Flying Vancouver island

m5210guy · Post by **m5210guy** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 6:08 am

https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j&q= ... gemGeeGQiA

Here"s a link to a video we made a couple of years ago . It's a bit long but some of you might enjoy it .

Flyhound · Post by **Flyhound** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 8:29 am

That is stunningly beautiful terrain, but it looks extremely unforgiving. Did your engine go on auto-rough as soon as you left farm fields and easy emergency landing sites behind? I've sailed as far north as Hot Springs Cove, but no further. I do need to revisit that coastline! Thanks for sharing this.

Flyhound · Post by **Flyhound** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 8:35 am

By the way, what size tires are you using? They don't look any larger than 8.5 X 6. Any worries about landing on the sand? How about the engine in the Maule? Was this a 235 hp model?

pilot · Post by **pilot** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 11:35 am

Flyhound, I'm going way out on a limb here, but his user name is M5210guy..... I would guess he is running a 210

Plus those look like 10" wheels......

Beautiful scenery, thanks for the video!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

TomD · Post by **TomD** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 11:39 am

Great video.

It was a lovely Pacific Northwest (to me) Southwest (to you) day. Just a little rain and a ceiling that let you see the top of the mountains.

TD

wtxdragger · Post by **wtxdragger** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 12:00 pm

I'm not real sure about that Ward guy, but Doug did a hell of a job!

Flyhound · Post by **Flyhound** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 1:09 pm

It wasn't clear to me if the poster was the pilot, or the video maker, hence the question about the plane. Either way it was a great way to blow 20+ minutes. I stopped packing household goods while watching it and that was a relief!

m5210guy · Post by **m5210guy** » Thu Jun 26, 2014 10:09 pm

Flyhound wrote:By the way, what size tires are you using? They don't look any larger than 8.5 X 6. Any worries about landing on the sand? How about the engine in the Maule? Was this a 235 hp model?

The tires are 29/11 's . It's a 210 . I guess when you learn to fly in the mountains you feel totally different then someone who is used to flying over flat lands .

AndrewK · Post by **AndrewK** » Mon Jun 30, 2014 2:56 pm

What a day! I have got to make it up that way one day and see it with my own eyes. The coast/beaches are beautiful but I really liked the landing/takeoff in between the trees. Thanks for sharing the video.

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