bsacks05
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FRIDAY - Left work ASAP because I needed to do a fuel run to Thomaston, GA (OPN) where the fuel is $3.65. It is about 30 miles from my home base. I was not in a hurry and throttled back to enjoy the trip. Besides going fast, RVs can go slow and the -9 can go REALLY slow. I drew a compromise at about 120 kts in order to enjoy the middle GA fall foliage. Of course I was tuned into the XM music and flipped through some channels until I found something I felt like listening to.
Cruising at sunset is wonderful and mere words cannot describe the feeling of wonderment and joy that I built this thing and here I am with the sky to myself. Yeah, KEEP POUNDING THEM RIVETS! The payoff is enormous.
I filled up and returned to the home base (PXE) before sundown. At the airport, I stopped to talk to Bob who is a retired AF B-1 instructor pilot. He also helped me design my plane's paint scheme. We made a date to go flying on Saturday since he is one of the few locals who have not been in my RV yet.
SATURDAY - Bob and I saddled up and got airborne. He showed me how to do Lazy 8s and Chandelles. We discussed energy management and how well the -9 handles these gentle maneuvers. We finished with him talking me through an overhead break to land. That one I will have to work on because the -9 takes a long time to bleed of energy and the turn needs to be a BIG one in order to arrive on final at the correct speed and alt. I even let him land it from the right seat, something I have not let anyone do up to this point!
Who says you can't have fun in an RV9? You can enjoy lots of aerobatic maneuvers including rolls. Just get proper instruction.
Putting Catalina away, we both agreed that the mains could use a little air and that the T/W chain has a little too much slack in it.
SUNDAY Went to the airport to add air to the mains and took a link out of the T/W chains. Of course then it was time for an ops check!
I took off and did some recon of my house (yes, wifey's car was there in the driveway) Flew over Dave's house and noticed that his garage door was down so he must be sleeping instead of building his -7. I tuned in the new XM59 channel which is all Led Zeppelin all the time. Life is beautiful.
Did a few touch and goes to feel out the increased air pressure in the mains, then put her away.
Sunday evening, my 11 y.o. son and I drove to Atlanta to see his first concert. The band is from Australia and they play all Pink Floyd music with awesome sound and lights. They even do an inflatable pig and kangaroo! The first half of the show was the entire Dark Side of the Moon record. The band is incredible. www.aussiefloyd.com. Well worth the drive and ticket price.
It was a very good weekend.
Cruising at sunset is wonderful and mere words cannot describe the feeling of wonderment and joy that I built this thing and here I am with the sky to myself. Yeah, KEEP POUNDING THEM RIVETS! The payoff is enormous.
I filled up and returned to the home base (PXE) before sundown. At the airport, I stopped to talk to Bob who is a retired AF B-1 instructor pilot. He also helped me design my plane's paint scheme. We made a date to go flying on Saturday since he is one of the few locals who have not been in my RV yet.
SATURDAY - Bob and I saddled up and got airborne. He showed me how to do Lazy 8s and Chandelles. We discussed energy management and how well the -9 handles these gentle maneuvers. We finished with him talking me through an overhead break to land. That one I will have to work on because the -9 takes a long time to bleed of energy and the turn needs to be a BIG one in order to arrive on final at the correct speed and alt. I even let him land it from the right seat, something I have not let anyone do up to this point!
Who says you can't have fun in an RV9? You can enjoy lots of aerobatic maneuvers including rolls. Just get proper instruction.
Putting Catalina away, we both agreed that the mains could use a little air and that the T/W chain has a little too much slack in it.
SUNDAY Went to the airport to add air to the mains and took a link out of the T/W chains. Of course then it was time for an ops check!
I took off and did some recon of my house (yes, wifey's car was there in the driveway) Flew over Dave's house and noticed that his garage door was down so he must be sleeping instead of building his -7. I tuned in the new XM59 channel which is all Led Zeppelin all the time. Life is beautiful.
Did a few touch and goes to feel out the increased air pressure in the mains, then put her away.
Sunday evening, my 11 y.o. son and I drove to Atlanta to see his first concert. The band is from Australia and they play all Pink Floyd music with awesome sound and lights. They even do an inflatable pig and kangaroo! The first half of the show was the entire Dark Side of the Moon record. The band is incredible. www.aussiefloyd.com. Well worth the drive and ticket price.
It was a very good weekend.
