Seen on the street in Kyiv.

Words of Advice:

"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?” -- The TOFF *

"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

* "TOFF" = Treasonous Orange Fat Fuck,
"FOFF" = Felonious Old Fat Fuck,
"COFF" = Convicted Old Felonious Fool,
A/K/A Commandante (or Cadet) Bone Spurs,
A/K/A El Caudillo de Mar-a-Lago, A/K/A the Asset,
A/K/A P01135809, A/K/A Dementia Donnie, A/K/A Felon^34,
A/K/A Dolt-45, A/K/A Don Snoreleone

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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