flyeyes
Well Known Member
I thought I'd share an experience I had today after a small in flight problem.
I was returning home from brief vacation on the gulf coast, and noticed that my RV-8 was climbing a little sluggishly, and the EGTs were higher than I was used to seeing. A quick mag check at altitude confirmed that, althought the flight down and runup had been perfect, my right ignition wasn't functioning.
Annoyed, I diverted to montogomery, AL and landed, but realized that I didn't have my normal bag of tools and spares (I haven't needed them on the road in over 100 hours).
The FBO in Montgomery had an internet connection, and I searched the RV white pages for a builder in montgomery who might be available and have tools. The first person I called, Neal George, was an RV-7 builder and A&P who dropped what he was doing and showed up in about 10 minutes with tools. 30 minutes later I was good to go.
This turned what would have been a nightmare trip (renting a car for a 6 hour drive home) into a minor blip. It was the first trip my wife had taken with me in the RV, so I was particularly eager to make a good impression. She came away soundly impressed by the community of RV builders.
Below is a picture of Neal trying on the RV-8 for size after we ran it up and recowled it:
Thanks Neal, and I hope to return the favor or pass it on someday..
James Freeman
RV-8 safely back in Memphis
I was returning home from brief vacation on the gulf coast, and noticed that my RV-8 was climbing a little sluggishly, and the EGTs were higher than I was used to seeing. A quick mag check at altitude confirmed that, althought the flight down and runup had been perfect, my right ignition wasn't functioning.
Annoyed, I diverted to montogomery, AL and landed, but realized that I didn't have my normal bag of tools and spares (I haven't needed them on the road in over 100 hours).
The FBO in Montgomery had an internet connection, and I searched the RV white pages for a builder in montgomery who might be available and have tools. The first person I called, Neal George, was an RV-7 builder and A&P who dropped what he was doing and showed up in about 10 minutes with tools. 30 minutes later I was good to go.
This turned what would have been a nightmare trip (renting a car for a 6 hour drive home) into a minor blip. It was the first trip my wife had taken with me in the RV, so I was particularly eager to make a good impression. She came away soundly impressed by the community of RV builders.
Below is a picture of Neal trying on the RV-8 for size after we ran it up and recowled it:
Thanks Neal, and I hope to return the favor or pass it on someday..
James Freeman
RV-8 safely back in Memphis
CJ
