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| Subject: | Re: stormy & miriam |
Glad you made it back on the same day! Carolyn & I returned from Mt.
Airy yesterday at noon, dropped her off in Concord to get her car, then
I took off for Rock Hill and had to pick up an IFR from CLT to get to
Rock Hill! Was able to cancel 5 miles from UZA. Not a good VFR day!
See ya soon!
Randy Utsey
D.J. Distributing Co.
1429 Bryant St.
Charlotte, NC 28208
800-585-4126
djdist@bellsouth.net
www.djdist.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Boyd
To: rvsoutheast-list@matronics.com
Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2008 2:34 PM
Subject: Re: RVSouthEast-List: stormy & miriam
Yeah, Ocracoke is a repeatable trip, to be sure!
I'm looking to things that need doing on the 6A, and it's a long and
growing list. Know of a source for SS wheel pant brackets for nose
wheels? Attawayair evidently makes them only for the mains. Darned
aluminum is not up to the punishment on a Van's nose gear. My brackets
are once again cracked about all the way through. (Turf strips...)
It's also battery replacement time, transponder troubleshooting time,
and of course, time to repack the wheel bearings. Maybe it's time to
get out of aviation with my sanity!
-Bill
On Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 2:10 PM, Larry Bowen <Larry@bowenaero.com>
wrote:
Welcome home. We've all had trips like that. Pam and I spent two
unexpected days in SE Ohio on the way back from MI once.
One of my favorite beach trips was staying at that cottage on
Ocracoke.
.
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
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From: "Bill Boyd" <sportav8r@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 22:44:27 -0400
To: <rvsoutheast-list@matronics.com>
Subject: RVSouthEast-List: stormy & miriam
We came on home today, so no plans for us to grab BBQ in Carthage
tomorrow.
The return home took 8 hours, of which 2.4 were airborne, and the
remainder in various FBO's waiting for the radar to show a clear path.
We stopped 30 miles from Grand Strand for cheap fuel at KCPC, and had
the worst case of vapor lock I have ever experienced. It too an hour
and a half before the engine would start and stay running more than a
second or two. As an aside, I believe my second Facet boost pump is all
show and no go, so time to replace it with my third one in 700 hours.
Might explain why the electric solenoid primer system didn't seem to
help getting any fuel to the engine while attempting a hot start.
Later, we had not red but pink (really bad) radar returns blocking out
final 75 miles home this afternoon, so we got to know the Danville FBO
real well while we waited it out.
Safe home now, shortly before the temp/dewpoint spread snapped shut
like a trap and filled out valley here with thick fog which is blocking
the full moon and any chance we might have had of seeing the left-over
Perseids tonight. Myrtle was wall to wall people, mostly of the
squealing toddler variety, and not a beach we will be doing again any
time soon. Glad to be back, and looking forward to the next get
together, whether by plane or motorcycle :-)
Stormy
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| Subject: | Re: stormy & miriam |
Randy, I'm doing some serious soul-searching these days about whether to
build another one (better this time), maintain and upgrade what I've got, or
just sell it and get a nicer motorcycle and a boat, trailer and truck. I
find myself wondering whether an IFR rating and instrumentation in the plane
will ever be worth it to us, given the kind of flying we do and where I'm
based. It is not a question with an easy answer.
If I were rich and single, a full-IFR RV-7 slider with a 180 hp CS would be
almost a no-brainer. As a married man with kids in college, a VFR,
nosewheel, fixed-pitch, doggy ol' 6A makes more sense in the near term.
Wondering where I will find the time to train for conventional gear and IFR
ticket, much less to build again - last time was a long and lonely 4 years
:-) but still, part of me wants to do it!
-Stormy
On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 8:45 AM, Randy <djdist@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> Glad you made it back on the same day! Carolyn & I returned from Mt.
> Airy yesterday at noon, dropped her off in Concord to get her car, then I
> took off for Rock Hill and had to pick up an IFR from CLT to get to Rock
> Hill! Was able to cancel 5 miles from UZA. Not a good VFR day!
> See ya soon!
>
> Randy Utsey
> D.J. Distributing Co.
> 1429 Bryant St.
> Charlotte, NC 28208
> 800-585-4126
>
> djdist@bellsouth.net
> www.djdist.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Bill Boyd <sportav8r@gmail.com>
> *To:* rvsoutheast-list@matronics.com
> *Sent:* Saturday, August 16, 2008 2:34 PM
> *Subject:* Re: RVSouthEast-List: stormy & miriam
>
> Yeah, Ocracoke is a repeatable trip, to be sure!
