---------------------------------------------------------- RV-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 08/07/04: 40 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 04:16 AM - Re: Re Oregon Aero Seats (Rick Galati) 2. 06:24 AM - Re: Auto pilot installation (Hopperdhh@aol.com) 3. 08:21 AM - Cost of Powder coating (Richard Suffoletto) 4. 08:54 AM - Re: Rattle can flat paint (Glen Matejcek) 5. 09:14 AM - Re: Cost of Powder coating (Evan and Megan Johnson) 6. 09:17 AM - Re: Cost of Powder coating (Brian Denk) 7. 09:22 AM - Re: Cost of Powder coating (Chuck Weyant) 8. 10:09 AM - Re: Cost of Powder coating (Ron Walker) 9. 11:13 AM - Re: Cost of Powder coating (Tedd McHenry) 10. 12:44 PM - XCOM 760 now shipping but... (RV8ter@aol.com) 11. 01:02 PM - Re: Re: Strobe Power Supply Discussion... (Larry Bowen) 12. 02:01 PM - Re: Cost of Powder coating (Tom & Cathy Ervin) 13. 04:22 PM - where to buy elastic pockets? (Paul Boyce, Ph.D.) 14. 04:36 PM - Kroy printer info needed (Charlie Kuss) 15. 04:40 PM - Short trip - great plane (Scott Vanartsdalen) 16. 05:06 PM - Re: Short trip - great plane (Chuck) 17. 05:06 PM - Re: Short trip - great plane (Chuck) 18. 05:07 PM - Re: Short trip - great plane (Chuck) 19. 05:08 PM - Re: Short trip - great plane (Chuck) 20. 05:08 PM - Re: Short trip - great plane (Chuck) 21. 05:39 PM - Re: Short trip - great plane (Chuck) 22. 05:40 PM - Re: Short trip - great plane (Chuck) 23. 05:40 PM - Re: Short trip - great plane (Chuck) 24. 05:51 PM - Re: Short trip - great plane (Hopperdhh@aol.com) 25. 06:14 PM - Re: Short trip - great plane (Chuck) 26. 06:14 PM - Re: Short trip - great plane (Chuck) 27. 06:14 PM - Re: Short trip - great plane (Chuck) 28. 06:15 PM - Re: Short trip - great plane (Chuck) 29. 06:15 PM - Re: Short trip - great plane (Chuck) 30. 06:23 PM - Re: Oh how embarassing.... (Chuck) 31. 06:23 PM - Re: Oh how embarassing.... (Chuck) 32. 06:24 PM - Re: Oh how embarassing.... (Chuck) 33. 06:32 PM - (Dale Walker) 34. 06:52 PM - Re: Short trip - great plane (Jerry Springer) 35. 07:30 PM - Re: Kroy printer info needed (Richard E. Tasker) 36. 07:52 PM - Re: Kroy printer info needed (Jaye and Scott Jackson) 37. 07:59 PM - Re: ACK Rubber Ducky ELT Antenna (Charles E. Brame) 38. 08:24 PM - runway light system for sale (RVer273sb@aol.com) 39. 09:06 PM - Re: Short trip - great plane (JusCash@aol.com) 40. 09:24 PM - Re: Short trip - great plane (Scott Vanartsdalen) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 04:16:28 AM PST US From: Rick Galati Subject: RV-List: RE: Re Oregon Aero Seats --> RV-List message posted by: Rick Galati Likewise, my comments were partly based upon an experience with an aircraft restorer I knew several years ago in the St. Louis area who commented that his shop cost for FAA certified leather was over twice that of a seemingly comparable but untreated hide. Rick Galati RV-6A "finishing" Could be, Oregon Aero deals with everything from Cubs to military so they may have their reasons. My comments were based on personal experience. Regards, Greg Young - Houston (DWH) RV-6 N6GY ...project Phoenix Navion N5221K - just an XXL RV-6A ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 06:24:00 AM PST US From: Hopperdhh@aol.com Subject: Re: RV-List: Auto pilot installation --> RV-List message posted by: Hopperdhh@aol.com In a message dated 8/6/04 5:13:44 PM US Eastern Standard Time, algrajek@msn.com writes: > > > --> RV-List message posted by: "Al Grajek" > > Hi gang: > Does anyone have any pics or info on the how and where the best installation > > might be for the aileron servo in an RV8 when installing a Navaid(or other) > Auto pilot? > Thanks in advance! > Al Grajek > RV8-A > Al, I don't have pictures, but I installed nutplates (on .040" doublers) to the spar web on my RV-7A. I installed the NavAid servo in the same bay as the bellcrank, and used a 1/4 inch rod to connect them. The rod is only about 4 inches long. I had to trim off two of the original mounting ears to make room, but it has worked perfectly. The linkage was calculated to give equal movement of the pushrod (to the stick) in both directions. That ends up being about on a line between the pivot points on the bellcrank. I can go into further detail off line if you wish. I always get flamed for getting too technical on the list! If you haven't already put on the leading edge, or perhaps if you can use rivnuts, you may want to consider this way. I used the doublers to reduce the possibility of cracking the spar web. You could probably still mount it in the bellcrank bay, and avoid mounting to the spar web, but it would take more work. Hope this helps, Dan Hopper RV-7A (Flying for a month now, about 34 hours) ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 08:21:34 AM PST US From: "Richard Suffoletto" Subject: RV-List: Cost of Powder coating --> RV-List message posted by: "Richard Suffoletto" I thought about having my instrument panel powder coated until I brought it to a local shop for a quote. Theprice quoted mefor a standard pre-punched RV-7 panel was $260.00 plus $120.00 for material if I chose a color not in stock. I am familiar with the powder coat process and understand about set up cost, labor, etc. however, I thought this price to be excessive. Before I scout out other shops I thought I would ask the group their experiance with powder coating. Right now I'm thinking I will paint it myself.... Thanks Dont just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 08:54:41 AM PST US From: "Glen Matejcek" Subject: Re: RV-List: Rattle can flat paint --> RV-List message posted by: "Glen Matejcek" Time: 10:47:40 AM PST US From: RV8ter@aol.com Subject: Re: RV-List: Rattle can flat paint Hi Lucky- How well you've come to know me... I've got bamboo under my nails as I type this! Actually, my pet project / experiment here is the use of rattle cans of prop epoxy paint as a way to get a really durable and utilitarian finish on all the bits and pieces that go into the interior. Besides not being aware of non-rattle can prop epoxy, setting up a spray gun and booth each time I need to apply a half a square foot of paint doesn't appeal to me, nor does the ensuing clean up. (BTW, I've got a couple of spray guns already) This process really is easier than it might sound. A couple coats of paint, let it cure, a few minutes with a sanding block, a few more with the scotchbrite. Only one iteration of sanding, the instrument panel is the only place I take this level of effort, and the finish is flatter than what you'd get straight from the can. FWIW- --> RV-List message posted by: RV8ter@aol.com disregarding all the fun you had repainting and sanding, might it not have been quicker to just get a cheap spray gun and have painted the thing that way to begin with and avoided the repainting, sanding, buffing? just curious. lucky do not archive In a message dated 8/6/2004 12:23:14 PM Eastern Daylight Time, "Glen Matejcek" writes: >--> RV-List message posted by: "Glen Matejcek" > >Hi All- > >A couple things came up at OSH this year that I was encouraged to share >with you guys. The one for this note is that I found a way to get a really >good finish on my panel with rattle cans of epoxy prop paint. > >My panel is flat black for a totally utilitarian finish that matches all my >avionics. The problem is that the rattle cans are notorious for uneven >finishes and the occasional small lump or blob to otherwise bugger up a >nice finish. What I've done is put on several coats of paint to build up >some thickness, totally disregarding the details of the finish. When >cured, I wet sand with 400 grit. This gives me a uniform and (physically) >flat surface. I follow this up with grey scothbrite to remove the >scratches left in the paint by the 400 grit paper. I, and everyone who has >looked at it, really like the results. The white scotchbrite is too fine >and will actually burnish the flat paint to a semi-gloss condition. You >might wonder how I know that... > >FWIW > >Glen > > ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 09:14:34 AM PST US From: "Evan and Megan Johnson" Subject: Re: RV-List: Cost of Powder coating --> RV-List message posted by: "Evan and Megan Johnson" my local shop did my mountain bike frame and forks in two colors for 80 bucks......get another quote. Evan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Suffoletto" Subject: RV-List: Cost of Powder coating > --> RV-List message posted by: "Richard Suffoletto" > > > I thought about having my instrument panel powder coated until I brought it to a local shop for a quote. Theprice quoted mefor a standard pre-punched RV-7 panel was $260.00 plus $120.00 for material if I chose a color not in stock. I am familiar with the powder coat process and understand about set up cost, labor, etc. however, I thought this price to be excessive. > > > Before I scout out other shops I thought I would ask the group their experiance with powder coating. Right now I'm thinking I will paint it myself.... > > > Thanks > > > Dont just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! > > ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 09:17:09 AM PST US From: "Brian Denk" Subject: RE: RV-List: Cost of Powder coating --> RV-List message posted by: "Brian Denk" >I thought about having my instrument panel powder coated until I brought it >to a local shop for a quote. Theprice quoted mefor a standard pre-punched >RV-7 panel was $260.00 plus $120.00 for material if I chose a color not in >stock. I am familiar with the powder coat process and understand about set >up cost, labor, etc. however, I thought this price to be excessive. > > >Before I scout out other shops I thought I would ask the group their >experiance with powder coating. Right now I'm thinking I will paint it >myself.... > > >Thanks Ack! Pretty steep. I paid $65 for an engine mount about five years ago. I think it was minimum charge for setup and any additional parts would have been less per item. Brian Denk RV8 N94BD RV10 '51 Check out Election 2004 for up-to-date election news, plus voter tools and ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 09:22:33 AM PST US From: "Chuck Weyant" Subject: Re: RV-List: Cost of Powder coating --> RV-List message posted by: "Chuck Weyant" I used Imron. Shot it from a little self contained pressure gun purchased at the local automotive paint supply house for six bucks or so. Totally durable, tuff (no scratches or nicks after installation) and glass smooth. I've had a zillion compliments, and it was easy. Everyone thought I'd had it powder coated. My powder coater here would have done it for $35 to $40 but would have taken two to three weeks and I had to run it over to him and pick it up. I'd paint it again. Chuck ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Suffoletto" Subject: RV-List: Cost of Powder coating > --> RV-List message posted by: "Richard Suffoletto" > > > I thought about having my instrument panel powder coated until I brought it to a local shop for a quote. Theprice quoted mefor a standard pre-punched RV-7 panel was $260.00 plus $120.00 for material if I chose a color not in stock. I am familiar with the powder coat process and understand about set up cost, labor, etc. however, I thought this price to be excessive. > > > Before I scout out other shops I thought I would ask the group their experiance with powder coating. Right now I'm thinking I will paint it myself.... > > > Thanks > > > Dont just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! > > ________________________________ Message 8 _____________________________________ Time: 10:09:27 AM PST US From: "Ron Walker" Subject: Re: RV-List: Cost of Powder coating --> RV-List message posted by: "Ron Walker" I had mine done for about 60 bucks. Shop around some more. Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Suffoletto" Subject: RV-List: Cost of Powder coating > --> RV-List message posted by: "Richard Suffoletto" > > > I thought about having my instrument panel powder coated until I brought it to a local shop for a quote. Theprice quoted mefor a standard pre-punched RV-7 panel was $260.00 plus $120.00 for material if I chose a color not in stock. I am familiar with the powder coat process and understand about set up cost, labor, etc. however, I thought this price to be excessive. > > > Before I scout out other shops I thought I would ask the group their experiance with powder coating. Right now I'm thinking I will paint it myself.... > > > Thanks > > > Dont just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! > > ________________________________ Message 9 _____________________________________ Time: 11:13:36 AM PST US From: Tedd McHenry Subject: Re: RV-List: Cost of Powder coating --> RV-List message posted by: Tedd McHenry You can often save a lot of money with powedercoating (on a small job) by choosing a colour they're going to use for a batch of other jobs. However, if you want a specific colour that they don't happen to be using elsewhere you'll pay full price. Tedd McHenry Surrey, BC, Canada ________________________________ Message 10 ____________________________________ Time: 12:44:04 PM PST US From: RV8ter@aol.com Subject: RV-List: XCOM 760 now shipping but... --> RV-List message posted by: RV8ter@aol.com For those that ordered one already, did they tell you that the "Approvals: FCC, ACA Pending" has actually occurred? I still see that caveat on their web site and in their Installation and Users Manual. Also, does the price of the harness mean the DIY kit or their factory tech built harness to your individual specs which they also discuss? do not archive lucky ________________________________ Message 11 ____________________________________ Time: 01:02:59 PM PST US From: "Larry Bowen" Subject: RE: RV-List: Re: Strobe Power Supply Discussion... --> RV-List message posted by: "Larry Bowen" Amen. I thought the "old days" were perfectly adequate with a single list. And Matt's improvements have kept pace with the alternatives by adding such features as the photo share and browsing by topic/author/etc. - Larry Bowen, RV-8 engine re-do Matronics lister since 1997 Larry@BowenAero.com http://BowenAero.com > -----Original Message----- > Not trying to be a wise ass, but there is a perfectly good > single list, it's > called the > RV List. I never have understood why someone building a -8 > (or a whatever) > has to have an RV 8 List, and someone else building a -7 has > to have an RV 7 > List, etc., etc. > > Do not archive > > Harry Crosby > Pleasanton, California > RV-6, final assembly ________________________________ Message 12 ____________________________________ Time: 02:01:20 PM PST US From: "Tom & Cathy Ervin" Subject: Re: RV-List: Cost of Powder coating --> RV-List message posted by: "Tom & Cathy Ervin" Had my RV6-A engine mount done for $75.00! Tom in Ohio > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Richard Suffoletto" > To: > Subject: RV-List: Cost of Powder coating > > > > --> RV-List message posted by: "Richard Suffoletto" > > > > > > > I thought about having my instrument panel powder coated until I brought > it to a local shop for a quote. Theprice quoted mefor a standard pre-punched > RV-7 panel was $260.00 plus $120.00 for material if I chose a color not in > stock. I am familiar with the powder coat process and understand about set > up cost, labor, etc. however, I thought this price to be excessive. > > > > > > Before I scout out other shops I thought I would ask the group their > experiance with powder coating. Right now I'm thinking I will paint it > myself.... > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > Dont just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! > > > > > > ________________________________ Message 13 ____________________________________ Time: 04:22:03 PM PST US From: "Paul Boyce, Ph.D." Subject: RV-List: where to buy elastic pockets? --> RV-List message posted by: "Paul Boyce, Ph.D." For my newly minted RV-7A, I thought I would be able to find elastic storage pockets at Oshkosh. But I came away empty. I'm looking for the kind I can attach to the side fuselage under the panel and also in the baggage area, to keep pens, maps, etc. Anybody know where I can get these? Thanks, Paul ________________________________ Message 14 ____________________________________ Time: 04:36:24 PM PST US From: Charlie Kuss Subject: RV-List: Kroy printer info needed --> RV-List message posted by: Charlie Kuss Listers, Could anyone who has used one of the various Kroy brand printers tell me if you can use them to print onto standard, store bought, heat shrink tubing? Or do they only work with the Kroy manufactured cartridges of heat shrink tubing. Any suggestions on where to get good prices on these cartridges? Any general suggestions? Charlie Kuss ________________________________ Message 15 ____________________________________ Time: 04:40:45 PM PST US From: Scott Vanartsdalen Subject: RV-List: Short trip - great plane layncable@sbcglobal.net --> RV-List message posted by: Scott Vanartsdalen I've never posted one of those inspirational trip reports so here goes. This isn't a long journey to some far off romantic or adventurous place. Just a couple of short hops that really showed me the great utility of these little planes. I got out to Oakdale airport (O27) at about 7:15am this morning and did a quick pre-flight while I ate my breakfast burrito. I did my runup, dialed Mather Field (MHR) into my Anywhere Map and was airborne by 7:40am. It was unseasonbly cool this morning for the Central Valley, only 65 degrees. But that all changed as I climbed up to find the inversion layer. Now it was about 80 degrees (ugh, gonna get hot today!) Within about 15 minutes I was having to quickly dial in ATIS and 5 minutes later I was on final for 22R and being asked to step over to 22L. I was met by my sister who took me to breakfast. After breakfast I took her and the kids out to look at the plane. No time for rides because she had to go to work. I've never let that stop me but she has better work ethics than I do. It was just before 10am that I blasted out of Mather. I was still on the downwind headed East when I climbed up and out of the Class D airspace. It was entertaining to listen to the controller start to warn other aircraft about me and then say "ah...nevermind, not a factor." I dialed in Jackson/Westover Field into the trusty ol' iPAQ and also cranked up Windows Media Player to listen to some tunes on the way up there. 15 minutes later I was turning final listening to Lenny Kravitz sing "I want to get away, I want to fly away..." in between position reports from other aircraft. I taxied up to the spot closest to the terminal. I secured everything, grabbed my briefcase and called a cab to take me to Jackson Rancheria, the local gambling facility. As we drove past the end of the runway a beautifully painted RV-6 was on short final. I pointed to the plane and told him mine was similar but making sure to point out the superior charactaristics of the RV-4 as opposed to the other models. :-) It was painted white whith streaming checkerboard underneath and ended with the letters CS. If you're on any of these groups, nice plane! (Editorial Note: Jackson Rancheria REALLY needs to provide courtesy transportation to the airport. It's only a 5 minute drive and I think they could bring in a lot of fly in business. I'd much rather tip a courtesy van driver than pay and tip a cabbie.) Now, I'm not a gambler. I was there for a job fair. Hey, casinos need computer geeks too. It took about an hour to sign in and wait to talk to their Information Technology people. After the interview I called the taxi back and was back up to my plane by about 12 noon. I was airborne by 12:15 and cranked up the tunes again. No need for a moving map at this point, the plane could find it's own way home. I didn't really need it for the entire trip, I just like the "ooh" factor of having a color moving map. Anyway, I was crusing back into the pattern and was down by 12:45. So there you have it, I took what would have been almost an entire day of driving and turned it into one morning. I really love that plane. -- Scott VanArtsdalen RV-4 N311SV, FLYING!! When a man does all he can though it succeeds not well, blame not him that did it." -- George Washington ________________________________ Message 16 ____________________________________ Time: 05:06:52 PM PST US From: Chuck Subject: Re: RV-List: Short trip - great plane --> RV-List message posted by: Chuck Well Scott... we all know the RV-4 is the "Superior" RV. But the other RV's are pretty darn good too. :-} BTW you still haven't given me that ride you promised, why I haven't even seen your beauty yet. Drop by C80-New Coalinga anytime and give me a call. My cell & home numbers are still the same. Maybe I'll take you out to see D.C. International Airport (yep that's the 1900' private airfield & hanger I built) and buy ya' breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Take care, Chuck Scott Vanartsdalen wrote: --> RV-List message posted by: Scott Vanartsdalen I've never posted one of those inspirational trip reports so here goes. This isn't a long journey to some far off romantic or adventurous place. Just a couple of short hops that really showed me the great utility of these little planes. I got out to Oakdale airport (O27) at about 7:15am this morning and did a quick pre-flight while I ate my breakfast burrito. I did my runup, dialed Mather Field (MHR) into my Anywhere Map and was airborne by 7:40am. It was unseasonbly cool this morning for the Central Valley, only 65 degrees. But that all changed as I climbed up to find the inversion layer. Now it was about 80 degrees (ugh, gonna get hot today!) Within about 15 minutes I was having to quickly dial in ATIS and 5 minutes later I was on final for 22R and being asked to step over to 22L. I was met by my sister who took me to breakfast. After breakfast I took her and the kids out to look at the plane. No time for rides because she had to go to work. I've never let that stop me but she has better work ethics than I do. It was just before 10am that I blasted out of Mather. I was still on the downwind headed East when I climbed up and out of the Class D airspace. It was entertaining to listen to the controller start to warn other aircraft about me and then say "ah...nevermind, not a factor." I dialed in Jackson/Westover Field into the trusty ol' iPAQ and also cranked up Windows Media Player to listen to some tunes on the way up there. 