I found a treasure trove of old pictures from my late Father. His Dad, my Grandfather, was a pilot before WW2, and eventually was a Major during the war. He later flew corporate stuff and had quite an interesting life as a pilot. I used the website to figure out some of these photos and which airpor...

I can't speak for the -7, but there are references on the plans (page 9 top view) of the RV-9 for leaving a nominal 1/4" gap between aileron and wing tip, and a nominal 3/16" gap between aileron and flap. The wing root fairings need a 1/8" gap between the side skin of the fuselage and...

Sure has been quiet on the old RB forums... I've been keeping busy in my semi-retirement and I wrote up this new blog entry about my most recent project to help another RV pilot get his other airplane back in the air. https://flyingoverthehills.wordpress.com/2019/09/26/fixing-a-canopy/ It's not an R...

Here is my blog post about our time at Oshkosh 2019. Link at the bottom of the post to all my photos.

I’ll be there with my daughter. Can’t wait!

Ever heard of Wiley Post?

Another year, another blog post about my year of flying . Not as much as previous years, but I'm officially up to 634+ hours. The New Year's RV gathering at Lake Havasu got canceled due to high winds here, so I still haven't gotten airborne in 2019. I'm hoping to remedy that this weekend, even thoug...

I don't even give it a second thought about which hand is on the stick. I'm using my left hand (non-dominant) on the stick, and with the right hand on the throttle and it seems natural. These airplanes trim out very nicely, so it is mostly hands off flying anyway. You are only moving the stick a sma...

CJ, I grew up in Long Beach, and learned to fly at KLGB. The Queen Mary is fun to visit. Not the best hotel, but the lounge at the front of the ship is a very cool place to have a cocktail. You'll have to make the trek over to Catalina Island. It should have a nice fresh new runway by summer. I'm ba...

CJ,
I hope you hit my corner of the US. Lot's of good beer in San Diego! We can certainly provide a bed.

All back together last weekend after a marathon session reinstalling the autopilot servo. It was easier to install the first time when the wing skins were still off. I got back a "remanufactured" servo, so I have no idea why the original one just completely locked up. I'll probably never k...

Another blog posting. This time more than one issue at a time. Hoping to be back in the air this weekend, since my autopilot servo should be back from Dynon tomorrow.

https://flyingoverthehills.wordpress.co ... intenance/

You can mount the transponder behind the baggage compartment rear bulkhead and put the antenna down in the rear part of the fuselage. I mounted it on the side of the center rib. The advantage here is not having to have a long coax run through the cabin. https://photos.smugmug.com/RV-9A-Project/Wirin...

Sticker shock over tools??? Just wait until you fill your panel, buy a prop and an engine! The money you spend on tools is a pittance compared to almost everything else on the airplane. Good tools make it a breeze to build, so don't skimp on them. For the RV-10, be prepared to lay down well north of...

Photos! https://photos.smugmug.com/Airplanes/Airventure-Oshkosh-2018/i-kbnSj2W/0/ce433e18/M/IMG_5219-M.jpg A pair of Queen cuts of Prime Rib. Spotted Cow and dead cow. https://photos.smugmug.com/Airplanes/Airventure-Oshkosh-2018/i-pwdX7rN/0/80a7acf8/M/IMG_5220-M.jpg Steve Jr., Don, Mike, Karen, Shan...

Three laps around is my limit!

I finally found some time to create another blog entry about our trek to Oshkosh.

You can also skip ahead to the photo album here.

Another great time at Airventure, except for the arrivals.

Beer has been procured! I'll be bringing some tall cans of Beachwood Amalgamator IPA, and the son will be bringing something too.

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Bruce, Alex and Ethan D (RV-10 builder).
Ethan will have a car there.

Tuesday works for me! Looking forward to it.