We made a run for it last night, with the possibility of weather for Sunday (low clouds at least, maybe some rain). I’ve posted more pictures though. We had a great time, staying in the big cabin again with Dave Nelson. We were sad that Ali couldn’t join us this year, but Bob Bittner stayed […]
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This was the first year that we were able to work the Mid-Eastern Regional Fly-In (MERFI) into our schedule. It’s a shame, since it’s so close to us, but that’s the deal. We took the short flight a bit after lunch time and arrived at just exactly the wrong moment – just as the Sport […]
Read MoreJust a quick entry to note the passing of a legend, Paul Poberezny, founder of EAA. I had the honor and pleasure of spending an afternoon with him at KHAO for a Wing’s Weekend presentation. I found him to be a kind, humble, normal everyday kind of guy that loved airplanes as much or more […]
Read MoreFunny thing about having an airplane… you promise tons of folk’s rides, and you really mean it. But for some reason they mostly don’t happen. Well, there’s all sorts of reasons, when you’re at the airport you’re headed somewhere, and when you’re not, well, you’re not there. Folks aren’t going to call you when they’re at the […]
Read MoreWe’re getting a bit back in to the swing now that we’re more-or-less settled into the new house, and it looks like we have the old house sold finally as well. So this morning went went to breakfast at Urbana Grimes Field (which will be hosting MERFI shortly) with our local Chris and Penny in […]
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A funny thing happened on the way back from Columbus this weekend. Actually, it’s the sort of thing that’s only funny in retrospect, but anyway. We have onboard traffic, supplied by the FAA’s ADS-B program, and it’s pretty awesome. You get these little markers showing all of the airplanes around you, with the direction of […]
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