15 minutes later I was turning final listening to Lenny Kravitz sing "I want to get away, I want to fly away..." in between position reports from other aircraft. I taxied up to the spot closest to the terminal. I secured everything, grabbed my briefcase and called a cab to take me to Jackson Rancheria, the local gambling facility. As we drove past the end of the runway a beautifully painted RV-6 was on short final. I pointed to the plane and told him mine was similar but making sure to point out the superior charactaristics of the RV-4 as opposed to the other models. :-) It was painted white whith streaming checkerboard underneath and ended with the letters CS. If you're on any of these groups, nice plane! (Editorial Note: Jackson Rancheria REALLY needs to provide courtesy transportation to the airport. It's only a 5 minute drive and I think they could bring in a lot of fly in business. I'd much rather tip a courtesy van driver than pay and tip a cabbie.) Now, I'm not a gambler. I was there for a job fair. Hey, casinos need computer geeks too. It took about an hour to sign in and wait to talk to their Information Technology people. After the interview I called the taxi back and was back up to my plane by about 12 noon. I was airborne by 12:15 and cranked up the tunes again. No need for a moving map at this point, the plane could find it's own way home. I didn't really need it for the entire trip, I just like the "ooh" factor of having a color moving map. Anyway, I was crusing back into the pattern and was down by 12:45. So there you have it, I took what would have been almost an entire day of driving and turned it into one morning. I really love that plane. -- Scott VanArtsdalen RV-4 N311SV, FLYING!! When a man does all he can though it succeeds not well, blame not him that did it." -- George Washington --------------------------------- ________________________________ Message 17 ____________________________________ Time: 05:06:52 PM PST US From: Chuck Subject: Re: RV-List: Short trip - great plane --> RV-List message posted by: Chuck Well Scott... we all know the RV-4 is the "Superior" RV. But the other RV's are pretty darn good too. :-} BTW you still haven't given me that ride you promised, why I haven't even seen your beauty yet. Drop by C80-New Coalinga anytime and give me a call. My cell & home numbers are still the same. Maybe I'll take you out to see D.C. International Airport (yep that's the 1900' private airfield & hanger I built) and buy ya' breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Take care, Chuck Scott Vanartsdalen wrote: --> RV-List message posted by: Scott Vanartsdalen I've never posted one of those inspirational trip reports so here goes. This isn't a long journey to some far off romantic or adventurous place. Just a couple of short hops that really showed me the great utility of these little planes. I got out to Oakdale airport (O27) at about 7:15am this morning and did a quick pre-flight while I ate my breakfast burrito. I did my runup, dialed Mather Field (MHR) into my Anywhere Map and was airborne by 7:40am. It was unseasonbly cool this morning for the Central Valley, only 65 degrees. But that all changed as I climbed up to find the inversion layer. Now it was about 80 degrees (ugh, gonna get hot today!) Within about 15 minutes I was having to quickly dial in ATIS and 5 minutes later I was on final for 22R and being asked to step over to 22L. I was met by my sister who took me to breakfast. After breakfast I took her and the kids out to look at the plane. No time for rides because she had to go to work. I've never let that stop me but she has better work ethics than I do. It was just before 10am that I blasted out of Mather. I was still on the downwind headed East when I climbed up and out of the Class D airspace. It was entertaining to listen to the controller start to warn other aircraft about me and then say "ah...nevermind, not a factor." I dialed in Jackson/Westover Field into the trusty ol' iPAQ and also cranked up Windows Media Player to listen to some tunes on the way up there. 15 minutes later I was turning final listening to Lenny Kravitz sing "I want to get away, I want to fly away..." in between position reports from other aircraft. I taxied up to the spot closest to the terminal. I secured everything, grabbed my briefcase and called a cab to take me to Jackson Rancheria, the local gambling facility. As we drove past the end of the runway a beautifully painted RV-6 was on short final. I pointed to the plane and told him mine was similar but making sure to point out the superior charactaristics of the RV-4 as opposed to the other models. :-) It was painted white whith streaming checkerboard underneath and ended with the letters CS. If you're on any of these groups, nice plane! (Editorial Note: Jackson Rancheria REALLY needs to provide courtesy transportation to the airport. It's only a 5 minute drive and I think they could bring in a lot of fly in business. I'd much rather tip a courtesy van driver than pay and tip a cabbie.) Now, I'm not a gambler. I was there for a job fair. Hey, casinos need computer geeks too. It took about an hour to sign in and wait to talk to their Information Technology people. After the interview I called the taxi back and was back up to my plane by about 12 noon. I was airborne by 12:15 and cranked up the tunes again. No need for a moving map at this point, the plane could find it's own way home. I didn't really need it for the entire trip, I just like the "ooh" factor of having a color moving map. Anyway, I was crusing back into the pattern and was down by 12:45. So there you have it, I took what would have been almost an entire day of driving and turned it into one morning. I really love that plane. -- Scott VanArtsdalen RV-4 N311SV, FLYING!! When a man does all he can though it succeeds not well, blame not him that did it." -- George Washington --------------------------------- ________________________________ Message 18 ____________________________________ Time: 05:07:51 PM PST US From: Chuck Subject: Re: RV-List: Short trip - great plane --> RV-List message posted by: Chuck Well Scott... we all know the RV-4 is the "Superior" RV. But the other RV's are pretty darn good too. :-} BTW you still haven't given me that ride you promised, why I haven't even seen your beauty yet. Drop by C80-New Coalinga anytime and give me a call. My cell & home numbers are still the same. Maybe I'll take you out to see D.C. International Airport (yep that's the 1900' private airfield & hanger I built) and buy ya' breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Take care, Chuck do not archive Scott Vanartsdalen wrote: --> RV-List message posted by: Scott Vanartsdalen I've never posted one of those inspirational trip reports so here goes. This isn't a long journey to some far off romantic or adventurous place. Just a couple of short hops that really showed me the great utility of these little planes. I got out to Oakdale airport (O27) at about 7:15am this morning and did a quick pre-flight while I ate my breakfast burrito. I did my runup, dialed Mather Field (MHR) into my Anywhere Map and was airborne by 7:40am. It was unseasonbly cool this morning for the Central Valley, only 65 degrees. But that all changed as I climbed up to find the inversion layer. Now it was about 80 degrees (ugh, gonna get hot today!) Within about 15 minutes I was having to quickly dial in ATIS and 5 minutes later I was on final for 22R and being asked to step over to 22L. I was met by my sister who took me to breakfast. After breakfast I took her and the kids out to look at the plane. No time for rides because she had to go to work. I've never let that stop me but she has better work ethics than I do. It was just before 10am that I blasted out of Mather. I was still on the downwind headed East when I climbed up and out of the Class D airspace. It was entertaining to listen to the controller start to warn other aircraft about me and then say "ah...nevermind, not a factor." I dialed in Jackson/Westover Field into the trusty ol' iPAQ and also cranked up Windows Media Player to listen to some tunes on the way up there. 