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Posted By:
Hal Brown
Date Posted:
Apr 3, 2011
Description:
All seems tranquil with Don’s Searey sitting quietly at Russ’s retreat for broken Seareys but only after the gear warning lady's vocal, unwarranted pleas for a gear check was silenced by disconnecting her siren.
Date Taken:
Apr 3, 2011
Place Taken:
GL
Owner:
Russ Garner
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Category:
464, Garner''s Splash-in, 2011
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Russ Garner - Apr 03,2011
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Don Maxwell got off from Garner's Sat afternoon after making repairs to his A hydraulic gear.<br />The gear warning lady could not be convenced that the repairs were addequit so she had to be silenced. I told Don he was going to have to use WUFF instead.
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Don Maxwell - Apr 04,2011
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And that's what I did. Got home to VA yesterday, well ahead of today's winds aloft forecast of 72 knots at 3,000 feet here. Smooth ride all the way, except for an interesting two minutes in the pattern at Georgetown, SC, when severe turbulence caused the engine to stumble twice and it looked like I might become a tree hugger.
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John Robert Dunlop - Apr 05,2011
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Glad you made it bavck safely Don.<br />Kevin is looking for Gaggle time this summer!
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Dave Forster - Apr 06,2011
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Glad to hear you had a good conclusion to your trip, Don! Sounds like pretty severe turbulence - do you think it was an interruption in the fuel delivery caused by the turbulence that caused the stumbling? Some kind of low level wind shear?
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Don Maxwell - Apr 06,2011
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The whole trip was great fun, Dave--even including the gear problem. The turbulence at KGGE was the worst I've ever experienced in a SeaRey, and I'm pretty sure that's what caused the engine to stumble. Each time I was able to get it running again by going to full throttle, and I came blasting down short final at nearly full throttle, with the airspeed indicator banging between 50 and 90 mph.
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Dave Forster - Apr 06,2011
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I'm impressed! 40 mph gusts in a SeaRey and you put it down in one piece! Great piloting!
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Don Maxwell - Apr 06,2011
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Thanks, but it wasn't nearly that bad down on the runway--more like G10 or 15 and more or less aligned with the pavement. The bad stuff was between about 900 and 100 feet. The engine went poop the first time on downwind and again on base. After that it was merely exciting.
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Kenneth Leonard - Apr 06,2011
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Don - I would be checking that both your fuel pumps are pumping correct volume and pressure.
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Don Maxwell - Apr 06,2011
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Thanks, Ken, but I'm pretty sure it was just the turbulence. I already knew from experiment that a Rotax won't run in negative g.
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