We should be ready to fly later this week. To that end we redid the weight and balance this weekend, torqued the wing bolts, and are nearly complete with the condition inspection. Since there’s been a fair amount of mayhem (not just Jack Morrison’s crash, but also our Wright flyer) around us in the last two weeks, […]
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We’re finalizing out latest updates (the new Vertical Power electrical system and interior) and condition inspection, so it’s time for a new Weight and Balance. Awhile back I mentioned that we bought some performance scales from Intercomp racing. The process is pretty simple with these, as the load cells can take 1,500 pounds apiece, we […]
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If you follow this site much, one of the things you’ll have noticed that I like to do is film and edit/publish flying videos of our travels. I particularly like some of the first-person point of view stuff with cockpit audio. I think it’s really cool, and captures a lot of those ‘moments’ that others […]
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Airventure is over for this year, which always feels like the end of summer to me even though we have several weeks left to go. I’ll post some pictures shortly, but we had a great week. We spent a lot of time hanging out with Velocity builders and fliers as well as members of our […]
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Shortly after returning from Oshkosh we learned of the loss of Jack Morrison and his new, highly modified e-Racer near Aurora, IL. Jack was a great aviation friend. The kind of guy you’d see once or twice a year and fall right into conversation. He was a friendly and extremely helpful man, the kind of guy who […]
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Dave finally made the flight out of Chicago to install the carpet and “finish” the interior installation (I still need to mount the baggage tiedowns, seat belts, and seats which need longer studs), but she looks great. In these pictures you can see how the new panel, engraved stick (from SET graphics), and glare shield […]
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