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Take a little time off from building to enjoy the weekend!

What are you doing this weekend?

Thermos is coming down here to PYM on Tuesday with the fam and we are gonna do the tourist/local thing.

CJ

They say that you should make hay while the sun shines. Well, the sun finally shone this weekend. I spent Friday, Saturday, and Sunday helping my Father out on the farm. Most of it was spent going in circles around one field or another.
Heh, I should have pretended I was flying a traffic pattern, or that I got put in a holding pattern

Tomorrow and Tuesday are BBQs and cookouts.

Have a safe and happy 4th everyone!

Just got back from a 2 day trip with Dad. We flew the plane out to Dayton and spent a whole day touring the Air Force Museum. What a totally engrossing experience. Got back in early this morning. I highly recommend that trip to everyone. B2's, B1's, F22's, X15's, etc, its all there. What a joint!

As for building and the rest of the weekend, I think that I am going to use this time to get some building done. Work has been a bit involved lately and this will be a great opportunity to catch up and hopefully get most of that last elevator knocked out. Can't wait to get to those wings.

Other than that I am just going to vegetate.

-- Spike

Any of you that are planning a barbecue for the holiday may want to pick up the latest accessory item for the grill...

prestwich wrote:Any of you that are planning a barbecue for the holiday may want to pick up the latest accessory item for the grill...

That is just soooooooooooooo wrong in so many ways! LOL good thing the 'men' arent facing the same direction.

OMG, that is too funny!

Looks like they do a fine job of roasting!

CJ

Happy 4th everybody!

Here's what we'll be doing over the short holiday-

We just picked him up Sunday!






His name is Yeager...yes after that "Yeager".

oh, chad, you're toast now. you just got yourself a huge handicap. yeager's gonna suck up a lot of rivet banging time!

When I first saw photos of Wiley I thought he was about the niceest looking golden I have ever seen. Yeager is gonna give him a run for the money! Nicely done!!

CD

Thanks CD! Brit spent over two months searching for the right breeder, and with the help of our kennel club, we found him in Neosho, Wisconsin (four hours drive one-way).

This will be Brit's obedience and agility dog (Wiley is working on some of this as well), and she will take care of him most of the time so I can keep working on the airplane. I just get to be "dad" and play with him!

You had to be only a few miles from my place passing through!

We are putting on an addition so the plane has been on hold while we work on the home project. I have not been active on the Rivet Banger web site other than to check in off and on. Hopefully after OSH we will be nearing completion and I can move into the NEW WORKSHOP. Photos to follow.

This fourth of July has been spent on the addition, building a new outbuilding, putting in a new mound system...all things other than aviation.

I hope to run into some of the rivetbangers at OSH. Will have my hat by then...just confirmed shipment!

Happy Fourth to all!!!
CD

Cherokee Driver wrote:I hope to run into some of the rivetbangers at OSH.

Well come to the RB dinner then! It will be a great time and the food is fantastic!!

Happy 4th everyone. Enjoy your barbecues and stay safe!

I finally have some quality time with my wings! I think I will do some priming this evening, but it will depend on the weather.

Chad, here is the latest addition to our family:

Best to all.

Oshkosh in 3 weeks!

Antony

Packing here for a two month trip out of the country that leaves next Sunday.

Three weeks(supposedly) in Manta, Ecuador; and five weeks on the island of Curaco which is close to Aruba.

Lucky we get to ship our personal items along with our tools on a C-130 cargo plane. I wont run out of liquor for sure!

Beth and I spent the weekend sailing at the cabin and I have to admit it was a nice break from preping plane parts...now BACK TO WORK!

Chad I can't belive you have TWO Goldens in your house now!!! Those puppy whines will be hard resist even if your wife is doing "all" the training!

- Peter

Spent the weekend working some more on my elevator. Replacing the one with the cracked trailing edge. We went to a minor league game last night to watch fireworks and to day we're going to stay home and set off our safe and sane fireworks with the neighbors.

Also this morning celebrated our country's independence in the best way possible, I flew my RV-4 all over the county! No better way to celebrate freedom than engaging in the freedom of flight!

N200PF wrote:Beth and I spent the weekend sailing at the cabin and I have to admit it was a nice break from preping plane parts...now BACK TO WORK!

Chad I can't belive you have TWO Goldens in your house now!!! Those puppy whines will be hard resist even if your wife is doing "all" the training!

- Peter

THAT sounds like a great weekend Peter!!

Yeah, two goldens!! He is adorable (just as cute as Wiley was when he was this age)! I did get some work done today on the plane, but I went out to the airport to do it. I had to break the seal on my left fuel tank because for some stupid reason, I thought it was neccesary to put a thick AL washer between the bulkhead fitting and the rib for the flop tube. That gave me like three threads to get the B nut on to hold the fuel line, which of course, won't work. I had to take the access plate off, and pry the washer out of the sealant it was sitting in. Then I resealed the fitting and nut, and then the access plate again.

Anyway, it's done and curing again. Better to be right than to try and cover the problem with the wrong solution.

Chad, Oh my! Another mouth to feed! Congrats, nice look'n puppy there!

When you get back from OSH, he will have doubled in size.

OK Chad I'm savin' that one for when I do my tanks!

I can't imagine what it was like to pop open a perfectly sealed tank! AHH!

- Peter

PS - How is Wiley getting along with his new "buddy"?

N200PF wrote:PS - How is Wiley getting along with his new "buddy"?

Great, so far! The little guy just follows Wiley EVERYWHERE, so I'm sure he is a little annoyed. He is handling it MUCH better than I anticipated!

I actually think he really likes Yeager, but he's "the older, wiser" one now, so he acts like it bothers him. He lets Yeager walk all over him. We've heard a couple of small little growls from Wiley, but it was just to let Yeager know where the line is. Wiley is so gentle with puppies.