Where is the beer tasting? And what else is going on? Paul- Sunday HBC Beer tasting is at 5pm at the HBC new pavilion. Here's the location in case you aren't familiar with it: http://rvplane.com/pics/osh16/HBCBeerTasting.jpg RV-10 Dinner and Social. 5:30pm in Camp Scholler (in the area of 55th & Li...

Saturday is definitely looking precarious with the storms in Northern OH/IL, but I think eventually I should be able to make it to Osh. Worst case I will blast off first thing Sunday.

I am heading up to Osh on Saturday via Cleveland on a Friday night stopover. My plan is to depart Thursday AM. Current plans are as follows: 1) Sunday night beer share 2) Monday Beer Social 3) Wednesday Black Otter I am going to skip out on the Van's banquet. I only went to one of them a few years a...

Dave, I stalked the forums religiously until I found my engine. I was able to find a great deal on a brand-new IO-360, but the only caveat was it was a vertical sump. It took a little work, but it all came together in the end. If you're going the new route, as Bruce inferred, the best new engine dea...

It's that time of year again to plan on indulging in the finest meats and seafoods WI has to offer at the Black Otter. Does Wednesday night work best for everyone? Let me get a headcount and I will arrange transportation. Pics from last year! What a blast!! http://rvplane.com/showthumb.php?picname=D...

Hi Joe, I went the cheap route and used Van's foam and got them locally covered in fabric. The Van's foam has a lot to be desired - it definitely isn't the most comfortable option, and my back always looks forward to getting out of the plane after a few hour trip. I tried the Oregon Aero seats at Su...

I will work on my PIN application tomorrow. If I get it in time, I will make the 20 min trek!

It was cold, rainy and windy today, so what better to do than get my Remote Pilot's license. Started at 10:30am, met with my CFI at 1:30, temporary certificate in my hands by 2:30pm! Couldn't of been easier.

It's rare I get to make a 700 mile cross country and have ZERO weather concerns - today was the day however! WeatherMeister.com painted a beautiful picture of our flight up north. Calm surface winds. No clouds. Practically zero winds aloft. While a tailwind would of been appreciated, it's was otherw...

There was definitely no sleeping in this morning. The crack of thunder woke everyone up well before 6am on Thursday. Here's a screenshot of what WeatherMeister.com said was coming for us. http://www.rvplane.com/showthumb/DSCN5838.JPG The morning sky at sunrise was not what we were used to. http://ww...

Today started with another amazing sunrise. We also picked up a new guest at our campsite. Peters friend, James, drove in last night from the Miami area to join us for a day of Sun and Fun! You can see him hydrating in Peter's tent. http://www.rvplane.com/showthumb/DSCN5802.JPG A couple of hot air b...

We woke up on Tuesday to a beautiful morning sunrise. http://www.rvplane.com/showthumb/DSCN5742.JPG Not too many airplanes in HBC - 15 airplanes. http://www.rvplane.com/showthumb/DSCN5743.JPG The SNF media hospitality was second to none. Great breakfast in the morning during the 8:15am press briefin...

The last 3 days have been all work and no play for me finishing up the annual conditional inspection and installing the "red cube" fuel flow sensor. The rush was all worth it for a trip to Lakeland, FL for 2017 Sun 'n Fun! Last year when we departed for SNF, the temps were much lower - 28 degrees OA...

Peter Barrett and I are down at SNF all week. Stop by HBC and kick a few beers back with using you're down here! :beer: :beer: :beer: http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd167/bullojm1/snf17/aviary-image-1491272537155.jpeg http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd167/bullojm1/snf17/20170404_073711.jpg

Craig and I got to the bottom of why his engine quit (as to respect to him and his wish for privacy, I will not reveal the reason here, but PM me and I will let you know as a learning lesson - I know if I was in Craig's shoes, my best outcome would be where he ended up!). Anyways, the FAA required h...

If you follow my site ( http://www.rvplane.com ), you'll know I have helped my friend Craig ferry his Cessna 162 Skycatcher back and forth to Lancaster (KLNS) many times while they tried to fix some avionics bugs in his Garmin panel. Today was much like many of our other trips - clear skies, low win...

I have never driven a car at Oshkosh...This is the closest I got!

Mike, I had great luck with the IXYS 45V 2X59A schottky diodes. What I like about these diodes is there are actually two independent diodes on each chip, it has screw terminals, and it doesn't need to be electrically isolated. http://www.rvplane.com/showthumb.php?picname=IMG_9641.JPG They've worked ...

Enquiring nerds want to know if you also upgrading to TLS 1.2? SSL 3.0 is so yesterday's technology. :D Bob, Nerd talk! Now we're talking. SSL 2.0 and 3.0 are both disabled on the server - only TLS 1.0, 1.1 and 1.2 are enabled. RivetBangers.com has an A- rating for security from SSL Labs. Since it'...

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Impressive "badge of honor"! I don't see why you couldn't replace the worn piece with some 6061-T6. I would just make a lap-joint and use countersunk 3/32" rivets. You might want to double-check with A&P Mitch for a second much more qualified opinion.