Will give it a try

I read her articles at first but I found her style had nothing of interest for me. I'll give her one more try.

Bob Axsom
 
I usually don't read her column either, but with an RV-6A in the pic, and the story that follows about it, it's a good read this month... :)
 
Flying Blah!!

I gave up on that publication over 2 years ago. I am not wealthy enough to appreciate what they call aviation. The last straw was when I read an article on "Affordable Flying". The article was exclusively talking about VLJ's that "only" cost 2 million dollars to purchase. I figured at that point I was not in their reader demographic.
 
I agree with you Steve. The only reason I still get it, is because I re-upped my sub two years ago at OSH until Feb. 07. Won't be renewing. Can't stand reading anything from J. Mac. :rolleyes:
 
I'm partial to the August issue

It's about my very cool home airport, Ranchaero. My wife and I are in one of the pictures! OK, part of our heads and my shirt are in one of the pictures. Actually I doubt my own mother would be able to pick me out but it is us honest :D

I have to admit it was a thrill to read about my own stomping ground.
 
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cjensen said:
I usually don't read her column either, but with an RV-6A in the pic, and the story that follows about it, it's a good read this month... :)
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I haven't gotten my issue yet, but I would like to say I am a big Lane Wallace fan. What she does is very difficult. She writes about the joy of flying.

I remember the unbelievable feeling of the early hours of flying my home made airplane. Now it is still very satifying and there is still much wonderment, but it is not quite the same as those first hours.

Lane has to deal with the same sort of thing. She not only has to keep experiencing the joy but has to try to express it well month after month. Not easy. I think about the first year or so her pieces were great, sometimes better than some of the best of Gordon Baxter, whose spiritual place she took.

Since then I think her column has been a little spotty, but I will always read it for the gems she still pulls out.

I'm looking forward to this month's issue.
 
Hugh,

I'm going to have to take a look at that article. I did most of my PPL at Ranchaero. That was 35 years ago. I'm surprised it is still around.

Tracy.
 
I'm going to have to take a look at that article. I did most of my PPL at Ranchaero. That was 35 years ago. I'm surprised it is still around.
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Very cool! It is still owned by the same family. The small hangers were rebuilt about 7 years ago but the 'big' main hanger remains as well as the pilot lounge. It is still surrounded by almond orchards. There is a nice aerial picture so you can see for yourself. It is really a gem of an airport and time capsule of sorts.

Interesting factoid: Lane flew her Grumman Cheetah and her friend Jeff flew his RV-6A. Jeff told me he had to throttle back to keep from loosing her :)

BTW: Lane is a super nice lady!
 
Lane Wallace

Frankly, I think Lane should start building a 9 or ? and write about it now and then. "Flying Mag"....stopped my subscription years ago. Just not relevent.
You see, I , like 99.2% of us don't fly corprate jets or A/Cs with garmin 1000s. But you all have likely noticed flying mag's "new" appriciation for eaa and home builts(well more coverage of late). Could it be there's more home builts registered lately that cert. A/Cs. I dont no?
 
Well "The Little Deuce Coupe" was OK

I read it and I have to say I enjoyed it for the private little insights into the RV world (especially the RV-6A world). From the photo I see it has the late model vertical stabilizer and and "horned" rudder; the fast Sensenich fixed pitch prop (per Van's flight test data); pressure recovery wheel fairings all around; landing/taxi lights in the leading edge; nav(including rear white)/strobe lights hanging out in the breeze; steps; one bent whip com antenna; no nav rabbit ears antenna; no canopy skirt overlap of the fuselage side; two dark spots on the side of the nose gear fairing that are a mystery (tow bar holes?); an interesting rounding of the lower aft canopy skirt corner; tinted canopy; and the most interesting thing, the puckered up round induction port extended out near the prop. The descriptions of Zion and Bryce Canyon National Parks were nice too. I was was told that the large wooden hangar was built during the depression in the 1930s and that this was an airport used by the airmail pilots of that era. It is quiet and peaceful there and there is a mystic feeling about the place.

Thanks for telling about it, I enjoyed the read.

Bob Axsom
 
McFly said:
It's about my very cool home airport, Ranchaero. My wife and I are in one of the pictures! OK, part of our heads and my shirt are in one of the pictures. Actually I doubt my own mother would be able to pick me out but it is us honest :D

I have to admit it was a thrill to read about my own stomping ground.
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Cool. EAA Chapter 90 is planning a flyout to Ranchaero this Saturday. I won't be going because I'm working on my elevators repairing the notorious trailing edge cracks on early RV-4 tails. I have been there before and it is a beautiful airport. Nice walk into town. We ate at some BBQ place on the other side of the college.
 
lorne green said:
Frankly, I think Lane should start building a 9 or ? and write about it now and then. "Flying Mag"....stopped my subscription years ago. Just not relevent.
You see, I , like 99.2% of us don't fly corprate jets or A/Cs with garmin 1000s. But you all have likely noticed flying mag's "new" appriciation for eaa and home builts(well more coverage of late). Could it be there's more home builts registered lately that cert. A/Cs. I dont no?
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I think the experimental movement is going to be driving civil aviation very soon if it is not already. That's why all the big names are starting to come out with something for experimentals. I think they're going to find we are a great platform for innovation.
 
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Did everybody see Lane Wallace's RV story in the Sep issue of FLYING mag? :D
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I finally got my copy today and read Lane's article.

I have wondered forever why there has been a general lack of coverage of RV airplanes in the major aviation magazines. It is almost to the point, around here, of RV's being dominant. I go to a fly-in and they are likely to be the most numerous make, edged out sometimes by Cessna or Piper. But when you read the big mags the airplane is almost never mentioned and certainly not tested or discussed in a respectful way.

So to me that was the biggest deal about this article. Flying magazine had an article with much about the wonderful qualities of an RV. I liked the touch of the quote from the controller, near the end, "The sports car."

I enjoyed seeing the Bryce Canyon Airport photo. During the late 70's I spent many a boring weekend there as a relief flight service specialist. Yep, there was a complete, certified, official FAA Flight Service Station at this airport in the middle of nowhere. You want to talk about nothing to do on your time off? I don't think there was even television in the motel room. Things were a little better when there was a "barn dance" in the pictured old hangar. From the picture it looks like the building where I worked has been torn down.

Then there are the stories I have of trying to get over there from Cedar City, in the winter, before the snowplows ran. Oh, well, another day.
 
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