weather or not

**robbie1472** · 09-27-2004, 09:40 PM

Bonnie, Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeane. Guess where I live? And I lived through them all. I hope that is the end for a while, the little home wreckers. Many airport around are a wreck here in central Fl.. The cape is really a mess, www.wesh.com and www.wftv.com have coverage and pics if you want.
Any way, how have you all been? I've been a little preoccupied lately. One thing I can tell you is the NWS needs to update their method of predicting the path of hurricanes. Whatever model the rely on was wrong except for the last couple of hours before landfall. I did a better job myself predicting where they would go by using the training I got in flight school. I found that nogaps is the best weather prediction model you can find on the internet. One of the quickest ways to find weather information pertinent to flying (for those that don't know) is aviationweather.noaa.gov .
Maybe after I dig up the $2600 deductible I need to fix my house (that's if I don't get hit with it 2 times for multiple storms) I might have some money this year to go for a little flight (if I can find an undamaged plane). In the mean time my power stayed on this storm so I could do another couple of legs of my around the world sim tour. I started in Tokyo japan around this time last year and have cris-crossed westward through all the continents touching most major and minor cities along the way. For most of the flights I've been using a Piper Cherokee downloaded from flightsim.com (thank the maker), a very pleasant plane to fly. Currently I'm at Grand Canyon National Park headed for Salt Lake city. I suppose it will take a couple more months before I get back to Tokyo. I plan to go from Salt Lake down to LAX then up through Alaska and into Russia, then from there heading south through China and Korea before finally stopping in Japan. It's been interesting seeing the various sceneries people have put together and I thank all you hard working designers. One thing that has bothered my though is that FSNav will show a mountain range with a max 7600 elevation but if you try flying over it the true elevation is more like 12000 because the program doesn't add the base elevation of 5000 ft. and the naturally aspirated Cherokee is slow to get above 10000ft. I haven't looked it up but I think it's ceiling is 14000ft., someone can tell me I'm sure.
This is Bob "hunkering down" in Hurricane Central Fl. saying hello again.

**beana5** · 09-27-2004, 11:36 PM

Hi Robbie,Iam here near Charlotte Cty, Punta Gorda.After yesterday I had enough! Barely got power back ,still digging out from Charlie Going back to the Catskills for the winter!Hope do do alotta simming and flying, and watching snow. Going as soon as my son,who teaches school there, gets his life back.Ill take my grand kids with me. PARADISE?? no,its more like hell, but you know that,. GOOD LUCK TO YOU AND YOURS and STAY SAFE! VIN:-wave

**Throttlehappy** · 09-28-2004, 04:13 AM

All I can say to that is I hope you can find a way to get along over there and to, well, find a safer place to live. :7 Until then, have fun on your voyage over the west coast. Watch out for those mountains.:-eek :-eek :-eek :-eek :-eek :-eek :-eek :-eek :-eek :-eek

Bobby C.

**hylander_1** · 09-28-2004, 10:44 AM

Ivan was truly devastating here in Pensacola, Gulf Breeze, and Pensacola Beach. Our airports sustained some substantial damage as well. I really feel for you guys in South and Central FL. You guys have gotten it three times in six weeks! Good luck to you Robbie and wish us luck up here too, we're all going to need it!

EDIT: By the way, this link will give you some idea of the degree and size of the devastation caused by Ivan: http://www.wlbt.com/Global/story.asp...4&nav=1L7tRApF

Good news footage, some with commentary.

Regards,
hylander_1
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**robbie1472** · 09-30-2004, 10:23 PM

Hey I think you are picking the wrong time to go back to the Catskills. I mean isn't it about to become blizzard season? Lake effect snow storms can be almost as bad as hurricanes right?

**robbie1472** · 09-30-2004, 10:27 PM

Yea I've seen ... bad scene. I finally got the insurance adjuster out to look at the damage, maybe someday soon I'll get it fixed. And wouldn't you know it, on top of everything else the air conditioner is going on the fritz. It's a good thing I hate being cold more than I hate being hot.

**beana5** · 09-30-2004, 11:21 PM

Robbi,after four destructive hurricanes ,I welcome a Normal snowfall.At least my ford 250 can push the stuff around.I get sand and salt to help! At least ya can do something.Hunkering down ,helpless,watching the world blow around, is not my way. If you can get a copy of this months AOPA mag.,you will see the destruction of Charlotte co. airport ,100 planes,hangers,gone. Mod works facility was destroyed along with 22 Mooney aircraft.Devastating.! Along with floods ,biting alligators,severe lightning storms, poisonous snakes,and escalating costs of living,Florida is a challenge. Whitetail deer don't bite nobody.In fact you eat them.The woods are full of fuel to burn.Best part is there is no heavy traffic.Thats because everyone goes to Florida in winter."I'm dreaming of a white Christmas" But the truth is I'll be back after New Years,It does get to dam cold in the Catskills. So there!:-lol

**airkevin** · 10-01-2004, 04:49 PM

I've been through Hurricane Ivan even though I live in...New Jersey. Knocked a tree partially down, and last Friday, I almost got killed by that tree.

**KylePrestwood** · 10-01-2004, 10:12 PM

Hey Kevin. Yea, she packed a punch for quite a while!

I promise you though, you didn't go through Ivan like we did down here on the coast, as a CAT 4 storm... it sucked! ;-)

Kyle