...getting it started.
v/r,dr
v/r,dr
Checked out a few new small airports in the Northern Sierra. All less than 3300ft. Not short for RV standards, but with elevations of ~5k, definitely gotta pay attention as it warms up. You can never go wrong with a roll over Tahoe either!
A full airplane shot inverted over Lake Tahoe is guaranteed calendar material!
Yesterday I continued in my never-ending quest to beat electrons into submission.
Snapped this pic of downtown Seattle with Cu-Nim's building in the background over the Cascades, on the way back from lunch at Chehalis on Saturday.
The Utah back country is an amazing place - the terrain & scenery is spectacular!! The flying was actually last weekend when a weather window opened up. This weekend was spent processing video.
I camped at Escalante (1L7) with two other RV's from San Diego and a friend in a Bearhawk. Fuel at Cal Black (U96) was the least expensive in the area. Many hours spent enjoying this amazing area!! Utah and RAF have done a really fantastic job with their aviation facilities.
The first of the videos is here.
Snapped this pic of downtown Seattle with Cu-Nim's building in the background over the Cascades, on the way back from lunch at Chehalis on Saturday.
Yesterday I continued in my never-ending quest to beat electrons into submission.
When does the weekend start?
Friday I flew another recent Hensley transplant to KTYS for his commercial flight to CA so he can fly his RV-9A to it's new home.
Saturday Capt Sandy and I joined a Kitfox, a Stinson and an RV8A from Hensley for brunch at Johnson County Airport (6A4) - some of us had breakfast and some had burgers! Sandy and I flew another 15nm east, crossing the state line, to Ashe County (KGEV) to get less expensive 100LL - $5.15/gallon. Both airports were very picturesque, friendly and offer a courtesy car. We will probably return to each to explore more.
Sunday morning I took Capt Sandy up to get some overhead pictures of our house and hangar that are under construction.
Regards,
Last weekend I attended an F16 squadron reunion at Gaston's resort in AR. It was a reunion in more ways than one as a squadron bro in attendance arrived in his RV8, one I am intimately familiar. Way back in 99' when I lived in CA I assisted my (then) neighbor BH in building it, then test flew and later sold for him. I've screened the buyers since and it's now owned by "RedDog"!
How cool is that?
V/R
Smokey
... The capper for the day, however, was getting fuel on the way back. Rather than paying $6.59/gallon to have the line guys at my home airport fuel me up at my hangar after I put the plane up, I stopped at a little airport about 12 minutes west and self-served some 100LL at $4.13/gallon. Saved me about $57 on a 23 gallon fill. Downside...I had to pump it myself. I'm OK with that.
Even at over US$6/GAL you guys don't know how lucky you are! I put 90 litres in my plane yesterday and it cost me the equivilent of $14.15 per gallon here in NZ. Its getting seriously expensive... and the price increases haven't stopped yet.
Those that are building or buying should not underestimate the cost of operating their new RV. And the replacements for 100LL will probably be more expensive.