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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Promised exterior photos…
A week or so ago I promised some exterior photos of Missy’s new air conditioners/heat pumps and vents. As promised…
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