>
> I'm looking to things that need doing on the 6A, and it's a long and
> growing list. Know of a source for SS wheel pant brackets for nose wheels?
> Attawayair evidently makes them only for the mains. Darned aluminum is not
> up to the punishment on a Van's nose gear. My brackets are once again
> cracked about all the way through. (Turf strips...)
>
> It's also battery replacement time, transponder troubleshooting time, and
> of course, time to repack the wheel bearings. Maybe it's time to get out of
> aviation with my sanity!
>
> -Bill
>
> On Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 2:10 PM, Larry Bowen <Larry@bowenaero.com> wrote:
>
>> Welcome home. We've all had trips like that. Pam and I spent two
>> unexpected days in SE Ohio on the way back from MI once.
>>
>> One of my favorite beach trips was staying at that cottage on Ocracoke.
>>
>> .
>>
>> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> *From*: "Bill Boyd" <sportav8r@gmail.com>
>> *Date*: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 22:44:27 -0400
>> *To*: <rvsoutheast-list@matronics.com>
>> *Subject*: RVSouthEast-List: stormy & miriam
>> We came on home today, so no plans for us to grab BBQ in Carthage
>> tomorrow.
>>
>> The return home took 8 hours, of which 2.4 were airborne, and the
>> remainder in various FBO's waiting for the radar to show a clear path. We
>> stopped 30 miles from Grand Strand for cheap fuel at KCPC, and had the worst
>> case of vapor lock I have ever experienced. It too an hour and a half
>> before the engine would start and stay running more than a second or two.
>> As an aside, I believe my second Facet boost pump is all show and no go, so
>> time to replace it with my third one in 700 hours. Might explain why the
>> electric solenoid primer system didn't seem to help getting any fuel to the
>> engine while attempting a hot start. Later, we had not red but pink (really
>> bad) radar returns blocking out final 75 miles home this afternoon, so we
>> got to know the Danville FBO real well while we waited it out.
>>
>> Safe home now, shortly before the temp/dewpoint spread snapped shut like a
>> trap and filled out valley here with thick fog which is blocking the full
>> moon and any chance we might have had of seeing the left-over Perseids
>> tonight. Myrtle was wall to wall people, mostly of the squealing toddler
>> variety, and not a beach we will be doing again any time soon. Glad to be
>> back, and looking forward to the next get together, whether by plane or
>> motorcycle :-)
>>
>> Stormy
>>
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Stormy,
So what you are saying is that you will order your RV-7 tail kit next month?
I wouldn't worry about the tail wheel thing, 10 hours of duel and you are
good to go.
Bill
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[mailto:owner-rvsoutheast-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Bill Boyd
Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 9:40 AM
Subject: Re: RVSouthEast-List: stormy & miriam
Randy, I'm doing some serious soul-searching these days about whether to
build another one (better this time), maintain and upgrade what I've got, or
just sell it and get a nicer motorcycle and a boat, trailer and truck. I
find myself wondering whether an IFR rating and instrumentation in the plane
will ever be worth it to us, given the kind of flying we do and where I'm
based. It is not a question with an easy answer.
If I were rich and single, a full-IFR RV-7 slider with a 180 hp CS would be
almost a no-brainer. As a married man with kids in college, a VFR,
nosewheel, fixed-pitch, doggy ol' 6A makes more sense in the near term.
Wondering where I will find the time to train for conventional gear and IFR
ticket, much less to build again - last time was a long and lonely 4 years
:-) but still, part of me wants to do it!
-Stormy
On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 8:45 AM, Randy <djdist@bellsouth.net> wrote:
Glad you made it back on the same day! Carolyn & I returned from Mt. Airy
yesterday at noon, dropped her off in Concord to get her car, then I took
off for Rock Hill and had to pick up an IFR from CLT to get to Rock Hill!
Was able to cancel 5 miles from UZA. Not a good VFR day!
See ya soon!
Randy Utsey
D.J. Distributing Co.
1429 Bryant St.
Charlotte, NC 28208
800-585-4126
djdist@bellsouth.net
www.djdist.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Boyd <mailto:sportav8r@gmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2008 2:34 PM
Subject: Re: RVSouthEast-List: stormy & miriam
Yeah, Ocracoke is a repeatable trip, to be sure!
