N44VF Has an Off Airport Landing!

Well, we did launch for Rough River as expected, but we never made it. You’ll want to check out our page dedicated to our emergency off-airport landing in Otisco, Indiana. I think it’s a pretty good read, and it has some interesting pictures. Also, it was the first day the APRS tracking unit was operational, so we can show […]

2008 – N44VF – Brett Ferrell – Velocity XL/FG – Otisco, IN – 0

My own little bit of infamy… In flight from Cincinnati (I68 to the CSA Canard Flyin at Rough River (2I3), N44VF experienced a catastrophic oil line failure necessitating a forced landing on Highway 3 in Otisco, Indiana. The landing was uneventful aside from a wing strike from a reflector post on the copilot wing moving […]

Brett gets his Ham Radio License

Wow, is September ever a busy month around the Ferrell home. First update, I did take my Ham exam, though delayed due to the wind storms that ravaged the Buckeye state, and my call sign is KD8JJO! We’ve also celebrated both of our birthdays, but that slowed getting the plane back in the air. Elizabeth […]

Hurricane Ike Visits Ohio Picture Album

Cincinnati isn’t built for strong winds because, well, we just don’t get them. Needless to say, we shut down work at the airport early on Sunday and now over half of the city is without power (including both of my work locations), and we’re hosting friends at the homestead. There is a line from “Liar, […]

[VIDEO] Second Flight of N44VF – Dave Bertram Flying

Here’s our second flight video with Dave Bertram testing out our airplane. For formatting only Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisci elit, sed eiusmod tempor incidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrum exercitationem ullam corporis suscipit laboriosam, nisi ut aliquid ex ea commodi consequatur. Quis aute […]

2008 July Kitplanes – APRS / Hamming it up

For local reference – from Kitplanes July 2008 and Sam’s N399SB website. (Installing an APRS Tracker in N399SB) Hamming It Up Where in the world is N701TX? APRS will tell you. By Chuck Deiterich March 17, 2011 Whenever I encounter a pilot for the first time, the discussion starts out with flying but then might […]