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Title: The light at the end of the tunel
Post by: SFRT - Frenchy on December 28, 2004, 11:01:10 PM

(http://www.onpoi.net/ah/pics/users/82_1104295688_thelight.jpg)

Title: The light at the end of the tunel
Post by: NUKE on December 28, 2004, 11:03:15 PM

cool pic!

Title: The light at the end of the tunel
Post by: LePaul on December 28, 2004, 11:24:02 PM

Ooey, some icing?

Title: The light at the end of the tunel
Post by: RedDg on December 28, 2004, 11:35:14 PM

Get out and scrape it, lazy.

Title: The light at the end of the tunel
Post by: SFRT - Frenchy on December 28, 2004, 11:58:47 PM

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Originally posted by LePaul
Ooey, some icing?

That's the stigmata of those early morning cargo flight in those small planes. I am so used to it that I don't even start to consider corrective actions till it exceeds 2 inches on my leading edge/fuel vent/pilot tube.
When I'm above the valley (like on the pic), I can descend to 5-6K to melt it of, but then I have to climb back to 10ich to pass the montains.

When it's not icing, it's poor visibility, like last week, landing with 100ft ceiling and a RVR of 600ft. When it's night I can usually make it because I can see the glow of the runway lights on each side. If I'm delayed by high winds, I arrive at dawn and I cannot see the lights anymore. I can do .-4 attentemps till the medecine dies and I have to fly back :( :(

I really like the job,  it is teaching me a lot, the mom and pops 135 operation: flying with bunk 210 that leaks water and air right on my face, with half of the instruments non lighted, sticky airpeed and alti, no gps with a "I have to make it to save a life attitude":aok

When I was a CFII, I thought I was the bomb, this job proved me wrong:)

Title: The light at the end of the tunel
Post by: jigsaw on December 29, 2004, 12:02:52 AM

Cool pic. N model?

Title: The light at the end of the tunel
Post by: SFRT - Frenchy on December 29, 2004, 12:14:43 AM

1961 210, still has the struts on the wings. It's like big 182RG.

Title: The light at the end of the tunel
Post by: jigsaw on December 29, 2004, 12:23:36 AM

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Originally posted by SFRT - Frenchy
1961 210, still has the struts on the wings. It's like big 182RG.

Familiar with 210s. Was trying to figure out how old it was. I think the N model 172s were the last to have the "hood" in the middle of the cowling. Around the P models, they moved them over to the side. Wasn't sure if the 210 followed the same changes.

You mentioned "medication",  do you fly for an air ambulance service?

Title: The light at the end of the tunel
Post by: SFRT - Frenchy on December 29, 2004, 12:39:41 AM

Not quite, we qualify for Lifeguard but i don't use the L callsign. At 4am airways are far from crowded.

We fly nuclear medecine for cancer treatment. The product reaches his middle life after 2h from manufacturing time.