f1rocket
Well Known Member
This is a continuation of my quest to get my RV-12 painted. The first part of the story, my trip from Indiana to Oregon, is document in this thread. The second part of the story, the painting process, is documented in this thread. Part three covers my 2,200 nm trip back to Indiana.
After two very long days to re-assemble the airplane, I was ready to begin the long flight back to Indiana. John wanted to get a few air-to-air photos on my way out. Here, Patti snapped of picture of us just as we were ready to depart Eugene.
Below are a couple of photos of me over the mountains just east of Eugene.
The weather over the Cascades was sever clear with very little wind. It was easy to spot my landmark, "The Three Sisters", off in the distance. As is typical, I didn't get off as early as I wanted because we were busy fixing a few little details on the airplane. In fact John was buffing the top cowl as I was putting fuel in the airplane! The plan this day was to fly just one leg to Nampa, ID. and spend the night for an early departure the next morning.
I landed at Nampa around 3PM. What a wonderful FBO. Nice airport and extremely helpful. I awoke around 4AM and headed out to depart at the earliest legal time.
Prior to this trip, the advice I received here on the forum was to fly early and land by Noon. That advice was most correct and helpful. Here, the sun is just getting ready to rise above the mountains East of Boise.
The weather was great and the air smooth. I progressed across Idaho following the valley east towards Pocatello. I was worried about approaching this point because it became necessary to weave through the mountains to get to the upper plains of Wyoming. No need to worry. Follow the highway. Here's a shot of me turning south from Pocatello.
Here's a shot of the EFIS as I made my way south.
I landed in Kemmerer, WY. for fuel.
From there, I landed in Laramie for fuel and to assess my weather options. I wish I would have taken a picture at Laramie because is was really beautiful. Laramie sits in a bowl with the mountains all around on three sides. The wind always blows hard there and today was no exception but it was right down one of the runways. The Central Plains was under the influence of a low pressure system so a lot of places were reporting marginal VFR conditions. The exception was South Dakota, where a high pressure system was pushing down from Canada. So I charted a course to Pierre, SD. where I landed and spent the night. I didn't take any pictures because there's not much to see on the way.
Rest of the trip in the next post.
After two very long days to re-assemble the airplane, I was ready to begin the long flight back to Indiana. John wanted to get a few air-to-air photos on my way out. Here, Patti snapped of picture of us just as we were ready to depart Eugene.
Below are a couple of photos of me over the mountains just east of Eugene.
The weather over the Cascades was sever clear with very little wind. It was easy to spot my landmark, "The Three Sisters", off in the distance. As is typical, I didn't get off as early as I wanted because we were busy fixing a few little details on the airplane. In fact John was buffing the top cowl as I was putting fuel in the airplane! The plan this day was to fly just one leg to Nampa, ID. and spend the night for an early departure the next morning.
I landed at Nampa around 3PM. What a wonderful FBO. Nice airport and extremely helpful. I awoke around 4AM and headed out to depart at the earliest legal time.
Prior to this trip, the advice I received here on the forum was to fly early and land by Noon. That advice was most correct and helpful. Here, the sun is just getting ready to rise above the mountains East of Boise.
The weather was great and the air smooth. I progressed across Idaho following the valley east towards Pocatello. I was worried about approaching this point because it became necessary to weave through the mountains to get to the upper plains of Wyoming. No need to worry. Follow the highway. Here's a shot of me turning south from Pocatello.
Here's a shot of the EFIS as I made my way south.
I landed in Kemmerer, WY. for fuel.
From there, I landed in Laramie for fuel and to assess my weather options. I wish I would have taken a picture at Laramie because is was really beautiful. Laramie sits in a bowl with the mountains all around on three sides. The wind always blows hard there and today was no exception but it was right down one of the runways. The Central Plains was under the influence of a low pressure system so a lot of places were reporting marginal VFR conditions. The exception was South Dakota, where a high pressure system was pushing down from Canada. So I charted a course to Pierre, SD. where I landed and spent the night. I didn't take any pictures because there's not much to see on the way.
Rest of the trip in the next post.
Last edited:
