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John Hauck

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 4639
Location: Titus, Alabama (hauck's holler)

Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 9:08 am Post subject: Flight West Numbers

Thought some may be interested in the numbers of my flight from Titus, Alabama, to the Rock House, Oregon:



-Total distance flown:  1,930.6 sm



-Flight time:  25.6 hours



-Fuel:  140.3 gal



-Average speed:  75.4 mph



-Fuel consumption:  5.5 gph



-Fuel bill (at) 5.70 a gal:  $800.00



Since I have been at the Rock House, I have flown 12.7 hours, burned another 70.0 gal fuel (at) 4.00 a gal, 280.00.



Flying ain't cheap, but it is a lot of fun.  Guess it is worth what I pay for it.



Getting ready for my return flight to Alabama, through Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Alabama.  Hope to make this one in the normal four days, but prepared for what Mother Nature throws at me.



john h

Burns Junction, Oregon

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John Hauck
MKIII/912ULS
hauck's holler
Titus, Alabama

WhiskeyVictor36(at)aol.co
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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 12:02 pm Post subject: Flight West Numbers

John h

  

 That is a beautiful mountain picture you attached.  Got  any more?

 Looks like you got about 13.86 MPG.

  

  Bill Varnes

Original Kolb FireStar

Audubon NJ

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  In a message dated 6/15/2011 1:08:14 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  jhauck(at)elmore.rr.com writes:

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		  -Total    distance flown:  1,930.6 sm



-Fuel:  140.3 gal



    

	


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John Hauck

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 4639
Location: Titus, Alabama (hauck's holler)

Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 1:07 pm Post subject: Flight West Numbers

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		   That is a beautiful mountain picture you attached.  Got  any more?

 Looks like you got about 13.86 MPG.

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 Bill Varnes

 
	




Not very good mileage for a VW, but the environment I was flying in explains my fuel burn.



The first 8 hours of my flight was a headwind, cruising 80 with a ground speed of 50 to 70 mph.



Between Laramie and Rawlins, WY, I got down to 35 mph ground speed at 10.500 feet, and 28F.



My normal average mileage is about 17-18 mpg.



Three more photos of the Owyhee River Canyon south of Rome Station, Oregon, and a shot of Larry Cottrell over the desert between the Owyhee and the Rock House.



Started getting the MKIII loaded and ready to take off for home tomorrow.  Don't want to leave good company, but I have been on the road over three weeks and my chores are waiting for me when I get back to hauck's holler.



john h

mkIII

Burns Junction, Oregon

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John Hauck
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hauck's holler
Titus, Alabama

John Hauck

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
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Location: Titus, Alabama (hauck's holler)

Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 1:11 pm Post subject: Flight West Numbers

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		   That is a beautiful mountain picture you attached.  Got  any more?

 
	


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 Bill Varnes

 
	




Bill:  That photo was of the mountains just east of Brigham City, Utah, home of Boyd Young.



john h

mkIII

Burns Junction, Oregon

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John Hauck
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hauck's holler
Titus, Alabama

slyck(at)frontiernet.net
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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 1:57 pm Post subject: Flight West Numbers

John, looking at your window vent... I'm about ready to cut one and wonder if that is an optimum location as far

as blowing on you.

BB

On 15, Jun 2011, at 5:03 PM, <jhauck(at)elmore.rr.com> wrote:

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> That is a beautiful mountain picture you attached.  Got  any more?

> Looks like you got about 13.86 MPG.

> -

> 

> Bill Varnes

 Not very good mileage for a VW, but the environment I was flying in explains my fuel burn.

 The first 8 hours of my flight was a headwind, cruising 80 with a ground speed of 50 to 70 mph.

 Between Laramie and Rawlins, WY, I got down to 35 mph ground speed at 10.500 feet, and 28F.

 My normal average mileage is about 17-18 mpg.

 Three more photos of the Owyhee River Canyon south of Rome Station, Oregon, and a shot of Larry Cottrell over the desert between the Owyhee and the Rock House.

