Friday, July 22, 2011

Dagnabit

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The new sensor failed 20 minutes into the flight, when it hit about 200 degrees. #!@$%&*(!*!*#(!
Thursday, July 21, 2011

Plodding Through It All

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This morning I passed the time waiting for FedEx by mowing the lawn. I don't get how it grows so much in this flippin heat. At 11:30 th...
Wednesday, July 20, 2011

What I Go Through to Get in the Big Race.

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Right now it's Wednesday evening and I am scheduled to fly to Dayton on Saturday morning to enter the 2011 AirVenture Cup Race. The onl...
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Monday, June 20, 2011

Big Muddy Finish Line

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Just had to post this video.
Thursday, June 09, 2011

Cozy Girrrls Oil Miser

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With all my engine compartment mods, I had to ditch my old bulky oil separator that I installed about a hundred years ago. Somewhat predict...

After the Sawsall - Snorkels and Oil Coolers

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I thought I'd throw out a few photos so you can see what I'm up to. I dug out the Sawsall again, this time to chop off my beloved in...
Sunday, March 13, 2011

Whoa! Hold on there Partner

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Time to fire up the Sawsall -I have decided to go another route. Before I made all my mods, the oil temperature was decent. Now, I have a h...
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Saturday, March 12, 2011

Trying to Cram In An Oil Cooler

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Winter is over, the crocuses are blooming, and it's time for me to get my oil temperature under control. In the past race it was somewh...
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Monday, February 07, 2011

I Committed Aviation Yesterday

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And it was about time!
Tuesday, December 21, 2010

How to Decrease Drag

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Wednesday, September 29, 2010

This Year's Field of Dreams

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I was happy to be able to attend this years Tandem Wing Field of Dreams, in Beatrice, Nebraska this year. The plane's systems seem to ...
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Tuesday, August 03, 2010

AirVenture Cup Race 2010 - Very long post

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I finally got the plane ready enough for the Big Race, or so I hoped. There are so many parts of it all, it's hard to relate. Even tho...
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Sunday, July 25, 2010

Waiting for things to start

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It's Sunday morning at Mitchell (KMHE). If the oil temps were not a factor, I should be able to true around 205 - 209. Problem is, it...
Friday, July 23, 2010

Maybe tomorrow

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Tonight's weather for Mitchell, SD - the starting line: "Rain and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 10pm. Some storms could be se...
Thursday, July 22, 2010

Off to the Races

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Oil temp problems still are there, but I'm going anyway. Even if I have to throttle back, I'll still be in it. I leave tomorrow, f...
Thursday, July 15, 2010

Beating the Heat

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The temperature in the hangar has been in the high 90s for quite a while and I'm getting tired of it. I was trying to fit an oil cooler ...
Wednesday, July 07, 2010

The Missing Miss

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Where to begin? Today started at Bob Carter's day job at Wildlife Materials . I had purchased a bag of diodes from our local Radio Sha...
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Monday, July 05, 2010

Four Tries, Four Strikes

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And I was so optimistic... Had all intentions of killing the miss today. Started by verifying the spark plug gap was set to .027", whi...
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Sunday, July 04, 2010

Happy 4th of July but No Joy in Mudville

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Over the last few days I have been trying several things and thought I'd catch it up, before going out for a 4th of July picnic. Air gap...
Wednesday, June 30, 2010

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I am still getting this frustrating miss, which seems to be emanating from the Electronic Ignition (EI). The miss only seems to happen abov...
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