15 minutes later I was turning final listening to Lenny Kravitz sing "I want to get away, I want to fly away..." in between position reports from other aircraft. I taxied up to the spot closest to the terminal. I secured everything, grabbed my briefcase and called a cab to take me to Jackson Rancheria, the local gambling facility. As we drove past the end of the runway a beautifully painted RV-6 was on short final. I pointed to the plane and told him mine was similar but making sure to point out the superior charactaristics of the RV-4 as opposed to the other models. :-) It was painted white whith streaming checkerboard underneath and ended with the letters CS. If you're on any of these groups, nice plane! (Editorial Note: Jackson Rancheria REALLY needs to provide courtesy transportation to the airport. It's only a 5 minute drive and I think they could bring in a lot of fly in business. I'd much rather tip a courtesy van driver than pay and tip a cabbie.) Now, I'm not a gambler. I was there for a job fair. Hey, casinos need computer geeks too. It took about an hour to sign in and wait to talk to their Information Technology people. After the interview I called the taxi back and was back up to my plane by about 12 noon. I was airborne by 12:15 and cranked up the tunes again. No need for a moving map at this point, the plane could find it's own way home. I didn't really need it for the entire trip, I just like the "ooh" factor of having a color moving map. Anyway, I was crusing back into the pattern and was down by 12:45. So there you have it, I took what would have been almost an entire day of driving and turned it into one morning. I really love that plane. -- Scott VanArtsdalen RV-4 N311SV, FLYING!! When a man does all he can though it succeeds not well, blame not him that did it." -- George Washington --------------------------------- ________________________________ Message 19 ____________________________________ Time: 05:08:03 PM PST US From: Chuck Subject: Re: RV-List: Short trip - great plane --> RV-List message posted by: Chuck Well Scott... we all know the RV-4 is the "Superior" RV. But the other RV's are pretty darn good too. :-} BTW you still haven't given me that ride you promised, why I haven't even seen your beauty yet. Drop by C80-New Coalinga anytime and give me a call. My cell & home numbers are still the same. Maybe I'll take you out to see D.C. International Airport (yep that's the 1900' private airfield & hanger I built) and buy ya' breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Take care, Chuck do not archive Scott Vanartsdalen wrote: --> RV-List message posted by: Scott Vanartsdalen I've never posted one of those inspirational trip reports so here goes. This isn't a long journey to some far off romantic or adventurous place. Just a couple of short hops that really showed me the great utility of these little planes. I got out to Oakdale airport (O27) at about 7:15am this morning and did a quick pre-flight while I ate my breakfast burrito. I did my runup, dialed Mather Field (MHR) into my Anywhere Map and was airborne by 7:40am. It was unseasonbly cool this morning for the Central Valley, only 65 degrees. But that all changed as I climbed up to find the inversion layer. Now it was about 80 degrees (ugh, gonna get hot today!) Within about 15 minutes I was having to quickly dial in ATIS and 5 minutes later I was on final for 22R and being asked to step over to 22L. I was met by my sister who took me to breakfast. After breakfast I took her and the kids out to look at the plane. No time for rides because she had to go to work. I've never let that stop me but she has better work ethics than I do. It was just before 10am that I blasted out of Mather. I was still on the downwind headed East when I climbed up and out of the Class D airspace. It was entertaining to listen to the controller start to warn other aircraft about me and then say "ah...nevermind, not a factor." I dialed in Jackson/Westover Field into the trusty ol' iPAQ and also cranked up Windows Media Player to listen to some tunes on the way up there. 15 minutes later I was turning final listening to Lenny Kravitz sing "I want to get away, I want to fly away..." in between position reports from other aircraft. I taxied up to the spot closest to the terminal. I secured everything, grabbed my briefcase and called a cab to take me to Jackson Rancheria, the local gambling facility. As we drove past the end of the runway a beautifully painted RV-6 was on short final. I pointed to the plane and told him mine was similar but making sure to point out the superior charactaristics of the RV-4 as opposed to the other models. :-) It was painted white whith streaming checkerboard underneath and ended with the letters CS. If you're on any of these groups, nice plane! (Editorial Note: Jackson Rancheria REALLY needs to provide courtesy transportation to the airport. It's only a 5 minute drive and I think they could bring in a lot of fly in business. I'd much rather tip a courtesy van driver than pay and tip a cabbie.) Now, I'm not a gambler. I was there for a job fair. Hey, casinos need computer geeks too. It took about an hour to sign in and wait to talk to their Information Technology people. After the interview I called the taxi back and was back up to my plane by about 12 noon. I was airborne by 12:15 and cranked up the tunes again. No need for a moving map at this point, the plane could find it's own way home. I didn't really need it for the entire trip, I just like the "ooh" factor of having a color moving map. Anyway, I was crusing back into the pattern and was down by 12:45. So there you have it, I took what would have been almost an entire day of driving and turned it into one morning. I really love that plane. -- Scott VanArtsdalen RV-4 N311SV, FLYING!! When a man does all he can though it succeeds not well, blame not him that did it." -- George Washington --------------------------------- ________________________________ Message 20 ____________________________________ Time: 05:08:59 PM PST US From: Chuck Subject: Re: RV-List: Short trip - great plane --> RV-List message posted by: Chuck Well Scott... we all know the RV-4 is the "Superior" RV. But the other RV's are pretty darn good too. :-} BTW you still haven't given me that ride you promised, why I haven't even seen your beauty yet. Drop by C80-New Coalinga anytime and give me a call. My cell & home numbers are still the same. Maybe I'll take you out to see D.C. International Airport (yep that's the 1900' private airfield & hanger I built) and buy ya' breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Take care, Chuck do not archive Scott Vanartsdalen wrote: --> RV-List message posted by: Scott Vanartsdalen I've never posted one of those inspirational trip reports so here goes. This isn't a long journey to some far off romantic or adventurous place. Just a couple of short hops that really showed me the great utility of these little planes. I got out to Oakdale airport (O27) at about 7:15am this morning and did a quick pre-flight while I ate my breakfast burrito. I did my runup, dialed Mather Field (MHR) into my Anywhere Map and was airborne by 7:40am. It was unseasonbly cool this morning for the Central Valley, only 65 degrees. But that all changed as I climbed up to find the inversion layer. Now it was about 80 degrees (ugh, gonna get hot today!) Within about 15 minutes I was having to quickly dial in ATIS and 5 minutes later I was on final for 22R and being asked to step over to 22L. I was met by my sister who took me to breakfast. After breakfast I took her and the kids out to look at the plane. No time for rides because she had to go to work. I've never let that stop me but she has better work ethics than I do. It was just before 10am that I blasted out of Mather. I was still on the downwind headed East when I climbed up and out of the Class D airspace. It was entertaining to listen to the controller start to warn other aircraft about me and then say "ah...nevermind, not a factor." I dialed in Jackson/Westover Field into the trusty ol' iPAQ and also cranked up Windows Media Player to listen to some tunes on the way up there. 15 minutes later I was turning final listening to Lenny Kravitz sing "I want to get away, I want to fly away..." in between position reports from other aircraft. I taxied up to the spot closest to the terminal. I secured everything, grabbed my briefcase and called a cab to take me to Jackson Rancheria, the local gambling facility. As we drove past the end of the runway a beautifully painted RV-6 was on short final. I pointed to the plane and told him mine was similar but making sure to point out the superior charactaristics of the RV-4 as opposed to the other models. :-) It was painted white whith streaming checkerboard underneath and ended with the letters CS. If you're on any of these groups, nice plane! (Editorial Note: Jackson Rancheria REALLY needs to provide courtesy transportation to the airport. It's only a 5 minute drive and I think they could bring in a lot of fly in business. I'd much rather tip a courtesy van driver than pay and tip a cabbie.) Now, I'm not a gambler. I was there for a job fair. Hey, casinos need computer geeks too. It took about an hour to sign in and wait to talk to their Information Technology people. After the interview I called the taxi back and was back up to my plane by about 12 noon. I was airborne by 12:15 and cranked up the tunes again. No need for a moving map at this point, the plane could find it's own way home. I didn't really need it for the entire trip, I just like the "ooh" factor of having a color moving map. Anyway, I was crusing back into the pattern and was down by 12:45. So there you have it, I took what would have been almost an entire day of driving and turned it into one morning. I really love that plane. -- Scott VanArtsdalen RV-4 N311SV, FLYING!! When a man does all he can though it succeeds not well, blame not him that did it." -- George Washington --------------------------------- ________________________________ Message 21 ____________________________________ Time: 05:39:33 PM PST US From: Chuck Subject: Re: RV-List: Short trip - great plane --> RV-List message posted by: Chuck Well Scott... we all know the RV-4 is the "Superior" RV. But the other RV's are pretty darn good too. :-} BTW you still haven't given me that ride you promised, why I haven't even seen your beauty yet. Drop by C80-New Coalinga anytime and give me a call. My cell & home numbers are still the same. Maybe I'll take you out to see D.C. International Airport (yep that's the 1900' private airfield & hanger I built) and buy ya' breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Take care, Chuck do not archive Scott Vanartsdalen wrote: --> RV-List message posted by: Scott Vanartsdalen I've never posted one of those inspirational trip reports so here goes. This isn't a long journey to some far off romantic or adventurous place. Just a couple of short hops that really showed me the great utility of these little planes. I got out to Oakdale airport (O27) at about 7:15am this morning and did a quick pre-flight while I ate my breakfast burrito. I did my runup, dialed Mather Field (MHR) into my Anywhere Map and was airborne by 7:40am. It was unseasonbly cool this morning for the Central Valley, only 65 degrees. But that all changed as I climbed up to find the inversion layer. Now it was about 80 degrees (ugh, gonna get hot today!) Within about 15 minutes I was having to quickly dial in ATIS and 5 minutes later I was on final for 22R and being asked to step over to 22L. I was met by my sister who took me to breakfast. After breakfast I took her and the kids out to look at the plane. No time for rides because she had to go to work. I've never let that stop me but she has better work ethics than I do. It was just before 10am that I blasted out of Mather. I was still on the downwind headed East when I climbed up and out of the Class D airspace. It was entertaining to listen to the controller start to warn other aircraft about me and then say "ah...nevermind, not a factor." I dialed in Jackson/Westover Field into the trusty ol' iPAQ and also cranked up Windows Media Player to listen to some tunes on the way up there. 