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Beautiful day to day altho it started out at 60F which is 10 degrees below 0 for a Floridian... So I had done some carb work, changed the oil, and new spark plugs and wanted to test em out. Pre-heated the engine to 70F. It starts much easier when pre-heated. Got to RWY 36 just in front of a 737 so called ready and beat him in the air. Don't want to see what the turbulence is like behind that thing. Had to level off a bit to keep under the 1200' Class B ring and I see my speed went a bit high (194 mph) before I cleared the ring. 
Flew for about an hour, talking on the ham radio. I slow down to minimum speed to save fuel and just loitered at 5500' about 150 mph. It was 15% humidity up there! Wow. Then I headed back home. The airport was pretty quiet so I just left my speed up (167 MPH on Final). I expected the tower to say something but they are used to C130's, 737's and biz jets so they didn't seem to care. Squeaker landing and uneventful taxi back. 30 years back the speed limit was 180 mph at a controlled airport. I buzzed through at 190+, then landed at KSPG and told the hangar bunch that I had just busted the speed limit over KPIE. That started a huge argument and forced the old timers to look up the regs. I think it's 200 knots now. I think they raised it to upset me.
Mike Dwyer Q200 N3QP
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Jay Scheevel
Nice report, Mike. Just curious, what do you estimate your GW is on this flight today? Cheers, Jay
From: main@Q-List.groups.io <main@Q-List.groups.io> On Behalf Of Mike Dwyer Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2021 1:14 PM To: Q_List <Q-List@groups.io> Subject: [Q-List] Flight report Beautiful day to day altho it started out at 60F which is 10 degrees below 0 for a Floridian... So I had done some carb work, changed the oil, and new spark plugs and wanted to test em out. Pre-heated the engine to 70F. It starts much easier when pre-heated. Got to RWY 36 just in front of a 737 so called ready and beat him in the air. Don't want to see what the turbulence is like behind that thing. Had to level off a bit to keep under the 1200' Class B ring and I see my speed went a bit high (194 mph) before I cleared the ring. 
Flew for about an hour, talking on the ham radio. I slow down to minimum speed to save fuel and just loitered at 5500' about 150 mph. It was 15% humidity up there! Wow. Then I headed back home. The airport was pretty quiet so I just left my speed up (167 MPH on Final). I expected the tower to say something but they are used to C130's, 737's and biz jets so they didn't seem to care. Squeaker landing and uneventful taxi back. 30 years back the speed limit was 180 mph at a controlled airport. I buzzed through at 190+, then landed at KSPG and told the hangar bunch that I had just busted the speed limit over KPIE. That started a huge argument and forced the old timers to look up the regs. I think it's 200 knots now. I think they raised it to upset me.
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Good to hear your report Mike! I want your speed!! May I ask what kind of carb work did you do? Thanks
Mike Neidenthal Q200. N200QK
On Nov 16, 2021, at 12:19 PM, Jay Scheevel <jay@...> wrote:
Nice report, Mike. Just curious, what do you estimate your GW is on this flight today? Cheers, Jay From: main@Q-List.groups.io <main@Q-List.groups.io> On Behalf Of Mike Dwyer
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2021 1:14 PM
To: Q_List <Q-List@groups.io>
Subject: [Q-List] Flight report Beautiful day to day altho it started out at 60F which is 10 degrees below 0 for a Floridian... So I had done some carb work, changed the oil, and new spark plugs and wanted to test em out. Pre-heated the engine to 70F. It starts much easier when pre-heated. Got to RWY 36 just in front of a 737 so called ready and beat him in the air. Don't want to see what the turbulence is like behind that thing. Had to level off a bit to keep under the 1200' Class B ring and I see my speed went a bit high (194 mph) before I cleared the ring. 
Flew for about an hour, talking on the ham radio. I slow down to minimum speed to save fuel and just loitered at 5500' about 150 mph. It was 15% humidity up there! Wow. Then I headed back home. The airport was pretty quiet so I just left my speed up (167 MPH on Final). I expected the tower to say something but they are used to C130's, 737's and biz jets so they didn't seem to care. Squeaker landing and uneventful taxi back. 30 years back the speed limit was 180 mph at a controlled airport. I buzzed through at 190+, then landed at KSPG and told the hangar bunch that I had just busted the speed limit over KPIE. That started a huge argument and forced the old timers to look up the regs. I think it's 200 knots now. I think they raised it to upset me.
