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Old 05-03-2014, 07:46 AM
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Bill.....where did that data display come from that is right of the aerial view of the flight, and, secondly how did you display the flight profile?

Was your flight plan IFR?

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The others have answered the first part of your question.

To display the images is use the "Snipping Tool" found in Windows 7 (and 8?) to grab a section of the screen. The screen grabs are saved to my computer and then loaded to a Picasaweb folder with the appropriate permissions to allow everyone to see them. Next, I view the image in Pacasaweb and right click on it and select "Properties". From the pop-up window I highlight and copy the file name, along with the url where it is located. Next I use the img and /img tags inside of square brackets to display the images in my post. Hit the "Quote" button on the first post of this thread and you will see what I'm talking about.
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Old 05-03-2014, 07:55 AM
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As already mentioned, if you have a flightplan ATC will enter you in the system. I haven't filed a flight plan in close to 30 years but usually request Flight Following on longer trips.

If ATC is not busy, they will stay with me the entire trip, unless I go below their coverage ability, which has happened to me.

If you filed a flight plan, they will do their best to keep track of you.

It is my impression that ATC likes to have you on FF because then they know what you are going to do and it makes it easier to route planes around you. In my case they vectored me around an MOA that went Hot after I was airborne. (You can see the two little kinks in my flight path as I angled away from the MOA and then turned on course.
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Old 05-03-2014, 10:06 AM
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I didn't know flightaware.com recorded VFR flights that were filed with a flight plan and those just requesting flight following. This is a great way for your significant other to keep track of your progress. Knowledge is power as they say.

It will take me a while to learn how to imbed those images in a post. Lots of geeky goblygook there. In the meantime hand me the slide rule.

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Old 05-03-2014, 01:23 PM
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One other thing Jim, at 15.5 I was VFR with 30+ miles visibility and the smoothest air I think I have ever flown in. The only bumps were my landing.
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Old 05-03-2014, 05:55 PM
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Bill nice post. You flew pretty much right over my house . You are correct that ATL does not like VFR traffic. Over the past 15 years I've noticed that their attitude (no pun intended) towards VFR traffic has gotten worse. I use to fly down to my house in Destin, FL and go over ATL airport at 5500 feet but the past 8 times they have not cleared me into Class Bravo at that altitude so I just go around and under it. But I think once your are up and they are handed the traffic they generally do okay with it... even if they don't like it.
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Old 05-03-2014, 06:15 PM
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Very nice Bill. I just flew from WI to FL in 5hrs, 20 minutes. 30-50kt tailwind all the way. I cruised down at 11.5k most of the way and at one point had to climb to 13.5 to clear some cloud tops (by 1000' of course ). Flying my -9 at high altitude is a complete non-event. It just does it! Of course, it was a bit sluggish as my wife packed about 6 bags (including a clothes iron??). Got into some wx south of JAX and ADSB WX was spot on with precip depiction. Even greased a few landings. Gotta love it, now just chillin waiting for some Florida sun tomorrow! Hope the Pompanos are biting!

I go over the top of ORD, and ATL all the time. Was over ORD today. I almost never talk to them. They always interrupt my music!
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Old 05-03-2014, 06:28 PM
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Bill nice post. ... You are correct that ATL does not like VFR traffic. ...
Thanks!

A few years back I picked my father-in-law up in Chattanooga and flew to one of the airparks south of ATL. Being a conscious pilot I contacted ATL approach and got a squawk and flight following. Next thing I knew the started routing me me miles out of the way. When I realized what was going on I cancelled FF and went on course, forcing them to move traffic around me.

While that sounds rather callous, I was well under the Class Bravo and away from the traffic flow.

Then a funny thing happened, they asked to keep me on FF but turned me right towards my destination. Go figure.
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Old 05-03-2014, 06:29 PM
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Great post Bill. Seeing a range of numbers and performance for the high flights helps in planning for the future.
I tried to outclimb some cumulus clouds out West last week (near Grand Canyon) Got to 16K in the 9A but it was clear they were taller than they looked from below. Gave up and went under at 9500.
Good to know the 9 likes to cruise there.
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Old 05-05-2014, 07:25 AM
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Tried my oxygen yesterday and went to 16.5. The oxygen worked fine and the airplane flew great. Still had climb performance. 84 degree day here in Florida and I had to turn the heat on. Got a very short period Dutch Roll that Bill talked about. I don't consider this a sweet spot for performance unless it is for a tailwind. True speed was a little down but @ 150 kts fuel burn was good @ 5.8gph.




Takes a little used to getting down from this altitude. I started down about sixty miles out and I should have been more like 80.
I did not want to get in anybodies way so I talked with Jax. Center and it was funny having them call out all the airline traffic.
No C-172's at this altitude.
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Old 05-05-2014, 08:25 AM
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Bill great post. A little thing I disagree with is nothing to see from the top of VFR altitude
A lot of interesting things over the Rockies and Maine. Once upon a time in the West I was so fascinated with the scenery and missed huge updraft. If you conservatively add two thousand feet to this alt reading you would know what I am talking about. ATC was watching too





Yesterday en route to KFFA First Flight I barely got out of beating only here. I wish I got my bottle there could easy gain 10 more knots






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