Larry wrote:
> Decided to go for a short cross country on Sunday. Heading west out > of Provo, Utah, I had to climb to 10,500 asl to get over the mountain > range between here and Vernal, Utah. Winding up Provo canyon, I > believe I had died and gone to Heaven. At 10,500, skirting the side > of the 13,500 ft. snow covered peaks, I don't believe I've ever seen > anything so beautiful. I love mountain flying. The weather was > scattered clouds that we had to go around and about to keep in vfr. > The weather check had forecast clearing weather, so we weren't too > concerned. Crossing over the pass at Daniel's Summit, my ground speed > was 141.1 mph. This was the heaven part. > Our destination was Tridell airport by Vernal, Utah. This is a > small dirt strip with a little knows A&P working out of it. I was > with a friend who had had the mechanic do some work on his Tri-Pacer. > He ended up having to haul the Pacer home on a trailer, and the > mechanic had kept some of his radio antennas. We were trying to pick > up the gear. We found the strip, circled around, and made a > beautifully landing. Boy did we grease it in. Fact is, we were > sliding all over the runway. MUD!!! By the time we'd made it up to > the hanger, we could hardly go forward. I must have added 50 pounds > of mud to the under side of the Coupe. The worst news of all was the > fact that the nose gear kept flinging the mud forward into the prop. > Got a couple of really good nicks in her. That was hell. > Anyway, we sat around for around two hours. With the wind > blowing, and the sun shining, it dried the strip out enough to take > off again. Go ahead, just ask me if I'll ever land on a dirt strip > again. NOOOO! It just never occurred to us that the strip would be > melted, and thick goo. Damn, Damn, Damn! > Anyway, the trip home was relatively uneventful. Ground speed > around 70-80 into the wind. Two hours, fifty minutes total flight > time, 13.1 gallons of fuel. Not bad, and even the nicked prop didn't > dampen the joy of flying those high peaks. I love to fly mountains. > > Larry __________________________________________________________________________ ______ To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________ Enlighten your in-box. http://www.topica.com/t/15
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