---------------------------------------------------------- RV7-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sat 05/29/10: 1 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 07:46 AM - Re: Livermore To Salinas In 30 Minutes... Phase 1 Pirep! (Sean S. Blair) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 07:46:38 AM PST US From: "Sean S. Blair" Subject: Re: RV7-List: Livermore To Salinas In 30 Minutes... Phase 1 Pirep! Cool Matt!. The pics and write-up are appreciated.=C2- Nice motivation.=C2- Perfect day in a perfect plane! Sean Blair Colorado Springs RV-7A =C2- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt Dralle" Sent: Friday, May 28, 2010 10:36:38 PM GMT -07:00 US/Canada Mountain Subject: RV7-List: Livermore To Salinas In 30 Minutes... =C2-Phase 1 Pire p! Wow, what a beautiful evening for a flight in a brand new RV-8! =C2-The s ky was clear; the clouds were few, the wind was low. =C2-I decided to fly over to Salinas airport and clocked in at exactly 30 minutes! =C2-I was down to about 1/3 tanks, so I gassed up. =C2-Kind of pricey, though, at $ 4.75/gal. =C2-There's a really nice cafe' there at the airport so I'll de finitely be heading back there for a greasy cheese burger at some point! =C2-In one of the hangers I peered in and saw not only a sweet RV-8 in RE D, but also a sweet RV-10! =C2-Turns out that both built and owned by the same guy! =C2-Imagine, having two homebuilt airplanes! =C2-That's craz y! =C2-Oh... =C2- =C2- I walked around the corner and found the airplane paint shop the Livermore airport guys have been telling me about, T&P Aero Refinishers. =C2-Best o f all, the owner was there and I got the tour and we talked about paint job s. =C2-He recommended against Candy Apple (transparent red over silver or gold), because of the rivets. =C2-I guess the gold/silver pools in the r ivets and there's no way to get a good look. =C2-But, there are some pain ts that will give a very similar look in a single stage. =C2-He also said that clear coating wouldn't be a problem. =C2-He's going to write me up a quote next week, and I'm on the calendar for October 2010 to get painted! =C2-Yahoo! The flight home was simply beautiful! =C2-The sun was low in the sky and there was just enough time when I got back to Livermore to shoot about 5 or 6 touch-n-goes! =C2-The sun dropped behind the hill just as finished my last one! =C2-Sweet! The Airplane Flying HOBBS meter now reports 20.3 hours!! =C2-So far no ma jor issues. Matt Dralle RV-8 #82880 N998RV http://www.mattsrv8.com - Matt's RV-8 Construction Log http://www.youtube.com/MattsRV8 - Matt's RV-8 HDTV YouTube Channel Status: Phase 1 Test Flying - 20.3 Hours And Counting! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message rv7-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/RV7-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/rv7-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/rv7-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.