 Started getting the MKIII loaded and ready to take off for home tomorrow.  Don't want to leave good company, but I have been on the road over three weeks and my chores are waiting for me when I get back to hauck's holler.

 john h

 mkIII

 Burns Junction, Oregon

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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 2:13 pm Post subject: Flight West Numbers

Delighted you finally had a good visit at the Rock House -- you surely paid for it. And thanx for sharing your trip details with all of us.

Great pic! -- where is it? Mountains sure are purty --

Russ K



On Jun 15, 2011, at 1:05 PM, jhauck(at)elmore.rr.com wrote:



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 Thought some may be interested in the numbers of my flight from Titus, Alabama, to the Rock House, Oregon:

 

 -Total distance flown:  1,930.6 sm

 

 -Flight time:  25.6 hours

 

 -Fuel:  140.3 gal

 

 -Average speed:  75.4 mph

 

 -Fuel consumption:  5.5 gph

 

 -Fuel bill (at) 5.70 a gal:  $800.00

 

 Since I have been at the Rock House, I have flown 12.7 hours, burned another 70.0 gal fuel (at) 4.00 a gal, 280.00.

 

 Flying ain't cheap, but it is a lot of fun.  Guess it is worth what I pay for it.

 

 Getting ready for my return flight to Alabama, through Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Alabama.  Hope to make this one in the normal four days, but prepared for what Mother Nature throws at me.

 

 john h

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John Hauck

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 4639
Location: Titus, Alabama (hauck's holler)

Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 3:24 pm Post subject: Flight West Numbers

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		   John, looking at your window vent... I'm about ready to cut one and wonder if that is an optimum location as far

 as blowing on you.

 BB

 
	


Bob B:  For me it is.  The left vent blows on my body or left leg, and the right vent blows under my right leg.



john h

mkIII

Burns Junction, Oregon

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Arty Trost

Joined: 25 May 2006
Posts: 206
Location: Sandy, Oregon

Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 3:53 pm Post subject: Flight West Numbers

John -



Can you be a little more specific about your route home? I'm planning on flying to Oshkosh this summer and looking for a good route across Wyoming. The fellow I'll be flying with is looking at going across southern Idaho, up to Kemmerer, WY, then to Rock Springs, Rawlins, Casper, Gillette, making a side trip to Devil's Tower, and then into South Dakota. Looks like your flight path will take you across southern Wyoming into Nebraska. I'll be very interested in your actual flight route and what you encounter.  Keep us posted!



Arty



www.LessonsFromTheEdge.com/uladventure2009.htm

 

 "Life's a daring adventure or nothing"

                       Helen Keller

 

 "I refuse to tip toe through life just to arrive safely at death."



--- On Wed, 6/15/11, jhauck(at)elmore.rr.com <jhauck(at)elmore.rr.com> wrote:

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From: jhauck(at)elmore.rr.com <jhauck(at)elmore.rr.com>

Subject: Flight West Numbers

To: kolb-list(at)matronics.com

Date: Wednesday, June 15, 2011, 10:05 AM

Thought some may be interested in the numbers of my flight from Titus, Alabama, to the Rock House, Oregon:



-Total distance flown:  1,930.6 sm



-Flight time:  25.6 hours



-Fuel:  140.3 gal



-Average speed:  75.4 mph



-Fuel consumption:  5.5 gph



-Fuel bill (at) 5.70 a gal:  $800.00



Since I have been at the Rock House, I have flown 12.7 hours, burned another 70.0 gal fuel (at) 4.00 a gal, 280.00.



Flying ain't  cheap, but it is a lot of fun.  Guess it is worth what I pay for it.



Getting ready for my return flight to Alabama, through Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Alabama.  Hope to make this one in the normal four days, but prepared for what Mother Nature throws at me.



john h

Burns Junction, Oregon

	
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by0ung(at)q.com
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Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 4:29 pm Post subject: Flight West Numbers

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		   John, looking at your window vent... I'm about ready to cut one and wonder 

 if that is an optimum location as far

 as blowing on you.

