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House Deconstruction

I previously mentioned my ‘need’ to figure out the plan for the new house before doing too much. So, while attempting to figure that out, I started poking around to learn what I could learn. I turned on the water to see how things worked. Inspections during the purchase process revealed that the well needs… [Read More]

Bendit with Snow

I needed to make a trip to Bendit to retrieve my little utility trailer and a front tractor tire that was flat. Lots of snow and cold – at least for the high desert – has come thru recently so I figured that odds were good that I’d find some snow. … and I sure… [Read More]

Airpark Home for the New Year

My life continues to go thru some crazy changes. This time an airpark home. I previously mentioned (here) the possibility of buying a home. It is now a done deal. Having an airpark home means I’m back to airpark living!!  Which, of course, means my airplane is very close!! That is a great, great thing… [Read More]

RV-4 Rewiring

The weather guessers were telling us that the weekend would be a bad one for flying. Both days?!?!? I know… crazy! That is nearly unheard of here in paradise – two bad flying days in a row. When I initially moved from the frozen tundra of the north to paradise, I nearly wore myself out…. [Read More]

Fuel Flow??

If you recall, I mentioned the installation of a fuel flow sender in the RV-4 back in this post while I was working on the fuel level. Since that post, I’ve gathered the bits I was missing and have done some work! The fuel flow sensor is made by Electronics International and is the FT6-… [Read More]

LED Aircraft Position Lights

Everyone knows the value of LED lights, right?? Much lower power consumption, much less heat, longer life, etc… A few weeks ago I noticed that my right wingtip position light on the RV-4 was not working. A new “aviation light” was about $35. How’s that for ridiculous!! A new SET – all three position lights… [Read More]

Happenings and Squirrels

Not many updates about anything other than flying these days. So, what’s up?!? Well… my job is keeping me busy. I haven’t done much of anything on Missy’s conversion. Of course, the to do list is still VERY long. I had planned to get the ceiling finished so I could make some progress on walls…. [Read More]

Introducing Bendit

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With the previous flight ops at the Hacienda being such a big success, it was time to do it again! This time, some friends and I planned to meet for breakfast.  I’ll call them M&J. As always, the flight over western New Mexico is fabulous… These are are the mountains near Pie Town… We arrived… [Read More]

Flight Ops at the Hacienda

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As most of you know, I have not yet landed on the new airstrip at the Hacienda. That said, I did do several touch and go’s some time back – nothing recently. It’s a combination of things. Firstly, getting the airstrip built takes time! Secondly, I haven’t been sure how well my RV-4 would perform… [Read More]

Fuel Remaining in Tank??

Having been away from the poor RV-4 for a while, some maintenance was necessary. When I purchased the airplane it had some very old fuel level gauges. One fuel tank in each wing so two gauges. These can be seen at the top-center of the panel in the following photo. Neither of them has ever worked… [Read More]