Christmas came early this year, and I got exactly what I wanted. A new prop! American Propeller did a great job getting it painted and assembled, and it was waiting for me when I got home. Let me tell you, these guys did not want this thing getting damaged in shipping! I think they wrapped it in Kryptonite, it […]
Read MoreOur prop should have shipped last week, and although I don’t have the shipping confirmation Kevin at American Propeller tells me that our custom paint (blue spinner and blue and yellow striped prop, check out the previous attempt on the ACI here) looks really sharp. We can’t wait to get it, and have told our maintenance […]
Read MoreOur prop is in California getting painted and assembled by American Propellor, and should ship in about a week. In the meantime, I’ve installed the prop cable bracket (at least the part the mounts under the starter, the rest needs to wait until I have the governor installed). Since the weather is cool and overcast […]
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Our prop was supposed to ship from MT in Germany to California for paint and assembly this week. I didn’t confirmation that that happened, but I hope to hear good news the first of the week. We haven’t been getting a lot of flying in with the early sunset and cool weather, and Beth’s been […]
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Well, Rough River 2011 is in the books, and it was special for a variety of reasons (some good some bad). First off it was the 25th installment of the gathering, which is impressive for any fly-in. Secondly, we had 8 Velocitys in attendance (which everyone believes is a record). Sadly I’d be remiss without […]
Read MoreThere was a lot going on this weekend. First, I went flying with an instructor for the first time in 9 years (check out the new Flight Training section under Flying), and Elizabeth took her first passenger since the upgrades for a ride down to Clermont County Airport, the home of Sporty’s, since it’s very close to the length […]
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