Last summer my friend Jeff, who owns a Decathlon, decided one airplane isn't enough. So he bought another. A '76 Great Lakes.... nothing to be envious of there, is there...
Beautiful little airplane. He keeps it hangered in Topeka. We drove out there today to bring it back to KC.
The airport in Topeka is old. Here's an old stone hanger no longer in use. It's sad to see something that beautiful run down and left to itself. I hope it gets restored someday.
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And here's the Great Lakes...
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Yours truly strapped into the front pit....
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And off we go. It's a 30-45min flight to KC's Downtown airport. Did some rolls and hammerheads along the way so we didn't get bored
Nothing crazy... G meter never went over 3 or less than zero.
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Because of the lag in my camera, I never could get an inverted shot. Guess I'll need more practice.
Here's the closest I got.... inverted in a barrel roll. In the top right corner you can just see the horizon as a slight blur. Notice the full deflection of the ailerons.
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Turning final onto rwy 19 at the Downtown Airport. KC skyline off to the left of the runway.
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Topped off the tank and put her to bed.
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Overall, a most enjoyable way to waste an afternoon away. Got to help my friend reposition his airplane and got a little stick time for my troubles.
Winner winner... chicken dinner.