 BB


	




in place of the snap in vents i went with something easy and cheep.   i 

located them in the same location that john has.



what i have done is ,  in a straight line,  i drilled a 1 1/4 inch hole, 

then a 3/16 inch pivot hole, then another 1 1/4 inch hole,  with about 1/2 

to 3/4 inch between the holes,



then i cut aprox a 4 inch circle of lexan,   and matched drilled the holes, 

then bolted the 4 inch lexan circle on  inside of the door,  with the holes 

lined up i get  a good air flow,  when the 4 inch cir, is rotated 90 deg, 

so the holes are not in alignment,  there is no air flow,  line the holes up 

a little,  little air,  lined up full, max air.  one of my best mods.



boyd young

John Hauck

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 4639
Location: Titus, Alabama (hauck's holler)

Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2011 5:27 pm Post subject: Flight West Numbers

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		   Can you be a little more specific about your route home?  

 

 Arty

 
	




Arty:



Plan on a visit to Rigby, ID, RON, then south to Alpine, WY.  East through the pass and thread my way through the mountain to Big Piney, and Rawlins to Laramie direct to Goodland, KS.



Generally a challenge to fly the Rockies.  I never stick to a hard flight plan, but am constantly changing and updating my flight plan to suit me based on winds and weather.  Easy to do in flight with a Garmin 196.



Rivers, rail roads, highways.  Rivers are lowest, then rail roads, and finally highways.  Highways usually give you a pretty good forced landing area if you don't get run over.  I have a lot of confidence in the 912 and usually fly direct unless weather forces me to do otherwise.



For me, on long cross country flights, shortest distance is important.



john h

mkIII

Burns Junction, Oregon

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hauck's holler
Titus, Alabama

Dennis Thate

Joined: 18 Nov 2010
Posts: 362

Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 4:35 am Post subject: Re: Flight West Numbers

Awesome & beautiful mountain & high country pictures. Thanks for sharing. 

Safe Flight Home !

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Ozarkflyer

Joined: 19 Jun 2009
Posts: 68
Location: Mtn. View, AR

Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 5:57 am Post subject: Re: Flight West Numbers

John

If you're leaving tomorrow, I probably won't catch you if you come through Mtn. View, AR.  I'll even buy you lunch the next time you come through and I'm here.  I'm heading for Fl. with g-kids Saturday morning.

Have an enjoyable, safe flight home.



Larry Ragan

Mtn. View, AR.

7M2

John Hauck

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
Posts: 4639
Location: Titus, Alabama (hauck's holler)

Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 3:21 pm Post subject: Flight West Numbers

Left the Rock House for Alabama this morning.  Departed with calm winds and landed in Mountain Home, ID, with winds in the low 20's.  Fortunately, they were from the west and I covered a lot of miles at over 100 mph ground speed.



Flew 10 miles south of Sun Valley, ID, landed at Arco but not fuel available.  Made it into Rexburg, ID, tied down for the night after topping off the fuel tank.  My old SF buddy from 1961 was waiting for me when I landed.  Will spend the night with him and his family in Ririe, ID, then head south and east in the morning.  Hope to make it through the Rockies tomorrow and as far as Goodland, KS, before dark.  I can stay in the FBO tomorrow night, then shoot for Neosho, MO, Saturday night.  If all goes well I will be home Sunday afternoon.



The little MKIII and 912ULS continue to impress me with their ability and reliability.  Spent a while at 10,500 feet flying over the Rockies this morning.  OAT was 28F.  Sun on the canopy and comfortable inside the cockpit.



This has been a great trip so far, despite the extended 11 day flight west.  Got my fingers crossed I can do a normal 4 day flight home.



john h

mkIII

Ririe, ID

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MKIII/912ULS
hauck's holler
Titus, Alabama

John Hauck

Joined: 09 Jan 2006
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Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 3:23 pm Post subject: Flight West Numbers

Larry R:



We are bound to meet up one of these days.



Sorry I am going to miss you again on the return flight.



john h

mkIII

Ririe, ID

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MKIII/912ULS
hauck's holler
Titus, Alabama

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Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2011 4:11 pm Post subject: Flight West Numbers

thanks for the report John.  hope you have tailwinds all the way..yes  the Kolb with a 912 makes for a fun airplane to fly...blue skys and safe  flying....jswan

  

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