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sportav8r(at)aol.com
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Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2006 8:14 pm Post subject: Stormy's Arrival NOTAM

4th Annual Stormy's Fly-In BBQ and River Blast

 

 

Rain date: Rain date?  We don't need no stinkin' rain date; the weather's gonna be fine.

 

Time: arrivals anytime Saturday morning; Unicomm monitored 1000-1200 EDT, so officially we're looking for you at 10:00am.  We will feed you at noon.

 

Location: 37-42.28N / 079-46.07W  Identifier: 12VA  Hop-Along Field  Clifton Forge, VA

 

Runway:  2100 feet x 50 feet turf, good condition.  No approach obstacles (power lines at the road are buried; info in AirNav regarding obstrucutions is not correct).  Elevation 1060 MSL.  Preferred landing direction is using RWY 32 (slightly uphill).  Left hand traffic.  Watch for turkey buzzards; they live around here, raise large families, fly for food, and have little regard for you!  Should you somehow survive your approach and landing, park at the far end by the hangar.  BYO tiedowns if desired.  

 

Note: your landing technique may be judged by obnoxious, opinionated persons who landed ahead of you.  If you can dish it out but can't take it, we suggest you get here before "they" do.  That said, we suggest swallowing your pride and executing a go-around if your mains are not firmly planted with good braking action by abeam the windsock; it's a long plunge into the river if you overshoot and there is no overrun area.  There's never been a landing mishap at Stormy's place; don't be the first.  

 

Contact info: Stormy's cell: 540-969-6466 anytime.  Give this number to all the telemarketers you know; I'm lonely.  Insurance agents, too.

 

Unicomm frequency: 122.85 MHz

 

Menu:  BBQ, chips, slaw, deviled eggs, sodas, bottled water, light desserts.

 

Cost: Your smile.  This is our treat.  You may bring a dish (not a reference to your spousal unit or girlfriend) to share if you wish, to round out our buffet, but it is not expected.  

 

Items to bring:  

 

~truck inner tubes; this is our 4th year doing this, so we have accumulated lots of them, but you may bring extras if you have them.  The bigger your butt, the bigger the tube you need.  Tonnage must equal displacement, Archimedes.  (Tubing looks iffy now due to recent drought.)  

 

~Lawn chairs if you like to sit.  Sun block.  Bug-off.  Beach towel. Frisbee.  Camera.

 

~Field Guide to Poison Ivy and other Itchy Plants.  (Hey, sure as I'm sittin' here, one of you Boy Scouts is gonna wander off the trail and get into something they shouldn't touch.) 

 

~River shoes/sandals, to protect feet while swimming/fishing/tubing.  While none are sharp, the river is chock full of rocks, most very slippery.  Fishing tackle (smallmouth, perch, catfish) as desired, but a VA fishing license is de rigeur.

 

~Snake repellent & antivenom.

 

That last one was a joke.  If you should happen to see a long, slithery, fast-swimming poisonous snake, hey, we suggest you vacate the river and run like hell.  We lose a guest or two every year to those pesky varmints; why become a statistic?  That reminds me; a change of underwear might be a good idea... for a dry and comfortable flight home after swimming, that is.  If you forget this little detail, there's always Gold Bond and Cruex when you get home.

 

~Your favorite lucky shirt, etc, for horseshoe pitching.

 

~Cigars of choice, if you partake.  Disparaging remarks, as appropriate, are optional if you don't.

 

Schedule:  Informal.  Really loose.  (Ask anyone who's been here before.)  Around 1:30 we can mosey to the river, for swimming if it's shallow, and a 90 minute float trip if it's deep enough.  Either way, we end up just a short mosey from the runway.  Partaking of all activities and launching for home by 1600 is very doable.  You are welcome to stay as late as daylight and your schedule allows.  Around 10 pm, we hillbillies typically mosey on to bed so that our company can go home.  In case you hadn't noticed, mountain folks "mosey" alot.  It's slower than walking, but more relaxing.

 

For those who choose not to do the waterfront thing, there is always a group that lounges up at the house and waits for the adventurers to return.  You won't be lonely.  You may be taunted, just a little, but you'll get over it, you wussies.