I'm looking to things that need doing on the 6A, and it's a long and growing
list. Know of a source for SS wheel pant brackets for nose wheels?
Attawayair evidently makes them only for the mains. Darned aluminum is not
up to the punishment on a Van's nose gear. My brackets are once again
cracked about all the way through. (Turf strips...)
It's also battery replacement time, transponder troubleshooting time, and of
course, time to repack the wheel bearings. Maybe it's time to get out of
aviation with my sanity!
-Bill
On Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 2:10 PM, Larry Bowen <Larry@bowenaero.com> wrote:
Welcome home. We've all had trips like that. Pam and I spent two unexpected
days in SE Ohio on the way back from MI once.
One of my favorite beach trips was staying at that cottage on Ocracoke.
.
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
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From: "Bill Boyd" <sportav8r@gmail.com>
Subject: RVSouthEast-List: stormy & miriam
We came on home today, so no plans for us to grab BBQ in Carthage tomorrow.
The return home took 8 hours, of which 2.4 were airborne, and the remainder
in various FBO's waiting for the radar to show a clear path. We stopped 30
miles from Grand Strand for cheap fuel at KCPC, and had the worst case of
vapor lock I have ever experienced. It too an hour and a half before the
engine would start and stay running more than a second or two. As an aside,
I believe my second Facet boost pump is all show and no go, so time to
replace it with my third one in 700 hours. Might explain why the electric
solenoid primer system didn't seem to help getting any fuel to the engine
while attempting a hot start. Later, we had not red but pink (really bad)
radar returns blocking out final 75 miles home this afternoon, so we got to
know the Danville FBO real well while we waited it out.
Safe home now, shortly before the temp/dewpoint spread snapped shut like a
trap and filled out valley here with thick fog which is blocking the full
moon and any chance we might have had of seeing the left-over Perseids
tonight. Myrtle was wall to wall people, mostly of the squealing toddler
variety, and not a beach we will be doing again any time soon. Glad to be
back, and looking forward to the next get together, whether by plane or
motorcycle :-)
Stormy
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Stormy=2C
I had to jump in here!
I agree=2C you should get out of flying.........for all the obvious reasons
.
Then you can sell your house and strip to The Veggie Tale Squadron!!!
Let the negotiations begin! :-)
Seriously=2C if you just had a tail wheel=2C a 180 hp with a C/S prop....
..life would be good!
ok........Maybe sell some lots in the bottom next to the strip........
Then pave it and buy a new kit! Just like you want it!
Trying to help here!
Bob Martin
ps..........Larry has a saying he uses around the airport........
"Pray for contentment"
Sometimes we forget just how lucky we are!
From: sportav8r@gmail.com
Subject: Re: RVSouthEast-List: stormy & miriam
Randy=2C I'm doing some serious soul-searching these days about whether to
build another one (better this time)=2C maintain and upgrade what I've got
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be almost a no-brainer. As a married man with kids in college=2C a VFR=2C
nosewheel=2C fixed-pitch=2C doggy ol' 6A makes more sense in the near term.
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Wondering where I will find the time to train for conventional gear and IFR
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| Subject: | Re: stormy & miriam |
Yeah, that's probably what it boils down to - a fast-build kit :-)
Dueling for 10 hours?! Someone could get shot like that - possibly me.
-Stormy
On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 10:23 AM, Bill Repucci <bill@repucci.com> wrote:
> Stormy,
>
>
> So what you are saying is that you will order your RV-7 tail kit next
> month?
>
>
> I wouldn't worry about the tail wheel thing, 10 hours of duel and you are
> good to go.
>
>
> Bill
>
>
> *From:* owner-rvsoutheast-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:
> owner-rvsoutheast-list-server@matronics.com] *On Behalf Of *Bill Boyd
> *Sent:* Monday, August 18, 2008 9:40 AM
> *To:* rvsoutheast-list@matronics.com
> *Subject:* Re: RVSouthEast-List: stormy & miriam
>
>
> Randy, I'm doing some serious soul-searching these days about whether to
> build another one (better this time), maintain and upgrade what I've got, or
> just sell it and get a nicer motorcycle and a boat, trailer and truck. I
> find myself wondering whether an IFR rating and instrumentation in the plane
> will ever be worth it to us, given the kind of flying we do and where I'm
> based. It is not a question with an easy answer.
