VintageFlying.com

We get asked some pretty interesting questions.  We will do our best to answer them on this page.  If you don't see an answer to your question, please use the "Contact Us" button and sent it to us.

1. Can the photos and logbook be copied or downloaded?

No, all the content on this website is copyright protected including the Vintage Flying logo, all the photos and the logbook.

2.  What kind of camera do you use to take the photos on the "Photos" page?

Photos were taken with a 36 megapixel Nikon D800 with a Nikkor 28-300 mm vibration reduction (VR) lens.

3.  You refer to "we" in your logbook.  Who is with you?

We fly solo most all of the time.  Pilots respond to Air Traffic Control (ATC) with the pronoun "we" even if they are flying alone.   Charles Lindbergh wrote a book about his historic flight titled "WE."  Perhaps the "we" I refer to includes you.

4.  What is your primary means of navigation and communication?

We use aeronautical charts, a stopwatch and compass backed up by a Garmin 296 GPS.  We have a Icon A23 transceiver radio strapped to the left leg. 

5.  How high can the Piper Cub fly?

We've flown the Cub a number of times just above 9,000 feet above sea level.  It takes a very long time to climb to that altitude.  Generally we look for lift to assist us. 

6. How fast do you fly?

We cruise consistently at 75 miles per hour.  Headwinds and tailwinds effect our ground speed.

7.  Do you follow a rigid flight plan and itinerary?

No we sure don't.  Weather conditions often change our planned route of flight.  We have never completed one of these adventures as planned, but then, that's why they are adventures.

8.  How long does it take to develop your flight plan each year and when do you start your planning?

We generally start the initial planning in January.  We pick destinations that provide for adventure and attempt to find routing that takes us over beautiful and interesting terrain. The planning continues until the day we leave.

9.  Who did your logo artwork?

We used Joe Jones of Artworks Studio Inc.  He combines his passion for aviation and art to produce images that bring the romance of aviation to your heart.  (http://www.artworksstudioinc.com/)

10.  When you land at a small airport at the end of the day, how do you get to a hotel?

Airport Angels are generally there.  I've come to rely on them.