 

And for those who can't make it this year, there's always 2007, and don't forget the 2006 SERV Ocracoke Outing on Labor Day Weekend: one B&B already sold out, but there's plenty of lodging available on the island and it's all close together.  Great time in store there!

 

I think that about covers it.  We're expecting at least 15 planes based on the RSVP's so far, and we will probably have more.  Last year we made the local paper, front page, in color, top of the fold (slow news day).  Please remember to comb your hair, act respectable and speak kindly of your host if interviewed.  Don't dress like a terrorist and don't fly like a fool.  Maybe I'd better put together a press kit... 

 

I don't think there's more I need to say unless we have a last minute cancellation for wx.  Sure looking forward to seeing you all   My wife is handling all the lunch logistics; I've been busy (with greatly appreciated help from my SnF right-seater, "Fatboy" Dave Miller) replacing my back deck and installing a new gazebo, neither of which will likely be finished in time for this event.  Oh, well; that's life on the farm.  I'm sure it'll all work out.  God is good.

 

See you Saturday!

 

-Stormy

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flyguy

Joined: 04 Mar 2006
Posts: 325

Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 4:34 am Post subject: Stormy's Arrival NOTAM

o stormy-one: can you give driving instrux to this

ground-bound hillbilly? As you may have heard (I hope

not), I'm temporarily unairworthy, however,

motorcycling in wva this wkend and may be able to drop

by sat. for vittles. can get to clifton forge ok, but

then whut? thx bud, RenoRed.



--- sportav8r(at)aol.com wrote:



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 sportav8r(at)aol.com

 

 4th Annual Stormy's Fly-In BBQ and River Blast

  

  

 Rain date: Rain date?  We don't need no stinkin'

 rain date; the weather's gonna be fine.

  

 Time: arrivals anytime Saturday morning; Unicomm

 monitored 1000-1200 EDT, so officially we're looking

 for you at 10:00am.  We will feed you at noon.

  

 Location: 37-42.28N / 079-46.07W  Identifier: 12VA 

 Hop-Along Field  Clifton Forge, VA

  

 Runway:  2100 feet x 50 feet turf, good condition. 

 No approach obstacles (power lines at the road are

 buried; info in AirNav regarding obstrucutions is

 not correct).  Elevation 1060 MSL.  Preferred

 landing direction is using RWY 32 (slightly uphill).

  Left hand traffic.  Watch for turkey buzzards; they

 live around here, raise large families, fly for

 food, and have little regard for you!  Should you

 somehow survive your approach and landing, park at

 the far end by the hangar.  BYO tiedowns if desired.

  

  

 Note: your landing technique may be judged by

 obnoxious, opinionated persons who landed ahead of

 you.  If you can dish it out but can't take it, we

 suggest you get here before "they" do.  That said,

 we suggest swallowing your pride and executing a

 go-around if your mains are not firmly planted with

 good braking action by abeam the windsock; it's a

 long plunge into the river if you overshoot and

 there is no overrun area.  There's never been a

 landing mishap at Stormy's place; don't be the

 first.  

  

 Contact info: Stormy's cell: 540-969-6466 anytime. 

 Give this number to all the telemarketers you know;

 I'm lonely.  Insurance agents, too.

  

 Unicomm frequency: 122.85 MHz

  

 Menu:  BBQ, chips, slaw, deviled eggs, sodas,

 bottled water, light desserts.

  

 Cost: Your smile.  This is our treat.  You may bring

 a dish (not a reference to your spousal unit or

 girlfriend) to share if you wish, to round out our

 buffet, but it is not expected.  

  

 Items to bring:  

  

 ~truck inner tubes; this is our 4th year doing this,

 so we have accumulated lots of them, but you may

 bring extras if you have them.  The bigger your

 butt, the bigger the tube you need.  Tonnage must

 equal displacement, Archimedes.  (Tubing looks iffy

 now due to recent drought.)  

  

 ~Lawn chairs if you like to sit.  Sun block. 

 Bug-off.  Beach towel. Frisbee.  Camera.

  

 ~Field Guide to Poison Ivy and other Itchy Plants. 

 (Hey, sure as I'm sittin' here, one of you Boy

 Scouts is gonna wander off the trail and get into

 something they shouldn't touch.) 

