[simpits-tech] Memory Lane....

[John P. Miguez]

Hey Brian, don't knock the 177 RG.  I was looking at possibly buying one not
to long ago.  They are as fast as a 182 on 200 HP and 12 GPH.  The gutless
wonder was the very first 177A with its 165 HP engine.  All of the RGs had
200 HP engines.

John

----- Original Message -----
From: "Brian Sikkema" <hangr18@hotmail.com>
To: <simpits-tech@simpits.org>
Sent: Monday, December 30, 2002 2:46 PM
Subject: Re: [simpits-tech] Memory Lane....


> Well Chris, I'm FROM Grand Rapids, Michigan, a couple hours north of the
> indiana border and a couple hours east of Lake Michigan. But I spend most
of
> my time going to school at Michigan Technological University in Houghton,
> Michigan.
>
>
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?country=US&addtohistory=&address=&city=
Houghton&state=MI&zipcode=49931&homesubmit=Get+Map
>
> Mapquest, in all its infinite wisdom, has decided that Houghton must
reside
> in Lake Superior, but ignore it. If you zoom out a bit and look to the
> southeast of the red star you should see Houghton. Waaaay up there. The
> canal I spoke about goes across the Keeweenaw peninsula, and is just on
the
> north side of MTU.
>
> The Bell 47 ride was in the Wisconsin Dells, one of those aerial tours, me
> and my dad did that on a family vacation. Lot of fun.
>
> As for what I've flown on, here's about as close as I can remember:
> Cessna 172 Skyhawk - Most of my flight training, including an alternator
> failure on my first solo cross country!
> C-130 - Only a few flights, but a couple of them were fairly long
> Cessna 150 - Only a few flights, but a few too many!
> Cessna 177RG - The Strutless Gutless Wonder, also known as the Cardinal. I
> actually did a bit of work on this plane, helping the dentist my mom
worked
> for restore it. He gave me my first Airplane ride, in his Cessna 150. I
> still remember it clearly... the duct tape on the wings, his door coming
> open on takeoff... fun stuff ;)
> T-1A Jayhawk - High speed low level in a corporate jet! Heheheh.
> DC-3 - Won as a raffle prize this past Memorial day.
> Bell 47 - already covered
> B-1B and T-38 sims - try flying a B-1B low-level using nothing but the
trim
> in REAL life, hehehe.
> I think that's about it, I may have missed something, though, I can never
> remember. Unfortunately a lot of this isn't LOGGABLE, I think I've only
> logged hours in 172s, 150s, and the 38 sim.
>
> As for the T-6A, I'll be sure to give the group a complete rundown on ALL
> the aircraft I end up in ;) Actually, though I might still end up in the
> Tweet. I don't remember the entire phase-in schedual, but I do know that
> Columbus is the last to get the T-6 (seeing as they are first to get the
> T-38C, they've already got a few, even), and they dont get them until
2006,
> I *think*. Seeing as I'll be graduating in 2005, its entirely possible
that
> I might end up being one of the last to fly the -37. Doubtful, though, my
> casual status would probably be long enough that I would still end up with
> the T-6. But its possible.
>
> So thats my sorry life so far.
> Brian
>
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