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Solvang CFO Flyout
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From: Tony Williams (AlphaWisky@compuserve.com)
Subject: Solvang Fly-in
Thanks to Leo and everybody else who made today's fly-in a success. Leo
took a poll and found that most attendees were from the San Francisco Bay
area, so perhaps some future fly-in may be at Columbia (O22-easy walk to
former gold mining town, and above the tule fog), Harris Ranch (3O8-hotel /
restaurant on the field, but way too hot in the summer), Oceano (L52-almost
on the beach, fogged in frequently... needs alternate backup plan), or
Santa Maria (SMX-home of Cessna® Pilots Assc, hotel on field, fog less of an
issue, still needs an alternate plan).
Beth and I had an easy trip up from San Diego with a bit of a tail wind,
beautiful clear skies, and wonderful visibility, thanks to the Santa Ana
winds. I won the spot landing contest with a distance of 4 feet from the
line, and my winnings made me ten dollars richer! Made the first taxiway to
boot. Larry Wokral says I cheated 'cuz I bumped the throttle prior to
touchdown :-)
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We had one gentleman from the Phoenix area, which to my knowledge was the
furthest distance flown by a Cardinal. Everybody mustered up around noon
and we loaded two buses; destination downtown Solvang (just a couple of
miles east at $1.25 each, each way). Once we all arrived at the restaurant,
I could see plenty of familiar faces, and several new ones. One gentleman
said that he had just completed his private check ride last week in his
Cardinal. Congratulations [Wayne]!!
After the buffet lunch, most of us migrated through the quaint Danish town,
admiring wooden footware and other tourist knick-knacks. After returning to
the airport around 3pm, we walked the flightline a bit, where the new owner
of an RG with the aftermarket turbo was taking lots of notes as the
"wrecking crew" critiqued his new (to him) machine.
[Interestingly, the '76 turbo RG that I *didn't* buy at Couer d'Alene after
flying it with Keith... Paul]
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I found that this plane had the "Bracket Assembly, Cowl Snubber" that
attaches to the front of the engine missing (however, the "Support
Assembly, Snubber" and the "Shock Mount" which mount to the cowling were
attached to the plane). The telltale signs of impending big problems were
there; the lower cowling was starting to rub on the spinner in flight (when
the air pressure in the upper cowl tries to push the whole cowl upwards).
Also, the screws around the cowling, closest to the spinner, were lost in
flight. On the ground, in a static state, there was clearance between the
spinner and cowling, which gives you an idea of how much this cowl moved
without the benefit of this missing part and screws. Get that fixed before
it destroys the nose bowl and the spinner!!! By the way, this plane had
just been signed off on an annual inspection.
Our technical session was moderated by Paul Millner, (here shown inspecting some technical detail) who brought his notes
from the recent CPA Cardinal Weekend Workshop that he attended. Sounds like
a great class, and the next class that is scheduled for fall 2000 is
already half full.
Everbody broke up around 5pm, and headed back home [or back to town for
those staying overnight]. Beth and I stopped off at the El Monte airport
(near downtown L.A.) on the way home to have dinner with some friends in
Pasadena. We left EMT as the tower was closing at 9pm, and had an inspiring
trip home of spectacularly clear nighttime visibility (over 50 miles) and
perfectly stable air as we motored over the mountains, cities and freeways
of southern California.
Tony Williams * San Diego (MYF) * ser #1516 * '70 FG
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