Pane chimwe chinhu pamusoro peSierra Leone yakasviba iyo inogadzira nzvimbo yepamusoro kune airplanecamping nguva dzose. Kana iwe usati wambove kuSierra Leone Fly-In, ita kuti ive yako yebhakketi-rondedzero chinhu. Yakarondedzerwa se "Murume Anopisa Vatyairi," ndiyo inofarira chiitiko chandinofarira.
Ndagara ndichida kumadokero kweUnited States nekuda kwemhepo itsva nemakomo, uye High Sierra hainyadzisi mune izvi.
Asi ini ndinoziva zvakare kuti hazvisi zvemakomo chete - magetsi ekumadokero ndeyevanhu. Uye kana iwe uchibatanidza chishamiso chemahombekombe akareba erenje nechisimba uye kugamuchira vaeni vakanaka munyika yose uyezve kuwedzera ndege, zvakanaka, hazvina kuwana chero zviri nani .
Cow Akafa
Ndaiziva kuti ndakanga ndiri mune rumwe ruzivo rwezvakaitika pandakaenda Raleigh-Durham International kune Dead Cow Lakebed muNorthern Nevada, asi ndakanga ndisingafungi kuti ichange iri imwe yezvinotyisa zvakanyanya.
Cow yakafa ndiyo yakasimwa mubhedha wakadzika pakati nepakati-pane-pano, Nevada, kumusoro kweReno, uye ndiyo nzvimbo itsva yeSierra Leone Fly-In. Nyika iyi ichangobva kutengwa nemuiti wegadziriro Kevin Quinn mushure mekurwa neB BLM yenyika iyo yaigona kuchengetedza kubhururuka-muchitambo, iyo, mushure memakore matanhatu, yakave yakakosha muhukuru. Pakanga pane ndege dzinenge 140 pagore rino-in.
Chou yakarasika inosvikika kusvika pakufambisa nemhepo, uye dai yakanga isiri iyo kugamuchira vaeni vechokwadi kwevanhu vane nyasha vanomhanya uye vachibatanidzwa mumuseve uyu-mu, pamwe ndingadai ndisina kuzviita. Iwe unoona, ndakanga ndine zvikonzero zvose mubhuku. Handikwanise (chaizvoizvo) kuzvipa. Ndaifanira kuronga kuchengeta vana. Handikwanise kutora nguva yakawanda kubasa.
Handinayo ndege, uye handizivi chimwe chinhu pamusoro pegwenzi riri kubhururuka, uye iri igwenzi rinoputika boka. Uye ndingatosvika sei ipapo?
Kuronga
Kune rumwe rutivi, ndaiziva kuti dzimwe nguva zvinhu zvakanakisisa muupenyu zvinosanganisira kutora ngozi. Saka ndakaita kuti zviitike. Uye kubva panguva yandakabvunza nezvechiitiko chiri papeji yeboka re Facebook, ndakanzwa zvakanaka nezvayo. Ndakagamuchirwa neshamwari dzakashamwaridzana, dzine mwoyo yakashata dzevatyairi vengarairi vaindivimbisa kuti handingademba ndichiedza kuita. Chokwadi , ndakafunga. Asi ini ndinosvika seiko ?
Hapana dambudziko , vakadaro. Pachava nekufamba . Uye ipapo paivapo. Vanhu vazhinji vakauya vachikwira munzvimbo dzakasiyana-siyana, uye ndisati ndazviziva, ndakanga ndiri kuenda kurenje, pamwe nevamwe vazhinji vakawana rupo rwakadaro uye mutsa wandakaita. Munhu wose aigamuchirwa- uye izvi zvakanga zvisina kungoita mutsindo-kuruka. Quinn nevamwe vadzidzisi vaiva nechokwadi chekuti munhu wese - mabhirikiyumu engorovheti vengoro, Mooney uye Cirrus vashandi vengoro, varairi veRV, kunyange vatyairi veRC, uye zvekare, vatyairi venguva yemberi - vanonzwa vari pamba. Munhu wese aikwanisa kuwira panzvimbo yakazaruka yakaomeswa pamubhedha wakakonzerwa kuti aende mukati. Kune avo vedu vasina airplane yedu, pane vamwe vaida kupa chigaro mundiza.
Kubva pamakwikwi ekutanga ndakaona pakati pevanhu vakawanda vaifarira kuenda asi vasina kuwana ndege, nevamwe vashambadziri vakabuda munzira yavo kuti vavabatsire, ndakaona izvo zvandinowanzoona mumapoka ekufambisa - hukuru hwemaviation pairi yakanakisisa-uye ndaiziva kuti ndaizova shamwari yakanaka.
