Friday, August 09, 2013

2013 AirVenture Cup Race & Oshkosh

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This was my 10th running of the AirVenture Cup race, and the 22nd year my Quickie and I attended the EAA convention at Oshkosh. For th...
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Sunday, August 04, 2013

2013 Mt. Vernon 100

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As you can see, I seem to have missed posting anything in the past year.  At this year's Oshkosh, several people told me they read this ...
Friday, July 20, 2012

2012 AirVenture Race is right around the corner.

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The Air Venture cup race is Sunday, and I'll be heading up to Mitchell, SD tomorrow.    http://www.airventurecup.com/ .  I believe this ...
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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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