Uh oh, bought an airplane

[Reams Goodloe]

>>Funny. Rode in the back of an $800k SR22 with FIKI Monday.... I was thinking 'wow, this thing has full glass, FIKI would be REALLY nice, goes fast with the gear down- why did I buy that 'Toga??' Uh, because my third was $35k, you idiot.<<

BEFA (Boeing Employees Flying Association) just got a 2013 SR22T this month...! w/G1000. Not sure that I will step to the head of the line with enough AMUs to regularly take it out, though. Sure looks nice...!

- Reams

[Terry Carraway]

We had fun on an instrument approach in the OH-58 once; headwind was strong enough higher up to have zero ground speed at about 40 IAS. When given a hold, we didn't have to do a procedure turn

My Dad tells of doing a 4 course radio range approach in a Navy SNB (Beech 18), He got the null, then got the signal and dropped the gear, then got the null again. He raised the gear, and flew out of the null. Dropped the gear, and back in the null. Winds aloft were above the speed with the gear down, so he when he dropped the gear, he went backwards relative to the ground.

The approach to Dobbins went right over a certain establishment, with adult entertainment, and a swimming pool. During warm months, the entertainers would work on their tans. ALL OVER tans.

So the Army guys would fly a PAR, and if they had a young sounding controller, they would stop over this establishment. And move up and down and left and right for the controller to give corrections, but never getting any closer to the runway. The guy telling me the story said this would go on for a while, then a much older, more grizzled voice would come on the radio and tell to stop screwing around and finish the report. But it took a while before that happened.

[Rick Durden]

Funny. Rode in the back of an $800k SR22 with FIKI Monday.... I was thinking 'wow, this thing has full glass, FIKI would be REALLY nice, goes fast with the gear down - why did I buy that 'Toga??' Uh, because my third was $35k, you idiot.

It has to work hard to go over 150kts, but with my wife and I, full bag of gas, it will go six hours (she has a two hour bladder), and we can take EVERYTHING we want with us. We can fly to LVN, pick up the offspring and spouse, and motor on.

True, they are many things but not fast. Made some very long trips in a Lance and just accepted that it wasn't going to get there quickly. However, once I got there I'd have everything I wanted with me.

Did learn to drop one notch of flaps on instrument approaches to get the deck angle down. Otherwise the nose could be high enough on the level flight at the MDA portion of a non-precision approach to blank out the airport.

[Dave Siciliano]

We had fun on an instrument approach in the OH-58 once; headwind was strong enough higher up to have zero ground speed at about 40 IAS. When given a hold, we didn't have to do a procedure turn

[B.Butler]

We were basically flying down I-81. And with the headwind, I was watching the trucks pass us.

westbound V6, AKA I-80, across Wyoming in a Tri-Pacer... Too many times.

[Terry Carraway]

beats 70 kts on the interstate.....

I remember a trip to Atlanta in the 90s. A buddy had 1/3 share of a Cherokee 180. We flew up to Harrisburg to pick up another friend, then down to Atlanta.

He was left seat under the hood, and I was right seat as instrument instructor.

We were basically flying down I-81. And with the headwind, I was watching the trucks pass us.

[B.Butler]

Funny how I used to think 150kts was smoking.... then I got used to 425 or so. I have to tell myself..... beats 70 kts on the interstate.....

Used to fly my Arrow Ashland - Tacoma, 3 hours. This week, 8.5 in the Honda...sigh.

[Steve Hguabmots]

Funny how I used to think 150kts was smoking.... then I got used to 425 or so. I have to tell myself..... beats 70 kts on the interstate.....

[Steve Hguabmots]

I have ridden in one, but never had a chance to fly one. Congrats.

It's a station wagon. Not fancy, but will get done what I want.

[Steve Hguabmots]

Congrats! I look back on my ownership of my PA-32R-300 Lance very fondly. Solid as a rock, steady in IFR. Didn’t do any one thing spectacularly but did everything I ever asked of her. Enjoy your experience!

Funny. Rode in the back of an $800k SR22 with FIKI Monday.... I was thinking 'wow, this thing has full glass, FIKI would be REALLY nice, goes fast with the gear down - why did I buy that 'Toga??' Uh, because my third was $35k, you idiot.

It has to work hard to go over 150kts, but with my wife and I, full bag of gas, it will go six hours (she has a two hour bladder), and we can take EVERYTHING we want with us. We can fly to LVN, pick up the offspring and spouse, and motor on.

[John O'Shaughnessy [FCM]]

Congratulations! Here's to hoping you have the most cost effective part of that plane!

[Ray Tackett]

Congratulations! It's a nice travel airplane. It's also an excellent IFR platform.

Coupla pointers: Consider full flaps to be a committment to contact the runway. A full-flap go-around is doable, but carefully. Never worry about being high on final. Dirty and slipping, it comes down like dropped piano. No problem losing 4000' on a slipping (OUTSIDE rudder!) U-turn downwind to short final. If you're landing iced-up, DO NOT use flaps and keep your speed up. Fly it on. (Student/friend learned the latter painfully, despite what I taught him for his IR.)

[Stephanie Belser]

Congrats! I don't know of a Saratoga owner who didn't like the airplane.

[A. Niemyer]

Congrats! I look back on my ownership of my PA-32R-300 Lance very fondly. Solid as a rock, steady in IFR. Didn’t do any one thing spectacularly but did everything I ever asked of her. Enjoy your experience!

[Terry Carraway]

I have ridden in one, but never had a chance to fly one. Congrats.