>
> If I were rich and single, a full-IFR RV-7 slider with a 180 hp CS would be
> almost a no-brainer. As a married man with kids in college, a VFR,
> nosewheel, fixed-pitch, doggy ol' 6A makes more sense in the near term.
>
> Wondering where I will find the time to train for conventional gear and IFR
> ticket, much less to build again - last time was a long and lonely 4 years
> :-) but still, part of me wants to do it!
>
> -Stormy
>
> On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 8:45 AM, Randy <djdist@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> Glad you made it back on the same day! Carolyn & I returned from Mt. Airy
> yesterday at noon, dropped her off in Concord to get her car, then I took
> off for Rock Hill and had to pick up an IFR from CLT to get to Rock Hill!
> Was able to cancel 5 miles from UZA. Not a good VFR day!
>
> See ya soon!
>
>
> Randy Utsey
> D.J. Distributing Co.
> 1429 Bryant St.
> Charlotte, NC 28208
> 800-585-4126
>
>
> djdist@bellsouth.net
> www.djdist.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> *From:* Bill Boyd <sportav8r@gmail.com>
>
> *To:* rvsoutheast-list@matronics.com
>
> *Sent:* Saturday, August 16, 2008 2:34 PM
>
> *Subject:* Re: RVSouthEast-List: stormy & miriam
>
>
> Yeah, Ocracoke is a repeatable trip, to be sure!
>
> I'm looking to things that need doing on the 6A, and it's a long and
> growing list. Know of a source for SS wheel pant brackets for nose wheels?
> Attawayair evidently makes them only for the mains. Darned aluminum is not
> up to the punishment on a Van's nose gear. My brackets are once again
> cracked about all the way through. (Turf strips...)
>
> It's also battery replacement time, transponder troubleshooting time, and
> of course, time to repack the wheel bearings. Maybe it's time to get out of
> aviation with my sanity!
>
> -Bill
>
> On Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 2:10 PM, Larry Bowen <Larry@bowenaero.com> wrote:
>
> Welcome home. We've all had trips like that. Pam and I spent two unexpected
> days in SE Ohio on the way back from MI once.
>
> One of my favorite beach trips was staying at that cottage on Ocracoke.
>
> .
>
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
> ------------------------------
>
> *From*: "Bill Boyd" <sportav8r@gmail.com>
> *Date*: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 22:44:27 -0400
> *To*: <rvsoutheast-list@matronics.com>
> *Subject*: RVSouthEast-List: stormy & miriam
>
> We came on home today, so no plans for us to grab BBQ in Carthage
> tomorrow.
>
> The return home took 8 hours, of which 2.4 were airborne, and the remainder
> in various FBO's waiting for the radar to show a clear path. We stopped 30
> miles from Grand Strand for cheap fuel at KCPC, and had the worst case of
> vapor lock I have ever experienced. It too an hour and a half before the
> engine would start and stay running more than a second or two. As an aside,
> I believe my second Facet boost pump is all show and no go, so time to
> replace it with my third one in 700 hours. Might explain why the electric
> solenoid primer system didn't seem to help getting any fuel to the engine
> while attempting a hot start. Later, we had not red but pink (really bad)
> radar returns blocking out final 75 miles home this afternoon, so we got to
> know the Danville FBO real well while we waited it out.
>
> Safe home now, shortly before the temp/dewpoint spread snapped shut like a
> trap and filled out valley here with thick fog which is blocking the full
> moon and any chance we might have had of seeing the left-over Perseids
> tonight. Myrtle was wall to wall people, mostly of the squealing toddler
> variety, and not a beach we will be doing again any time soon. Glad to be
> back, and looking forward to the next get together, whether by plane or
> motorcycle :-)
>
> Stormy
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Tough decision, Stormy. Fortunately have all my kids are way past the
college stage (grandchildren are at that stage {:>)), so I don't face some
of the same constraints - but, then being retired adds some of its own
(mainly $$). But, when I built my RV-6A (Yes, with training wheel that I
have really come to appreciate on those days with 25kt cross winds), I built
it with light IFR instrumentation, heated pitot, etc. I took the ground
school and also the FAA written exam on the route to getting my IFR.
