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Mojave Desert from 8500 ft
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2014 6:41 pm
by cessna170bdriver
As is fairly common on weekends, Joshua Approach cleared us through R-2515 at or above 7000 feet on our way back from Las Vegas last Saturday. In the foreground of the photo below is the largest borax mine in the world, and the largest open pit mine of any kind in California. Closer to the horizon toward the right is Rogers Dry Lake, home to Edwards AFB.
Re: Mojave Desert from 8500 ft
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2014 6:51 pm
by GAHorn
What kind of door-latch system is that?
Re: Mojave Desert from 8500 ft
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2014 7:42 pm
by Ryan Smith
Miles said he'd answer that as soon as you got pictures of your Hatch Latches.
Re: Mojave Desert from 8500 ft
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2014 7:50 pm
by johneeb
And another thing!!! Why the (it looks like) inspection panel around the upper strut mount?
Never mind, after expanding the photo I see the inspection panels are the typical round ones. As Rick Perry says
Geez! talk about thread hi-jack (sorry Miles).
Re: Mojave Desert from 8500 ft
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2014 7:59 pm
by Ryan Smith
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Re: Mojave Desert from 8500 ft
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2014 8:11 pm
by daedaluscan
Hope they gave you plenty of time to get up that high in that hot air:)
Re: Mojave Desert from 8500 ft
Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2014 1:56 am
by cessna170bdriver
gahorn wrote:What kind of door-latch system is that?
George, I seem to remember it being called Sky Catch. I found it in Trade-a-Plane many years ago. It's just a small brass half-hourglass shaped knob that is attached by a single rivet to the existing arm, and engages the spring clip inside the door frame. It holds in winds up to about 15 knots.
Re: Mojave Desert from 8500 ft
Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2014 2:14 am
by cessna170bdriver
daedaluscan wrote:Hope they gave you plenty of time to get up that high in that hot air:)
:0)
Charlie, I know you're joking, but it took 35-40 miles of climbing out of North Las Vegas (KVGT, 2200' elevation and close to 90F) to get to 8500.
Re: Mojave Desert from 8500 ft
Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2014 11:33 am
by rupertjl
ahhh thanks for the pic Miles, I was missing my second home
Re: Mojave Desert from 8500 ft
Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2014 1:47 pm
by edbooth
cessna170bdriver wrote:daedaluscan wrote:Hope they gave you plenty of time to get up that high in that hot air:)
:0)
Charlie, I know you're joking, but it took 35-40 miles of climbing out of North Las Vegas (KVGT, 2200' elevation and close to 90F) to get to 8500.
That will changed when you get that RV-7 flyin' Miles...
Re: Mojave Desert from 8500 ft
Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2014 4:38 pm
by cessna170bdriver
edbooth wrote:cessna170bdriver wrote:daedaluscan wrote:Hope they gave you plenty of time to get up that high in that hot air:)
:0)
Charlie, I know you're joking, but it took 35-40 miles of climbing out of North Las Vegas (KVGT, 2200' elevation and close to 90F) to get to 8500.
That will changed when you get that RV-7 flyin' Miles...
Looking forward to it!
Re: Mojave Desert from 8500 ft
Posted: Tue Jul 15, 2014 3:56 am
by Hawkeyenfo
Looks fun! I have very, very similar pics
Maybe a Vegas weekend flyin is in order!