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640 empty, 12 gal fuel = 72 lbs, 20 lb ballast, me = 174, so 906lb roughly.
On Tue, Nov 16, 2021 at 3:19 PM Jay Scheevel < jay@...> wrote: Nice report, Mike. Just curious, what do you estimate your GW is on this flight today? Cheers, Jay Beautiful day to day altho it started out at 60F which is 10 degrees below 0 for a Floridian... So I had done some carb work, changed the oil, and new spark plugs and wanted to test em out. Pre-heated the engine to 70F. It starts much easier when pre-heated. Got to RWY 36 just in front of a 737 so called ready and beat him in the air. Don't want to see what the turbulence is like behind that thing. Had to level off a bit to keep under the 1200' Class B ring and I see my speed went a bit high (194 mph) before I cleared the ring. 
Flew for about an hour, talking on the ham radio. I slow down to minimum speed to save fuel and just loitered at 5500' about 150 mph. It was 15% humidity up there! Wow. Then I headed back home. The airport was pretty quiet so I just left my speed up (167 MPH on Final). I expected the tower to say something but they are used to C130's, 737's and biz jets so they didn't seem to care. Squeaker landing and uneventful taxi back. 30 years back the speed limit was 180 mph at a controlled airport. I buzzed through at 190+, then landed at KSPG and told the hangar bunch that I had just busted the speed limit over KPIE. That started a huge argument and forced the old timers to look up the regs. I think it's 200 knots now. I think they raised it to upset me.
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Jay Scheevel
That’s great weight, Mike. A nice ship for sure. Cheers, Jay
From: main@Q-List.groups.io <main@Q-List.groups.io> On Behalf Of Mike Dwyer Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2021 1:37 PM To: main@q-list.groups.io Subject: Re: [Q-List] Flight report 640 empty, 12 gal fuel = 72 lbs, 20 lb ballast, me = 174, so 906lb roughly.
On Tue, Nov 16, 2021 at 3:19 PM Jay Scheevel <jay@...> wrote: Nice report, Mike. Just curious, what do you estimate your GW is on this flight today? Cheers, Jay Beautiful day to day altho it started out at 60F which is 10 degrees below 0 for a Floridian... So I had done some carb work, changed the oil, and new spark plugs and wanted to test em out. Pre-heated the engine to 70F. It starts much easier when pre-heated. Got to RWY 36 just in front of a 737 so called ready and beat him in the air. Don't want to see what the turbulence is like behind that thing. Had to level off a bit to keep under the 1200' Class B ring and I see my speed went a bit high (194 mph) before I cleared the ring. 
Flew for about an hour, talking on the ham radio. I slow down to minimum speed to save fuel and just loitered at 5500' about 150 mph. It was 15% humidity up there! Wow. Then I headed back home. The airport was pretty quiet so I just left my speed up (167 MPH on Final). I expected the tower to say something but they are used to C130's, 737's and biz jets so they didn't seem to care. Squeaker landing and uneventful taxi back. 30 years back the speed limit was 180 mph at a controlled airport. I buzzed through at 190+, then landed at KSPG and told the hangar bunch that I had just busted the speed limit over KPIE. That started a huge argument and forced the old timers to look up the regs. I think it's 200 knots now. I think they raised it to upset me.
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I have got to fly up there and go for a ride!!
On Nov 16, 2021, at 3:19 PM, Jay Scheevel <jay@...> wrote:
Nice report, Mike. Just curious, what do you estimate your GW is on this flight today? Cheers, Jay From: main@Q-List.groups.io <main@Q-List.groups.io> On Behalf Of Mike Dwyer
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2021 1:14 PM
To: Q_List <Q-List@groups.io>
Subject: [Q-List] Flight report Beautiful day to day altho it started out at 60F which is 10 degrees below 0 for a Floridian... So I had done some carb work, changed the oil, and new spark plugs and wanted to test em out. Pre-heated the engine to 70F. It starts much easier when pre-heated. Got to RWY 36 just in front of a 737 so called ready and beat him in the air. Don't want to see what the turbulence is like behind that thing. Had to level off a bit to keep under the 1200' Class B ring and I see my speed went a bit high (194 mph) before I cleared the ring. <image001.jpg> Flew for about an hour, talking on the ham radio. I slow down to minimum speed to save fuel and just loitered at 5500' about 150 mph. It was 15% humidity up there! Wow. Then I headed back home. The airport was pretty quiet so I just left my speed up (167 MPH on Final). I expected the tower to say something but they are used to C130's, 737's and biz jets so they didn't seem to care. Squeaker landing and uneventful taxi back. 30 years back the speed limit was 180 mph at a controlled airport. I buzzed through at 190+, then landed at KSPG and told the hangar bunch that I had just busted the speed limit over KPIE. That started a huge argument and forced the old timers to look up the regs. I think it's 200 knots now. I think they raised it to upset me.
