Hey Mike, you on vacation?

Brantel · Post by **Brantel** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 2:25 pm

Hey Mike, where are the updates man???

Almost a month

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Mon Mar 15, 2010 2:34 pm

He has a new giiiirlfriiend...

Post by **bullojm1** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 8:04 am

Its a complicated equation of why I haven't been working on the RV lately --

Grad School finals + Ski trip to Bozeman, MT + Vacation to Munich + (yes chad, new g/f)*20 = No RV time for the past month!

Luckily my life is getting back to normal and you all should see some MAJOR progress this weekend.

hydroguy2 · Post by **hydroguy2** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 9:14 am

bullojm1 wrote:......Ski trip to Bozeman, MT ......

So you were 60 miles away and didn't call!.....well I guess I know where I rate. Guess that's what I deserve being a snowboarder.

Which hill? How was the snow? I heard the snow was a little thin. I didn't make it to Bridger or BigSky this year.

TomNativeNewYorker · Post by **TomNativeNewYorker** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 9:30 am

bullojm1 wrote:Its a complicated equation of why I haven't been working on the RV lately --

Grad School finals + Ski trip to Bozeman, MT + Vacation to Munich + (yes chad, new g/f)*20 =
No Money

fixed it for you

Post by **bullojm1** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 12:57 pm

hydroguy2 wrote:
Which hill? How was the snow? I heard the snow was a little thin. I didn't make it to Bridger or BigSky this year.

Brian-

I thought about callin ya up, but it was a boring week of skiing all day and drinking all night

Had a cabin on Bridger, which we skied 4 days, then went down to Moonlight Basin for one day. Snow at Moonlight was awesome!

hydroguy2 · Post by **hydroguy2** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 3:49 pm

No problem. Not a big fan of bridger anyway, gets a little crowded at times. and too old to do the ski/drink routine anymore

Post by **bullojm1** » Tue Mar 16, 2010 9:16 pm

hydroguy2 wrote:and too old to do the ski/drink routine anymore

How'd you know I had a flask on me all week???

Post by **Spike** » Wed Mar 17, 2010 9:04 am

Cause you were in Ski trip to Bozeman, MT on a ski trip??

Post by **Spike** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 5:43 pm

Hey Mike,

A birdie tells me you have a big day tomorrow. Gonna give us some details?

Spike

Post by **bullojm1** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 7:32 pm

Damn KDMW has a lot of birdies!

Plan is to load the RV around 10:00am, and probably deliver it to DMW around 11-12.

cjensen · Post by **cjensen** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 7:45 pm

Groovy baby, yeah!!

Post by **Spike** » Sat Mar 20, 2010 7:48 pm

Most excellent. Neil is a very good friend. He was calling to offer his back seat and is headed up but I am booked for much of the day. Enjoy it guy!

Spike

Post by **bullojm1** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 4:32 pm

Today I successfully moved my project to the hangar. The tow truck driver was really awesome. It was his first airplane and I think he was more nervous about moving it than I was. Definitely nice to find someone who cares so much about the job they do. I don't tip for this sort of service often, but this guy deserved it.

Airplane waiting to be moved:

Loaded up on the flatbed. It needed to be adjusted when it got up there, as you can see because the tail isn't on the truck. With a little adjustment it was fine.

Rolling towards KDMW. It was touch driving behind it watching it bounce up and down violently as we rolled down the road.

Safe and sound at KDMW. I was finally able to relax a little.

Next obstacle for the day was squeezing it into the t-hangar with my hangarmates RV-4:

It's tight, but they do fit. I need to buy some dollies for the RV-4 so I can be able to put my wings on. This sharing of the hangar is just temporary now until my hangar mate's name comes up on the wait list. I don't mind a little inconvenience to save some $$$!

GREAT DAY!

hydroguy2 · Post by **hydroguy2** » Sun Mar 21, 2010 9:05 pm

looking good Mike.

dons · Post by **dons** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 9:26 am

Glad it went well Mike. Now for the tool dance, is that wrench at home or at the hanger ...

Post by **Spike** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 9:35 am

Sweetness!!

Mike Balzer · Post by **Mike Balzer** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 10:59 am

Hey Mike,
Nice job getting it to the hanger. I am building a RV-8 and have my N number reserved as N-78MB

Have a great week,

Mike Balzer

Slow Build Wings, All Flight Control Surfaces Done.

Bob Barrett · Post by **Bob Barrett** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 7:15 pm

Good going! Congratulations. The tool dance is a lot of fun. The hanger I use belongs to the EAA Chapter but several non members have keys to the hanger for a variety of reasons. Therefore I take my tools back and forth every time I go out there. Many times if find that id don't have the tool I need. However the FBO Bob Leaders and Sons are very helpful. It is a life saver to have them there but still a person hates to always be begging! Hope to see you flying soon.

BSwayze · Post by **BSwayze** » Fri Mar 26, 2010 7:13 am

Mike,
Congratulations on the big move! That's very exciting. Please keep us posted with your progress from this point. Can't wait to see your bird take flight!

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Hey Mike, you on vacation?

Hey Mike, you on vacation?

Mike has a big day tomorrow ...

Move complete!