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05-05-2009, 07:13 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Taylorsville, GA
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Perfect flying, if only...
Ah, the joys of a lush green grass runway. A cool spring evening. Still, calm air.
Except for the one issue that may keep me from getting the RV out tonight...
This is our runway last night. Almost 3.5 inches of rain yesterday. Like I said, otherwise it was a nice nice to fly.
Maybe a little canoeing, instead. 
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Jeff Rhodes - Taylorsville, GA
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05-05-2009, 07:30 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Pennsylvania
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you need floats!
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05-05-2009, 07:48 AM
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Location: Huskerland, USA
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That is definately a "No Fly Day".
Did you issue a NOTAM?
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05-05-2009, 08:15 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Taylorsville, GA
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NOTAM - Runway is condition is unverified. Use at your own risk. Standing water may be present. Surface may be soft and unstable.
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Jeff Rhodes - Taylorsville, GA
RV-9, 7 - going fast
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05-05-2009, 09:18 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Rockford, IL
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Your photos immediately reminded me that hydroplaning can occur at a speed of 9 times the square root of your tire pressure. In this case, I don't think it matters, though...
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Northern Illinois
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05-05-2009, 10:22 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: North Central TX, via Taylorsville, GA
Posts: 87
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Didn't Bill Woods land his ultralight on that runway when it looked about like that one time.....? If my memory serves, he got VERY wet!
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05-05-2009, 10:48 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Dallas
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Skis?
Floats may be overkill, skis could be rigged up pretty quick. They are brought up on here with regularity in the winter......
Is Lake Lanier filled up yet?
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RV-8 "Free Bird" ECI O-360, Hartzell BAFP, All the cool stuff I can find......
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05-05-2009, 11:01 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Taylorsville, GA
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All our lakes are filled over the top - except Lanier. Too many Atlantans and South Alabama snail darters drinking out of it, I guess!
If you look closely in the picture, you'll see that there as actually a current on some portions of the runway. Land upstream, I suppose! 
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Jeff Rhodes - Taylorsville, GA
RV-9, 7 - going fast
BC-12D - going slow
jrhodes@v1salesmgt.com
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05-06-2009, 11:29 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Taylorsville, Ga
Posts: 797
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Water on the runway
I actually saw a 172 land on that field with about as much water. The landing looked like a roostertail from a boat . The turn around and take off was aborted when he recognized that the 172 just wasn't going to over come the drag of that water. The 172 remained in the hanger overnight.
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