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 inhouse from black tape. (I'm remo...
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 50...
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 Nnumbers that had attended that event and invited us back for a 50year reunion! I've never been...
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 it...