I was at the airport today working on our cooling plenum (the last flight the engine wasn’t cooling quite as well as I would like), and Dave Gallagher stopped by to see how things were going. He mentioned that he was going to do a couple of patterns to warm up his oil for a […]
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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 […]
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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