15 minutes later I was turning final listening to Lenny Kravitz sing "I want to get away, I want to fly away..." in between position reports from other aircraft. I taxied up to the spot closest to the terminal. I secured everything, grabbed my briefcase and called a cab to take me to Jackson Rancheria, the local gambling facility. As we drove past the end of the runway a beautifully painted RV-6 was on short final. I pointed to the plane and told him mine was similar but making sure to point out the superior charactaristics of the RV-4 as opposed to the other models. :-) It was painted white whith streaming checkerboard underneath and ended with the letters CS. If you're on any of these groups, nice plane! (Editorial Note: Jackson Rancheria REALLY needs to provide courtesy transportation to the airport. It's only a 5 minute drive and I think they could bring in a lot of fly in business. I'd much rather tip a courtesy van driver than pay and tip a cabbie.) Now, I'm not a gambler. I was there for a job fair. Hey, casinos need computer geeks too. It took about an hour to sign in and wait to talk to their Information Technology people. After the interview I called the taxi back and was back up to my plane by about 12 noon. I was airborne by 12:15 and cranked up the tunes again. No need for a moving map at this point, the plane could find it's own way home. I didn't really need it for the entire trip, I just like the "ooh" factor of having a color moving map. Anyway, I was crusing back into the pattern and was down by 12:45. So there you have it, I took what would have been almost an entire day of driving and turned it into one morning. I really love that plane. -- Scott VanArtsdalen RV-4 N311SV, FLYING!! When a man does all he can though it succeeds not well, blame not him that did it." -- George Washington --------------------------------- ________________________________ Message 22 ____________________________________ Time: 05:40:02 PM PST US From: Chuck Subject: Re: RV-List: Short trip - great plane --> RV-List message posted by: Chuck Well Scott... we all know the RV-4 is the "Superior" RV. But the other RV's are pretty darn good too. :-} BTW you still haven't given me that ride you promised, why I haven't even seen your beauty yet. Drop by C80-New Coalinga anytime and give me a call. My cell & home numbers are still the same. Maybe I'll take you out to see D.C. International Airport (yep that's the 1900' private airfield & hanger I built) and buy ya' breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Take care, Chuck do not archive Scott Vanartsdalen wrote: --> RV-List message posted by: Scott Vanartsdalen I've never posted one of those inspirational trip reports so here goes. This isn't a long journey to some far off romantic or adventurous place. Just a couple of short hops that really showed me the great utility of these little planes. I got out to Oakdale airport (O27) at about 7:15am this morning and did a quick pre-flight while I ate my breakfast burrito. I did my runup, dialed Mather Field (MHR) into my Anywhere Map and was airborne by 7:40am. It was unseasonbly cool this morning for the Central Valley, only 65 degrees. But that all changed as I climbed up to find the inversion layer. Now it was about 80 degrees (ugh, gonna get hot today!) Within about 15 minutes I was having to quickly dial in ATIS and 5 minutes later I was on final for 22R and being asked to step over to 22L. I was met by my sister who took me to breakfast. After breakfast I took her and the kids out to look at the plane. No time for rides because she had to go to work. I've never let that stop me but she has better work ethics than I do. It was just before 10am that I blasted out of Mather. I was still on the downwind headed East when I climbed up and out of the Class D airspace. It was entertaining to listen to the controller start to warn other aircraft about me and then say "ah...nevermind, not a factor." I dialed in Jackson/Westover Field into the trusty ol' iPAQ and also cranked up Windows Media Player to listen to some tunes on the way up there. 15 minutes later I was turning final listening to Lenny Kravitz sing "I want to get away, I want to fly away..." in between position reports from other aircraft. I taxied up to the spot closest to the terminal. I secured everything, grabbed my briefcase and called a cab to take me to Jackson Rancheria, the local gambling facility. As we drove past the end of the runway a beautifully painted RV-6 was on short final. I pointed to the plane and told him mine was similar but making sure to point out the superior charactaristics of the RV-4 as opposed to the other models. :-) It was painted white whith streaming checkerboard underneath and ended with the letters CS. If you're on any of these groups, nice plane! (Editorial Note: Jackson Rancheria REALLY needs to provide courtesy transportation to the airport. It's only a 5 minute drive and I think they could bring in a lot of fly in business. I'd much rather tip a courtesy van driver than pay and tip a cabbie.) Now, I'm not a gambler. I was there for a job fair. Hey, casinos need computer geeks too. It took about an hour to sign in and wait to talk to their Information Technology people. After the interview I called the taxi back and was back up to my plane by about 12 noon. I was airborne by 12:15 and cranked up the tunes again. No need for a moving map at this point, the plane could find it's own way home. I didn't really need it for the entire trip, I just like the "ooh" factor of having a color moving map. Anyway, I was crusing back into the pattern and was down by 12:45. So there you have it, I took what would have been almost an entire day of driving and turned it into one morning. I really love that plane. -- Scott VanArtsdalen RV-4 N311SV, FLYING!! When a man does all he can though it succeeds not well, blame not him that did it." -- George Washington --------------------------------- ________________________________ Message 23 ____________________________________ Time: 05:40:51 PM PST US From: Chuck Subject: Re: RV-List: Short trip - great plane --> RV-List message posted by: Chuck Well Scott... we all know the RV-4 is the "Superior" RV. But the other RV's are pretty darn good too. :-} BTW you still haven't given me that ride you promised, why I haven't even seen your beauty yet. Drop by C80-New Coalinga anytime and give me a call. My cell & home numbers are still the same. Maybe I'll take you out to see D.C. International Airport (yep that's the 1900' private airfield & hanger I built) and buy ya' breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Take care, Chuck do not archive Scott Vanartsdalen wrote:--> RV-List message posted by: Scott Vanartsdalen I've never posted one of those inspirational trip reports so here goes. This isn't a long journey to some far off romantic or adventurous place. Just a couple of short hops that really showed me the great utility of these little planes. I got out to Oakdale airport (O27) at about 7:15am this morning and did a quick pre-flight while I ate my breakfast burrito. I did my runup, dialed Mather Field (MHR) into my Anywhere Map and was airborne by 7:40am. It was unseasonbly cool this morning for the Central Valley, only 65 degrees. But that all changed as I climbed up to find the inversion layer. Now it was about 80 degrees (ugh, gonna get hot today!) Within about 15 minutes I was having to quickly dial in ATIS and 5 minutes later I was on final for 22R and being asked to step over to 22L. I was met by my sister who took me to breakfast. After breakfast I took her and the kids out to look at the plane. No time for rides because she had to go to work. I've never let that stop me but she has better work ethics than I do. It was just before 10am that I blasted out of Mather. I was still on the downwind headed East when I climbed up and out of the Class D airspace. It was entertaining to listen to the controller start to warn other aircraft about me and then say "ah...nevermind, not a factor." I dialed in Jackson/Westover Field into the trusty ol' iPAQ and also cranked up Windows Media Player to listen to some tunes on the way up there. 15 minutes later I was turning final listening to Lenny Kravitz sing "I want to get away, I want to fly away..." in between position reports from other aircraft. I taxied up to the spot closest to the terminal. I secured everything, grabbed my briefcase and called a cab to take me to Jackson Rancheria, the local gambling facility. As we drove past the end of the runway a beautifully painted RV-6 was on short final. I pointed to the plane and told him mine was similar but making sure to point out the superior charactaristics of the RV-4 as opposed to the other models. :-) It was painted white whith streaming checkerboard underneath and ended with the letters CS. If you're on any of these groups, nice plane! (Editorial Note: Jackson Rancheria REALLY needs to provide courtesy transportation to the airport. It's only a 5 minute drive and I think they could bring in a lot of fly in business. I'd much rather tip a courtesy van driver than pay and tip a cabbie.) Now, I'm not a gambler. I was there for a job fair. Hey, casinos need computer geeks too. It took about an hour to sign in and wait to talk to their Information Technology people. After the interview I called the taxi back and was back up to my plane by about 12 noon. I was airborne by 12:15 and cranked up the tunes again. No need for a moving map at this point, the plane could find it's own way home. I didn't really need it for the entire trip, I just like the "ooh" factor of having a color moving map. Anyway, I was crusing back into the pattern and was down by 12:45. So there you have it, I took what would have been almost an entire day of driving and turned it into one morning. I really love that plane. -- Scott VanArtsdalen RV-4 N311SV, FLYING!! When a man does all he can though it succeeds not well, blame not him that did it." -- George Washington --------------------------------- ________________________________ Message 24 ____________________________________ Time: 05:51:18 PM PST US From: Hopperdhh@aol.com Subject: Re: RV-List: Short trip - great plane --> RV-List message posted by: Hopperdhh@aol.com In a message dated 8/7/04 7:41:21 PM US Eastern Standard Time, chuck515tigger@yahoo.com writes: > > --> RV-List message posted by: Chuck > > Well Scott... we all know the RV-4 is the "Superior" RV. But the other > RV's are pretty darn good too. :-} BTW you still haven't given me that ride > you promised, why I haven't even seen your beauty yet. Drop by C80-New > Coalinga anytime and give me a call. My cell &home numbers are still the same. > Maybe I'll take you out to see D.C. International Airport (yep that's the > 1900' private airfield &hanger I built) and buy ya' breakfast, lunch, or dinner. > Take care, > > Chuck > > do not archive > > Uh, Chuck, do you have a virus or somethun? do not archive ________________________________ Message 25 ____________________________________ Time: 06:14:17 PM PST US From: Chuck Subject: Re: RV-List: Short trip - great plane --> RV-List message posted by: Chuck Well Scott... we all know the RV-4 is the "Superior" RV. But the other RV's are pretty darn good too. :-} BTW you still haven't given me that ride you promised, why I haven't even seen your beauty yet. Drop by C80-New Coalinga anytime and give me a call. My cell & home numbers are still the same. Maybe I'll take you out to see D.C. International Airport (yep that's the 1900' private airfield & hanger I built) and buy ya' breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Take care, Chuck do not archive Scott Vanartsdalen wrote: --> RV-List message posted by: Scott Vanartsdalen I've never posted one of those inspirational trip reports so here goes. This isn't a long journey to some far off romantic or adventurous place. Just a couple of short hops that really showed me the great utility of these little planes. I got out to Oakdale airport (O27) at about 7:15am this morning and did a quick pre-flight while I ate my breakfast burrito. I did my runup, dialed Mather Field (MHR) into my Anywhere Map and was airborne by 7:40am. It was unseasonbly cool this morning for the Central Valley, only 65 degrees. But that all changed as I climbed up to find the inversion layer. Now it was about 80 degrees (ugh, gonna get hot today!) Within about 15 minutes I was having to quickly dial in ATIS and 5 minutes later I was on final for 22R and being asked to step over to 22L. I was met by my sister who took me to breakfast. After breakfast I took her and the kids out to look at the plane. No time for rides because she had to go to work. I've never let that stop me but she has better work ethics than I do. It was just before 10am that I blasted out of Mather. I was still on the downwind headed East when I climbed up and out of the Class D airspace. It was entertaining to listen to the controller start to warn other aircraft about me and then say "ah...nevermind, not a factor." I dialed in Jackson/Westover Field into the trusty ol' iPAQ and also cranked up Windows Media Player to listen to some tunes on the way up there. 15 minutes later I was turning final listening to Lenny Kravitz sing "I want to get away, I want to fly away..." in between position reports from other aircraft. I taxied up to the spot closest to the terminal. I secured everything, grabbed my briefcase and called a cab to take me to Jackson Rancheria, the local gambling facility. As we drove past the end of the runway a beautifully painted RV-6 was on short final. I pointed to the plane and told him mine was similar but making sure to point out the superior charactaristics of the RV-4 as opposed to the other models. :-) It was painted white whith streaming checkerboard underneath and ended with the letters CS. If you're on any of these groups, nice plane! (Editorial Note: Jackson Rancheria REALLY needs to provide courtesy transportation to the airport. It's only a 5 minute drive and I think they could bring in a lot of fly in business. I'd much rather tip a courtesy van driver than pay and tip a cabbie.) Now, I'm not a gambler. I was there for a job fair. Hey, casinos need computer geeks too. It took about an hour to sign in and wait to talk to their Information Technology people. After the interview I called the taxi back and was back up to my plane by about 12 noon. I was airborne by 12:15 and cranked up the tunes again. No need for a moving map at this point, the plane could find it's own way home. I didn't really need it for the entire trip, I just like the "ooh" factor of having a color moving map. Anyway, I was crusing back into the pattern and was down by 12:45. So there you have it, I took what would have been almost an entire day of driving and turned it into one morning. I really love that plane. -- Scott VanArtsdalen RV-4 N311SV, FLYING!! When a man does all he can though it succeeds not well, blame not him that did it." -- George Washington ________________________________ Message 26 ____________________________________ Time: 06:14:40 PM PST US From: Chuck Subject: Re: RV-List: Short trip - great plane --> RV-List message posted by: Chuck Well Scott... we all know the RV-4 is the "Superior" RV. But the other RV's are pretty darn good too. :-} BTW you still haven't given me that ride you promised, why I haven't even seen your beauty yet. Drop by C80-New Coalinga anytime and give me a call. My cell & home numbers are still the same. Maybe I'll take you out to see D.C. International Airport (yep that's the 1900' private airfield & hanger I built) and buy ya' breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Take care, Chuck do not archive Scott Vanartsdalen wrote:--> RV-List message posted by: Scott Vanartsdalen I've never posted one of those inspirational trip reports so here goes. This isn't a long journey to some far off romantic or adventurous place. Just a couple of short hops that really showed me the great utility of these little planes. I got out to Oakdale airport (O27) at about 7:15am this morning and did a quick pre-flight while I ate my breakfast burrito. I did my runup, dialed Mather Field (MHR) into my Anywhere Map and was airborne by 7:40am. It was unseasonbly cool this morning for the Central Valley, only 65 degrees. But that all changed as I climbed up to find the inversion layer. Now it was about 80 degrees (ugh, gonna get hot today!) Within about 15 minutes I was having to quickly dial in ATIS and 5 minutes later I was on final for 22R and being asked to step over to 22L. I was met by my sister who took me to breakfast. After breakfast I took her and the kids out to look at the plane. No time for rides because she had to go to work. I've never let that stop me but she has better work ethics than I do. It was just before 10am that I blasted out of Mather. I was still on the downwind headed East when I climbed up and out of the Class D airspace. It was entertaining to listen to the controller start to warn other aircraft about me and then say "ah...nevermind, not a factor." I dialed in Jackson/Westover Field into the trusty ol' iPAQ and also cranked up Windows Media Player to listen to some tunes on the way up there. 15 minutes later I was turning final listening to Lenny Kravitz sing "I want to get away, I want to fly away..." in between position reports from other aircraft. I taxied up to the spot closest to the terminal. I secured everything, grabbed my briefcase and called a cab to take me to Jackson Rancheria, the local gambling facility. As we drove past the end of the runway a beautifully painted RV-6 was on short final. I pointed to the plane and told him mine was similar but making sure to point out the superior charactaristics of the RV-4 as opposed to the other models. :-) It was painted white whith streaming checkerboard underneath and ended with the letters CS. If you're on any of these groups, nice plane! (Editorial Note: Jackson Rancheria REALLY needs to provide courtesy transportation to the airport. It's only a 5 minute drive and I think they could bring in a lot of fly in business. I'd much rather tip a courtesy van driver than pay and tip a cabbie.) Now, I'm not a gambler. I was there for a job fair. Hey, casinos need computer geeks too. It took about an hour to sign in and wait to talk to their Information Technology people. After the interview I called the taxi back and was back up to my plane by about 12 noon. I was airborne by 12:15 and cranked up the tunes again. No need for a moving map at this point, the plane could find it's own way home. I didn't really need it for the entire trip, I just like the "ooh" factor of having a color moving map. Anyway, I was crusing back into the pattern and was down by 12:45. So there you have it, I took what would have been almost an entire day of driving and turned it into one morning. I really love that plane. -- Scott VanArtsdalen RV-4 N311SV, FLYING!! When a man does all he can though it succeeds not well, blame not him that did it." -- George Washington --------------------------------- ________________________________ Message 27 ____________________________________ Time: 06:14:54 PM PST US From: Chuck Subject: Re: RV-List: Short trip - great plane --> RV-List message posted by: Chuck Well Scott... we all know the RV-4 is the "Superior" RV. But the other RV's are pretty darn good too. :-} BTW you still haven't given me that ride you promised, why I haven't even seen your beauty yet. Drop by C80-New Coalinga anytime and give me a call. My cell & home numbers are still the same. Maybe I'll take you out to see D.C. International Airport (yep that's the 1900' private airfield & hanger I built) and buy ya' breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Take care, Chuck do not archive Scott Vanartsdalen wrote: --> RV-List message posted by: Scott Vanartsdalen I've never posted one of those inspirational trip reports so here goes. This isn't a long journey to some far off romantic or adventurous place. Just a couple of short hops that really showed me the great utility of these little planes. I got out to Oakdale airport (O27) at about 7:15am this morning and did a quick pre-flight while I ate my breakfast burrito. I did my runup, dialed Mather Field (MHR) into my Anywhere Map and was airborne by 7:40am. It was unseasonbly cool this morning for the Central Valley, only 65 degrees. But that all changed as I climbed up to find the inversion layer. Now it was about 80 degrees (ugh, gonna get hot today!) Within about 15 minutes I was having to quickly dial in ATIS and 5 minutes later I was on final for 22R and being asked to step over to 22L. I was met by my sister who took me to breakfast. After breakfast I took her and the kids out to look at the plane. No time for rides because she had to go to work. I've never let that stop me but she has better work ethics than I do. It was just before 10am that I blasted out of Mather. I was still on the downwind headed East when I climbed up and out of the Class D airspace. It was entertaining to listen to the controller start to warn other aircraft about me and then say "ah...nevermind, not a factor." I dialed in Jackson/Westover Field into the trusty ol' iPAQ and also cranked up Windows Media Player to listen to some tunes on the way up there. 