For the non-pilots, the rudder pedals control the rudder on the tail of the plane – the yaw. The toe portion of these pedals are the brakes. Pushing the entire pedal fore and aft with your whole foot causes the aircraft rudder to move side to side. Pointing your toes causes the top portion of… [Read More]
Negrito Fly-In/Camping
October 5-7, 2012 was the date for the annual New Mexico Pilots Association (NMPilots.org) backcountry fly-in at the Negrito airstrip (0NM7). I’ve written numerous times about this strip – Negrito Landing Video, Me-Own Backcountry Flight/Ride, Negrito Camping, Negrito Breakfast – it is a truly wonderful place. The following video contains some aerial footage and photographs… [Read More]
Shimmy Shimmy
The left main landing gear on my Vans RV-3B aircraft shakes at a certain speed – called a shimmy. I’ve tried balancing the wheel/tire, rotating the tire (same side, just spinning the opposite direction), removing the wheel pant, and varying tire pressure. The result is mostly the same – the speed at which the wheel… [Read More]
Ski Truck
I spent some time the last couple of days modifying my RV-3 to carry my snow skis! Work is not done yet but it’s coming along nicely. I’m stoked. The thought of flying up to a ski hill, skiing for the day, and being home before dinner time is way too cool. The long and… [Read More]
Copperstate 2012
Copperstate is a Phoenix, AZ area fly-in. In the past, it moved around a bit but seems to have found a permanent home at the Casa Grande airport (CGZ). This is the same location that hosts the antique association fly-in in the spring. Copperstate is not a huge event. They have a temporary tower and… [Read More]
First Flight
Note from JD: This post goes back to early 2012. For a variety of reasons, I was hesitant to post it until now. Another note from JD: I posted my thoughts here on aircraft transitions. I purchased my Vans RV-3B from a local builder. The plane had been flying for a couple years but, due… [Read More]
Quote of the Day
I flew to breakfast this morning. It was a chilly morning but the flight was oh so wonderful! Upon returning, I shutdown in front of my house. A septic tank pump truck (pooh pumper) was working at the neighbors place. The fellow yells over: Hey! That looks like my Jeep – it’s all chromed out! Lotsa bling!… [Read More]
Fast-N-Slow
The local light aircraft group had a little breakfast get together/fly-in recently. I snapped the following shot of a local fellow’s Subaru powered Pietenpol Air Camper. It is a great plane and he flies ALL THE TIME! Amazes me! Guess which one is fast and which one is slow?? Click the image for a larger… [Read More]
Negrito Landing Video
I’ve written about the Negrito backcountry airstrip (0NM7) before and have also camped there. It is a great place. The following video is of a recent landing there. Three of us flew our airplanes to the Me-Own backcountry strip for some mountain biking and two of us decided to zip over to Negrito to eat our… [Read More]
Me-Own Backcountry Flight/Ride
This past weekend I had the opportunity to combine flying and cycling – it was great fun! The plan was to land at the Me-Own backcountry airstrip (1NM0) and then ride our bikes to the nearby Black Canyon campground and creek. We simply wanted to do a bit of exploring. The obvious problem with this… [Read More]
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