U.S. A22LS first solo outing

[Guest SrPilot]

Well, it was time to take the bird out. I'd flown 3 A22LSs for short times including 2.0 dual in 2 aircraft. I thought I'd be able to control the beast.

 

Winds today were 15-20 knots, but I thought they'd lay down late afternoon so I prepared according - i.e., I slipped off from work early.

 

At the active, the winds were down to only 7-8 knots, 10-20 degree crosswind. I taxied to the end of the runway. It's just under 8000 feet long, so I did not want an overrun on takeoff. We have sagebrush and it gets caught in the brakes if you don't get airborne before the turf appears. No worries. I was airborne before the first turnoff. Climb out, one aboard on a cool day was, well, "cool." I overflew the city and the large lake NE of the city, then turned to the airport because the sun had slid below the horizon. LSAs cannot fly at night with Sport Pilots in command (my commercial single, multi engine, ticket allows me to fly Sport Pilot with my driver's license - I let my medical expire so I'm SP only. Also daytime VFR only).

 

Approach to landing was easy. I was on a VASI and spent most of my time ensuring that I would not land in the next county. Never saw so many white lights so often. Power out, full flaps, nose up trim, brakes (ok, no brakes), and I made the end of the (same) runway. Had to add power to taxi to the first turnoff.

 

Nice. I'm sold. Guess I'll buy it. Wait - I already did that. It's mine to keep. Possibly my last plane once I sell the CJ6A.

 

 

 

[fly_tornado]

pics?

 

 

[Guest SrPilot]

pics?

Hi FT. I have a love-hate relationship with uploading pics. I've been able to do it several times but most of the time I lose. I do not have directions, and I can't seem to upload them with any degree of regularity. Too bad. I have two video cams so I expect to make some videos too. I've spent 6 months watching all of the videos I can find since A22LSs are scarcer than Wooly Mammoth wool in the U.S. (But our new importer is making a go at it - he said yesterday that he's taken another order. I believe he may have sold more in the past 3 months than were sold in the past 3 years but I don't have the records to know for sure. I just know he is serious as a tank trap about selling these puppies).

 

If there's a 1-2-3 set of instructions on "uploading photos for the stupid among us" (referring to the uploader, not the audience), I could use a copy.

 

 

[fly_tornado]

its not that hard, if you can fly a plane you can upload photos.

 

 

[Head in the clouds]

If there's a 1-2-3 set of instructions on "uploading photos for the stupid among us" (referring to the uploader, not the audience), I could use a copy.

I agree, the photo upload is a bit odd. It's not one of the buttons above the text window, it's below and to the right, next to 'Post Reply', it's the one labelled 'Upload a File'. After you click that one you can select one or a few photos (if they're in the same folder on your computer) and once they're uploaded you can select to show all as thumbnails (small) or full-size. Choose all as thumbnails because it helps the folk who have slow internet connections - that's quite a lot of people in Oz ... To see the pics large, people can then just click on them.

 

Hope it helps.

 

 

[fly_tornado]

its not that hard, if you can get the photos off your camera/phone its pretty strait forward

 

 

[pylon500]

If you're using a Mac, it's pretty simple, but if you're on Windows, it gets a bit involved..

 

Things to consider, most cameras these day take fairly large photos, so you don't really want to upload a raw image.

 

Sometimes you want to crop out extra background.

 

On my Mac, I open the photo I want, and resize the window I'm looking at, so the window is about the size I want it when I upload it to the website.

 

I then do a sized capture of the picture by pressing the; Command, shift, 4, keys.

 

This gives me a crosshair +, which I left click and drag across the photo to 'box' what I want, and release the left click.

 

My computer is already set up to save this capture to the desktop.

 

I rename it, then, when on the website (here), press the 'Upload a file' button, look for the renamed picture in the drop box and press open.

 

This should not be a very high res photo, but it will be a small file, which should upload easy and quickly.

 

On Windows it can be a bit more complicated, in fact, have a bit of a read of the search I did here;

 

http://www.wikihow.com/Take-a-Screenshot-in-Microsoft-Windows

 

As I mentioned, you may need to set up where your screen shots go once taken, and change it to desktop, or an easily found folder of your choice.

