Day 2 on my trip to Oshkosh. I woke up to a peaceful, quiet morning. No breeze to be felt. The sun was absent through a deck of scattered cumulus that extended as far east as I could see. I went to the pilot's lounge to brush my teeth and drink some coffee while checking the weather for the next leg...
Day 1 on my trip to Oshkosh. Crossing the Bitterroots was not fun. I had one hand gripping the crossmember and the other on the control stick, constantly correcting for all the turbulence. I landed in Three Forks, MT (9S5) for my first fuel stop. The windsock was pointed straight out, blowing about...
I depart for Oshkosh tomorrow and since my Tailwind was painted Cub Yellow by a business that builds Super Cubs, they said I should "represent" by having a Cub lightning bolt on the cowl. Nobody wanted to pay for a legitimate decal so this one was hastily fashioned in-house from black tape.
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Last fall, my new exhaust had an issue whereby one of the pipes cracked and completely separated a few inches from the engine block. Rather than weld it back together, I opted to come up with a new design. All four exhaust pipes were removed a rebuilt with ball joints. As of now, I've put almost...
I received a letter in the mail from the EAA today, specifically an open invitation to attend Airventure 2019 in Oshkosh, WI. As it turns out, N11018 was at Oshkosh #1 in 1970. The EAA tracked down all the N-numbers that had attended that event and invited us back for a 50-year reunion! I've never b...
It turns out the support brackets for my exhaust pipes were a little too rigid. I thought the hangers would provide enough shock absorbency, but I guess not because one of the pipes cracked and completely separated from the stack about three inches from the engine. I was fortunate though because...
