Fighting High Oil Temps (with money)

I’ve been ordering supplies like mad that I thought might help us with our oil temperature issues. I’ve got a 2-pass Positech 4218MN oil cooler coming. It has more tubes than the stock cooler, and being two pass should have nearly 1/3 more heat-rejection capacity than the stock cooler. I’m hoping we can mount it in the […]

Beth gets her Cast off, High Oil Temps

Ok, so I’ve been pretty lax in getting updates to the blog. Dave didn’t want Elizabeth flying solo until she (got her cast off and) could open the door on her own in case of emergency. That was slated for (and happened) this week, and we were working on some ideas for getting our oil […]

Dave Flys off Most of the Required 5 Test Hours

I took the day off and spent most of it putting the old nose-mounted-NACA-oil-cooler back in the airplane. It’s a good thing I kept all of the parts. Boy is it hot and muggy in Cincinnati for the first time this year. But, we got some lunch, and then Dave took her back out and […]

The Fox Flies!

Fox is officially on the hunt again. Dave came in on Monday afternoon, and by late afternoon the the first flight was under our belt. Having Dave fly our plane is some of the best money I’ve ever spent. Not only is he a top-notch pilot, but it brought great friends into our lives too. […]

Ode to Confidence

So the Fox is ready to fly. I think. The last time my airplane departed Lebanon-Warren County Airport she didn’t return on her own power, but rather fell impotently from the sky ahead of a windmilling blade. Confidence is a funny thing, in it’s ebb and flow. But riding your baby to a highway landing […]

Dave Bertram is Scheduled to Fly the Fox

Elizabeth just got done talking with Dave Bertram, and he’ll be coming up on Monday to fly the Fox! {Gulp}. ~Deep cleansing breaths~ Confidence is a funny thing, I was just celebrating the first flight the Riley’s Velocity, absolutely confident that it would go fine, but now I have a knot in my stomach. Sure, I know […]