Starter: 30-seconds maximum, then stop. You can do this three times. After that, stop and wait at least 3 minutes. Otherwise it gets too hot and burns up.
POH: (if flooded)
set mixture to idle-cutoff, throttle to full, run starter a couple of times. Then stop. Attempt restart without priming.
POH Cold-weather:
Ignition switch: OFF
Throttle--Closed
Mixture-Idle Cut-off
Parking brake set (or qualified person at controls)
Prime 3 strokes
Propeller--PULL through by hand several revolutions
Mixture--rich
Throttle OPEN 1/2 to 3/4 inch
Prime 2 to 4 strokes depending on temp
Primer--RECHARGE FOR PRIMING after engine start
Propeller Area--CLEAR
Master Switch-ON
Ignition Switch--START (release when engine starts)
Carb Heat ON
Prime --AS REQUIRED UNTIL ENGINE RUNS SMOOTHLY
Throttle--Adjust for 1200 to 1500 RPM for approximately one minute after which the RPM can be lowered to 1000 or less
Carb Heat --OFF
Oil Pressure--Check
Primer--LOCK
Cold-weather starting from an "old country boy":
10 or 20 pumps of the primer
get out of the plane
turn the prop thru 4 turns
preflight
prime again and it should start
(the gas is not vaporizing, just sitting there in a puddle)
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Sunday, November 25, 2007
checkride prep
Plan a one-way trip to Champaign, Illinois. Figure Peyton at 150 lb. Start over Clark County airport. Have a number of close checkpoints. Figure on short-field takeoffs and landings. Weather is not good tomorrow. Call tomorrow night to try to set a date and time.
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Monday, October 22, 2007
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Pilot's logbook
10/20/07 8 PM N66198 C-172 Lou-Lex-Lou 172 ops, GPS intro, Night Cross Country Pilotage, Dead Reckoning, Radar Service, Night Landings 1.7 TH
Frank packed a picnic for the flight.
As I was driving to the airport, I came right under Joe F. flying the pattern above the Watterson Expressway. I watched him almost to landing, when I had to take the ramp off. It was the first time this has ever happened. So many times as I have been flying above the Watterson, I'm aware of the traffic below. The sunset glow added to the effect.
It was nearly dark when I went to the plane, which I've never been in before. (I went out once this afternoon to check it out, but someone had it up flying.) Just looking for things in dim light is difficult (also exciting). I was using my red-covered flashlight, which works just fine.
The C-172 has an entirely different feel. It is so stable and smooth (at least tonight, with minimal wind) that there almost isn't much for me to do, except figure out where we are and where we are going. Oh yeah, and talk on the radio.
198 has a GPS system in it, and Todd introduced me to that. It takes the guess-work out of it. Things are hard to see at night, even a beautiful clear night like this one. Airports do NOT show up easily. Todd was in charge of this one, and I was a steering passenger. He's a good host, though.
I thought I'd be ok with the radio, but between using a different avionics system and different plane and everything, at some point I pretty much left off the radio and listened to how Todd did it.
Coming back to Louisville, we got a straight-in for 24. Todd showed me how in a 172 you can "fly the glide-slope." We set 20% flaps and then just rode it in.
One Mag?
Frank packed a picnic for the flight.
As I was driving to the airport, I came right under Joe F. flying the pattern above the Watterson Expressway. I watched him almost to landing, when I had to take the ramp off. It was the first time this has ever happened. So many times as I have been flying above the Watterson, I'm aware of the traffic below. The sunset glow added to the effect.
It was nearly dark when I went to the plane, which I've never been in before. (I went out once this afternoon to check it out, but someone had it up flying.) Just looking for things in dim light is difficult (also exciting). I was using my red-covered flashlight, which works just fine.
The C-172 has an entirely different feel. It is so stable and smooth (at least tonight, with minimal wind) that there almost isn't much for me to do, except figure out where we are and where we are going. Oh yeah, and talk on the radio.
198 has a GPS system in it, and Todd introduced me to that. It takes the guess-work out of it. Things are hard to see at night, even a beautiful clear night like this one. Airports do NOT show up easily. Todd was in charge of this one, and I was a steering passenger. He's a good host, though.
I thought I'd be ok with the radio, but between using a different avionics system and different plane and everything, at some point I pretty much left off the radio and listened to how Todd did it.
Coming back to Louisville, we got a straight-in for 24. Todd showed me how in a 172 you can "fly the glide-slope." We set 20% flaps and then just rode it in.
One Mag?
Pilot's logbook
10/20/07 8am N69011 C-152 LOU-JVY-LOU .5 hr., 3 landings.
All week the weather has been uncooperative. Also, I can't get anyone to put the book in the plane for me. Yesterday I was there at 7:45 and the wind was calm enough for me to be legal (<7 kt), but I was locked out. Tony came eventually and said why did'nt I fly? The wind was calm, and even though I knew it wouldn't be, I went out and preflighted and started the plane up. The new ATIS called the wind 8 knots, so I shut her back down and came back in.
Today it was perfect, but again, no book in the plane. Dane came about 8:30 and I took 011 up and over to Clark County. I had time for two TG's before coming back by 9:00.
AC1: test proctoring, etc. Left at one to see Frank for awhile before coming back in.
All week the weather has been uncooperative. Also, I can't get anyone to put the book in the plane for me. Yesterday I was there at 7:45 and the wind was calm enough for me to be legal (<7 kt), but I was locked out. Tony came eventually and said why did'nt I fly? The wind was calm, and even though I knew it wouldn't be, I went out and preflighted and started the plane up. The new ATIS called the wind 8 knots, so I shut her back down and came back in.