 

Mac; shift, Command, 4,

 

 

Drag the 'Box',

 

 

Upload from desktop,

 

 

Done.

 

Here's another windows version;

 

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-au/windows/use-snipping-tool-capture-screen-shots#1TC=windows-8

 

 

[Guest SrPilot]

its not that hard, if you can fly a plane you can upload photos.

Thanks FT. Now I have TWO challenges!

 

 

[BoxFat]

Videos would be good :)

 

You are an experienced pilot of diverse kinds of aeroplane. My guess is you will very quickly find you can put this one exactly where you want to put it regardless of conditions. Lots of control. Lots of fun :)

 

 

[BoxFat]

Having said that, last week I put my Foxbat in exactly the cube of air I wanted it to be in just above the threshold - only to find that particular cube of air had moved. The cube that replaced it was having a bit of an identity crisis and seemed unsure if it was really air as opposed to a washing machine full of cats. That was fun. Afterwards. When the shaking stopped.

 

 

[Admin]

With uploading images just remember the max file size of an image can not exceed 512kb and with most cameras the i age is large and around 3mb in file size so you need to resize them making them smaller, say 1024 pixels wide and less than 512kb

 

 

[Guest SrPilot]

Having said that, last week I put my Foxbat in exactly the cube of air I wanted it to be in just above the threshold - only to find that particular cube of air had moved. The cube that replaced it was having a bit of an identity crisis and seemed unsure if it was really air as opposed to a washing machine full of cats. That was fun. Afterwards. When the shaking stopped.

Well, BF, never turn a C150 in too close behind a DC-9 airliner on final. There be gremlins awaiting (not that I have any particular reason to know). I'll swap some gremlins for your washing machine full of cats. I have dogs, but they too are afraid of gremlins.

 

Flew the new Foxbat again today. On one circuit I turned in behind a corporate jet on final. Stayed high, missed any wake turbulence, gremlins, or washing machines full of cats. Smooth air today. I love winter days like today. Air was virtually still, temp 70 degrees F (21C), CAVU. Light traffic in the pattern, friendly tower crew, and a bird that virtually flew itself. Days don't get much better than that!

 

Wife is at the condos on the coast so I might get to fly again tomorrow, WX permitting.

 

 

[Blueadventures]

Thanks FT. Now I have TWO challenges!

Hi Snr P. All I do is select the images at thier camera size; then I select the email images prompt, this then asks if you want to make images smaller, click yes. Then they are place into an unaddressed email. I then copy the reduced images and place in my reduce image folder. Then when I select 'upload a file' on this forum I browse in my reduced image folder and select the images from there. Just another alternative method.

Cheers

 

Mike

 

 

[Guest SrPilot]

Hi Snr P. All I do is select the images at thier camera size; then I select the email images prompt, this then asks if you want to make images smaller, click yes. Then they are place into an unaddressed email. I then copy the reduced images and place in my reduce image folder. Then when I select 'upload a file' on this forum I browse in my reduced image folder and select the images from there. Just another alternative method.Cheers

 

Mike

Well, let's experiment. I went flying over Lake Tuscaloosa and snapped a few shots using my iPhone 6. Here are two.

 

 

 

[cooperplace]

Well, it was time to take the bird out. I'd flown 3 A22LSs for short times including 2.0 dual in 2 aircraft. I thought I'd be able to control the beast.Winds today were 15-20 knots, but I thought they'd lay down late afternoon so I prepared according - i.e., I slipped off from work early.

 

At the active, the winds were down to only 7-8 knots, 10-20 degree crosswind. I taxied to the end of the runway. It's just under 8000 feet long, so I did not want an overrun on takeoff. We have sagebrush and it gets caught in the brakes if you don't get airborne before the turf appears. No worries. I was airborne before the first turnoff. Climb out, one aboard on a cool day was, well, "cool." I overflew the city and the large lake NE of the city, then turned to the airport because the sun had slid below the horizon. LSAs cannot fly at night with Sport Pilots in command (my commercial single, multi engine, ticket allows me to fly Sport Pilot with my driver's license - I let my medical expire so I'm SP only. Also daytime VFR only).