15 minutes later I was turning final listening to Lenny Kravitz sing "I want to get away, I want to fly away..." in between position reports from other aircraft. I taxied up to the spot closest to the terminal. I secured everything, grabbed my briefcase and called a cab to take me to Jackson Rancheria, the local gambling facility. As we drove past the end of the runway a beautifully painted RV-6 was on short final. I pointed to the plane and told him mine was similar but making sure to point out the superior charactaristics of the RV-4 as opposed to the other models. :-) It was painted white whith streaming checkerboard underneath and ended with the letters CS. If you're on any of these groups, nice plane! (Editorial Note: Jackson Rancheria REALLY needs to provide courtesy transportation to the airport. It's only a 5 minute drive and I think they could bring in a lot of fly in business. I'd much rather tip a courtesy van driver than pay and tip a cabbie.) Now, I'm not a gambler. I was there for a job fair. Hey, casinos need computer geeks too. It took about an hour to sign in and wait to talk to their Information Technology people. After the interview I called the taxi back and was back up to my plane by about 12 noon. I was airborne by 12:15 and cranked up the tunes again. No need for a moving map at this point, the plane could find it's own way home. I didn't really need it for the entire trip, I just like the "ooh" factor of having a color moving map. Anyway, I was crusing back into the pattern and was down by 12:45. So there you have it, I took what would have been almost an entire day of driving and turned it into one morning. I really love that plane. -- Scott VanArtsdalen RV-4 N311SV, FLYING!! When a man does all he can though it succeeds not well, blame not him that did it." -- George Washington --------------------------------- ________________________________ Message 28 ____________________________________ Time: 06:15:16 PM PST US From: Chuck Subject: Re: RV-List: Short trip - great plane --> RV-List message posted by: Chuck Well Scott... we all know the RV-4 is the "Superior" RV. But the other RV's are pretty darn good too. :-} BTW you still haven't given me that ride you promised, why I haven't even seen your beauty yet. Drop by C80-New Coalinga anytime and give me a call. My cell & home numbers are still the same. Maybe I'll take you out to see D.C. International Airport (yep that's the 1900' private airfield & hanger I built) and buy ya' breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Take care, Chuck do not archive Scott Vanartsdalen wrote: --> RV-List message posted by: Scott Vanartsdalen I've never posted one of those inspirational trip reports so here goes. This isn't a long journey to some far off romantic or adventurous place. Just a couple of short hops that really showed me the great utility of these little planes. I got out to Oakdale airport (O27) at about 7:15am this morning and did a quick pre-flight while I ate my breakfast burrito. I did my runup, dialed Mather Field (MHR) into my Anywhere Map and was airborne by 7:40am. It was unseasonbly cool this morning for the Central Valley, only 65 degrees. But that all changed as I climbed up to find the inversion layer. Now it was about 80 degrees (ugh, gonna get hot today!) Within about 15 minutes I was having to quickly dial in ATIS and 5 minutes later I was on final for 22R and being asked to step over to 22L. I was met by my sister who took me to breakfast. After breakfast I took her and the kids out to look at the plane. No time for rides because she had to go to work. I've never let that stop me but she has better work ethics than I do. It was just before 10am that I blasted out of Mather. I was still on the downwind headed East when I climbed up and out of the Class D airspace. It was entertaining to listen to the controller start to warn other aircraft about me and then say "ah...nevermind, not a factor." I dialed in Jackson/Westover Field into the trusty ol' iPAQ and also cranked up Windows Media Player to listen to some tunes on the way up there. 15 minutes later I was turning final listening to Lenny Kravitz sing "I want to get away, I want to fly away..." in between position reports from other aircraft. I taxied up to the spot closest to the terminal. I secured everything, grabbed my briefcase and called a cab to take me to Jackson Rancheria, the local gambling facility. As we drove past the end of the runway a beautifully painted RV-6 was on short final. I pointed to the plane and told him mine was similar but making sure to point out the superior charactaristics of the RV-4 as opposed to the other models. :-) It was painted white whith streaming checkerboard underneath and ended with the letters CS. If you're on any of these groups, nice plane! (Editorial Note: Jackson Rancheria REALLY needs to provide courtesy transportation to the airport. It's only a 5 minute drive and I think they could bring in a lot of fly in business. I'd much rather tip a courtesy van driver than pay and tip a cabbie.) Now, I'm not a gambler. I was there for a job fair. Hey, casinos need computer geeks too. It took about an hour to sign in and wait to talk to their Information Technology people. After the interview I called the taxi back and was back up to my plane by about 12 noon. I was airborne by 12:15 and cranked up the tunes again. No need for a moving map at this point, the plane could find it's own way home. I didn't really need it for the entire trip, I just like the "ooh" factor of having a color moving map. Anyway, I was crusing back into the pattern and was down by 12:45. So there you have it, I took what would have been almost an entire day of driving and turned it into one morning. I really love that plane. -- Scott VanArtsdalen RV-4 N311SV, FLYING!! When a man does all he can though it succeeds not well, blame not him that did it." -- George Washington --------------------------------- ________________________________ Message 29 ____________________________________ Time: 06:15:36 PM PST US From: Chuck Subject: Re: RV-List: Short trip - great plane --> RV-List message posted by: Chuck Well Scott... we all know the RV-4 is the "Superior" RV. But the other RV's are pretty darn good too. :-} BTW you still haven't given me that ride you promised, why I haven't even seen your beauty yet. Drop by C80-New Coalinga anytime and give me a call. My cell & home numbers are still the same. Maybe I'll take you out to see D.C. International Airport (yep that's the 1900' private airfield & hanger I built) and buy ya' breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Take care, Chuck do not archive Scott Vanartsdalen wrote: --> RV-List message posted by: Scott Vanartsdalen I've never posted one of those inspirational trip reports so here goes. This isn't a long journey to some far off romantic or adventurous place. Just a couple of short hops that really showed me the great utility of these little planes. I got out to Oakdale airport (O27) at about 7:15am this morning and did a quick pre-flight while I ate my breakfast burrito. I did my runup, dialed Mather Field (MHR) into my Anywhere Map and was airborne by 7:40am. It was unseasonbly cool this morning for the Central Valley, only 65 degrees. But that all changed as I climbed up to find the inversion layer. Now it was about 80 degrees (ugh, gonna get hot today!) Within about 15 minutes I was having to quickly dial in ATIS and 5 minutes later I was on final for 22R and being asked to step over to 22L. I was met by my sister who took me to breakfast. After breakfast I took her and the kids out to look at the plane. No time for rides because she had to go to work. I've never let that stop me but she has better work ethics than I do. It was just before 10am that I blasted out of Mather. I was still on the downwind headed East when I climbed up and out of the Class D airspace. It was entertaining to listen to the controller start to warn other aircraft about me and then say "ah...nevermind, not a factor." I dialed in Jackson/Westover Field into the trusty ol' iPAQ and also cranked up Windows Media Player to listen to some tunes on the way up there. 15 minutes later I was turning final listening to Lenny Kravitz sing "I want to get away, I want to fly away..." in between position reports from other aircraft. I taxied up to the spot closest to the terminal. I secured everything, grabbed my briefcase and called a cab to take me to Jackson Rancheria, the local gambling facility. As we drove past the end of the runway a beautifully painted RV-6 was on short final. I pointed to the plane and told him mine was similar but making sure to point out the superior charactaristics of the RV-4 as opposed to the other models. :-) It was painted white whith streaming checkerboard underneath and ended with the letters CS. If you're on any of these groups, nice plane! (Editorial Note: Jackson Rancheria REALLY needs to provide courtesy transportation to the airport. It's only a 5 minute drive and I think they could bring in a lot of fly in business. I'd much rather tip a courtesy van driver than pay and tip a cabbie.) Now, I'm not a gambler. I was there for a job fair. Hey, casinos need computer geeks too. It took about an hour to sign in and wait to talk to their Information Technology people. After the interview I called the taxi back and was back up to my plane by about 12 noon. I was airborne by 12:15 and cranked up the tunes again. No need for a moving map at this point, the plane could find it's own way home. I didn't really need it for the entire trip, I just like the "ooh" factor of having a color moving map. Anyway, I was crusing back into the pattern and was down by 12:45. So there you have it, I took what would have been almost an entire day of driving and turned it into one morning. I really love that plane. -- Scott VanArtsdalen RV-4 N311SV, FLYING!! When a man does all he can though it succeeds not well, blame not him that did it." -- George Washington --------------------------------- ________________________________ Message 30 ____________________________________ Time: 06:23:40 PM PST US From: Chuck Subject: RV-List: Re: Oh how embarassing.... --> RV-List message posted by: Chuck Oh how embarassing.... I think my mouse went south, or my new Yahooo did "somethun?"