[Rhodes22-list] Cory Lidle's Plane ??? for Bill E

Bill Effros bill at effros.com
Thu Oct 12 21:59:12 EDT 2006


Stan has circumnavigated Manhattan Island on a craft substantially 
smaller than a Rhodes 22.

Bill Effros

john Belanger wrote:
> you can but its very busy and has quite a current.
>
> Tootle <ekroposki at charter.net> wrote:  
> Was he going to go up the Harlem River then back to Teterboro? How was he
> supposed to go back? Did he think he had a helicopter?
>
> Can you sail down the Harlem River?
>
> Ed K
> Greenville, SC, USA
> Addendum: 
> Reporters interviewing a 104-year-old woman: "And what do you think is the
> best thing about being 104?" the reporter asked. She simply replied, "No
> peer pressure." 
>
>
>
> mputnam1 wrote:
>   
>> I'm not a pilot (so I don't know the lingo), but from what I heard
>> yesterday, when you fly up either the East River or the Hudson, small
>> aircraft have to stay below 1100 feet and it's pretty much watch out for
>> yourself ... even though La Guardia is right up the East River. You
>> pilots would know more about this than me, but such a low altitude seems
>> crazy. I guess it's to avoid jets from the three major airports, but
>> they're giving small aircraft pilots no room for error. When you factor
>> in the heights of the buildings, you've only got a few hundred feet of
>> maneuvering room.
>>
>> - Mark
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: bill at effros.com
>> To: rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org
>> Sent: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 2:22 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Brad's Plane?
>>
>>
>> Rik, 
>>
>> I've sailed down the East River and had a seaplane jump right out in front
>> of me and land on the water--unsuspecting would be an understatement.
>> Who's got the right of way? (I believe in yesterday's incident the
>> building had the right of way.) 
>>
>> Bill Effros 
>>
>> Rik Sandberg wrote: 
>>     
>>> Brad, 
>>>
>>> Boy ...... I hope you can avoid those 50 story apartment buildings. >
>>> Darn things must jump right out in front of unsuspecting pilots. :-) >
>>> I'm sure you'll want to be extra careful of this. 
>>>
>>> Rik 
>>>
>>> Tootle wrote: 
>>>       
>>>> Brad: 
>>>>
>>>> You are familiar with sailboats that often an new moldel is >> generated 
>>>> from an old one. Isn't the current version of the model you bought >>
>>>> called a 
>>>> Cirrus SR-20? Not planning anything we should be concerned about are >>
>>>> you? What is your boss going to say when he schedules you for a >> 11
>>>> flight 
>>>> and you already have two hours on the books? Did you consider a old >>
>>>> Cessna 
>>>> Skymaster? 
>>>>
>>>> Ed K 
>>>> Greenville, SC, USA 
>>>> Addendum - historical reference from Purdue about flying: 
>>>> http://cobweb.ecn.purdue.edu/~groth/HTML/highflit.html 
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Brad Haslett-2 wrote: 
>>>>         
>>>>>>> John, 
>>>>>>>               
>>>>> The initial cost is not that bad, it's all the downstream expense that 
>>>>> hurts. Unlike sailing though, the liquor costs are zero. I need to >>>
>>>>> clean 
>>>>> the rust off my Airframe&Powerplant mechanic certificate that hasn't
>>>>>           
>>>>>>>> been 
>>>>>>>>                 
>>>>> used in thirty years to save some dough on minor routine >>>
>>>>> maintenance. When 
>>>>> the Mississippi Coast gets some docks rebuilt I'd like to move my boat 
>>>>> there 
>>>>> and put a Rhodes 22 in my current slip inland. That may be awhile, 
>>>>> right 
>>>>> now I'm too sore to sail from the beating my wife gave me over buying a 
>>>>> plane! 
>>>>>
>>>>> Brad 
>>>>>
>>>>> On 10/12/06, john Belanger wrote: 
>>>>>           
>>>>>>>>> now thats sailing!! and i hope not, but i''ve heard planes are
>>>>>>>>>                   
>>>>> more 
>>>>>           
>>>>>> expensive than sailboats!! 
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Brad Haslett wrote: Well, despite all the >>>>
>>>>>> preaching 
>>>>>> about reducing hydrocarbon consumption, I 
>>>>>> did something yesterday afternoon before leaving for Orlando that is 
>>>>>> definitely not in line with conservation. I bought an old Beechcraft 
>>>>>> Bonanza. It moves at 150 knots but only gets about 15MPG, about the
>>>>>>             
>>>>>>>>>> same 
>>>>>>>>>>                     
>>>>>> as 
>>>>>> the old conversion van I use as ghetto cruiser/pickup-truck/tow >>>>
>>>>>> vehicle. 
>>>>>> The Bonanza should make the Memphis-Gulfport trip in two hours >>>>
>>>>>> versus the 
>>>>>> six and half it now takes driving. I can fly on the pax airlines >>>>
>>>>>> for free 
>>>>>> provided I don't object to the parking fees, the 30 minute trip from 
>>>>>> parking 
>>>>>> to the terminal, the full body cavity search, the "you're not fat but 
>>>>>> your 
>>>>>> ass won't fit in a Barbie jet seat", the connection in Atlanta, the 
>>>>>> "somebody forgot to show at the gate to park the airplane delay" on 
>>>>>> arrival, 
>>>>>> etc., etc. And they call it a service industry. Anyway, the Bonanza 
>>>>>> should 
>>>>>> be fun, if not expensive. 
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Brad 
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