FAR 91, 91K, 135 Flight Trace __________
Airline Trace __________
Broken Bits
Remains of passenger side window regulator. Made a loud report when it failed but fortunately the glass was already closed when it broke. Replacement HowTo
downwind
Nice push. 166 knots in Jetstream core. GS = 611 (that’s 700 MPH)
Automobiles as Art
OBX Marathon 2008
Did the 1/2 with #4108 and had a grand time. The Wx gods provided a light quartering tailwind and mild temperatures and plenty of sunshine for the early A.M. start. The course route ran a closed lane of the main highway with occasional forays into the scenic outlying neighborhoods. What an experience! Event organization was terrific and to the cheering spectator folk: thanks for coming out.
race ready
Testing the asphalt jungle outside my Smyrna, GA hotel I ran the Cumberland Connector. Extra wide bone pounding concrete sidewalk links to the Silver Comet Trail system. The Silver Comet would be a fun bike ride journey as it extends 61 miles clear to Anniston, AL. The connector is marked with painted lines but direction becomes unclear at traffic intersections due to lack of signage. The connector sometimes flips from one side of the street to the other and without a birds eye view one has to guess which crosswalk to take. Plenty of vehicular noise until reaching the Silver Comet trunk.
Road warrior business
Some locations these things are free for the taking. Other times you ’bout have to fight the agent for one.
Plastic fatigue or Operational error?
Flushing the cooling system using a garden hose source and with the raw water inlet bypassed caused a pressure build-up that blew the old strainer bowl clear off. Planing on handling this new replacement with care.
The Boomer Brakeman & Jazz Player
BOOMER — Drifter who went from one railroad job to another, staying but a short time on each job or each road. Boomers were railroad workers often in big demand because of their wide experience, sometimes blackballed because their tenure of stay was uncertain. The sheet music title reads: “When The Sunset Turns The Oceans Blue To Gold“
Warbird
Round engines are so cool.