Happy Birthday Oldtimer

[horsepower 24]

Hey Happy Birthday Joey, Hope you have the day off.Go do something fun and have one on me. Randy

[akflyer 1427]

Happy Birthday Mr. Hope ya get some time in the bird today.

:bday::BC:

[Av8r3400 1178]

Sorry I missed, it Joey.

Happy belated birthday.

[C5Engineer 1170]

Thanks guys!!! I went out to the airport and it was blowin 15 knots right down the pipe. I had 6 gallons on board so went out to play in the pattern. I was playing with flap settings and really working on getting in short. My groundspeed was around 22mph on touchdown. I stopped on top of the numbers 3 or 4 times it was a blast. I was doing a stop and go in about 100ft. For takeoff I was pulling on full flaps and going full down elevator. Tail would come instantly with the throttle...count one...two... pull and she was flying. Even with a takeoff like that a climb at 50mph hanging on the prop was yielding 1200fpm.....God I love these airplanes!! I got several comments from guys in the run up area watching on the CTAF. I got tired of beating on my tires so landed between the rwy and taxiway in the rough a few times and called it a day. Not bad for a Bday flight... 8 landings in a 0.5

Thanks again...

Joey