... do not archive Hopperdhh@aol.com wrote: --> RV-List message posted by: Hopperdhh@aol.com In a message dated 8/7/04 7:41:21 PM US Eastern Standard Time, chuck515tigger@yahoo.com writes: > > --> RV-List message posted by: Chuck > > Well Scott... we all know the RV-4 is the "Superior" RV. But the other > RV's are pretty darn good too. :-} BTW you still haven't given me that ride > you promised, why I haven't even seen your beauty yet. Drop by C80-New > Coalinga anytime and give me a call. My cell &home numbers are still the same. > Maybe I'll take you out to see D.C. International Airport (yep that's the > 1900' private airfield &hanger I built) and buy ya' breakfast, lunch, or dinner. > Take care, > > Chuck > > do not archive > > Uh, Chuck, do you have a virus or somethun? do not archive --------------------------------- ________________________________ Message 31 ____________________________________ Time: 06:23:45 PM PST US From: Chuck Subject: RV-List: Re: Oh how embarassing.... --> RV-List message posted by: Chuck Oh how embarassing.... I think my mouse went south, or my new Yahooo did "somethun?"... do not archive Hopperdhh@aol.com wrote: --> RV-List message posted by: Hopperdhh@aol.com In a message dated 8/7/04 7:41:21 PM US Eastern Standard Time, chuck515tigger@yahoo.com writes: > > --> RV-List message posted by: Chuck > > Well Scott... we all know the RV-4 is the "Superior" RV. But the other > RV's are pretty darn good too. :-} BTW you still haven't given me that ride > you promised, why I haven't even seen your beauty yet. Drop by C80-New > Coalinga anytime and give me a call. My cell &home numbers are still the same. > Maybe I'll take you out to see D.C. International Airport (yep that's the > 1900' private airfield &hanger I built) and buy ya' breakfast, lunch, or dinner. > Take care, > > Chuck > > do not archive > > Uh, Chuck, do you have a virus or somethun? do not archive --------------------------------- Y! Messenger - Communicate in real time. Download now. ________________________________ Message 32 ____________________________________ Time: 06:24:04 PM PST US From: Chuck Subject: RV-List: Re: Oh how embarassing.... --> RV-List message posted by: Chuck Oh how embarassing.... I think my mouse went south, or my new Yahooo did "somethun?"... do not archive Hopperdhh@aol.com wrote: --> RV-List message posted by: Hopperdhh@aol.com In a message dated 8/7/04 7:41:21 PM US Eastern Standard Time, chuck515tigger@yahoo.com writes: > > --> RV-List message posted by: Chuck > > Well Scott... we all know the RV-4 is the "Superior" RV. But the other > RV's are pretty darn good too. :-} BTW you still haven't given me that ride > you promised, why I haven't even seen your beauty yet. Drop by C80-New > Coalinga anytime and give me a call. My cell &home numbers are still the same. > Maybe I'll take you out to see D.C. International Airport (yep that's the > 1900' private airfield &hanger I built) and buy ya' breakfast, lunch, or dinner. > Take care, > > Chuck > > do not archive > > Uh, Chuck, do you have a virus or somethun? do not archive ________________________________ Message 33 ____________________________________ Time: 06:32:12 PM PST US From: Dale Walker Subject: RV-List: --> RV-List message posted by: Dale Walker RV 7 for sale. 70 to 75% complete. Details, 724 946 2630 or E-mail. Do not archive. D. Walker ________________________________ Message 34 ____________________________________ Time: 06:52:46 PM PST US From: Jerry Springer Subject: Re: RV-List: Short trip - great plane --> RV-List message posted by: Jerry Springer Chuck wrote: >--> RV-List message posted by: Chuck > >Well Scott... we all know the RV-4 is the "Superior" RV. But the other RV's are pretty darn good too. :-} BTW you still haven't given me that ride you promised, why I haven't even seen your beauty yet. Drop by C80-New Coalinga anytime and give me a call. My cell & home numbers are still the same. Maybe I'll take you out to see D.C. International Airport (yep that's the 1900' private airfield & hanger I built) and buy ya' breakfast, lunch, or dinner. Take care, > > Chuck > >do not archive > > >Scott Vanartsdalen wrote: --> RV-List message posted by: Scott Vanartsdalen > >I've never posted one of those inspirational trip reports so here goes. This isn't a long journey to some far off romantic or adventurous place. Just a couple of short hops that really showed me the great utility of these little planes. > ***snip rest of great story*** Chuck you are really serious about him stopping by and giving you that ride aren't you. :-) Jerry do not archive ________________________________ Message 35 ____________________________________ Time: 07:30:42 PM PST US From: "Richard E. Tasker" Subject: Re: RV-List: Kroy printer info needed --> RV-List message posted by: "Richard E. Tasker" The short answer is no. The problem is that the cartridge comes with shrink sleeve and the ribbon. So, while it would print on essentially anything - no ribbon, no print. There aren't any "good" prices on these cartridges. The lowest I have found is here: http://members.tripod.com/~HANOVER_TECHNICAL/ Dick Tasker Charlie Kuss wrote: >--> RV-List message posted by: Charlie Kuss > >Listers, > Could anyone who has used one of the various Kroy brand printers tell me >if you can use them to print onto standard, store bought, heat shrink >tubing? Or do they only work with the Kroy manufactured cartridges of heat >shrink tubing. Any suggestions on where to get good prices on these >cartridges? Any general suggestions? >Charlie Kuss > > > > ________________________________ Message 36 ____________________________________ Time: 07:52:51 PM PST US From: "Jaye and Scott Jackson" Subject: Re: RV-List: Kroy printer info needed --> RV-List message posted by: "Jaye and Scott Jackson" I, too, tried to find a reasonably-priced wire or heat-shrink printer when I was wiring up my bird, but without success. I ended up just using the narrowest black-on-white tape in my Brother P-Touch labelmaker, which also prints all kinds of arrows and symbols-and sticking it to the wire which it didn't much like, then slipping clear heat shrink overtop and shrinking it. The readability is excellent. I tried to overcome not having the name of the wire printed on it every foot or so by labelling each end "From fuse block" or "To Pilot's Mic tip", etc. Not that I'd ever feed 12V+ to my microphone, of course.... Scott in VAncouver ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard E. Tasker" Subject: Re: RV-List: Kroy printer info needed > --> RV-List message posted by: "Richard E. Tasker" > > The short answer is no. The problem is that the cartridge comes with > shrink sleeve and the ribbon. So, while it would print on essentially > anything - no ribbon, no print. > > There aren't any "good" prices on these cartridges. The lowest I have > found is here: > > http://members.tripod.com/~HANOVER_TECHNICAL/ > > Dick Tasker > > Charlie Kuss wrote: > > >--> RV-List message posted by: Charlie Kuss > > > >Listers, > > Could anyone who has used one of the various Kroy brand printers tell me > >if you can use them to print onto standard, store bought, heat shrink > >tubing? Or do they only work with the Kroy manufactured cartridges of heat > >shrink tubing. Any suggestions on where to get good prices on these > >cartridges? Any general suggestions? > >Charlie Kuss > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________ Message 37 ____________________________________ Time: 07:59:52 PM PST US From: "Charles E. Brame" Subject: RV-List: Re: ACK Rubber Ducky ELT Antenna --> RV-List message posted by: "Charles E. Brame" So much for ACK rubber ducky elt antennas. Charlie -------- Original Message -------- >From: "ACK Technology" > >To: > >Subject: Re: Rubber Ducky ELT Antenna > >Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2004 19:38:28 -0700 > >We don't have a rubber ducky type antenna. Must be someone else. > >ACK Customer Support > ------------------------------------------------ >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Charles E. Brame" >>To: >>Sent: Saturday, August 07, 2004 2:57 PM >>Subject: Rubber Ducky ELT Antenna >> >> I understand that you showed a new Rubber Ducky style ELT antenna at >> Oskosh. If so, where can I order one? >> >> Charlie Brame >> RV-6A N11CB >> San Antonio >> ________________________________ Message 38 ____________________________________ Time: 08:24:44 PM PST US From: RVer273sb@aol.com Subject: RV-List: runway light system for sale --> RV-List message posted by: RVer273sb@aol.com Complete system, 10 clear, 4 amber and 2 red lighrs radio control unit on 122.9 with antenna. 110 V system $500 for all Reply off list ________________________________ Message 39 ____________________________________ Time: 09:06:31 PM PST US From: JusCash@aol.com Subject: Re: RV-List: Short trip - great plane --> RV-List message posted by: JusCash@aol.com How much was the cab fare to the Casino? I've been looking for a Casino in Northern California with an airport nearby. Cash Copeland Hayward, Ca ________________________________ Message 40 ____________________________________ Time: 09:24:24 PM PST US From: Scott Vanartsdalen Subject: Re: RV-List: Short trip - great plane --> RV-List message posted by: Scott Vanartsdalen About $25. Yikes! That's pricey for us Oakdale boys. I mentioned to the guys in the parking garage that they ought to pick people up at the airport. They said, "You mean people would actually fly here just to gamble?" Uh...yeah. I'm going to email the casino and suggest it. Couldn't hurt if others did the same. I'm not a gambler but I like to see aiports prosper. I think it would do wonders for Westover's fuel sales if the casino offered free rides to and from the airport. JusCash@aol.com wrote: --> RV-List message posted by: JusCash@aol.com How much was the cab fare to the Casino? I've been looking for a Casino in Northern California with an airport nearby. Cash Copeland Hayward, Ca -- Scott VanArtsdalen RV-4 N311SV, FLYING!! When a man does all he can though it succeeds not well, blame not him that did it." -- George Washington