Kubva
Ndakasangana nerwendo rwangu kune hangar kudivi rekuchamhembe kuNampa, Idaho - nzvimbo yandakanga ndava kuziva, sezvo ndakatora CFI yangu kunyora kuongororwa panzvimbo imwe chete yendege muna 2005. Andrew aiva nechigaro chepamusoro muna 1975 Cessna 180 - iyo ndege yakanaka uye inobatsira - uye akanga ane rupo zvakakwana kuti apiwe uyu asingazivi mudzimai aifamba. Iye zvino, zvinogona kunge zvichita mapenzi kuti munhu aongorore ndege yomunhu chero ipi zvayo, uye zvichida iri, asi hazvina kutora nguva yakareba ini naAndrew kuti tiwane zvakafanana. Iye ari nhengo inoshingaira yeIdaho Aviation Association, uye kuva Idaho ndiyo musha wangu, takava nevamwe vanozivana.
Saka, yakareba nhau shoma, ndakapinda mundiro ine mutorwa wakakwana. Asi ndege ndeye nyika duku, uye sezvainowanzoitika, akanga asiri mutorwa shure kwezvose.
Kusvika
Andrew akavhiringidza kutya kupi nekupi kwandingave ndaive nako nekubhururuka nemumwe mutyairi wenguva dzose kubva pakutanga nehurukuro yepamusoro yekuchengetedzwa kwekuchengetedza, kukurukurwa kwehutengo hwemhepo uye kuenzanisa nekukurukurirana pamusoro penzira inouya uye mamiriro okunze. Mushure mokungezadza kunoshamisa kuburikidza nemakona eIdaho, maonero akanaka emakomo eOwyhee muOregon uye kumapani marefu kuchamhembe kweNevada, takasvika kuA dead Cow musi weChishanu manheru. Takabata zvakanaka pamakumbo matatu emakumbo evhu rakapwanyika, apo zviratidzo bedzi zvekugara kwaiva nemitsetse miviri miduku yemabhogi mutsvuku pedyo nekusvika kwekuguma. Yakanga yakaoma pasi patakaenda asi taizotendeka uye kudarika sezvo ndege dzakawanda dzikaiputira. Takamira pedyo neboka duku reSydneywagons, uye ini ndakakwira. Ivhu rakaoma guruva rakabva ranyura-svetuka kumativi ose ezvigetsi zvangu vemauto, zvichiita kuti vave mumvuri wepepuru kuti vangagara kwemazuva matatu.
Unpacking
Ndakamisa tende rangu rimwe chete pedyo neAndireya uye pasina nguva, ndakasarudza chigaro chekambi. Zuva raiva rakakwirira uye raipisa mumhepo ye60-degree October, uye ndakabva ndazvidemba kuti handina kuuya nezuva. Ndakatora chigaro kunze kune imwe nzvimbo inogona kuonekwa chete ne "kuenderera mberi mukati mevhu," uye ini ndakaona vamwe vasvika vauya. Ndakatora transceiver yangu uye ndakateerera.Ndakanga ndakamirira bounced landing. kuenda-kumativi kana ku-high-speed pedo uye nebhaluni.Ndakatarisira chimwe chinhu ... asi kwakanga kusina chinhu kunze kwekufamba kwakasimba uye pedyo-kwakakwana, kusvibiswa kunononoka.
"Izvi zvakadai sekutarisa vaOshkosh vasvika, asi ... zvakanaka, kwete sezvinofadza," ndakati kuna Andrew. "Ava varume havatombotauri," ivo vakangovhunduka uye vakanyarara. Nheyo dzepfupi, marefu, mairi magumbo uye tsvimbo yakanaka yekare uye kufamba-famba kunongova chikamu cheupenyu nekuda kwevarume ava. Hapana nzvimbo yekusimbisa kwakaipa pano.
Briefings
Mambakwedza emangwanani emangwanani yakaramba ichinge yakagadzirisa pfungwa huru yokutanga. Quinn akapa mutevedzeri wechifambisi kumativi ose emoto panguva ye7am, uye zvakajeka kuti avo vanofambisa ndege, avo vanowanzova nemukurumbira wokusaruramisira kwekushinga uye kusava nehanya, vaiva pakati pevakachengeteka uye vanonyanya kukwanisa varairidzi vandingazoziva. Paiva nemitemo, mitemo, uye protocol. Kwakanga kune maitiro akaparadzana emabasa akasiyana-siyana, mararamiro akaenzana emigwagwa, uye zvakajeka kuti hapana nzvimbo yekusava nemafambiro. Kuchengetedza tsika iri muhutano hwevatungamiri vesangano, uye Quinn anoisa mutemo wekuchengeteka mangwanani, zvichida pamucheto zvishoma pashure pokunge kukanganiswa kwemazana mukati megore rinopinda-in. "Iwe unotofanira kuchengetedzwa. Kune vanhu vasingazozivi mitemo, uye vari kunze uko vachiita zvinhu zvisingatarisirwi, saka iwe unotofanira kuchengetedza musoro wako. "Quinn akaudzwa mumangwanani emoto moto. Mushure mekubvunza chero ani kubva ku FAA kuti azviratidze ivo - uye achisangana nekunyarara - Quinn aiva neshoko rekupedzisira rekupa mazano kune boka revanhu vanofambisa vafambisi vechikepe: "Fly sokunge uri kutariswa ne FAA."
Mangwanani, kwaiva nezvokudya zvekudya zvekushambidza uye kofi mumakumbo akaiswa pasi, uye kurara asi kunong'un'una kunopoteredza moto wemoto pamusoro pemabasa achauya.