Then I did some real soul searching and decided that getting an IFR ticket
might not be the smartest thing for me in my situation. I came to
realization that:
1. I would probably NOT fly frequently enough to maintain IFR skills,
which could lead to me getting myself into situations that were best not to
be in
2. It cost more to keep the IFR certification of the equipment current
3. That being retired there was really no reason I had to be anywhere
at any particular time - that any weather, I could wait out. Forced to
spend 5 days in Fl once at a fellow fliers house along with 4 others who got
confined by the weather - spent 5 days drinking beer, eating pizza and
telling/hearing more lies and stories than one could imagine. A really
tough 5 days that I would have likely missed had I an IFR ticket. Not that
this is necessarily a recommendation against one {:<)).
In the over ten years since I made that decision, circumstances have
confirmed the wisdom of choice (at least for me in my situation).
But, I am glad that I have not yet had to give up flying - hope to have one
more decade of it. I suggest that looking up from your very,very nice
motorcycle at an RV zipping along might not be compensation enough for
having given one up. Now building another one - that is something worth
thinking about {:>)
Just my 0.02 worth
Ed
Ed Anderson
Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
Matthews, NC
eanderson@carolina.rr.com
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From: owner-rvsoutheast-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-rvsoutheast-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of Bill Boyd
Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 9:40 AM
Subject: Re: RVSouthEast-List: stormy & miriam
Randy, I'm doing some serious soul-searching these days about whether to
build another one (better this time), maintain and upgrade what I've got, or
just sell it and get a nicer motorcycle and a boat, trailer and truck. I
find myself wondering whether an IFR rating and instrumentation in the plane
will ever be worth it to us, given the kind of flying we do and where I'm
based. It is not a question with an easy answer.
If I were rich and single, a full-IFR RV-7 slider with a 180 hp CS would be
almost a no-brainer. As a married man with kids in college, a VFR,
nosewheel, fixed-pitch, doggy ol' 6A makes more sense in the near term.
Wondering where I will find the time to train for conventional gear and IFR
ticket, much less to build again - last time was a long and lonely 4 years
:-) but still, part of me wants to do it!
-Stormy
On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 8:45 AM, Randy <djdist@bellsouth.net> wrote:
Glad you made it back on the same day! Carolyn & I returned from Mt. Airy
yesterday at noon, dropped her off in Concord to get her car, then I took
off for Rock Hill and had to pick up an IFR from CLT to get to Rock Hill!
Was able to cancel 5 miles from UZA. Not a good VFR day!
See ya soon!
Randy Utsey
D.J. Distributing Co.
1429 Bryant St.
Charlotte, NC 28208
800-585-4126
djdist@bellsouth.net
www.djdist.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Bill <mailto:sportav8r@gmail.com> Boyd
Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2008 2:34 PM
Subject: Re: RVSouthEast-List: stormy & miriam
Yeah, Ocracoke is a repeatable trip, to be sure!
I'm looking to things that need doing on the 6A, and it's a long and growing
list. Know of a source for SS wheel pant brackets for nose wheels?
Attawayair evidently makes them only for the mains. Darned aluminum is not
up to the punishment on a Van's nose gear. My brackets are once again
cracked about all the way through. (Turf strips...)
It's also battery replacement time, transponder troubleshooting time, and of
course, time to repack the wheel bearings. Maybe it's time to get out of
aviation with my sanity!
-Bill
On Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 2:10 PM, Larry Bowen <Larry@bowenaero.com> wrote:
Welcome home. We've all had trips like that. Pam and I spent two unexpected
days in SE Ohio on the way back from MI once.
One of my favorite beach trips was staying at that cottage on Ocracoke.
.
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
_____
From: "Bill Boyd" <sportav8r@gmail.com>
Subject: RVSouthEast-List: stormy & miriam
We came on home today, so no plans for us to grab BBQ in Carthage tomorrow.
The return home took 8 hours, of which 2.4 were airborne, and the remainder
in various FBO's waiting for the radar to show a clear path. We stopped 30
miles from Grand Strand for cheap fuel at KCPC, and had the worst case of
vapor lock I have ever experienced. It too an hour and a half before the
engine would start and stay running more than a second or two. As an aside,
I believe my second Facet boost pump is all show and no go, so time to
replace it with my third one in 700 hours. Might explain why the electric
solenoid primer system didn't seem to help getting any fuel to the engine
while attempting a hot start. Later, we had not red but pink (really bad)
radar returns blocking out final 75 miles home this afternoon, so we got to
know the Danville FBO real well while we waited it out.
