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Posted By:
Hal Brown
Date Posted:
Feb 28, 2007
Description:
This afternoon was one of those lovely mid-Atlantic amphibian days--50 F, sunny, and light air. My friend Matt and I joined up near KPTB and headed for the James River below Richmond.
Date Taken:
Feb 28, 2007
Place Taken:
Central Virginia
Owner:
Don Maxwell
File Name:
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Dave Edward - Mar 01,2007
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Why is the tail wheel extended?
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Don Maxwell - Mar 01,2007
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He has a linear actuator to move it--had just raised his gear and the tailwheel was still moving when I took this pic. I've been leaning on him heavily to get his gear up as soon as he takes off, but he doesn't always remember and didn't do it until he saw me come up alongside.
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Jeff Arnold - Mar 01,2007
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But the Aventura guys just land gear down in the water and say aw shucks, put the gear up, and take off. Isn't that the way it works?
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Don Maxwell - Mar 01,2007
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I don't know about this one, Jeff. Matt installed really nifty hydraulic brakes (I posted something about them on STS a few months back), and that enabled him to use 6:00-6 tires instead of the skinny wheelbarrow wheels it had when you saw it at Shark's Tooth Island. He's being extra careful about checking the gear before water ops now.
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Ed Irizarry - Mar 01,2007
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'THE PLANE-THE PLANE...I mean...'THE CABLE-THE-CABLE (is broken).
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Frank A. Carr - Mar 03,2007
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Don, I bet this 'lovely mid-Atlantic day' (you forgot to say February) also featured some pretty chilly water <br />temps if I remember my mid-Atlantic winters correctly. You did wear your PFD over the survival suit, right?
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Don Maxwell - Mar 03,2007
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We discussed the water temp before landing, Frank. We guessed it was probably around 40 F. It would have been prudent to own and wear survival suits, but at least we did all have on our PFDs. (I like my new Stearns vest, by the way--not that it would be enough warmer than the regular SOSpenders to make much difference in cold water.) In the end we decided there was sufficient safety in numbers and decided to land.
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Dennis Scearce - Mar 03,2007
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Come on down to Lake Norman, Don. The water temp is 52.0 and rising. I figure that's about an hour of consciousness if I screw up.
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Don Maxwell - Mar 04,2007
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I just might do that, Dennis. (But please don't screw up, even if it <I>is </I>like bathwater.)<!-- >'"><br><font color=red size=6>' or > missing in user HTML. Please fix the HTML.</font> -->
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