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  • Roadjunkie1
    Roadjunkie1 reacted to Ironflight's post in the thread WDYDWYRTW? Jun 13-14, 2026 with Haha Haha.
    Sooner later, all those beautiful wooden crates that held the RV-15 kits have to be broken down (we’ve got plenty of shelves made from...
  • Roadjunkie1
    Roadjunkie1 reacted to N890GF's post in the thread WDYDWYRTW? Jun 13-14, 2026 with Like Like.
    Quick hop up to KTVL Lake Tahoe, CA in the morning. High DA ops was fun. Peaked at 14000 after departing. The field was 9500
  • Roadjunkie1
    Roadjunkie1 reacted to RNB's post in the thread WDYDWYRTW? Jun 13-14, 2026 with Like Like.
    Yesterday I practiced some OSH 27 righthand patterns with downwind legs 3000 feet out, found it real tight. Rewatched a video where...
  • Roadjunkie1
    Roadjunkie1 reacted to Marlonyoung's post in the thread WDYDWYRTW? Jun 13-14, 2026 with Like Like.
    Six of us made it to Livermore for lunch, and then back to work on the RV8
  • Bravo6
    Bravo6 reacted to DanH's post in the thread Tiedowns with Like Like.
    Note you need the double tie setup to get the good pull numbers, but yep, spades get'er done. Watch the Aviation Consumer video. My...
  • M
    MARWaiex replied to the thread Airventure eaa 2026.
    i see another Oshkosh RV Social on monday jul20 at 1366 waukau ave at 4pm. That is a private house just off eaa grounds. Enjoy.
  • Bravo6
    Bravo6 reacted to rocketbob's post in the thread Tiedowns with Like Like.
    Back in 2011 when my RV was destroyed at SNF I observed several tiedown straps with hooks that were bent open. Since then I use steel...
  • Roadjunkie1
    Roadjunkie1 reacted to Webb's post in the thread Hydration at Altitude with Haha Haha.
    Heck, I get excited to find a TicTac container in the map box that still has a few left in it.
  • Roadjunkie1
    Roadjunkie1 reacted to Desert Rat's post in the thread Hydration at Altitude with Haha Haha.
    Holy buckets guys. I’ve survived for 35 years of flying and if I have anything in the plane at all it’s usually just a candy bar and...
  • Roadjunkie1
    Roadjunkie1 replied to the thread Tiedowns.
    When at parking at OSH, I tend to have TWO tiedowns on each wing, at different angles, and two on the tail. Airplanes are made to FLY...
  • Roadjunkie1
    Roadjunkie1 reacted to Kyle Boatright's post in the thread Tiedowns with Wow Wow.
    Oshkosh had a front come thorough last week with 90 MPH gusts on the field. THAT would be a problem for any of our tie-down systems...
  • Bravo6
    Bravo6 reacted to mfleming's post in the thread Tiedowns with Like Like.
    For those that want to heed Dan’s advice….Abe’s Tie Downs are the best money can buy ( I have no financial interest in theses)
  • Bravo6
    Bravo6 reacted to DanH's post in the thread Tiedowns with Like Like.
    As we move toward another Oshkosh, dare I mention a pet peeve? Yeah, dare I will.... At OSH, tiedowns protect the other airplanes...
  • K
    Kyle Boatright replied to the thread Tiedowns.
    Oshkosh had a front come thorough last week with 90 MPH gusts on the field. THAT would be a problem for any of our tie-down systems...
  • K
    Kyle Boatright replied to the thread Airplane cleaning.
    The constraint in my world is usually time. Cleaning airplanes and cars <unfortunately> isn't a priority very often. I just had the...
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