Batmaule and I did a little touring around SC Ak to get a little time on the birds and brush up our skills a bit, we both wanted to see some new ground so we made a big loop through the Talkeetnas and down into Talkeetna for a little rest stop. Then ran across the front range of the Alaska Range south of Denali and hit a few new landing spots. It was a lot of fun and amazing scenery right out our back yards, we both agreed we live a pretty blessed life in a pretty special place! Enjoy the pics...
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Paul and I hit some ridges west of Chelatna Lake, don't know the name of them...the rest of the spots were mainly known landing areas, we did look at a couple Cub type strips and a few spots that I've landed with the Cub in the Talkeetnas but I'm not quite ready to go all in yet, I'm trying to be conservative and not get in over my head on something with the Maule, I'm fortunate that I can explore new areas with the Cub so I'll save my serious exploring for that bird!
But it sure is sweet to bomb around and cover ground with the Maule. We noticed Pauls M6 with the same wing and same engine was about 3-4 mph faster with the same engine settings, and he burned a little less fuel, but I'm still learning my leaning process and have been reluctant to run LOP, the more I read about it the more I like the sound of it so will start trying that more. Pauls plane also performs a little better, he's definitely off the ground quicker, partly technique and partly airplane performance I think.
I sure wish I could go do that every day, can't get much more fun than that!
But it sure is sweet to bomb around and cover ground with the Maule. We noticed Pauls M6 with the same wing and same engine was about 3-4 mph faster with the same engine settings, and he burned a little less fuel, but I'm still learning my leaning process and have been reluctant to run LOP, the more I read about it the more I like the sound of it so will start trying that more. Pauls plane also performs a little better, he's definitely off the ground quicker, partly technique and partly airplane performance I think.
I sure wish I could go do that every day, can't get much more fun than that!
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