X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from mail-pz0-f52.google.com ([209.85.210.52] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.4.5) with ESMTPS id 5597478 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Wed, 13 Jun 2012 12:52:25 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=209.85.210.52; envelope-from=archerwt@gmail.com Received: by dano14 with SMTP id o14so1307155dan.25 for ; Wed, 13 Jun 2012 09:51:49 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=message-id:date:from:user-agent:mime-version:to:subject:references :in-reply-to:content-type; bh=tavnQK7Dui9/gEcWMil/GHfDOH9Wq6DoemRbzIX99HM=; b=jiH4Vkbb08VPBx6/n+QkdqiQ94mr3SjUyEZytDvoyhM5PyimwOSzim5rEOYYlSvLU9 FHH/nOrQys8L8Fg27HTLooJdXZkKqtwZppSUDK9qU0p8pHOjS/XxlBTF+nwWmQyUH3cQ bsyMoKK7V/bx4kpamx/fK4wQcre2x7lwwc8Wp3YrKODr9o+mCY1b9hgytPmEVs9CO8Mb JLDx+3ebCLDUAwEWFs4tYg0AvxvSVF78SjATXb/zcYkBRjzJ/F7Bv+gNAL5eFuMCP1n0 YDCuwFrEM39lvRrs9Pg6ML744yo30/yj7+brCLRYdKu32DndY3sikzxvJ7xeMCgOzmXO Uqww== Received: by 10.68.221.72 with SMTP id qc8mr52687780pbc.63.1339606309117; Wed, 13 Jun 2012 09:51:49 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: from [192.168.1.103] (ppp-71-128-196-237.dsl.sndg02.pacbell.net. [71.128.196.237]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id pj5sm6275204pbb.51.2012.06.13.09.51.47 (version=SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Wed, 13 Jun 2012 09:51:48 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <4FD8C525.80208@gmail.com> Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2012 09:51:49 -0700 From: Todd Archer User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.0; rv:12.0) Gecko/20120428 Thunderbird/12.0.1 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] Re: Official Invite: Alt. Engine Seminar @ Slobovia Outernational Airport References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------090209000400090103020507" This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------090209000400090103020507 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Bill, There was a KingAir 100? along with the Beech 18s last year at the pumpkin drop! Todd Archer On 6/13/2012 9:36 AM, Charlie England wrote: > Ahh, that was our annual Pumpkin Drop. You can put that on your > calendar, too. 1st Saturday in November each year. Come on down for > some great Cajun food & lots of fun re-destroying the a/c you can see > on the other side of the runway. > > Shame Google didn't pull images the previous year; we had a P-51 & > Corsair parked where the two Beech 18's are parked. > > Try Youtube: 'Slobovia Pumpkin Toss', or just 'Slobovia Outernational' > for a few videos of prior years. > > Sorry; I've forgotten what you fly, but anything other than a large > bizjet or one of the original Eze's should be fine. The brown in the > google earth image is just dying grass (early November); the field is > actually in great shape. Official length is 3540', but it was extended > about a decade ago to around 4800'. Width is 80'. For a handle on the > range of a/c that have been here, we've had a Mitsubishi MU-2 land for > an airshow (and leave, safely), & the Blockbuster Blimp has done a > touch & go on the runway. A Swearingen SX-300 visits often. There was > a Beech Baron based here for years. A Velocity sheltered here during > one of the hurricanes that hit New Orleans (pre-Katrina). So find > someone local with turf time & get them to fly with you on a local > grass strip to get comfortable, & you'll be fine. Grass is much more > forgiving than pavement. Just keep the stick back while taxiing if you > fly a nose dragger to keep the weight off the nose gear (not really > needed here, but good policy anytime when pushing a nose wheel around). > > > On 06/12/2012 10:27 PM, Bill Bradburry wrote: >> >> Charlie, >> >> What was going on there last Nov 4?? The Google earth view shows >> over 30 aircraft parked on the ramp! AirNav says only 13 are based >> there! >> >> What shape is the turf runway in? I am somewhat concerned about >> landing on turf. Talk to me guys! >> >> Bill B >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> --------------090209000400090103020507 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Bill,
There was a KingAir 100? along with the Beech 18s last year at the pumpkin drop!

Todd Archer


On 6/13/2012 9:36 AM, Charlie England wrote:
Ahh, that was our annual Pumpkin Drop. You can put that on your calendar, too. 1st Saturday in November each year. Come on down for some great Cajun food & lots of fun re-destroying the a/c you can see on the other side of the runway.

Shame Google didn't pull images the previous year; we had a P-51 & Corsair parked where the two Beech 18's are parked.

Try Youtube: 'Slobovia Pumpkin Toss', or just 'Slobovia Outernational' for a few videos of prior years.

Sorry; I've forgotten what you fly, but anything other than a large bizjet or one of the original Eze's should be fine. The brown in the google earth image is just dying grass (early November); the field is actually in great shape. Official length is 3540', but it was extended about a decade ago to around 4800'. Width is 80'. For a handle on the range of a/c that have been here, we've had a Mitsubishi MU-2 land for an airshow (and leave, safely), & the Blockbuster Blimp has done a touch & go on the runway. A Swearingen SX-300 visits often. There was a Beech Baron based here for years. A Velocity sheltered here during one of the hurricanes that hit New Orleans (pre-Katrina). So find someone local with turf time & get them to fly with you on a local grass strip to get comfortable, & you'll be fine. Grass is much more forgiving than pavement. Just keep the stick back while taxiing if you fly a nose dragger to keep the weight off the nose gear (not really needed here, but good policy anytime when pushing a nose wheel around).


On 06/12/2012 10:27 PM, Bill Bradburry wrote:

Charlie,

 

What was going on there last Nov 4??  The Google earth view shows over 30 aircraft parked on the ramp!  AirNav says only 13 are based there!

 

What shape is the turf runway in?  I am somewhat concerned about landing on turf.  Talk to me guys!

 

Bill B

 



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