FlyingMonkey Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 On the 4th I went to St. Simons Island (KSSI) on the Georgia Coast for lunch with my buddy. I flew the CT of course, he flew his Waiex (Y-tailed Sonex), N111KX. We had a great time, weather was fantastic but hot (90°F+) and a little bumpy on the way home. Below is the landing video at KSSI, with a couple points: 1) We flew a really big pattern and a long final, so we could get a look at the big object you'll see in the water. It's a giant ship that got it's CG too high and rolled over on its side, dumping 4000 new cars into the water! The thing is massive, probably a billion dollar headache for some insurance adjuster... 2) My approach is a little different from my norm. I left the flaps at 15° and came in at fairly low speed and with power. You'll hear the reason why on the radio; a Citation jet departed right before my landing, and I wanted to precisely control my sink & touchdown and exactly hit the numbers to avoid his wake turbulence. It worked out as planned. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBmYZojJp_w& Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGLyme Posted July 6, 2020 Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 Nice vid... great landing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingMonkey Posted July 6, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2020 3 minutes ago, AGLyme said: Nice vid... great landing. Thanks sir! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Koerner Posted July 8, 2020 Report Share Posted July 8, 2020 Monkey, Nice video. The Golden Ray is not a container ship. It a RORO (Roll On Roll Off)... a car carrier; carring cars, as you point out, not containers. Mike Koerner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingMonkey Posted July 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2020 19 minutes ago, Mike Koerner said: Monkey, Nice video. The Golden Ray is not a container ship. It a RORO (Roll On Roll Off)... a car carrier; carring cars, as you point out, not containers. Mike Koerner Ah, thanks for the clarification. I only know what I heard second-hand, I didn't do any research on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingMonkey Posted July 10, 2020 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2020 On 7/7/2020 at 11:13 PM, WmInce said: Nice job, Andy! . . Thanks buddy, wish you'd been along with us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdarza Posted September 5, 2020 Report Share Posted September 5, 2020 What mount are you using.? Rock solid no vibrations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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