flyerme Posted January 28, 2012 Author Posted January 28, 2012 Sorry about the hold up - here's some snaps of the supercat I was interested in a while back. It really was a beautiful example. Is this one being rebuilt? wow she really is beautiful.......hmm tinted widows..nice...
hfrensch Posted January 29, 2012 Posted January 29, 2012 does anyone know the proceedures at wellington airfield? hight,direction ect...im told its now a reg airfield? $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ Wellington airfield altitude is 40ft ASL. There are 3 runways, 09 - 27 is 800m, 18 -36 is 900m and 04 - 22 is 500m .
flyerme Posted January 29, 2012 Author Posted January 29, 2012 I Wellington airfield altitude is 40ft ASL. There are 3 runways, 09 - 27 is 800m, 18 -36 is 900m and 04 - 22 is 500m . asked today and was told 1200ft, left hand? I won,t fly in ,as I'll need to fly out in the newy, but have permission for curcuit work and will have an escort home....love country hospitallity....had an awesome mourning down there,watching my superat in action and to see Chris fly is vampire for the first time and bring her in at 80knotts..wow impressive little machine.. I went up on my broom stick early but to windy and rough for witch craft to be flying..lol... love the thruster...always keeping you on your toes...hmm full stick right, full rudder right,come on babe come on.. thata girl level up.. lets put you back to bed aeh...grumpy lil thing. 2
flyerme Posted February 4, 2012 Author Posted February 4, 2012 update: flew the supercat today.put in an hour and 1/2, 6 landings (2 touch'n'goes),2 go arounds....prodomanant right swing (ground loop) on take off requiring half a boot of left rudder before acceleration and swift accelaration input required, Landings.. 3 point but thruster habbits had me pushing the stick forward first couple of goes, got it roughly sorted with minnor ballooning before hold off, now need to go back and perfect my 300 meter short field landings a couple more times then head home to put her down and hope she pulls up....can make a 45 deg turn at end of runway(down taxiway) if needed. very sensitive lil plane ,plenty pf power out the 447, no vices noticed, cruised at 90% power at 70knts,brought her down at 50 knts (stall 37knts) all in all me likey.... 4
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