Van's Air Force

The definitive Van's Aircraft support community! Buying, building or flying an RV? Join our exclusive family of mentors and enthusiasts!

WDYDWYRVTW? ........6/29-30/2024

DeltaRomeo

doug reeves: unfluencer
Staff member
(what did you do with your RV this weekend)

... getting this weekend's thread started. v/r,dr
 
  • Like
Reactions: SPX
Huge congrats! The instrument rating is a great milestone in your flying life and its still one I am most proud of..Way to go!
 
  • Like
Reactions: wjb
Got an instrument rating! Huge thanks to my hangar neighbor and fellow -7 driver Pat who dusted off his CFII and taught this pig to fly in the clouds. Now, KHAF is usable all year, no summer fog "TFR" any longer.
Way to go, Bill!!!!! HUGE accomplishment!!!!!!
 
  • Like
Reactions: wjb
Flew my standard mission from VA to PA. The advantages over driving are particularly extreme in the summer. My recently refurbished 430W (no I did NOT send it to Garmin 🤣) worked like a champ.

IMG_5018.jpeg
 
Drilling, countersinking, scuffing, final deburr to get ready for prekote and priming my HS #2 parts.

IMG_6773.jpegIMG_6769.jpegIMG_6771.jpeg
 
A little IFR under some dissipating weather, sometimes the ADSB WX looks way worse than it is. Lil’ Dude saw the rainbow first!
IMG_4528.jpegIMG_4532.jpegIMG_4533.jpeg
 
Pre-weekend, but we camped at Payson, AZ on Wednesday night.

IMG_7100-M.jpg


Trip blog writeup:

Photos:

Oh, and my wife was away in Atlanta, GA at the SkillsUSA National Championships where her student in Engineering won GOLD!
This was her last duty as a teacher before being officially retired. I'm looking forward to doing much more traveling now that we are both retired.
 
Fixed a leaky tank followed by a 5 hour test flight. Looped around Big Horn NRA toward Fort Smith, Montana. Nearly the same setup I have here in Dutch John, Utah. A dam, an airstrip and a tiny village.

View attachment 65722


View attachment 65723
One of my favorite places on the planet! I would take people up flying and this was an easy flight from Billings. Great to tour the canyon, then land at the airstrip for lunch. The little village sprang up to house people who were building the dam. Big Horn Mountains! I have stories....... 😊 😊 😊
 
One of my favorite places on the planet! I would take people up flying and this was an easy flight from Billings. Great to tour the canyon, then land at the airstrip for lunch. The little village sprang up to house people who were building the dam. Big Horn Mountains! I have stories....... 😊 😊 😊

Is there a place to have lunch? Can you walk across the bridge? Any tie downs?

fort smith - 1.jpeg
 
Is there a place to have lunch? Can you walk across the bridge? Any tie downs?

View attachment 65777
We always packed a lunch to have at the airport. Never did walk to 'town'. Looks like about a mile walk and one would think there must be SOME where to eat there! But that would be a guess. It has been a while since I have landed there, and I don't remember if there are tiedowns or not....
 
Did a prebuy in Baltimore, then hopped over to FDK to spend time with a very old friend. We go back to Little League baseball and teasing girls with frogs. Yesterday I went fishing with his grandson. Life is good.
 
Well, my weekends are nebulous as a retired guy, so posting my Tuesday.

Extended family in Maryland lost their Golden Retriever to cancer two months ago. They found a replacement pup in North Carolina, asked if I could help turn a ten hour drive into a more palatable flight for the young pup. A VERY generous friend gives me flying privileges in his east coast RV’s. How can you say no to time with a puppy? 😁

IMG_4447.jpeg

At the FBO at GSO.


IMG_4450.jpeg

Getting / giving some love at 7,500’ from an adventurous Grandma who came along for the ride!
 
Last edited:
Back
Top