Unregistered how's it going?

penair · 27th April 2008, 03:36 AM

It is going well her in tornado alley. I am not quite fine as frog's hair but I am getting closer every day. Actually at the monent I am listening to a training call for my EcoQuest business.

Therrin · 27th April 2008, 03:07 PM

Went out to do a quote in Mojave today, and afterwards the guy invited me out to the local airport to see his plane. T'was a Piper, but I forgot the specific one, high wing though. Beauty... he kept her in great condition. Offered to take me up in it later on.

While we were there his buddy stopped in and had us come over to his hanger. The guy has a Mig 19 from Poland... fully rebuilt, fully operational. Thing was friggin awesome! He said it's about 1.28 miles to the gallon, lol, burns 385 gallons an hour. Hot damn! I could never afford to keep it in the air, that's for sure.

Gonna end up doing the fellow's tree's on tues, and we're going flying later in the week.

Last thing I was up in was a Grumman Cheetah, low wing, top end rebuilt for more HP... fun little plane.

Therrin · 27th April 2008, 03:11 PM

Here's the Cheetah. Also a beauty of a little plane. Smooth ride.

Eric Frei · 27th April 2008, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deer man

Ekka, thought this was just for me! Looks like every one got one!

Keeping busy here summers started today but i am sure tomorrow will be rain again!

Yeah, everybody thinks their own names on this thread ... queue jumpers mate! LOL

Quote:

Originally Posted by penair

It is going well her in tornado alley. I am not quite fine as frog's hair but I am getting closer every day. Actually at the monent I am listening to a training call for my EcoQuest business.

Tell us more about this Eco business, we might be able to help or pinch ideas

Quote:

Originally Posted by Therrin

The guy has a Mig 19 from Poland... fully rebuilt, fully operational. Thing was friggin awesome! He said it's about 1.28 miles to the gallon, lol, burns 385 gallons an hour. Hot damn! I could never afford to keep it in the air, that's for sure.

Gonna end up doing the fellow's tree's on tues, and we're going flying later in the week.

If that's a fair dinkum Mig make sure you get some VIDEO and dont go buzzing any tall buildings.

Jeff Darby · 27th April 2008, 03:41 PM

About 6 years ago I was running around the country side keeping myself busy and low and behold I stumbled across a MIG at Goulburn airport! I do have pictures...or I did..But the likely hood of finding them is slim,but if I do I will post for you all to have peak.It still had the red star on it as well.

treevet · 27th April 2008, 03:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aerial

In my younger days I had a Kawasaki three cylinder 2 stroke that was also a screamer. Seized the engine at about 70 mph while wearing T shirt and no helmet. That was a screamer as well, but the screams came from me.

Egads, I was wild when I was young.

Aerial

You and me about the same age. Back in early 70's hot bike was 650 bonneville, (I had a modded one), 750 four Honda, then along came the Kawa Mach III (bike you mentioned I'm thinking) and it was top dog for a while.

I've never grown up. I now ride a 1050 3cyl Triumph Speed Triple w 131 rr wheel hp stock. Hit a deer last year at 55 mph w out touching the brakes. Was able to stay up but bike took a lot of damage. Old guys can still have fun too.

newguy18 · 27th April 2008, 04:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Therrin

Went out to do a quote in Mojave today, and afterwards the guy invited me out to the local airport to see his plane. T'was a Piper, but I forgot the specific one, high wing though. Beauty... he kept her in great condition. Offered to take me up in it later on.

While we were there his buddy stopped in and had us come over to his hanger. The guy has a Mig 19 from Poland... fully rebuilt, fully operational. Thing was friggin awesome! He said it's about 1.28 miles to the gallon, lol, burns 385 gallons an hour. Hot damn! I could never afford to keep it in the air, that's for sure.

Gonna end up doing the fellow's tree's on tues, and we're going flying later in the week.

Last thing I was up in was a Grumman Cheetah, low wing, top end rebuilt for more HP... fun little plane.

i've pondered about building a plane one day,i'm smart enough mechanically just waiting for me to say why not one day.retirements gonna be fun one day.

Jeff Darby · 27th April 2008, 04:41 PM

Hey Newguy, (Bill) I'm christen you Earl ...LOL. Yup ya gotto have something to look forward to!

newguy18 · 27th April 2008, 04:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JayD

Hey Newguy, (Bill) I'm christen you Earl ...LOL. Yup ya gotto have something to look forward to!

lol,i'm half serious though.Why not i fiberglassed a few boat hulls a couple years back and they're still floating.I know big difference but i'll try anything once.

