Friday, December 02, 2011

2011 SARL Wrap-up Video

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Monday, November 21, 2011

A Great Little Machine - Another Day at the Races

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I just came back from Taylor, TX where I ran the Rocket 100, the last race of the 2011 Sport Air Racing League season. The plane ran great ...
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Sunday, October 30, 2011

A good day at the races.

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After too much time, I finally got in another SARL race. This one was the Aircraft Spruce sponsored Tennessee Valley Air Race IV . We had...
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Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Happy Anniversary Honey.

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At the Tandem Wing builders banquet, in Sullivan, MO, October 4, 2003. We got married 14 days later on the 18th.
Saturday, August 06, 2011

Performance during the AVC race

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If you are interested, I thought I would explain a few things about what is going on here. To see the photo better, click on it and hit Ctrl...
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2011 Air Venture Cup Race

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This year's race wasn't exactly smooth as silk, but at least the plane performed well. This year there were only three planes regist...
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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