To Windsock Village and there abouts.

MAU MAU · Post by **MAU MAU** » Thu Sep 12, 2013 4:56 pm

I decided to visit an airport community called Windsock Village (NH69) in central New Hampshire. A few of my fellow airline pilots live there and they all seem to enjoy surrounding themselves with other airplane enthusiasts.

Here is a basic flight route I flew to get there with a few stops afterwards.

The finely manicured grass runway is lined with a variety of homes and their accompanying hangers.

I soon departed to Laconia airport (KLCI) for a little sightseeing, and then headed to Sanford Airport in Maine (KSFM) for lunch and to meet with the head IA mechanic. I will be installing a JPI-730 engine monitor with every option including carburetor temperature.

The JPI-730 will go below the Garmin CDI in the empty slot.

Spotted this beauty outside of the restaurant.

After lunch I headed back to Portsmouth where I flew over the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. To the left is the southern border of Maine, and to the right is New Hampshire. The shipyard is in the middle.

There were two submarines in the water and two in dry-dock. Can you spot them in the second picture?

I finally landed, cleaned the grass and bugs off the Maule, and put it to bed.

The more I fly it the more I love it!

Thanks for reading!................Rob

crbnunit · Post by **crbnunit** » Thu Sep 12, 2013 8:24 pm

Beautiful grass strip!

AndrewK · Post by **AndrewK** » Fri Sep 13, 2013 6:00 am

Most of the fly-in community grass runways I've been to around here are smoother than public hard surface ones, this one appears to be just as nice. Nice plane and pics!

bobguhr · Post by **bobguhr** » Fri Sep 13, 2013 7:15 am

Thanks for the trip report Mau Mau, keep them coming.
My son and I spent a week in Maine and attended the International Seaplane Fly In in Greenville where we met up with River Buggy and his wife. There were four or five Maules at Stobies Seaplane base but only two competed. A Green M7 235 on straight floats won the short take off competition in it's class beating out a seasoned local pilot and his Cessna 180. NICE! As an FYI the M7 235 also beat out a MT7 260 on straight floats with three blade prop although not by much. Here are some pictures.

Welcome to Greenville, Maine

The green M7 is a 235hp and the red MT7 is a 260hp

The M7 235b beat out the MT7 260 although not by much, piloting technique may have made the difference.

The M7 won the short take off competition in its class beating another Maule and assorted 180's Even out performing the local favorite in his Cessna 180. NICE

Spotted this nice Amphib on the ramp

When we weren't at the fly in we did some exploring and stalked up onto this nice Moose in the NorthWoods

Mountain Doctor · Post by **Mountain Doctor** » Fri Sep 13, 2013 9:12 am

Wonderful pics!

Even though I am from the Northeast I never flew much there, I did not get my PPL/ASES until I lived in California. It seems I missed a LOT of great flying, thanks for sharing!

I used to say nothing looked cooler than a tailwheel Maule on Bushwheels parked on the grass. I take that back. I think the coolest image is a Maule floatplane on a takeoff run!

Nice biplane. A Waco?

MAU MAU · Post by **MAU MAU** » Fri Sep 13, 2013 1:11 pm

For some reason my originally posted pictures and writing shrank.

I tried to enlarge them just now without any luck.

I've got shrinkage!

pilot · Post by **pilot** » Fri Sep 13, 2013 1:37 pm

MAU MAU wrote:For some reason my originally posted pictures and writing shrank.

I tried to enlarge them just now without any luck.

I've got shrinkage!

I always blame this on the water being cold.

Mountain Doctor · Post by **Mountain Doctor** » Fri Sep 13, 2013 1:40 pm

Trust your doctor.

pilot · Post by **pilot** » Fri Sep 13, 2013 1:46 pm

I'm liking my new doctor more and more

Just the trip to Washington is the only downside.

MAU MAU · Post by **MAU MAU** » Fri Sep 13, 2013 1:56 pm

OK, shrinkage fixed, but now I can't leave the house!

Mountain Doctor · Post by **Mountain Doctor** » Fri Sep 13, 2013 2:07 pm

Wow we thread drifted this one like a 20 kt crosswind!

MAU MAU · Post by **MAU MAU** » Fri Sep 13, 2013 3:03 pm

Since this thread now has absolutely nothing to do with the original post, I might as well hijack you Pirates to Paris!

Here we are just prior to departure from Charles De Gaulle last week. I am on the left.

Flyhound · Post by **Flyhound** » Sat Sep 14, 2013 5:02 am

You must suffer from instrument deficit disorder when you climb into the Maule!

MAU MAU · Post by **MAU MAU** » Sat Sep 14, 2013 3:49 pm

Flyhound wrote:You must suffer from instrument deficit disorder when you climb into the Maule!

While the Boeing is a more complicated aircraft as far as systems go, the Garmin GTN 750 and 796 on my Maule are Lightyears ahead as far as navigation is concerned.

Flyhound · Post by **Flyhound** » Sat Sep 14, 2013 4:02 pm

I learned to fly and to sail back when all instruments were pretty primitive. I started before there was LORAN, let alone GPS. Pilots that started their instruction in this modern age of electronics and information availability are spoiled. I find that when I navigate by GPS now, I still route myself between VORs just in case the magic box stops working. Navigating has become infinitely easier, but flying the plane well remains a satisfying challenge.

To Windsock Village and there abouts.

To Windsock Village and there abouts.

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