Therrin · 27th April 2008, 08:08 PM

Ekka, the guy who's taking me flying has the Piper... it's his buddy Dean who's got the MIG. (and it's still got the red star too)

Flying is flying though. (easy to say when you *can't* fly the Mig...)

The Mig has hydraulic air brakes on either side of the fuselage towards the rear. That's gotta be something, punch those babys and dip the front end.... helluva way to slow yourself down.

Ugh, I gotta feed the horses and get to bed, picking up my 2 groundies in the morning for a job.

TrevMcRev · 27th April 2008, 11:54 PM

I got a MIG

Aerial · 28th April 2008, 12:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Therrin

... the Cheetah. Also a beauty of a little plane. Smooth ride.]

I've got some time in those, nice plane. The smooth ride is due to a smallish wing and resulting high wing loading.

Aerial

Aerial · 28th April 2008, 12:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Therrin

... The Mig has hydraulic air brakes on either side of the fuselage towards the rear. That's gotta be something, punch those babys and dip the front end.... helluva way to slow yourself down...

The Fowler flaps on Cessnas have a similar "Barn Door" effect when fully extended. I did quite a bit of banner towing and this means landing trailing 300' of rope. The technique on shorter strips is to drop it in (clearing the fence with the rope!).

A high approach, then after going to full flaps (maximum extension) then mashing the rudder to set the airplane sideways into the relative wind, called a "slip" it dramatically increases drag as you present the entire side of the airplane into the wind.

The nose pitches down sharply as you blank out the horizontal stabilizer in the burble of air created from the flaps. This is placarded (a warning plate riveted to the "dashboard") against, even in the few aerobatic Cessnas. But it causes a vertical drop, and a very nose down attitude.

Impressive for passengers, who think you have lost control and are about to crash. Flairing out at the end makes the landing more like a modern parachute landing, useful and fun for short fields and long ropes.

Aerial

treevet · 28th April 2008, 12:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by newguy18

i've pondered about building a plane one day,i'm smart enough mechanically just waiting for me to say why not one day.retirements gonna be fun one day.

John Denver might advise you not to build and fly your own plane but his plane stuck in the ground like a f cking dart. (With him in it)

newguy18 · 28th April 2008, 05:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by treevet

John Denver might advise you not to build and fly your own plane but his plane stuck in the ground like a f cking dart. (With him in it)

Its still just a thought in my head,if i do it it'll be done over the course of a few years and i'll have an airline mechanic inspect before i go up.

pomme · 28th April 2008, 06:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TrevMcRev

I got a MIG

me too lol

TreeDimensional · 28th April 2008, 08:42 AM

LOL Pomme, I love the pic of the bike, and I believe you have a mig. Heres the thing, I bet you use a helmet on the bike, I bet you use a welding helmet, WHY would you climb a tree WITHOUT a brain bucket?

newguy18 · 28th April 2008, 09:23 AM

Well i can't complain,took a horse to the farrier's for some training,dislocated my shoulder,and rain today and tommorow.

Eric Frei · 28th April 2008, 10:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by newguy18

Well i can't complain,took a horse to the farrier's for some training,dislocated my shoulder,and rain today and tommorow.

Lordy, you want to handle a plane when you cant handle 1hp!

njpatriot · 28th April 2008, 01:19 PM

This took me some time to figure out what this was about. Family is as follows: (Wife) Maureen, Katie 7, Jake 6, Luke 3, and Molly 2. We have 10 yr old Great Dane, 4 year old Australian Shepherd and 3 year old German Shepherd. Dogs keep the bear away when the kids are outside playing. It has been a dry april here. Forest fire danger level was at high this past week. My allergies are killing me this time of the year, but all are healthy so it is foolish to complain about some sneezing. I just ordered a Dolmar 7900 and my dealer said it will be here in a week. This thread took some time to go through, but snce we have no TV, this site keeps my interest. Stay safe!

newguy18 · 28th April 2008, 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ekka

Lordy, you want to handle a plane when you cant handle 1hp!

