More Wing to Strake Finishing

We’re sanding the wings. Yes, I buckled, and we’ll sand back a few inches so we can make the wing-to-strake junctions look nice. It’ll look a lot better, but it will cost us some more time. At least the main gear pants are nearly done, what a chore. Check it out.

Wing to Strake Finishing

Well, we put the wings back on today! Yes, the (main) wheel pants are nearly done, so we need to finalize the wing-to-fuselage fit for final paint. This is complicated by the fact that the wings already have paint on them. Clearly this is not the way to do this work, but it’s what we […]

Deciding to Remove the Nose NACA Oil Cooler

We’re fully back in building mode, though not skating at full strength. The ‘doghouse’ is now fit and finished with the canard. I’ve also installed an avionics fan to cool my Light Speed ignitions, and sent one back to Klaus to get a cooling port added, amongst other upgrades. I’m also about 90% convinced to ditch […]

PogoPlug and Drobo Deployed to Support Website

Pogo my Drobo! It doesn’t have anything *specifically* to do with airplanes, but n44vf.com has moved into the new century with a couple of pieces of tech gear. First, I’ve had a series of external hard drives (Maxtor One Touch, Seagate FreeAgent, and Western Digial My Books) for storing and backing up my websites, and they have all had […]

Oshkosh 2009 Recap

Oshkosh 2009 is now over for us, and the inevitable sadness of leaving is all that remains. But we had an awesome time, and quite possibly the best Oshkosh ever. The weather was gorgeous with high seventies most of the week, and crisp sleeping temperatures in the upper 50’s and lower sixties. Between the weather […]

[Picture Album] 2009 Airventure & Velocity BBQ

Click on the thumbnail for a bigger picture Jerry Brianard on Grill – Velocity BBQ Carlos and Marcy Fernandez – Velocity BBQ Don and Lynn Johnston – Velocity BBQ Velocity BBQ Andy Millin – Velocity BBQ Travis McQueen and Dianne Lindbergh – Velocity BBQ Velocity BBQ Heather and Denise Osterhouse – Velocity BBQ Dave Nelson, […]