The following is a segment from a longer formation flight that I took recently with my friend and his RV-4. The footage was taken south of Grants, NE and west of Los Lunas, NM. It was a very pretty foggy/cloudy day which is pretty rare around here.
Rio Salado River
Ready for some low level sight-seeing?!?! The following is a video of the Rio Salado river in New Mexico. I know, it isn’t much of a river. However; you have to remember that this is the desert. Most of the time, there is no visible water. We’ve had a lot of afternoon thunderstorms lately so… [Read More]
New Mexico Sights
The following is video of a recent flight. Most of it was taken southwest of Albuquerque and south of Grants, NM. Key points include Petoch Butte (2:15) and Enchanted Mesa (3:38). New Mexico offers some spectacular views and these are but a few of them. Of course, in my opinion, our country (the United States)… [Read More]
Acoma Rock
As always, food is a great motivator! Earlier in the week, the mention of Saturday morning food was made and voila – a respectable group made the trek to Grants, NM for breakfast. There were seven people and five airplanes. A Cessna 170, Cessna 180, Mooney 231, Vans RV-4, and me in my RV-3B. I flew over… [Read More]
Oil Change
Just like my car last week, my RV-3 was due for an oil change. Not exactly my favorite job but it isn’t the worst either. Out came the old milk jugs and off came the cowling. I have one of those handy-dandy quick drain fittings on my Lycoming O-320 so draining the oil is about… [Read More]
Tire Maintenance
I had several issues to resolve on my Vans RV-3B: The right main gear shimmies. Tire Pressure constantly leaking. Tires wearing on the outside and need rotated. I figured I w0uld take a stab at resolving these issues. The shimmy problem will probably take a couple of tries to resolve. It can be really bad… [Read More]
Negrito Camping
I did a little Negrito camping this past weekend. Negrito is a USFS back country airstrip located in the Gila Wilderness Area of southwest New Mexico. What a wonderfully peaceful setting. I departed for the Gila immediately after work. For July in New Mexico, it was a relatively cool day. However; that 92 degree OAT… [Read More]
Fuel Indicator Calibration
My Vans RV-3B has a fifteen gallon fuel tank and Princeton capacitance fuel quantity sensor in each wing. These sensors are connected to a Grand Rapids EIS. As long as I’ve owned her, the fuel quantity indications have been wrong. The fuel flow gauge has done an excellent job as a backup but the quantity… [Read More]
Negrito Breakfast
Negrito (ONM7) is one of the New Mexico backcountry airstrips. It is on the north side of the Gila Wilderness Area which is a spectacular area. The strip is at 8143′ MSL and has two runways. 17-35 is 7500′ x 60′ and 3 -21 is 4000′ x 60′ and in pretty good condition. Plenty good… [Read More]
Value of a Pound
Aviators, more specifically homebuilders, are constantly trying to save a pound. This is no different than most other “performance” hobbies – motorcycles, cars, etc… all benefit from reduced weight. I’ve heard it said that in Formula 1 auto racing (the most advanced form of motorsport) saving a pound is worth $100,000. That’s nice if you… [Read More]
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