The horse didn't do it,i was taking the divider panel out of the trailer and when it went to fall i tried to catch it,there by dislocating and stretching the muscle,still hurts but not as bad as putting it back into place.No climbing[or work for that matter]tommorow.Suppose to rain anyway.

rbm69 · 4th May 2008, 08:40 AM

hi all

:well here it is..the big post

all the info is great

rbm69 · 4th May 2008, 09:07 AM

P.S. when i figure out how to do it ill try and post some pics of my family..i got 1 girlfriend(Ollie) 2 jack russells 1 cat 2 golden retrievers and 3 sheepdogs

Eric Frei · 4th May 2008, 10:26 AM

We're gonna go out and look for a new cat today.

Our old cat died a few weeks ago, had bowel cancer, we had her put down and she was a beautiful cat, 17 years old she was.

treevet · 4th May 2008, 11:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ekka

We're gonna go out and look for a new cat today.

Our old cat died a few weeks ago, had bowel cancer, we had her put down and she was a beautiful cat, 17 years old she was.

Sorry to hear that Ekka, it's like loosing a member of the family.

KennerTree · 4th May 2008, 03:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ekka

We're gonna go out and look for a new cat today.

Our old cat died a few weeks ago, had bowel cancer, we had her put down and she was a beautiful cat, 17 years old she was.

Sorry to hear about that too Eric. We lost a cat last year, he was around 13 years old. He had diabetes and we treated it for a few years but it finally got him.

funarty · 4th May 2008, 03:48 PM

Can't say I'm sorry,cats kill and maime birds and lizards and leave them to die in agony for no good reason,but perhaps fun!!!!!!Too many beautiful creatures are becoming extinct because of them!They are much like humans

treevet · 4th May 2008, 04:26 PM

Nothin wrong with havin a little pussy around the house.

Sean Freeman · 4th May 2008, 04:37 PM

Therrin · 4th May 2008, 06:39 PM

I had a kitten for a couple months and then it decided to take off on it's own. Haven't seen it since. It'd be nice to have another though. Maybe I'll have to find one sometime soon.

I used to have one that waited till I was asleep and then crawled up next to or on top of me. I'd roll over and it'd fall off and get back on.
Loved jumping in and out of paper bags too.... good event to watch when yer having a bad day.
Her name was Appolyon.

27th April 2008, 03:36 AM	#451
penair I'm new here so be nice Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Noble, Oklahoma Posts: 2	Re: penair how's it going? It is going well her in tornado alley. I am not quite fine as frog's hair but I am getting closer every day. Actually at the monent I am listening to a training call for my EcoQuest business.

27th April 2008, 03:07 PM	#452
Therrin Former Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bakersfield, Ca Posts: 2,512	Re: Therrin how's it going? Went out to do a quote in Mojave today, and afterwards the guy invited me out to the local airport to see his plane. T'was a Piper, but I forgot the specific one, high wing though. Beauty... he kept her in great condition. Offered to take me up in it later on. While we were there his buddy stopped in and had us come over to his hanger. The guy has a Mig 19 from Poland... fully rebuilt, fully operational. Thing was friggin awesome! He said it's about 1.28 miles to the gallon, lol, burns 385 gallons an hour. Hot damn! I could never afford to keep it in the air, that's for sure. Gonna end up doing the fellow's tree's on tues, and we're going flying later in the week. Last thing I was up in was a Grumman Cheetah, low wing, top end rebuilt for more HP... fun little plane.

27th April 2008, 03:11 PM	#453
Therrin Former Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bakersfield, Ca Posts: 2,512	Re: Therrin how's it going? Here's the Cheetah. Also a beauty of a little plane. Smooth ride. Attached Thumbnails

27th April 2008, 03:41 PM	#455
Jeff Darby Moderator - Previously known as JayD Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: TreeWorld, Sydney Australia Posts: 2,031	Re: JayD how's it going? About 6 years ago I was running around the country side keeping myself busy and low and behold I stumbled across a MIG at Goulburn airport! I do have pictures...or I did..But the likely hood of finding them is slim,but if I do I will post for you all to have peak.It still had the red star on it as well. __________________ Member: Australian Tree Association Join the Australian Tree Association...Have your voice heard ! Arboriculture, A life long study for some, a passing phase for others © Jeffrey J Darby 2011

27th April 2008, 04:41 PM	#458
Jeff Darby Moderator - Previously known as JayD Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: TreeWorld, Sydney Australia Posts: 2,031	Re: JayD how's it going? Hey Newguy, (Bill) I'm christen you Earl ...LOL. Yup ya gotto have something to look forward to! __________________ Member: Australian Tree Association Join the Australian Tree Association...Have your voice heard ! Arboriculture, A life long study for some, a passing phase for others © Jeffrey J Darby 2011