 

Approach to landing was easy. I was on a VASI and spent most of my time ensuring that I would not land in the next county. Never saw so many white lights so often. Power out, full flaps, nose up trim, brakes (ok, no brakes), and I made the end of the (same) runway. Had to add power to taxi to the first turnoff.

 

Nice. I'm sold. Guess I'll buy it. Wait - I already did that. It's mine to keep. Possibly my last plane once I sell the CJ6A.

 

8000 feet? are you sure that's long enough to get the foxbat off the ground?

 

 

[cooperplace]

last week I put my Foxbat in exactly the cube of air I wanted it to be in just above the threshold - only to find that particular cube of air had moved.

it's a pain, especially when that cube of air decides it wants to move rapidly down: this is why we fly, for the excitement.

 

 

[red750]

Hi SrPilot,

 

Six simple steps when using Windows. Save this image for future reference.

 

1. Select "Upload a File". The file selection box will open.

 

2. Select the folder where your image is stored.

 

3. Click on the image. The file name will appear in the box below the thumbnails.

 

4. Click on Open. The image will upload with a progress bar.

 

5. Select "Thumbnail" or "Full Image".

 

6. Click on "Post Reply".

 

Make sure you place your cursor where you want the image to appear. If following text, press "Enter" to put the cursor at the left margin.

 

After posting the image, press "Enter" again, so the next line of text starts at the left margin.

 

 

 

[red750]

If you have your photo uploaded to a folder on your computer, you can resize simply using MS Paint.

 

Open the file in Paint.

 

Click on Resize

 

Select 'Pixels' .

 

Enter 1024 in 'Horizontal'. For vertical photos, enter the 1024 in Vertical.

 

Click OK.

 

The red box in the second photo below shows how much of the photo is visible in a 4000 x 3000 image viewed full size.

 

The file size of the image at 4000 x 3000 is 6 Mb., at 1024 x 768 it is 256 kb.

 

 

 

 

[Blueadventures]

Well, let's experiment. I went flying over Lake Tuscaloosa and snapped a few shots using my iPhone 6. Here are two. [ATTACH]40199[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]40200[/ATTACH]

Well done, nice images.

Cheers

 

Mike

 

 

[Guest SrPilot]

8000 feet? are you sure that's long enough to get the foxbat off the ground?

Okay, guys, you embarrass me. So today, I challenged myself. I flew off the SHORT runway! It's only 4001 feet (either way - funny how those things work).

 

Actually, my goal is always to be fully airborne (on takeoffs) or fully stopped (on landings) before the first turnoff from the runway regardless of which one. That makes it more interesting but easily doable unless there's a tail wind.

 

I appreciate the trouble you guys have undertaken to brief me on ways to post photos. I am now working on my picture taking skills and trying to figure best locales and ways of mounting my two video cameras. You folks may not have enough opportunity to see the Southern (U.S., that is) Long-Leaf pine tree. That's what we see quite regularly when flying in this area. That and water. Our state is 6th in the most miles of navigable waterways. When size of the state is considered, we rank higher than that. So it's pines and water, or oak trees, corn, cotton, soybeans, peanuts, cotton, pecan trees, blueberry bushes, catfish ponds, or deer. Bear sightings are infrequent. No Koala or kangaroos in our area though (except in zoos). Had to go all the way to Australia to see those creatures roaming on the loose. (Except of Koalas; only places I saw them were in zoos).

 

So aside from my goals of takeoffs and landings inside the first turnoffs, I also hope to video some of the more successful flights to share with those interested in A22LS flights in the Southern U.S.

 

 

[BoxFat]

Okay, guys, you embarrass me. So today, I challenged myself. I flew off the SHORT runway! It's only 4001 feet (either way - funny how those things work). Actually, my goal is always to be fully airborne (on takeoffs) or fully stopped (on landings) before the first turnoff from the runway regardless of which one. That makes it more interesting but easily doable unless there's a tail wind.

