The infamous window picture

tmbg · Post by **tmbg** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 11:10 am

By popular request

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 11:12 am

WOW! Great job keeping your head, and arriving to a happy ending!

tmbg · Post by **tmbg** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 11:15 am

afterall, what's the first thing on the emergency checklist, when things start falling off the airplane and charts are blowing around the cockpit?

GRAB THE CAMERA!

Really though, I'm so lucky it didn't take the tail off!

tshort · Post by **tshort** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 4:06 pm

How about the story? I think I missed it somehow!

T.

tmbg · Post by **tmbg** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 4:34 pm

Thomas,

my cherokee came up in conversation an awful lot last week

This particular story is that I was flying home from Ocala on January 2nd, and when I was about 2 miles south of KATL, 5500' over the top in the Bravo, my left window cracked across from the vent to the edge. The slipstream got underneath the window and pulled the majority out, as you can see in the picture.

It got cold and noisy, but otherwise seemed to be ok. I told the atlanta controller that I lost a window, and he said 'The whole window?! Say intentions'

I told him I was alright and that I wanted to continue home. He cleared me on course. When I switched over to RYY Tower, the tower controller was asking a jet to extend his downwind so he could get me in a little quicker, said something along the lines of "Sorry, we have a cherokee inbound with a problem, he's lost a window and I want to get him on the ground as quickly as possible."

I landed and parked it in front of the FBO instead of in my usual spot, and told them what had happened and asked if they'd hangar the plane for me; I didn't want it getting rained in and radios stolen, etc. They hangared it for me at no charge for a couple nights until my mechanic hauled it over and replaced all four side windows for me to the tune of $1500.

Airplanes are expensive!

Post by **Spike** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 5:50 pm

Wow dude, you weren't lying. Though, I still dont know if I will believe 118 kts.

tmbg · Post by **tmbg** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 6:27 pm

that's ok, I have that sorted as well

This was taken sunday evening on the leg from Pittsburgh to Atlanta.

click for the big readable version!

prestwich · Post by **prestwich** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 6:55 pm

tch tch. no fair reading knots on your com radio.

tmbg · Post by **tmbg** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 7:05 pm

bwahaha, good one!

smithhb · Post by **smithhb** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 9:06 pm

Hey Ian,

I got my instrument rating at AeroAtlanta. Are you a member of EAA268?

spikescopilot · Post by **spikescopilot** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 9:44 pm

tmbg wrote:that's ok, I have that sorted as well

Ok, I'm obviously not a pilot -- but that looks like 100kts to me. What am I missing here? Am I supposed to read the outside of the dial thingy instead of the inside?

tmbg · Post by **tmbg** » Tue Jul 31, 2007 11:58 pm

yea, that's an ASI that reads true airspeed. You set the indicated altitude against the indicated outside air temp in the window at the top, and the white card at the bottom reads True Airspeed. At 10,500', indicated airspeed is quite a bit lower than True.

I have the picture of the OAT at 0C if anyone wants to get THAT nitpicky about it

Womack2005 · Post by **Womack2005** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 7:44 am

Nice picture - isn't Photoshop great!

Just kidding

So what is up with the requested/denied N number? Also, was 500KC the existing number on the Piper or did you pick that?

tmbg · Post by **tmbg** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 9:25 am

I had picked 77WW, liked it a lot. It was listed as available, was assigned to an aircraft that was destroyed, so I paid for it, and I got a letter in the mail saying that it was unavailable. Now I get to pick something all over again. I have a hard time choosing

500KC was assigned by the previous owners. They also painted it, thank god hehe:

now:

Post by **Spike** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 9:26 am

Out of curiosity when was the last time your pitot static system was checked?

tmbg · Post by **tmbg** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 9:29 am

smithhb wrote:Hey Ian,

I got my instrument rating at AeroAtlanta. Are you a member of EAA268?

Yeah, I am!

tmbg · Post by **tmbg** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 9:31 am

Spike wrote:Out of curiosity when was the last time your pitot static system was checked?

I believe last august. My mechanic owns my logbooks right now, so I can't tell ya for sure

Post by **Spike** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 9:35 am

Well, Guess Ill concede the victory, especially since you have a power flow. Enjoy it while it lasts

And what do you mean that your mechanic "owns" your log books?

John

tmbg · Post by **tmbg** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 9:55 am

I owe him money. He generally hangs onto logbooks til his books balance. I guess I can't blame him there!

Post by **Spike** » Wed Aug 01, 2007 10:01 am

Got it. That makes sense. After all, it must have cost you a good penny getting that booster rocket installed.