Winwood, West Virginia

[TOMTERRIFIC]

What field in Lancaster and what day? I'm not free on Saturday until around 4:00pm, which means 5:00pm there. Everyone would be gone. Tom

 

[paulwerbin]

Has anyone checked with Winwood to confirm they are open and have rooms?

 

[pilotspike]

John,
What more can you ask for in a 4 place retract? Big cabin, three doors, good economy, good range, great visibility, nice panel, excellent handling, decent load and not as slow as most people think.

I am currently flying a friend's '69 Arrow. From a numbers perspective (ie load & speed) it actually fits my needs quite well, and its economical to fly. Well, meaning that I am not paying for more capability than I need. Screwing around for relaxation at 10GPH sure is allot more attractive than doing it at 13.5 GPH and taking care of a larger engine. And its capable of hauling my family of three to places of interest. With that said I am tired of flying human sardine cans and want some space. My wife likes to fly from the supporting the husband and doing family things perspective. And actually, it turns out that my little girl is NUTS about air-planes an that has actually increased my wife's interest in flying. So she has asked that the next one have enough space to carry bulky toys and things for the toddler and that it have room for her to be comfy. I want to stay in the 200HP class for $$ reasons (back to not paying for more than I really need) and would really like to be able to do a min of 130 - 135 kts.. On paper I came down to 2 door models, 112A, 177RG, and 24R. The 112 is very load limited so its out. I have some cardinal tine and its a great bird. But I suspect the value proposition is better with the 24R and it looks like it will do better with cabin space.

Anyway, I need to get up close and personal with something in the line to evaluate comfort, etc.

The question should not be; "Should buy a C24R?", it should be, "WHEN should I buy a C24R?".

Roughly Targeting 7/13, maybe sooner.


John

 

[scottb613]

Before we get too far along - Paul is absolutely right - let me call Winwood and check availability... I'll do that today and report back... If I can't get a room I'm probably not flying 5 hours for a burger meet...

Regards,
Scott

 

[paulwerbin]

John. I wil be sending you a private message about shopping.

 

[scottb613]

All,

What a busy BAC day - so - I called Cheryl at Winwood... She doesn't think there will be any problem getting rooms on Nov 3-4... If we would like to reserve a room - she mentioned it's customary for them to take a non-refundable 50% deposit at the time of reservation... She mentioned that the weather can be "iffy" and that the owner is a pilot - so we may be able to waive the deposit since we are flying in... They have two "older" rental cars n the field - although only one may be running - for $35.00 a day... So I guess we should get some firm commitments - subject to weather - and - make reservations ???

Regards,
Scott

 

[drwhite]

I'm not sure I would make a reservation unless you have confirmation that the deposit will be waived. I don't see any problem getting a room there.

 

[scottb613]

Morn'n Folks,

May not be looking so hot for Winwood...

Prepare to hunker down...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Much of the U.S. East Coast has a good chance of getting blasted by gale-force winds, flooding, heavy rain and maybe even snow early next week by an unusual hybrid of hurricane and winter storm, federal and private forecasters say.

Though still projecting several days ahead of Halloween week, the computer models are spooking meteorologists. Government scientists said Wednesday the storm has a 70 percent chance of smacking the Northeast and mid-Atlantic.

Hurricane Sandy in the Caribbean, an early winter storm in the West, and a blast of arctic air from the North are predicted to collide, sloshing and parking over the country's most populous coastal corridor starting Sunday. The worst of it should peak early Tuesday, but it will stretch into midweek, forecasters say.

"It'll be a rough couple days from Hatteras up to Cape Cod," said forecaster Jim Cisco of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration prediction center in College Park, Md. "We don't have many modern precedents for what the models are suggesting."

It is likely to hit during a full moon when tides are near their highest, increasing coastal flooding potential, NOAA forecasts warn. And with some trees still leafy and the potential for snow, power outages could last to Election Day, some meteorologists fear. They say it has all the earmarks of a billion-dollar storm.

Some have compared it to the so-called Perfect Storm that struck off the coast of New England in 1991, but Cisco said that one didn't hit as populated an area and is not comparable to what the East Coast may be facing. Nor is it like last year's Halloween storm, which was merely an early snowstorm in the Northeast.
This has much more mess potential because it is a combination of different storm types that could produce a real whopper of weather problems, meteorologists say.

"The Perfect Storm only did $200 million of damage and I'm thinking a billion," said Jeff Masters, meteorology director of the private service Weather Underground. "Yeah, it will be worse."

But this is several days in advance, when weather forecasts are far less accurate. The National Hurricane Center only predicts five days in advance, and on Wednesday their forecasts had what's left of Sandy off the North Carolina coast on Monday. But the hurricane center's chief hurricane specialist, James Franklin, said the threat keeps increasing for "a major impact in the Northeast, New York area. In fact it would be such a big storm that it would affect all of the Northeast."
The forecasts keep getting gloomier and more convincing with every day, several experts said.

Cisco said the chance of the storm smacking the East jumped from 60 percent to 70 percent on Wednesday. Masters was somewhat skeptical on Tuesday, giving the storm scenario just a 40 percent likelihood, but on Wednesday he also upped that to 70 percent. The remaining computer models that previously hadn't shown the merger and mega-storm formation now predict a similar scenario.

The biggest question mark is snow, and that depends on where the remnants of Sandy turn inland. The computer model that has been leading the pack in predicting the hybrid storm has it hitting around Delaware. But another model has the storm hitting closer to Maine. If it hits Delaware, the chances of snow increase in that region. If it hits farther north, chances for snow in the mid-Atlantic and even up to New York are lessened, Masters said.

NOAA's Cisco said he could see the equivalent of several inches of snow or rain in the mid-Atlantic, depending on where the storm ends up. In the mountains, snow may be measured in feet instead of inches.

Regards,
Scott

 

[JOHNNYXRAY]

Looks like we need the tire chain option on the rental car.

 

[drwhite]

My flight to SC this weekend just went from a 2 hour flight to a 6 hour drive!

 

[paulwerbin]

I guess another day or two before we can decide if this will work?

 

[drwhite]

28 Inches of Snow at Winwood. They are expecting snow most of the week. They don't plow the runway so this Saturday is looking slim!

 

[scottb613]

SKI SEASON !!!

Yeah - I'm probably out anyhow... I'm starting to feel like bad luck schleprock - wosey wosey woo-woo...

 

[poitras]

At the last BAC flyin there I was told they did plow the snow in the winter.

 

[drwhite]

They will if you call and request it and pay for the expense. That was their policy last winter. I wanted to fly in and ski and that was what I was told. Here's a photo from about 30 miles away. http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ambula...x0b2RheS1zbWFya2V0cwRwdANzdG9yeXBhZ2U-;_ylv=3

 

[TOMTERRIFIC]

I just spoke with the manager at the Winwood Resort Airport. He told me that they have 3' of snow with more coming. There is no power and everything is shut down. Maybe another time , huh?

 

[paulwerbin]

Maybe we can get a ski weekend trip planned once Canaan ski area opens?

 

[drwhite]

Canaan is difficult to do a ski weekend at due to weather, runway conditions and transportation. There are several others that are much easier. Bryce Resort in VA, Wisp in MD, Nemacolin in PA and I'm pretty sure Liberty in PA all have airports very close. Bryce's airport is at the base of the slopes and easy to walk over from the airport.