  

 ~River shoes/sandals, to protect feet while

 swimming/fishing/tubing.  While none are sharp, the

 river is chock full of rocks, most very slippery. 

 Fishing tackle (smallmouth, perch, catfish) as

 desired, but a VA fishing license is de rigeur.

  

 ~Snake repellent & antivenom.

  

 That last one was a joke.  If you should happen to

 see a long, slithery, fast-swimming poisonous snake,

 hey, we suggest you vacate the river and run like

 hell.  We lose a guest or two every year to those

 pesky varmints; why become a statistic?  That

 reminds me; a change of underwear might be a good

 idea... for a dry and comfortable flight home after

 swimming, that is.  If you forget this little

 detail, there's always Gold Bond and Cruex when you

 get home.

  

 ~Your favorite lucky shirt, etc, for horseshoe

 pitching.

  

 ~Cigars of choice, if you partake.  Disparaging

 remarks, as appropriate, are optional if you don't.

  

 Schedule:  Informal.  Really loose.  (Ask anyone

 who's been here before.)  Around 1:30 we can mosey

 to the river, for swimming if it's shallow, and a 90

 minute float trip if it's deep enough.  Either way,

 we end up just a short mosey from the runway. 

 Partaking of all activities and launching for home

 by 1600 is very doable.  You are welcome to stay as

 late as daylight and your schedule allows.  Around

 10 pm, we hillbillies typically mosey on to bed so

 that our company can go home.  In case you hadn't

 noticed, mountain folks "mosey" alot.  It's slower

 than walking, but more relaxing.

  

 For those who choose not to do the waterfront thing,

 there is always a group that lounges up at the house

 and waits for the adventurers to return.  You won't

 be lonely.  You may be taunted, just a little, but

 you'll get over it, you wussies.

  

 And for those who can't make it this year, there's

 always 2007, and don't forget the 2006 SERV Ocracoke

 Outing on Labor Day Weekend: one B&B already sold

 out, but there's plenty of lodging available on the

 island and it's all close together.  Great time in

 store there!

  

 I think that about covers it.  We're expecting at

 least 15 planes based on the RSVP's so far, and we

 will probably have more.  Last year we made the

 local paper, front page, in color, top of the fold

 (slow news day).  Please remember to comb your hair,

 act respectable and speak kindly of your host if

 interviewed.  Don't dress like a terrorist and don't

 fly like a fool.  Maybe I'd better put together a

 press kit... 

  

 I don't think there's more I need to say unless we

 have a last minute cancellation for wx.  Sure

 looking forward to seeing you all   My wife is

 handling all the lunch logistics; I've been busy

 (with greatly appreciated help from my SnF

 right-seater, "Fatboy" Dave Miller) replacing my

 back deck and installing a new gazebo, neither of

 which will likely be finished in time for this

 event.  Oh, well; that's life on the farm.  I'm sure

 it'll all work out.  God is good.

  

 See you Saturday!

  

 -Stormy



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Steve Glasgow

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Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2006 5:38 am Post subject: Stormy's Arrival NOTAM

Hope you can make it!



Cappy

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Steve Glasgow

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 674

Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 10:38 am Post subject: Stormy's Arrival NOTAM

Stormy is there an error in your NOTAM?  



Air Nav shows:

        37-47-17.0000N / 079-46-04.0000W

      37-47.283333N / 079-46.066667W 

Stormy's NOTAM shows: 37-42.28N / 079-46.07W  



My GPS shows:  37-47.283N / 79-46.055W



What's up Doc?



Cappy

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Dale Ensing

Joined: 11 Jan 2006
Posts: 571
Location: Aero Plantation Weddington NC

Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 11:20 am Post subject: Stormy's Arrival NOTAM

AOPA Flight Planner show Hop Along at

N37' 47.3    W79'46.1

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RV-6A
Aero Plantation
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Steve Glasgow

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 674

Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 11:55 am Post subject: Stormy's Arrival NOTAM

Looks like we got him Dale.

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Cappy's Toy
RV-8 N123SG

sportav8r(at)aol.com
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Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 12:14 pm Post subject: Stormy's Arrival NOTAM

Here's what's up:

 

AirNav's top numbers are degrees-minutes-seconds.