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Frankenbird Vern
That is funny Mike.. 10 below.. and smelling burning kerosene is not fun in anyones' book. Poo! I bet the paying customers in the airliner were really interested in the
odd little critter ahead of them. 🙂
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From: main@Q-List.groups.io <main@Q-List.groups.io> on behalf of Jay Scheevel <jay@...>
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2021 2:39 PM
To: main@Q-List.groups.io <main@Q-List.groups.io>
Subject: Re: [Q-List] Flight report
That’s great weight, Mike. A nice ship for sure.
Cheers,
Jay
From: main@Q-List.groups.io <main@Q-List.groups.io> On Behalf Of Mike Dwyer
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2021 1:37 PM
To: main@q-list.groups.io
Subject: Re: [Q-List] Flight report
640 empty, 12 gal fuel = 72 lbs, 20 lb ballast, me = 174, so 906lb roughly.
On Tue, Nov 16, 2021 at 3:19 PM Jay Scheevel <jay@...> wrote:
Nice report, Mike. Just curious, what do you estimate your GW is on this flight today?
Cheers,
Jay
Beautiful day to day altho it started out at 60F which is 10 degrees below 0 for a Floridian...
So I had done some carb work, changed the oil, and new spark plugs and wanted to test em out. Pre-heated the engine to 70F. It starts much easier when pre-heated. Got to RWY 36 just in front of a 737 so called ready and beat him in the air. Don't want to
see what the turbulence is like behind that thing. Had to level off a bit to keep under the 1200' Class B ring and I see my speed went a bit high (194 mph) before I cleared the ring.
Flew for about an hour, talking on the ham radio. I slow down to minimum speed to save fuel and just loitered at 5500' about 150 mph. It was 15% humidity up there! Wow. Then I headed back home. The airport was pretty quiet so I just left my speed up (167
MPH on Final). I expected the tower to say something but they are used to C130's, 737's and biz jets so they didn't seem to care. Squeaker landing and uneventful taxi back.
30 years back the speed limit was 180 mph at a controlled airport. I buzzed through at 190+, then landed at KSPG and told the hangar bunch that I had just busted the speed limit over KPIE. That started a huge argument and forced the old timers to look up
the regs. I think it's 200 knots now. I think they raised it to upset me.
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Richard Thomson
Mike great report.
Is your middle name Larry ? :-)
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On 16/11/2021 20:36, Mike Dwyer wrote:
640 empty, 12 gal fuel = 72 lbs, 20 lb ballast, me
= 174, so 906lb roughly.
On Tue, Nov 16, 2021 at 3:19
PM Jay Scheevel < jay@...>
wrote:
Nice report, Mike. Just curious, what
do you estimate your GW is on this flight today?
Cheers,
Jay
Beautiful day to day altho it
started out at 60F which is 10 degrees below 0 for a
Floridian...
So I had done some carb work,
changed the oil, and new spark plugs and wanted to
test em out. Pre-heated the engine to 70F. It
starts much easier when pre-heated. Got to RWY 36
just in front of a 737 so called ready and beat him
in the air. Don't want to see what the turbulence
is like behind that thing. Had to level off a bit
to keep under the 1200' Class B ring and I see my
speed went a bit high (194 mph) before I cleared the
ring.
Flew for about an
hour, talking on the ham radio. I
slow down to minimum speed to save
fuel and just loitered at 5500' about
150 mph. It was 15% humidity up
there! Wow. Then I headed back
home. The airport was pretty quiet so
I just left my speed up (167 MPH on
Final). I expected the tower to say
something but they are used to C130's,
737's and biz jets so they didn't seem
to care. Squeaker landing and
uneventful taxi back.
30 years back the
speed limit was 180 mph at a
controlled airport. I buzzed through
at 190+, then landed at KSPG and told
the hangar bunch that I had just
busted the speed limit over KPIE.
That started a huge argument and
forced the old timers to look up the
regs. I think it's 200 knots now. I
think they raised it to upset me.
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