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C172 Fun Flight

Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 12:47 pm
by Ryan B
Finally got back into the air again with a coworker. It was a C172 rental ($95hr/wet - decent!), with Garmin 430 dual NAV/COMMs - in decent shape. This is a far cry from socal but even with the hazy skies we went up the north shore of Lake Superior then back for an ILS where I work ATC (KDLH), then back to KSUW full stop.

It's always fun to talk to the controllers from the other side of the mic, even when I used my PE callsign once or twice (N8068C)

Here's a few pics, enjoy!
(p.s. the compression from photobucket kills the quality GRR)

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Park Point
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Mandatory Mug
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Hazy back down the Shore
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Practice ILS 27
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Guard Weekend which means the F16's went flying on Saturday, here they are taxiing out
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Pass of the "office"
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Looking E departing KDLH
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Famous Aerial Lift Bridge near top of frame
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Approaching Superior, WI
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Parking Spot @ KSUW
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Sky Harbor KDYT (small island)
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Final Ry 22 KSUW
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Almost Home
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Re: C172 Fun Flight

Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 12:55 pm
by Alex Stjepanovic
I haven't seen such quality shots of <crossout>Ricky's</crossout> BG's shed, as you have in 4th and 15th pictures :lol:

Re: C172 Fun Flight

Posted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 4:47 pm
by Mark Hargrove
Is it true that the interior of the 172 is that color to cause clouds to evaporate when you fly through them?

-M.

Re: C172 Fun Flight

Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2012 9:08 am
by Ryan B
We didn't go IFR but I'm sure that is the reason!

Re: C172 Fun Flight

Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2012 5:57 pm
by Jeff N
I dig that red interior. Cool shots!

Re: C172 Fun Flight

Posted: Mon Nov 19, 2012 10:11 pm
by DrZGard
Nice shots Ryan. I got checked out in the SkyCatcher last Thursday... 106/hr! Now if Oregon will give us some more nice clear days like last Thursday I'll get to fly her some more. (actually I was scheduled to shoot approaches in the Arrow for IFR currency but when I saw what a nice clear day it was I said no way am I going to put a hood on in this weather!)