Buying a flying RV is a GREAT idea!

It keeps good airplanes flying, and provides great value to the buyer.

We've done it twice now. You must be an educated buyer, but I think that applies to any aircraft purchase, not just an EAB.

And all those post-OSH storm weenies worried about their rudders. Sheesh.

Unless your are talking Gallons Per Month, you're doing it wrong.

Steve, my online friend. Your loft plan is estimated at $3.8 AMU's! I bet you paid less. Still gonna do it, I need the storage. Doug is a good person, with a good family, he just draws lines, and he is allowed to do that, as an owner of a business, not that it has anything to do with beliefs. You mi...

And I hope your are not an auto-bot because Mr. Bullock will fly south and kick my arse for validating your post and mucking up his message board.

I DO! Sorry for no follow up, especially since I hate as much in the online world. This is how the panel ended up after the gut job: https://i.imgur.com/CbVVdObl.jpg The 'OMG! Circuit Breakers?' referenced above turned into a drop down fuse panel on a hinge in front of the left seat, as suggested by...

That is the location of choice for many. I have had no issues at all after using that location for several hundred hours with two different airplanes.

Yep, that's home. If you arrive during business hours, you can always get a ride in the county truck over to the north access gate to shorten the walk. If Hemmingway's gets old, there is Knoxie's (high end) and the Crab Shack (low end) a shorter distance away. But no Bay views at either of those.

I never take shortcuts when buying tools for my RV or any other home project. Says the man who posted a picture of Harbor Freight derived wing jacks. So, will Chinese pistons make metric or SAE size holes in your wing when your Rube Goldberg setup fails? :P Just busting on you my friend. I have the...

Karen and I found a ride, thx!

Awesome! Wade has mad skilz, you have mad travels. A match made in heaven.

I subscribed to his channel. I never do crap like that. Looking forward to the series, I did not even cheat by looking at his 'raw' videos.

I like all the pro reasons, I say yes. M'lady got work off and will be there, she is mostly vegetarian these days, so we can all taunt her with bloody flesh.

Just a thought if you do pull for a bench power test, the SX will auto-switch between two 12v sources, I would apply power individually to both inputs as part of the troubleshooting.

I think I will be up for all this fun. Karen's working, but I might bring my grown son if he's interested.

Scratch that plan, dammit. Too many issues unrelated to the rebuild came up, not to mention a tornado which JUST missed the hangar. You folks have fun, see you next year!

Okay, the long instrument / electrical makeover is withing striking distance of being done. I was able to start the engine today, need to get a tach signal but have a good idea on that after some research tonight. M'lady got called out today, so she should be good to go for a Wednesday morning depar...

No dog until 80?! This is why I'm not married to a dream killer. I recently adopted a Great Pyrenees (see Leandra puppies on Google). I can't imagine life without a dog, they are one of the best things in life. There may be cracks in the 'not until 80' timeline. Recent text she sent to my daughter,...

Aircraft: .55 lb to 55 lb must be registered with the FAA Pilot: Fly for fun or education anything up to 55 lb with no certification. I did my Commercial Drone Certificate last month, since I had to go to the FSDO anyway to renew my CFI. Fairly painless, you never know when someone will call with a ...

Not for me, the Gyro fly-in on Capitol Hill sounds like more fun!

Panel back together? Whatcha doing to it? Pictures??? I had about 70 AMU's of improvements I had collected, decided it was time to stop flying (dammit!) and start installing. Baby steps, engine monitor was first project, since there were other engine things to do. I should be able to knock an EIS i...