Seen on the street in Kyiv.

Words of Advice:

DONALD TRUMP IS A CONVICTED FELON. CASE CLOSED.

"If Something Seems To Be Too Good To Be True, It's Best To Shoot It, Just In Case." -- Fiona Glenanne

“The Mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -- Trump

"Foreign Relations Boil Down to Two Things: Talking With People or Killing Them." -- Unknown

“Speed is a poor substitute for accuracy.” -- Real, no-shit, fortune from a fortune cookie

"Thou Shalt Get Sidetracked by Bullshit, Every Goddamned Time." -- The Ghoul

"If you believe that you are talking to G-d, you can justify anything.” — my Dad

"Colt .45s; putting bad guys in the ground since 1873." -- Unknown

"Stay Strapped or Get Clapped." -- probably not Mr. Rogers

"The Dildo of Karma rarely comes lubed." -- Unknown

"Eck!" -- George the Cat

Karma may sometimes be late to arrive.
But it never loses an address.

Sunday, June 15, 2014

Airplane!

It's been awhile since I've posted an airplane photo, so:

A `77 Cessna Cardinal RG:


You can't see it in the photos, but the airplane has a full set of vortex generators. Apparently, they do work.
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2 comments:

CenterPuke88 said...

Never understood the appeal of the retractable 172/182 types. After seeing the Rube Goldberg contortions the gear usually takes to retract, I didn't see it as worthwhile.

Course, that's my opinion as a low time, fixed gear guy. However, we very rarely see RG's and Cardinals flying around either. The Cirrus is a very popular bird, thou.

6/15/2014 5:51 PM
LRod said...

I have a fair amount of time in both the 172 and 182 RGs. If for no other reason, I liked the added complexity, as it gave me a chance to act more like the professional crews I watched from the jump seat on Fam trips.

I also have some Cardinal time. I got checked out in one in '67, fully ten years before the one pictured was built. That was one I didn't get. The performance was about the same as a 172, so what was the point?

Plus, it had a, gasp!, Lycoming engine. in it. Back in those days virtually all (non-radial) Cessna engines were Continentals. It wasn't until years later that Cessna started using Lycomings, too.

Also flew a Cardinal briefly a year or so later with some ZJX guys who had one in a club.

LRod
ZJX, ORD, ZAU retired

6/15/2014 8:46 PM

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