[Rhodes22-list] Planes v Buildings

[Brad Haslett]

Bill,

I don't know jackshit about flying up the East River unless it involves
hooking a right to LGA.  Then again, I don't know jack about throwing 100
mph fastballs.  In the future, my plan is to hang a right and land at LGA.

Brad

On 10/12/06, Bill Effros <bill at effros.com> wrote:
>
> He was flying north, but not allowed to go above 86th Street or
> something like that without getting clearance.  He had to turn.  Toward
> the right is Laguardia.  There is a lot of air traffic...
>
> Bill Effros
>
>
>
> Jim Connolly wrote:
> > Noticed an interesting thing when comparing the CNN photo of the
> building
> > with Google Earth and the description of the accident.  He was
> supposedly
> > flying north along the East River from circling the Statue of Liberty.
> > Photo shows that he impacted about center of north wall of the building,
> so
> > he must have made (at least) one 180-degree turn from somewhere over the
> > East River.  Assuming that he was flying along the east riverbank, that
> is a
> > turn radius of at most 0.22 miles.  I have no reference, but it sounds
> like
> > a pretty tight turn at 150+ miles per hour.
> >
> > Anyone?
> >
> > Jim Connolly
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> > [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Brad Haslett
> > Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2006 5:17 PM
> > To: The Rhodes 22 mail list
> > Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Planes v Buildings
> >
> > Bill,
> >
> > I'm a bit rusty on FAA part 91 regs but I think buildings still have the
> > right-of-way.  I checked out on the Citation jet at Flight Safety not
> long
> > after Thurmon Munson field tested his.  My sim partner and I dubbed the
> > airplane the Munson burner.  FS didn't think it was funny.
> >
> > Rik,
> >
> > Just wait, Congress will get involved and make all small airplanes carry
> > devices to watch out for jumping buildings.
> >
> > Bob,
> >
> > Yep, the forked-tail doctor killer.  This one is a 48' with a ton of
> mods.
> > It looks like a P model with the rear window and stinger tail.  I really
> > wanted a G model (year I was born) but this one was too good to pass up.
> > It's got a modern T-formation panel and a pretty nice stack of avionics.
> > I've been following the Mooney M20C market closely for the last year but
> > finally decided I wanted a bit more room.  The early Bonanzas
> (Continental
> > E-225-8 engine) can get an STC for auto-gas which saves a buck and a
> half
> > per gallon.  This one has the STC and an aft 20 gallon aux tank.  I
> figure
> > if I get it to altitude on avgas and then switch over to 93 octane from
> Arco
> > I can get the fuel costs  below that of the Mooney at ten more knots and
> a
> > lot more comfort. Twenty gallons is about two hours at altitude - the
> > MEM-GPT leg is slightly less than two hours.  I sent off for the title
> > search today and am having the seller send an oil sample off to the lab
> for
> > analysis.  If it passes the pre-purchase inspection, I should be able to
> fly
> > her home from Prescott, AZ next week.
> >
> > Brad
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