The next line is degrees-minutes.decimal minutes. (I thought they covered that in ATP school).

The AOPA numbers are evidently rounded-off versions of the deg-min.decimal min, to the nearest tenth of a minute (600 feet).

 

Cappy, your GPS might have had a bit of PDOP affecting the waypoint accuracy the moment you stored the waypoint, or else you were at the other end of the runway from where I took the original fix for the FAA.  Keep in mind that a minute of lattitude is only 6000 feet.  These values are all so close, I'd bet they're all somewhere on my property.

 

If you can't see us by the time you get at least the degrees and minutes right, we'll talk you in the last 600 feet on the special hotline for visually impaired pilots,

1-800-IM BLIND.  Or 122.85 would work, too 

 

Now, quit your bitchin' and get on up here!

 

-Stormy

 

We'd be more precise about our location, but someone might send a cruise missile over here.

 

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djdist(at)bellsouth.net
Guest

Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 12:26 pm Post subject: Stormy's Arrival NOTAM

Let's just dead-reckon & see how many make it!



Randy Utsey

Cappy's GIB (what do I know?)

djdist(at)bellsouth.net

www.djdist.com

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Mike Munn

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 28

Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 12:29 pm Post subject: Stormy's Arrival NOTAM

Stormy, your email read 37-42.28 (thats forty TWO.2.  Airnav states

37-47.28.  That difference is 5 min. of latitude which is 30,000 ft

=5.68miles.  Correct me if I'm wrong (I'm sure someone will).



What did we do before GPS?  Was it something like looking at maps, plotting

courses, converting true course to magnetic course, winds, checkpoints?

What a novel idea!



Mike



                                                                                                                                              

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Here's what's up:



AirNav's top numbers are degrees-minutes-seconds.

The next line is degrees-minutes.decimal minutes. (I thought they covered

that in ATP school).

The AOPA numbers are evidently rounded-off versions of the deg-min.decimal

min, to the nearest tenth of a minute (600 feet).



Cappy, your GPS might have had a bit of PDOP affecting the waypoint

accuracy the moment you stored the waypoint, or else you were at the other

end of the runway from where I took the original fix for the FAA.  Keep in

mind that a minute of lattitude is only 6000 feet.  These values are all so

close, I'd bet they're all somewhere on my property.



If you can't see us by the time you get at least the degrees and minutes

right, we'll talk you in the last 600 feet on the special hotline for

visually impaired pilots,

1-800-IM BLIND.  Or 122.85 would work, too 



Now, quit your bitchin' and get on up here!



-Stormy



We'd be more precise about our location, but someone might send a cruise

missile over here.



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Steve Glasgow

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 674

Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 12:33 pm Post subject: Stormy's Arrival NOTAM

Stormy I know all that.  But your NOTAM shows: 37-42.28N / 079-46.07W  



37-42 not 37-47.  I agree all the rest after what should be 47 is all BS.



How is the WX looking.



Cappy

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Larry Bowen

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 802
Location: NC, USA

Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 1:23 pm Post subject: Stormy's Arrival NOTAM

Well that does it.  I'm getting a trip tick from AAA and driving!



-

Larry Bowen

Larry(at)BowenAero.com

http://BowenAero.com

 



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Dale Ensing

Joined: 11 Jan 2006
Posts: 571
Location: Aero Plantation Weddington NC

Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 5:15 pm Post subject: Stormy's Arrival NOTAM

What did we do before GPS?  Was it something like looking at maps, plotting

courses, converting true course to magnetic course, winds, checkpoints?

What a novel idea!



Yaa Mike, that is why I am collecting E6Bs to go along with my collection of

slide rules!

Dale

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RV-6A
Aero Plantation
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sportav8r(at)aol.com
Guest

Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 5:40 pm Post subject: Stormy's Arrival NOTAM

You are right 

 

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sportav8r(at)aol.com
Guest

Posted: Thu Jun 22, 2006 5:51 pm Post subject: Stormy's Arrival NOTAM

Hey, yeah, it's on the sectional and all...

 

Naw, I admit it, I goofed and then didn't see what you were pointing out plain as day.

 

-Stormy

 

Lost Patrol Flight Leader 

 

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