Today it was perfect, but again, no book in the plane. Dane came about 8:30 and I took 011 up and over to Clark County. I had time for two TG's before coming back by 9:00.
AC1: test proctoring, etc. Left at one to see Frank for awhile before coming back in.
Monday, October 15, 2007
Pilot's logbook
10/15/07 Monday 8:00 C-152 N89933 LOU-JVY-LOU TG's :) landings:9 1.4 hours solo
10/15/07 Monday 12:30 PM C-152 N89933 LOU-BAK-LOU landings:2 Cross-country. 2.1 hours
Early morning trip to Clark County. No one else there at first. Seven perfect landings, one that I tried something different. Still a good one, just not perfect.
(No wind. No one in the way.)
When I went back, I checked to see whether Dane's frog was still on the plane. It was. Next time I'm in there by myself I'll move the frog to another place on the poster and deny I did it.
No one else needed the plane all day, so I planned another trip to Clark County, and Todd signed me off.
The weather was Clear Sky all around, with some low visibility and rain coming in tonight. Actually, there was a cloud layer at about 6000 that wasn't expected to be there, and a visibility issue that cleared up, but had me wondering.
For some reason, the trickiest part of the path for me to "see" on the ground is picking up I-65 right after Clark County. I waffled around a little bit on that one, could have just gone for the VOR radial from Bowman, but I didn't. Still, there's more time on my tach than I expected, and this is the only place it could have been.
Columbus was there. I didn't see the ___ airport at all, coming up on the Columbus airport, and wondering if I was looking at the right one, and exactly how big Columbus was. I went higher to look it over, decided it was the right one, slipped the plane down to pattern altitude and came right in right for the landing. Just right.
After I pulled off the runway, I was deciding whether to just go on back or to stop, when tower asked me if I needed directions. I told them I was considering going to the restaurant for lunch, and he said I'd have to get a move on, they close at 2:00.
So I ate lunch (a cup of white chili and vanilla creme pie with strawberries), and then went on back.
The return trip was completely uneventful. I-65 and the VOR and all my checkpoints were there. I didn't go all the way up to 5,500 as planned, because there was a layer of broken clouds above me and I judged I needed to stay at or below 5000 to keep out of the turbulence right under that layer. At this point I realized that I am ok flying by myself, but I'm not ready to have an inexperienced passenger along. I think if they were nervous, which they might be, I'd have more than I can handle.
FMI.
Upon arriving at Bowman Field, tower gave me "Midfield Right Downwind for 24" which screwed me up so badly the other day. Well, I've certainly thought about it enough. It was not as easy as the usual approaches, but I did it correctly. Ka-Ching!
Todd asked me about it as soon as I came down. It felt good to have a good reply.
10/15/07 Monday 12:30 PM C-152 N89933 LOU-BAK-LOU landings:2 Cross-country. 2.1 hours
Early morning trip to Clark County. No one else there at first. Seven perfect landings, one that I tried something different. Still a good one, just not perfect.
(No wind. No one in the way.)
When I went back, I checked to see whether Dane's frog was still on the plane. It was. Next time I'm in there by myself I'll move the frog to another place on the poster and deny I did it.
No one else needed the plane all day, so I planned another trip to Clark County, and Todd signed me off.
The weather was Clear Sky all around, with some low visibility and rain coming in tonight. Actually, there was a cloud layer at about 6000 that wasn't expected to be there, and a visibility issue that cleared up, but had me wondering.
For some reason, the trickiest part of the path for me to "see" on the ground is picking up I-65 right after Clark County. I waffled around a little bit on that one, could have just gone for the VOR radial from Bowman, but I didn't. Still, there's more time on my tach than I expected, and this is the only place it could have been.
Columbus was there. I didn't see the ___ airport at all, coming up on the Columbus airport, and wondering if I was looking at the right one, and exactly how big Columbus was. I went higher to look it over, decided it was the right one, slipped the plane down to pattern altitude and came right in right for the landing. Just right.
After I pulled off the runway, I was deciding whether to just go on back or to stop, when tower asked me if I needed directions. I told them I was considering going to the restaurant for lunch, and he said I'd have to get a move on, they close at 2:00.
So I ate lunch (a cup of white chili and vanilla creme pie with strawberries), and then went on back.
The return trip was completely uneventful. I-65 and the VOR and all my checkpoints were there. I didn't go all the way up to 5,500 as planned, because there was a layer of broken clouds above me and I judged I needed to stay at or below 5000 to keep out of the turbulence right under that layer. At this point I realized that I am ok flying by myself, but I'm not ready to have an inexperienced passenger along. I think if they were nervous, which they might be, I'd have more than I can handle.
FMI.
Upon arriving at Bowman Field, tower gave me "Midfield Right Downwind for 24" which screwed me up so badly the other day. Well, I've certainly thought about it enough. It was not as easy as the usual approaches, but I did it correctly. Ka-Ching!
Todd asked me about it as soon as I came down. It felt good to have a good reply.
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Pilot's logbook
10/14/2007 Sunday 8AM LOU JVY LOU TG's, Approach. landings: 4
note in the plane:
*Power Controls Altitude
*Pitch Controls Airspeed
*If you don't like the approach go around
Have Fun!! Be Safe!!
YOU CAN DO IT!!!!
--Todd
10/13/2007
Also, Dane's frog finds a home.
note in the plane:
*Power Controls Altitude
*Pitch Controls Airspeed
*If you don't like the approach go around
Have Fun!! Be Safe!!
YOU CAN DO IT!!!!
--Todd
10/13/2007
Also, Dane's frog finds a home.
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