Awesome bday gift! (Flying a piper over Orlando)

[mabupa]

Girlfriend surprised me with tickets to fly around Orlando on a little 1979 pipe Cherokee aircraft. My bday was in December, but took a bit to coordinate with the pilot school. I used to make a living as an avionics technician, so it sure brought back memories seeing all the instruments I used to work on. It was a little windy, but turned out to be a beautiful ride over lake apopka and downtown Orlando. I’ll definitely be back for some more fun! Here are some pics.

 

[Mr Brown]

Awesome day, great pics. She's a keeper......

 

[mabupa]

Awesome day, great pics. She's a keeper......

Thanks! She sure is!

 

[Lodi]

That’s so cool! A unique gift that gave a great experience rather that you’ll remember. Awesome!

 

[Bumblebee]

Pretty cool....looks like you had fun!

 

[mabupa]

That’s so cool! A unique gift that gave a great experience rather that you’ll remember. Awesome!

Thanks Lodi!!

 

[mabupa]

Pretty cool....looks like you had fun!

It was great yellow! I want to do it again soon

 

[Dougyp333]

Glad you had a good time. There is something so cool about being at the controls of a small plane. I spent a some time in a Cherokee 235 (Dakota) as a kid sitting in the copilot seat.

 

[c10]

what FUN!

 

[mabupa]

Glad you had a good time. There is something so cool about being at the controls of a small plane. I spent a some time in a Cherokee 235 (Dakota) as a kid sitting in the copilot seat.

It sure was fun!!!

 

[Slowstang305]

That is an awesome gift! Looks like a blast actually. I'm afraid of heights so not sure how I would survive LOL

 

[Fernman]

Badazz! And your cool too dude.

 

[mabupa]

That is an awesome gift! Looks like a blast actually. I'm afraid of heights so not sure how I would survive LOL

You would be ok. I don’t ride on roller coasters or anything like that, yet this was awesome, even with the rough winds.

 

[Dougyp333]

Glide ratio of a commercial airliner 1 to 1 (1 foot down for every foot forward) thats a 45 degree angle if you loose power. Glide ratio for a small private plane like the one pictured above is around 8-12 to 1 depending on the exact model. I'll take those odds any day.