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Two Fly-In Weekend

This past weekend I had TWO fly-in options.  What else could I do but attended both of them! Crazy!! I know… The first was the New Mexico Pilots Association Gila Fly-in at Reserve, NM which was Friday thru Sunday. The second was the annual Quickie/Q2/Q200 Field of Dreams Fly-in at Enid, OK which was Thursday… [Read More]

Pressure Recovery Wheel Skirts-Pants-Fairings

It was time to install the super-duper, aerodynamically efficient, pressure recovery wheel pants on the RV-4. So many terms – pants, skirts, fairings… It seems everyone refers to the things that cover the wheels/tires/brakes on a fixed gear aircraft slightly differently. They all make sense to me so I’ll just intermix them. You may remember… [Read More]

Far East Trip… Complete

We made it back to New Mexico!! After spending some time in and around Colorado Springs, it was time to be home. Missy made the jaunt south without complaint – she even seemed to know where we were headed. That was really nice as, after setting the cruise control, I was able to make a… [Read More]

Far East Trip… Colorado

The far east trip is going swimmingly! Missy and I made the drive from eastern Missouri to a friend’s place near Imperial, NE late last week. Missy ran just fine and I hung out for a couple of days visiting. Of course, I completely forgot to take photos… again. We then traveled to Falcon, CO… [Read More]

Missy’s (semi) Annual Checkup

Missy was due for her annual checkup about seven months ago. The far east trip trip that we were on took me very near the bus shop that did her last checkup so I decided to use them again. Once again, I was reminded that I am a horrible communicator. Emailing the shop started more… [Read More]

A Tiny Little Bump

I’ve installed three of these touch panel dimming light switches in Missy. They support both 12VDC and 24VDC powered lights which is helpful as my permanent lights (mentioned here) are 24VDC but the temporary lights in the bedroom are 12VDC. They are touch switches. I like everything about them… Except… There is no tactile information… [Read More]

Far East Trip… Sweden

My far east trip took a very abrupt turn to the left as I was southbound along the Mississippi. All the way to Sweden! No… I didn’t actually drive Missy to Sweden. Instead, I took a very large aluminum tube with wings. It was a week-long trip for business and I went with a friend… [Read More]

Far East Trip… Iowa & Missouri

With my work in Minneapolis complete, it was time to head south to Missouri. Our next destination was near St Clair, MO where some more family lives. The drive south was fairly warm and by mid-afternoon I was feeling sleepy. I had already stopped for a couple of cat-naps so it was time to call… [Read More]

Far East Trip… Minneapolis

The trip is going just swell! I’m currently sitting at an RV park in a Minneapolis suburb and the weather has been very nice. There aren’t many RV parks in this area – at least that are convenient to the office in Eagan which is one of the suburbs on the south side of Minneapolis…. [Read More]

Oil Leak Not Leaking Oil Anymore

That’s right!  The oil leak that I mentioned here and here is no longer leaking! This oil leak seemed to be coming from the right side of Missy’s engine. The follow up to the second post referenced above is that I eventually learned that the disconnected hose was an air supply. So, certainly not the source… [Read More]