One of the common breakfast flights for those of us in the Albuquerque area is to Grants, NM. It sits on I-40 about 70 miles west of Albuquerque. The airport manager there (Les) is a super friendly guy and always has a courtesy car available for us to make a run to the Wow Diner…. [Read More]
Magdalena
I dropped into the Magdalena, NM airport (N29) a few weeks ago and took the following video on departure. Magdalena is at 6700′ MSL and is a 6000′ long runway. As you can see from the video, the RV-3 doesn’t need much of it to get airborne. I got a kick out of the dust… [Read More]
Badlands Video
The following is a fun little video that a friend of mine captured. He is flying an RV-4 with the camera mounted on the wing. I am obviously in the lead in the RV-3. This was filmed a few miles west of Los Lunas, NM (E98). As usual, it was a beautiful morning and we… [Read More]
Hot Magneto
I performed some general maintenance on the RV-3 this weekend. Yes, I know – this engine is not pretty (Lycoming O-320). However; it runs great! 🙂 One of these weekends some parts are going to get pulled, thrown into the bead-blaster, and then into the paint booth. I’ve been into quite a few dirt strips lately… [Read More]
Flying Pet Peeves
I guess it is bound to happen. Get a group of people together all doing the same thing and someone is going to do something that you don’t like. I’m guilty and am probably annoyed way to easily. These are some pet peeves related to flying. Asking if there is anyone in the pattern. Listen… [Read More]
Imperial Nebraska
I did a bit of flying last weekend. I was supposed to go to Minneapolis to work in the offices of the company for which I work so off I went. Sadly, the weather did not cooperate. I am a chicken pilot when it comes to weather. That said; I like the feeling of being… [Read More]
WACO UPF-7
A really nice Waco biplane came thru the airpark today. If I got the information right, it is a 1940 Waco UPF-7 with a 220 HP Continental. She was gorgeous!
Las Vegas
I had a really nice trip to Las Vegas, NV earlier this week. It was for business but still enjoyable. I flew the RV-3 over as it is always a beautiful flight. I left a bit late as I flew to Grants, NM for a breakfast gathering with friends and, of course, I paid the… [Read More]
Playas
Had another very nice breakfast flight in the RV-3 to the Old Mill at Estancia, New Mexico yesterday with some friends. Went out of my way a bit to fly over some Playas (dry lake beds) that are east of Estancia, NM. It’s hard to tell if a person could land an aircraft on them… [Read More]
Canopy Cover
Canopy covers are generally a really good thing for aircraft. Here in the southwest, the goal is keeping the sun (and heat) out of the cockpit. In some places, keeping the water out is the goal. Accomplishing both is very doable. One thing to be careful with is wind and dust/sand. A good wind storm… [Read More]