Zviitiko
Pakati pezuva kwakange kune kubhururuka kunzvimbo dzine tsvina, uswa hwakasviba, migwagwa isina tsvina, dziva mabhedha, uye ndege pamusoro pePiramidhi Lake yakajeka. Takamira kuSusanville Airport (KSVE) yehuni. Isu takabhururuka pakugadzira sezvatakatarisa kunze kwenharaunda, tichitsvaka mahara nemabhiza emusango. Takaenda pakati peBlack Rock Desert, panzvimbo yeBurning Man, kwandakagara muvhu uye ndakaona zvakaoma kufungidzira makumi ezviuru zvevanhu vari pakati pegwenga guru, rinoratidzika risina kuonekwa. Chiratidzo choga chekuti Burning Man yakambotanga kuitika ndiyo yakanyatsorondedzerwa yezvakanga zvambove mumigwagwa yakawana pakati pegungwa guru, rakakura.
Pakanga pane nguva dzakasimba panguva yeSOLOL yakagadzirirwa kurwisa mhirizhonga - nechokune imwe yezviitiko zvakanakisa zvekufambisa ndege dzandakaona (tarisa mavhidhiyo aya eVudio Cup uye Beaver - uye kunyange Cirrus - racing) uye takaona kutaridzika kwemafirimu mutyairija Gary Ward anobhururuka MX2 wake. Uye kwaiva nemafungiro eF-16 ainge akangoerekana akanganisa, ayo akatora munhu wose asi haana kushamisika. Takanga tiri pedyo neMoA pakati perenje, shure kwezvose. Paiva naPiper Cubs uye Super Cubs uye 180s uye 185s uye 170 uye 172 uye Vanopfura uye Mooneys uye Cirrus 'uye Maules uye Ongororo uye kwete imwe, asi maviri WilgaBeasts nemapurisa edzimba nemamwe ndege dzakawanda dzinoshamisa. Yakanga iri yomufambisi wengoro yekudenga.
Uyezve pane dzimwe nguva dzinofadza dzakadai sechidimbu mumhepo yakasviba yakasvibira pane yaimbova pamba, uye kutarisa vana vachikwira mabhasikoro avo pamusasa munguva yekupera kwemasikati. Asi nguva dzangu dzandaifarira dzaingova nguva dzakanyarara dziri mundiro, kuterera kune anovimbika hum we injini, kutarisa mabhiza emusango kana kureba kwemazana mashoma pasi apa nezuva rezuva richipenya pasi pakati pegore rakakwirira remafu, richidzingirira mumvuri wendege pamusoro pe nyika.
Usiku, drone yakazununguka pamusoro pemoto wekamberi, uye paiva nekunwa uye kudya kwemanheru uye kuwirirana. Paiva nevana uye mhuka dzemhuka uye ndege dzakarongedzwa nemagetsi eKrisimasi. Ikoko kwakanga kune motokari dzakasarudzwa uye motokari dzeRC, uye hurukuro yakanakisisa. Paiva nemafuta uye zvikomborero uye kuseka.
Chimwe chinhu pamusoro pemhepo yemhepo ino-pamwe chete nehukuru hwemasimba makuru erenje nzvimbo yakangondikunda. Denga rakazaruka usiku usiku rinotora mweya wako. Izvo zvikepe zvinopinda mumakungu, pamusoro pemabhiza emusango, pamusoro pemurenje guru uye rinoratidzika risingaregi - zvose zvinokuita uchinzwe udiki uye usina basa munyika ino huru. Uye vanhu - vanhu vane rupo uye vane mutsa saAndireya, avo vasina kundipa chigaro chete muzana remakore 180, asi zvokudya nekofi uye peji yepurasitiki uye chigaro kuti vagare - uye vavakidzani vaidzika musasa pedyo, naKevin Quinn nevamwe vatungamiri, avo, kuburikidza nehutungamiri hwavo, vakakwanisa kuisa munhu wese nguva, kunyanya kukosha, kukurudzira kuchengeteka, uye kukurukurirana kwemoto pamusana uye shamwari itsva; chimwe chinhu pamusoro peizvi zvose pamwe chete kunoita kuti munhu anzwe ari mupenyu.
Kufungisisa
Cow Akafa inongova guruva rakaoma, rakaomeswa-gungwa pamubhedha, iyo, kwemazuva mashomanana eOctober imwe izere ndege, asi High Sierra Fly-Muzviitiko ndeimwe inokuita kuti uchinzwe zvikuru kuduku asi hukuru-kupfuura-hupenyu pa nguva imwechete. Icho chiitiko chebhaibheri chisingagoni kudzokororwa chero kupi zvako. Kana iwe ukazowana mukana wekuenda, ingozviita. Ndinogona kutaura nechivimbo kuti iwe uchagamuchirwa nemaoko akazaruka, iwe uchaita shamwari itsva, uye iwe uchaona imwe chete inofadza inobhururuka, nyeredzi dzeusiku uye zviyeuchidzo zvinoshamisa zvandakaita.