Leo,
Locate the closed Skyline Peak airport on the sectional map, about 30 miles due north of AVL.? The Wolf Ridge ski area is probably a half mile north of the closed airstrip, in the middle of the Wolf Mountain vacation development.? Look close for that ski area or you'll miss it!??
Brian
On Mon, Jan 20, 2020 at 4:41 PM Leo Dringoli < dringoli@...> wrote:
Brian ,
Would you describe the location of that ski facility?
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From: Brian
Leverson
Sent: Monday, January 20, 2020 10:50 AM
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Let's hope that is the extent of 2020 snowfall!? They can keep
the snow in the Rockies and Sierras.??
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By the way, a week ago Sunday, while flying over the closed Skyline Peak
runway, I caught a glimpse of what passes for a ski area in the Carolinas.?
Grim.? It didn't make me want to drag my skis out of storage.
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On Mon, Jan 20, 2020 at 9:30 AM Alex Nelon
<Alex.nelon@...> wrote:
Getting some very light flurries of snow out here .. with just the few
clouds around it¡¯s something of a phenomenon. Maybe this is the Great Snow of
2020.
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Brian ,
Would you describe the location of that ski facility?
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Leo
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From: Brian
Leverson
Sent: Monday, January 20, 2020 10:50 AM
Subject: Re: [fairweatherflyers] Flurries
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Let's hope that is the extent of 2020 snowfall!? They can keep
the snow in the Rockies and Sierras.??
?
By the way, a week ago Sunday, while flying over the closed Skyline Peak
runway, I caught a glimpse of what passes for a ski area in the Carolinas.?
Grim.? It didn't make me want to drag my skis out of storage.
?
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On Mon, Jan 20, 2020 at 9:30 AM Alex Nelon
<Alex.nelon@...> wrote:
Getting some very light flurries of snow out here .. with just the few
clouds around it¡¯s something of a phenomenon. Maybe this is the Great Snow of
2020.
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Let's hope that is the extent of 2020 snowfall!? They can keep the snow in the Rockies and Sierras.??
By?the way, a week ago Sunday, while flying over the closed Skyline Peak runway, I caught a glimpse of what passes for a ski area in the Carolinas.? Grim.? It didn't make me want to drag my skis out of storage.
Getting some very light flurries of snow out here .. with just the few clouds around it¡¯s something of a phenomenon. Maybe this is the Great Snow of 2020.?
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Getting some very light flurries of snow out here .. with just the few clouds around it¡¯s something of a phenomenon. Maybe this is the Great Snow of 2020.?
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Darwin It¡¯s ok to have enemies, it means you stood up for something.
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You¡¯re not going to get away that easy Alex. ?? You stated that there was a provision or exception to the transponder requirement for non electric aircraft to enter class C with only radio contact. ? I said there was no such provision specific to non electric system aircraft And that there was a provision for all aircraft that with prior notice.
However ATC can direct an aircraft to enter. But I¡¯m really a nice guy and even though I am correct I will not require you or Brian to buy me breakfast.? Darwin It¡¯s ok to have enemies, it means you stood up for something. ? Interesting. Darwin and I were both right this morning ... I can take the CallAir into Class C but I have to make a reservation with ATC .. can't fly over it, though I don't know why I would. On Sat, Jan 18, 2020 at 11:54 AM Brian Leverson < sotatwin@...> wrote: At breakfast this morning, I mentioned I'd asked Ricky, the AVL controller, how ADS-B Out was affecting his day-to-day operations.? He said previously their aircraft position information was restricted to primary radar echoes and Mode C transmissions, both limited by the mountains at AVL.? With the addition of ADS-B ground stations, he said ATC now receives near real time aircraft position information from ADS-B Out-equipped aircraft over a much wider area.? With this additional coverage,?there had been discussion of expanding the AVL Class C shelf to as much as 20-25 nautical miles from the current 10 nm.? I'm not aware of any current Class C airspace shelves that extend more than 10 nm, but there is an FAA proposal to grow the Fort Lauderdale (FLL) Class C shelf to 25 nm (see?).? Any change would be years away, but I'm not surprised.
Brian
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Re: AVL expanded Class C airspace
You¡¯re not going to get away that easy Alex. ?? You stated that there was a provision or exception to the transponder requirement for non electric aircraft to enter class C with only radio contact. ? I said there was no such provision specific to non electric system aircraft And that there was a provision for all aircraft that with prior notice.
However ATC can direct an aircraft to enter. But I¡¯m really a nice guy and even though I am correct I will not require you or Brian to buy me breakfast.? Darwin It¡¯s ok to have enemies, it means you stood up for something.
