Scott Swing comes to visit

We had Scott Swing from Velocity pay us a visit today, and what a treat! He looked our airplane over, made a few quick adjustments, and then closed everything back up and he went flying with Elizabeth. He said our plane flew very nicely and that all of it’s flight characteristics where good (2 person […]

[Picture Album] 2010 Airventure

I published our recap in the blog, but what I didn’t mention was that I was grossly remiss in taking pictures. Luckily our buddy Mark sent me a bunch of his that document some of the highlights (him flying N929X to the show, hanging out with him and Andy, and the Velocity BBQ). Here’s some […]

Orion V-Raptor Picture Album

Here are some pictures of the V-Raptor, a Velocity knock-off. It is actually really different than the Velocity, but the heritage is very clear. It’s longer and wider, has a swept canard and heavily rounded strake leading edge, “FireFly” style twin vertical stabilizer booms, a sturdier retractable gear system, and a completely redesigned elevator system to […]

Airventure 2010 Recap

Sorry about the lack of updates during Oshkosh. The EAA WiFi service was not very good in the campgrounds this year. I actually think that that was intentional, to be honest. They set up several small buildings as WiFi hot spots with electrical connections, but the signal didn’t propagate out like it did last year […]

Driving is more dangerous than flying

So, when I decided not to fly to Oshkosh, I thought I was picking the more reliable method of transport. Not so fast, as we had a mechanical enroute with our brakes just outside of Chicago. Fortunately Beth had a Midas up on her Droid in seconds, and we arranged a repair. These guys really […]

VelocityXL.com, now Facebook enabled!

www.velocityxl.com is now Facebook enabled! Now, any time I post a new Blog entry, I can have it post to Facebook too, instantly. How cool is that?! And Oshkosh is only a day away!