 

I appreciate the trouble you guys have undertaken to brief me on ways to post photos. I am now working on my picture taking skills and trying to figure best locales and ways of mounting my two video cameras. You folks may not have enough opportunity to see the Southern (U.S., that is) Long-Leaf pine tree. That's what we see quite regularly when flying in this area. That and water. Our state is 6th in the most miles of navigable waterways. When size of the state is considered, we rank higher than that. So it's pines and water, or oak trees, corn, cotton, soybeans, peanuts, cotton, pecan trees, blueberry bushes, catfish ponds, or deer. Bear sightings are infrequent. No Koala or kangaroos in our area though (except in zoos). Had to go all the way to Australia to see those creatures roaming on the loose. (Except of Koalas; only places I saw them were in zoos).

 

So aside from my goals of takeoffs and landings inside the first turnoffs, I also hope to video some of the more successful flights to share with those interested in A22LS flights in the Southern U.S.

"Some of the more successful flights" ...those would be the ones where Number of Take-Offs = Number of Landings, right ? Would love to see your videos. I use all Foxbat videos as therapy when I am stuck in the office and haven't been able to fly mine for a while. Have a stressful meeting with a boss or client ? Go back to desk, fire up youtube, watch some videos (preferably with accompanying soothing music) and all is right with the world again.

 

 

[Guest SrPilot]

I use all Foxbat videos as therapy when I am stuck in the office and haven't been able to fly mine for a while. Have a stressful meeting with a boss or client ? Go back to desk, fire up youtube, watch some videos (preferably with accompanying soothing music) and all is right with the world again.

I understand BF, but I would never admit using video therapy, even aviation video therapy, at the desk on the job site. I'm already paid too low at 100% productivity. I'd hate to see the paycheck if I admitted to only 80%!

 

Just saying. But the videos are good therapy. I've seen that young lady in Tasmania do the engine-out approach so many times I've started dreaming about engine-out ops. I'll never forget her "ooh" when the prop stops.

 

Off subject a mite: Over here, I'd never think about voluntarily engaging true engine-out procedures; liability and regs and all. Accordingly, we simulate way too much. When I was working on my twin-engine rating in an old Piper Apache, my instructor said "if we have an engine go out below 500 feet, pull the other engine back and pretend you just lost the engine in a Cessna 182. You'll have the same outcome. If the engine goes out above 500 feet, don't look at me; I didn't do it. We will practice engine-out procedures by pulling the throttle back and me putting my boot under the critical rudder pedal. Then you'll slow to simulate slow-speed engine-out procedures down during slow flight but keep both engines operational." Then, when I took my multi-engine check ride in that same old bird, "the Colonel" asked me how we'd trained on engine-out situations. I told him. He said "I thought so." He then put me through simulated procedures until we were rolling after loss of control. Actually, the Apache wasn't that hard to recover. But we never shut down an engine - in single- or multi-engine airplanes even through commercial, CFI, and CFII training. My only true engine shutdown was in a C150 while instructing a student. Dang thing just quit while on final. We made it. Altitude ain't all bad.

 

 

[facthunter]

Yes you can get killed practicing easily enough. General practice is to reduce power to simulate a feathered situation after you have called, and indicated, the actions correctly, Before that the engine is probably at idle . not shut down. The only actual shut down under training I've done was in Fokker/Fairchild F27, with the type specialist when on final. It was considered a requirement at the time but I'm not quite sure in retrospect if this was the case. We didn't have a simulator for that aircraft. Good simulators are so good the best planes fly just like them. Saved a lot of pilot's lives. Often in the services they killed more pilots in training than in action. Nev

 

 

[red750]

When I was training, one of my instructors demonstrated engine failure twice at altitude by stopping the engine. First time with electric restart, second time, pushing the nose over into a steep dive, allowing speed to build up, then pulling out in a high-G manoeuvre which turned over the engine like a hand-prop. The aircraft was a Beech 23-19 Sport (baby Musketeer).

 

 

 

[Jabiru7252]

its not that hard, if you can fly a plane you can upload photos.

I wouldn't bet on it. You can have a degree in Physics or Mathematics and not be able to operate a video. It's true, I've seen it.