5) I was at Santa Rosa beach in Florida one time and there was an alligator on the beach and sharks in the gulf. What fun!
10) Not sure what kind of tree that is but hickory trees tend not to have that big central tap root and it makes them really susceptible to being blown over. When hurricaine Opal blew through Atlanta in 95 there were hickory trees down everywhere. On the up side I got a lot of firewood out of it.
IDK where you guys dug Hickory up but a five inch diameter Hickory is a solid two hours with Ford 545 backhoe. The tap root is tough as nails and buried behind a great framework of horizontal roots. young hickory tree may have a taproot that is only a few feet deep, while an older, larger hickory tree can have a taproot that is more than 20 feet deep. Hickory tree taproots are typically wider at the to
6. When that dog wants to stop, it stops. 5. Coincidentally, I had a dream last night that I was trying to train an alligator like you would train a dog, with treats and everything. BTW, anyone in FL want a 1 year old pit bull? Not my dog, and it needs a home. 10. Here in FL, we have water oaks that do that exact thing in every hurricane. Live oaks, which are very similar, don't do it.
It's (I think) a Piper PA-12 Super Cub with brush tires like they use in Alaska doing an extremly short takeoff and it appears that people are working on the runway so it was probably closed. The point is a PA-12 doesn't really need a runway but if that one is closed it's a pilot deviation. Just a guess.
That is a PA-18 Super Cub competing in the Valdez STOL competition and the people on the runway are there to measure the takeoff distance of every takeoff.
2 - Fieseler Storch was used to rescue air crash victims due to its STOL capabilities. Looks a lot like the aircraft pictured, but the nose of the Storch is longer.
That's one of the later Piper Cubs. The Storch had longer landing gear and a longer nose, giving it an ungainly appearance (like a stork, hence the name).
The WWII and earlier models had large openings in the cowling for the cylinder heads of a flat-four engine to stick out into the airstream, but this was changed later, fitting the flat-four into a normal cowling with the air intake only in the front.
The Cubs were pretty similar to the Storch, because both of them were designed to meet the same requirement: carry 2 men and land and take off in a very short space on a field that hadn't had improvements other than removing trees and the larger boulders. Both of them were high wing, single-engine monoplanes with two long struts on each side reaching far out to brace the wings. It's the length of those struts relative to the wings that distinguishes the two Cub and Storch from other non-STOL high braced-wing monoplanes like the Cessna 172, which are designed for smoothed airfields and a normal length of runway.
The Storch also seems to be a little bigger with some extra lift for emergencies compared to the Cub. When the helicopter that was supposed to rescue Mussolini and Otto Skorzeny from a mountaintop broke down, somehow a pilot managed to land a Storch there, then take off and fly with three men in the two seater, even though both of the passengers were large men. I've never heard of anyone trying that with a Cub.
#2 I think that there are folks on the runway with the piper because it is a competition and they are judges measuring how far the plane rolled before getting airborne. They can set down in about the same distance or shorter depending on wind speed
5) I was at Santa Rosa beach in Florida one time and there was an alligator on the beach and sharks in the gulf. What fun!
ReplyDelete10) Not sure what kind of tree that is but hickory trees tend not to have that big central tap root and it makes them really susceptible to being blown over. When hurricaine Opal blew through Atlanta in 95 there were hickory trees down everywhere. On the up side I got a lot of firewood out of it.
If you're in Florida, there are gators in the fresh water. And there are always sharks in the salt water. You may find both in brackish water.
DeleteAnd don't forget about the crocodiles in the south of Florida.
DeleteMikey: #10 looks like a Maple, but it's the same deal, no tap root.
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IDK where you guys dug Hickory up but a five inch diameter Hickory is a solid two hours with Ford 545 backhoe. The tap root is tough as nails and buried behind a great framework of horizontal roots.
Deleteyoung hickory tree may have a taproot that is only a few feet deep, while an older, larger hickory tree can have a taproot that is more than 20 feet deep. Hickory tree taproots are typically wider at the to
It's a watered lawn, didn't have to send down deep roots to find water. Typical urban suburban problem. Also trees by creeks and rivers.
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4. And now for something completely different.
ReplyDeletehttps://m.youtube.com/watch?v=T8XeDvKqI4E
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6. When that dog wants to stop, it stops.
ReplyDelete5. Coincidentally, I had a dream last night that I was trying to train an alligator like you would train a dog, with treats and everything. BTW, anyone in FL want a 1 year old pit bull? Not my dog, and it needs a home.
10. Here in FL, we have water oaks that do that exact thing in every hurricane. Live oaks, which are very similar, don't do it.
#3 - What a pussy-you only need to worry about a mantis if it's a female & you're its mate.
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They will still bite you. It happened to a friend.
DeleteYeah, poor mantis prolly died of AIDS, too.
DeleteI liked these as I usually do
ReplyDeleteNot getting #2? Can someone explain
ReplyDeleteShort Takeoff (STOL) competition.
DeleteIt's (I think) a Piper PA-12 Super Cub with brush tires like they use in Alaska doing an extremly short takeoff and it appears that people are working on the runway so it was probably closed. The point is a PA-12 doesn't really need a runway but if that one is closed it's a pilot deviation. Just a guess.
DeleteI see. It's a competition. I didn't get why the people were out there. Cool.
DeleteThat is a PA-18 Super Cub competing in the Valdez STOL competition and the people on the runway are there to measure the takeoff distance of every takeoff.
Delete2 - Fieseler Storch was used to rescue air crash victims due to its STOL capabilities. Looks a lot like the aircraft pictured, but the nose of the Storch is longer.
ReplyDeletehttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1946_C-53_Skytrooper_crash_on_the_Gauli_Glacier
That's one of the later Piper Cubs. The Storch had longer landing gear and a longer nose, giving it an ungainly appearance (like a stork, hence the name).
DeleteThe WWII and earlier models had large openings in the cowling for the cylinder heads of a flat-four engine to stick out into the airstream, but this was changed later, fitting the flat-four into a normal cowling with the air intake only in the front.
The Cubs were pretty similar to the Storch, because both of them were designed to meet the same requirement: carry 2 men and land and take off in a very short space on a field that hadn't had improvements other than removing trees and the larger boulders. Both of them were high wing, single-engine monoplanes with two long struts on each side reaching far out to brace the wings. It's the length of those struts relative to the wings that distinguishes the two Cub and Storch from other non-STOL high braced-wing monoplanes like the Cessna 172, which are designed for smoothed airfields and a normal length of runway.
The Storch also seems to be a little bigger with some extra lift for emergencies compared to the Cub. When the helicopter that was supposed to rescue Mussolini and Otto Skorzeny from a mountaintop broke down, somehow a pilot managed to land a Storch there, then take off and fly with three men in the two seater, even though both of the passengers were large men. I've never heard of anyone trying that with a Cub.
#2 I think that there are folks on the runway with the piper because it is a competition and they are judges measuring how far the plane rolled before getting airborne. They can set down in about the same distance or shorter depending on wind speed
ReplyDeleteAlaska airmen have a lottery for a cub every year. This year’s will be happening within the next few days if you feel lucky
ReplyDeletePardon me, raffle may 5th. PA-18 super cub
ReplyDelete#2 - I've been watching videos of these bush plane competitions for years. Very cool shit.
ReplyDelete#3 dude is a whimp...
#4 - HOLY MACKEREL!!!
#3 You never want a praying mantis to get a hold of your head.
ReplyDeleteI’m thinking big red mama didn’t do well in physics class.
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