In my pilot’s logbook, dated 16 October 2004, is the Clint Eastwood of logbook entries. It simply says: Poker Run, winds 270 at 25 - gusts to 34
Here’s what it doesn’t say.
It doesn’t say that I arrived at my hangar at Carbondale airport early that Saturday morning and preflighted the Acro Sport in preparation to [...]
What to do? What to do?
Dilemma day once again this year.
Last year I got an Italian superbike for my 64th birthday but I must have slept through the lead-in period, and failed to have any fresh ideas for this year. After some spousal nagging last night about what I wanted for my birthday, I did [...]
I conceive and give birth to these things, but they leave home and make their own way in the world – sometimes with less than optimum results; thus the return of the youngest with a mangled left leg and foot, as well as a broken wingtip and assorted other more minor scrapes and bruises.
This photo [...]
Do You Have What it Takes?
I have often heard someone comment that they would like to build an airplane but just weren’t sure if they had the skills or dedication that it would take to do so. After a little thought, I came up with a quick test that will immediately tell you if you [...]
I noted this morning that the governor signed into law a bill that makes it illegal to impersonate a pilot . . . also to purchase pilot uniforms over the Internet (?) Now that brings up a lot of questions.
Will Jay Leno and others be arrested when they do those inebriated co-pilot jokes? Are [...]
Those of you that have been following the plight of my Golden Retriever’s health after having been exposed to several episodes of WMD type gas will be happy to hear that we finally have some good news.
At one time we thought all was lost and that “The Big Sleep” was in store for Sophie. Now [...]
With splitting my time between working with Bill Hubenthal on his Skyraider and going for my inhalation therapy treatments (see last posting, re: Green Fog), I have not spent a lot of time on the computer.
At any rate, progress on both my therapy and the Skyraider appear to be moving along. We have the fuselage [...]
Most of you know by now, but for those who don't, we have moved Bill Hubenthal's Sky Raider project to my workshop so he can realize a little progress. Things are going well (on the airplane) and we have added the windshield, cowling, instrument panel, glare shield, aileron and flap cables, radiator, engine, etc., etc. [...]
I dropped in at the KR gathering in Mt. Vernon yesterday.
Wick's had brought the first of the new airplanes to be manufactured for the Sport category that I've seen. Beautiful aircraft, called a Sting, that appeared to be almost all carbon fiber, but a shining example of Bert's theory that prices are going to go [...]
Larry has been extremely busy this last month preparing to host the KR gathering at Mt. Vernon this weekend. As he wants to have all of his toys there for this occasion, I was asked to assist him in moving his KR2 yesterday. Oh, the sacrifices one make to help friends out.
I had to fly [...]