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On Jan 18, 2020, at 12:13 PM, Alex Nelon <alex.nelon@...> wrote:
? Interesting. Darwin and I were both right this morning ... I can take the CallAir into Class C but I have to make a reservation with ATC .. can't fly over it, though I don't know why I would. On Sat, Jan 18, 2020 at 11:54 AM Brian Leverson < sotatwin@...> wrote: At breakfast this morning, I mentioned I'd asked Ricky, the AVL controller, how ADS-B Out was affecting his day-to-day operations.? He said previously their aircraft position information was restricted to primary radar echoes and Mode C transmissions, both limited by the mountains at AVL.? With the addition of ADS-B ground stations, he said ATC now receives near real time aircraft position information from ADS-B Out-equipped aircraft over a much wider area.? With this additional coverage,?there had been discussion of expanding the AVL Class C shelf to as much as 20-25 nautical miles from the current 10 nm.? I'm not aware of any current Class C airspace shelves that extend more than 10 nm, but there is an FAA proposal to grow the Fort Lauderdale (FLL) Class C shelf to 25 nm (see?).? Any change would be years away, but I'm not surprised.
Brian
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Interesting. Darwin and I were both right this morning ... I can take the CallAir into Class C but I have to make a reservation with ATC .. can't fly over it, though I don't know why I would.
On Sat, Jan 18, 2020 at 11:54 AM Brian Leverson < sotatwin@...> wrote: At breakfast this morning, I mentioned I'd asked Ricky, the AVL controller, how ADS-B Out was affecting his day-to-day operations.? He said previously their aircraft position information was restricted to primary radar echoes and Mode C transmissions, both limited by the mountains at AVL.? With the addition of ADS-B ground stations, he said ATC now receives near real time aircraft position information from ADS-B Out-equipped aircraft over a much wider area.? With this additional coverage,?there had been discussion of expanding the AVL Class C shelf to as much as 20-25 nautical miles from the current 10 nm.? I'm not aware of any current Class C airspace shelves that extend more than 10 nm, but there is an FAA proposal to grow the Fort Lauderdale (FLL) Class C shelf to 25 nm (see?).? Any change would be years away, but I'm not surprised.
Brian
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AVL expanded Class C airspace
At breakfast this morning, I mentioned I'd asked Ricky, the AVL controller, how ADS-B Out was affecting his day-to-day operations.? He said previously their aircraft position information was restricted to primary radar echoes and Mode C transmissions, both limited by the mountains at AVL.? With the addition of ADS-B ground stations, he said ATC now receives near real time aircraft position information from ADS-B Out-equipped aircraft over a much wider area.? With this additional coverage,?there had been discussion of expanding the AVL Class C shelf to as much as 20-25 nautical miles from the current 10 nm.? I'm not aware of any current Class C airspace shelves that extend more than 10 nm, but there is an FAA proposal to grow the Fort Lauderdale (FLL) Class C shelf to 25 nm (see?).? Any change would be years away, but I'm not surprised.
Brian
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Re: Leo - Can we get together for Pitot\Static test
Thx Leo,? I will be at my Hangar tomorrow morning.? I will bring my box tubing\connectors and will see if we can rig something up.
Steve
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Re: Leo - Can we get together for Pitot\Static test
Steve ,
I¡¯m planning to fly Fri. morning , I can be at your hangar
between 10:00 and 10:30 with the equip.? If we need additional tubing /
connectors I am available all the following days .
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Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2020 10:11 PM
Subject: [fairweatherflyers] Leo - Can we get together for
Pitot\Static test
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Hi
Leo
Would you be available to help me test pitot\static system on the
RV10??? I am open Friday\Saturday morning, all day Sunday, Tuesday,
Wed.
Thx
Steve
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Leo - Can we get together for Pitot\Static test
Hi Leo
Would you be available to help me test pitot\static system on the RV10?? ?I am open Friday\Saturday morning, all day Sunday, Tuesday, Wed.
Thx
Steve
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Need to order some AN3-35 bolts from ACS.? Anyone else need something to piggyback the order and justify the shipping cost?
Gene
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Good to have you onboard!
Keep us posted!
Alex
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Super secret, huh?? It's good to know people "in the know"!
Finally .. the ADS-B is done. I'm using the UAT/SkyFX combination. The big holdup was the transponder monitor threshold .. not sure what that means, but it's something that can be adjusted and the default value is 1550. When the first test flights didn't result in a good report, Dick Gagliardi and Steve Murray pointed me toward the "advanced" menu which is locate in a super secret place and had me lower it in increments of 100 .. at 1350, it's good. At last. I might have to do a touch&go at AVL just because I can.
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Finally .. the ADS-B is done. I'm using the UAT/SkyFX combination. The big holdup was the transponder monitor threshold .. not sure what that means, but it's something that can be adjusted and the default value is 1550. When the first test flights didn't result in a good report, Dick Gagliardi and Steve Murray pointed me toward the "advanced" menu which is locate in a super secret place and had me lower it in increments of 100 .. at 1350, it's good. At last. I might have to do a touch&go at AVL just because I can.
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Glad to be a founding member of this group !
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On Thu, Jan 9, 2020 at 5:12 PM Brian Leverson < sotatwin@...> wrote: Glad to hear you're making progress!? Hopefully, the weather will allow you to finish it off tomorrow.
3 Great Flights today - 2 with Mark in the Glastar and the RV-8, and one by my lonesome to bring the CallAir back from its annual at Transy .. The ADS-B is still giving me a red card on my baro altitude reporting but it's better than before and I've applied a further tweak per Dick Gagliardi and Steve ... will try again tomorrow ..
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