27th April 2008, 08:08 PM	#460
Therrin Former Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bakersfield, Ca Posts: 2,512	Re: Therrin how's it going? Ekka, the guy who's taking me flying has the Piper... it's his buddy Dean who's got the MIG. (and it's still got the red star too) Flying is flying though. (easy to say when you can't fly the Mig...) The Mig has hydraulic air brakes on either side of the fuselage towards the rear. That's gotta be something, punch those babys and dip the front end.... helluva way to slow yourself down. Ugh, I gotta feed the horses and get to bed, picking up my 2 groundies in the morning for a job.

27th April 2008, 11:54 PM	#461
TrevMcRev Mature Tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Posts: 1,605	Re: TrevMcRev how's it going? I got a MIG Attached Thumbnails

28th April 2008, 08:42 AM	#467
TreeDimensional Mature Tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 426	Re: TreeDimensional how's it going? LOL Pomme, I love the pic of the bike, and I believe you have a mig. Heres the thing, I bet you use a helmet on the bike, I bet you use a welding helmet, WHY would you climb a tree WITHOUT a brain bucket?

28th April 2008, 09:23 AM	#468
newguy18 Part of the Furniture Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: orlando,fl Posts: 4,977	Re: newguy18 how's it going? Well i can't complain,took a horse to the farrier's for some training,dislocated my shoulder,and rain today and tommorow. __________________ Have your say join us today. old schooler

28th April 2008, 01:19 PM	#470
njpatriot Sappling Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: NE New Jersey Posts: 7	Re: njpatriot how's it going? This took me some time to figure out what this was about. Family is as follows: (Wife) Maureen, Katie 7, Jake 6, Luke 3, and Molly 2. We have 10 yr old Great Dane, 4 year old Australian Shepherd and 3 year old German Shepherd. Dogs keep the bear away when the kids are outside playing. It has been a dry april here. Forest fire danger level was at high this past week. My allergies are killing me this time of the year, but all are healthy so it is foolish to complain about some sneezing. I just ordered a Dolmar 7900 and my dealer said it will be here in a week. This thread took some time to go through, but snce we have no TV, this site keeps my interest. Stay safe!

4th May 2008, 08:40 AM	#472
rbm69 I'm new here so be nice Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: australia Posts: 2	Re: rbm69 how's it going? hi all:well here it is..the big postall the info is great

4th May 2008, 09:07 AM	#473
rbm69 I'm new here so be nice Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: australia Posts: 2	Re: rbm69 how's it going? P.S. when i figure out how to do it ill try and post some pics of my family..i got 1 girlfriend(Ollie) 2 jack russells 1 cat 2 golden retrievers and 3 sheepdogs

4th May 2008, 10:26 AM	#474
Eric Frei Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,820	Re: Ekka how's it going? We're gonna go out and look for a new cat today. Our old cat died a few weeks ago, had bowel cancer, we had her put down and she was a beautiful cat, 17 years old she was. __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

4th May 2008, 03:48 PM	#477
funarty Mature tree Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: townsville Q.L.D. Australia Posts: 315	Re: funarty how's it going? Can't say I'm sorry,cats kill and maime birds and lizards and leave them to die in agony for no good reason,but perhaps fun!!!!!!Too many beautiful creatures are becoming extinct because of them!They are much like humans

4th May 2008, 04:26 PM	#478
treevet Backflipper Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA Posts: 2,131	Re: treevet how's it going? Nothin wrong with havin a little pussy around the house.

4th May 2008, 04:37 PM	#479
Sean Freeman Monument Status Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Townsville Nth Queensland & Gold Coast Sth Queensland Posts: 1,985	Re: Sean Freeman how's it going?

4th May 2008, 06:39 PM	#480
Therrin Former Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bakersfield, Ca Posts: 2,512	Re: Therrin how's it going? I had a kitten for a couple months and then it decided to take off on it's own. Haven't seen it since. It'd be nice to have another though. Maybe I'll have to find one sometime soon. I used to have one that waited till I was asleep and then crawled up next to or on top of me. I'd roll over and it'd fall off and get back on. Loved jumping in and out of paper bags too.... good event to watch when yer having a bad day. Her name was Appolyon.

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