then have to hop through multiple hoops. On line recert is the way to go

 

[meritflyer]

Hmmm...only if you're a hot chick. Which I'm fairly sure you're not.

Thanks for the offer though.

Well that's gay.

 

[jtrain609]

Hope you don't mind me asking, but I have a question:

When you are on furlough, are there any requirements that you maintain currency? If there are no rules about that, does it make sense to remain current anyway?

I haven't flown an airplane in over 5 months.

I'm trying to pull some strings to get back into a single and get current, then do a few BFR's for friends.

 

[BenWlson]

Nice looking machines. Mine has an HIO-360 in it and is just a VFR bird. 9gal aux tank so about 3:30 fuel. I flt plan at 130kts true and 9gal/hr. You?

I would like to upgrade the panel but $$$...

I watched the video.. at what speed do you bring the tail up? I come off the ground around 65-70mph.

I don't PIC the newer one with the big engine yet, so I don't know its numbers, but the older one with the 145 horse burns about 9 gal/hr, it has the aux tank under the seats, so 37 gallons total, and it usually indicated around 130 mph.

They both have steerable tailwheels, so I hold it on the ground until about 40-45mph before lifting the tail. These old airplanes have no real v-speeds. The original manual says something along the lines of "accelerate until sufficient speed for flying has been attained." That's pretty much what I do. The airplane tells you when it's ready to fly. But like you said, it's usually around 65-70 mph.