Ryerson Quad transition flight test- Wednesday, Aug 5, 2020- 3 pm

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Frank v B

Alex called today and we have set up the next flight session for this coming Wednesday at 3 pm. 
I will be there to help them and then will stay to have informal training for anyone who wishes some testing/training/maidening.... or if you are Andy, hurling insults at me to make me feel better.


Frank
"Never trade luck for skill"

Andy Hoffer

Well, well, well ....

What have we here?  Fresh juicy delicious bait.....!  YUMMM!  8)

In gratitude for @Frank v B 's largesse, I negotiated with the folks at NavCanada for some really strong winds this afternoon (Aug 5) (see TAF below) to help give Frank a sense of self worth and allow him to demonstrate his famous cross-wind landing techniques (evidenced in the photo below - more examples are available on request). 


TORONTO/LESTER B. PEARSON INTL/ON   
TAF AMD CYYZ 051524Z 0515/0618 28012G22KT P6SM BKN040 TEMPO 0515/0518
SCT040
FM051800 26010G20KT P6SM SCT050
FM060200 27007KT P6SM FEW030 SCT200
BECMG 0604/0606 VRB03KT
FM061600 13007KT P6SM SCT050
RMK NXT FCST BY 051800Z=

TORONTO/OSHAWA EXECUTIVE AIRPORT/ON   
TAF CYOO 051341Z 0514/0602 28010KT P6SM FEW050
FM051700 28010G20KT P6SM BKN050 TEMPO 0517/0521 SCT050
FM052100 25010G20KT P6SM SCT050
BECMG 0600/0602 27007KT
RMK FCST BASED ON AUTO OBS. NXT FCST BY 052000Z=

Unfortuately, NavCanada, in their enthusiasm over my efforts to get Frank to appreciate TAFs and METARs, may have overdone it a bit.  It turns out that west 10 gusting 20 knots (18 gusting 36 kmh for Frank) is not ideal for the intended testing/training/maidening purposes of the Ryerson team.  So, Ryerson has moved their next flight session to Thursday, Aug 6 at 3:00 p.m.

@Frank v B will likely be there, but not for certain.  So, given the opportunity to tell a whole new audience about Frank's lesser known endearing qualities, I have volunteered to be there in his stead.  It should only take me a couple of hours to complete my Van Beurden dissertation.  This will leave a good 5 or 10 minutes that the Ryerson team needs to complete their testing.  i will stick around after their flights in case they have any followup questions about Frank.  I want them to have a full and accurate character picture of Frank when they leave.   8)

Andy