Going full scale

LAST EDITED ON Aug-11-04 AT 07:06 PM (CDT)
 
I had a real great summer but the greatest part had to be on the day before school started. I was invited to be in a program called young eagles. A flight instructor took me around the plane and showed me the parts of the plane and what each did. Then he took me up in the plane. Once we got to our cruising speed and altitude he came over the radio and told me I had the stick. It was so amazing I was really flying! I flew until we got near my house. He took the controls and circled my house as I took a few quick pictures. He took me over my school and let me have the controls back I flew around some more and he said let’s head on back and see if your family wants to go up one at a time. So I started to aim us back toward the airport. About half way He took the controls and lined us up with the runway. We came real low and he slowed the prop down, the landing was nice and easy. This is something I will remember for the rest of my life.

Cool flight Ryan! Where is the picture of your place you fly your models at? Did your pilot open any access panels and show you a full size control horn or bellcrank? They are in there. ALL airplanes are so cool. But we all know that..........

Man! How cool is that!?!!?

Last year, the Experimental Aircraft Association exceeded its goal of flying 1,000,000 kids through the Young Eagle program. Ryan, did you know that your name will be in the YE logbook in Oshkosh, WI from now on? Congratulations!

LAST EDITED ON Aug-11-04 AT 07:49 PM (CDT)
 
Ryan, I forgot ask, what airplane did you go up in? I dont know bug-smashers very well, is it a Cessna 150 tail dragger?

>Ryan, I forgot ask, what airplane did you go up in? I dont
>know bug-smashers very well, is it a Cessna 150 tail
>dragger?
>
>Greg

It's a Citabria, by Champion or Bellanca. There is a new maker now that I can't recall the name of.

American Champion is the company building these planes now. Their primary mod has been to change the spar to aluminum and it makes for a better airplane.

Congratulations on the flight. I also hope you are able to carry on and become a licensed pilot.

I love my models, but there is nothing like a nice session with Dr. Cloud to ease the stresses of our lives. Seeing the world from a few thousand feet up puts everything in a better perspective.

Ron
CFI/CFII

Ron King

Well I was so excited I forgot the model. I know it was a replica of the plane that the pilot learned to fly in. He had it built in 2000 to his specification. It was a tail drager with 190 hp. He said is was fully aerobatic. It had Aileron spades under the wing, you can see it in the photo above. My pilot said it was like power steering.
( I wonder if that would work on a stunt model?)
And a two seater, with full controls in the back seat. I did not work the throttle but did all the rest. I flew for about 45 minutes. I was so stoked when we landed.
I looked at the engine, I did not see a bellcrank or control horn:)
And yes he told me my name would go in the worlds biggest log book!

See ya
Ryan
I am rootbeard's kid I am 13 years old and enjoy flying control Line.

Guess I need to change his name from "Prop Buster" to "Wing Man".
If you look at the photo he posted you can see the sandy spot that caused a .049 to lose compression. So until the sandy spot fills in we fly our planes at a city ball park 2 miles away. If the sand goes away we might return to that field.

Paul

Ryan: Way Cool! Be careful crossing the street to the flying place!

Ryan - keep up the good work. Flying full-scale is one of the most rewarding and interesting things I've ever done - hopefully, you'll enjoy it enough to consider becoming a private pilot in the future and, who knows where that will lead.

As a member of the Quakertown (PA) Pilot's Association, I joined the EAA and then the Young Eagles program last year. We usually have one flight per month with young men & women from all sorts of groups - Girls Scouts, Boy Scouts, different church and youth groups, etc.

Our guests have the opportunity to ride in a number of planes - we have Pipers, Cessnas, a Mooney and a Viking. We use our own aircraft and everything is voluntary.

There is a Y/E flight scheduled this coming Saturday.

Bob Zambelli