GLPalinkas
Well Known Member
So there I was, in the desert of New Mexico, minding my own business and dreaming RV’s when I get a text from SkyKing Bob. Says he’s going to come to KABQ to put a dent in my boredom.
He did. We did. Then we did our best to interrupt the day of a lot of very friendly people at Moriarty Airport, NM. In a sea of brown, the airport is a hidden jewel. Lots of things and people we never expected to see.
Visited with (proud to call him my friend), F-111 pilot Extraordinaire, Tom Bender. Tom is also an RV-6 builder/Flyer and I did an VAF article a few years ago on my adventures with Tom.
Link here: http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showthread.php?t=90545&highlight=moriarty
As SkyKing and I were visiting with Tom we heard a roar and Tom instantly knew we needed to be outside to watch the Sonex jet zoom by.
Of course, we had to go check out what was going on. We discovered that another pilot of fame had invaded our airspace for a checkout on the Sonex jet.
AOPA Pilot Senior Editor Dave Hirschman, had flown a beautiful RV-10 to Moriarty specifically to take a ride. With the deed done, Dave conned SkyKing and I into helping him drag the -10 to the fuel pump. Looked easy enough, however, for flatland pilots it was more than we expected. Moriarty Airport is 6200’ and I live at 18’ in South Florida. Even SkyKing was gasping after our mission. Dave just laughed.
(Note: the Beautiful RV-10 in the photos is For-Sale. Contact me via pm and
I'll send you Dave's contact info.)
Continued in Part 2
He did. We did. Then we did our best to interrupt the day of a lot of very friendly people at Moriarty Airport, NM. In a sea of brown, the airport is a hidden jewel. Lots of things and people we never expected to see.
Visited with (proud to call him my friend), F-111 pilot Extraordinaire, Tom Bender. Tom is also an RV-6 builder/Flyer and I did an VAF article a few years ago on my adventures with Tom.
Link here: http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showthread.php?t=90545&highlight=moriarty
As SkyKing and I were visiting with Tom we heard a roar and Tom instantly knew we needed to be outside to watch the Sonex jet zoom by.
Of course, we had to go check out what was going on. We discovered that another pilot of fame had invaded our airspace for a checkout on the Sonex jet.
AOPA Pilot Senior Editor Dave Hirschman, had flown a beautiful RV-10 to Moriarty specifically to take a ride. With the deed done, Dave conned SkyKing and I into helping him drag the -10 to the fuel pump. Looked easy enough, however, for flatland pilots it was more than we expected. Moriarty Airport is 6200’ and I live at 18’ in South Florida. Even SkyKing was gasping after our mission. Dave just laughed.
(Note: the Beautiful RV-10 in the photos is For-Sale. Contact me via pm and
I'll send you Dave's contact info.)
Continued in Part 2
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