Safe home now, shortly before the temp/dewpoint spread snapped shut like a
trap and filled out valley here with thick fog which is blocking the full
moon and any chance we might have had of seeing the left-over Perseids
tonight. Myrtle was wall to wall people, mostly of the squealing toddler
variety, and not a beach we will be doing again any time soon. Glad to be
back, and looking forward to the next get together, whether by plane or
motorcycle :-)
Stormy
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Just to keep peace in the family you may ask your wife what she would like. If
mama isn't happy you sure won't be happy.
Ron H.
--
RV-9A
N362TS
-------------- Original message from "Bill Boyd" <sportav8r@gmail.com>: --------------
Randy, I'm doing some serious soul-searching these days about whether to build
another one (better this time), maintain and upgrade what I've got, or just sell
it and get a nicer motorcycle and a boat, trailer and truck. I find myself
wondering whether an IFR rating and instrumentation in the plane will ever be
worth it to us, given the kind of flying we do and where I'm based. It is not
a question with an easy answer.
If I were rich and single, a full-IFR RV-7 slider with a 180 hp CS would be almost
a no-brainer. As a married man with kids in college, a VFR, nosewheel, fixed-pitch,
doggy ol' 6A makes more sense in the near term.
Wondering where I will find the time to train for conventional gear and IFR ticket,
much less to build again - last time was a long and lonely 4 years :-) but
still, part of me wants to do it!
-Stormy
On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 8:45 AM, Randy <djdist@bellsouth.net> wrote:
Glad you made it back on the same day! Carolyn & I returned from Mt. Airy yesterday
at noon, dropped her off in Concord to get her car, then I took off for
Rock Hill and had to pick up an IFR from CLT to get to Rock Hill! Was able to
cancel 5 miles from UZA. Not a good VFR day!
See ya soon!
Randy Utsey
D.J. Distributing Co.
1429 Bryant St.
Charlotte, NC 28208
800-585-4126
djdist@bellsouth.net
www.djdist.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Bill Boyd
Sent: Saturday, August 16, 2008 2:34 PM
Subject: Re: RVSouthEast-List: stormy & miriam
Yeah, Ocracoke is a repeatable trip, to be sure!
I'm looking to things that need doing on the 6A, and it's a long and growing list.
Know of a source for SS wheel pant brackets for nose wheels? Attawayair
evidently makes them only for the mains. Darned aluminum is not up to the punishment
on a Van's nose gear. My brackets are once again cracked about all the
way through. (Turf strips...)
It's also battery replacement time, transponder troubleshooting time, and of course,
time to repack the wheel bearings. Maybe it's time to get out of aviation
with my sanity!
-Bill
On Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 2:10 PM, Larry Bowen <Larry@bowenaero.com> wrote:
Welcome home. We've all had trips like that. Pam and I spent two unexpected days
in SE Ohio on the way back from MI once.
One of my favorite beach trips was staying at that cottage on Ocracoke.
.
Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
From: "Bill Boyd" <sportav8r@gmail.com>
Subject: RVSouthEast-List: stormy & miriam
We came on home today, so no plans for us to grab BBQ in Carthage tomorrow.
The return home took 8 hours, of which 2.4 were airborne, and the remainder in
various FBO's waiting for the radar to show a clear path. We stopped 30 miles
from Grand Strand for cheap fuel at KCPC, and had the worst case of vapor lock
I have ever experienced. It too an hour and a half before the engine would
start and stay running more than a second or two. As an aside, I believe my second
Facet boost pump is all show and no go, so time to replace it with my third
one in 700 hours. Might explain why the electric solenoid primer system didn't
seem to help getting any fuel to the engine while attempting a hot start.
Later, we had not red but pink (really bad) radar returns blocking out final
75 miles home this afternoon, so we got to know the Danville FBO real well while
we waited it out.
Safe home now, shortly before the temp/dewpoint spread snapped shut like a trap
and filled out valley here with thick fog which is blocking the full moon and
any chance we might have had of seeing the left-over Perseids tonight. Myrtle
was wall to wall people, mostly of the squealing toddler variety, and not a
beach we will be doing again any time soon. Glad to be back, and looking forward
to the next get together, whether by plane or motorcycle :-)
Stormy
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<DIV class=signature id=signature>--<BR>RV-9A <BR>N362TS</DIV><BR>
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-------------- <BR><BR>
<DIV dir=ltr>Randy, I'm doing some serious soul-searching these days about whether
to build another one (better this time), maintain and upgrade what I've got,
or just sell it and get a nicer motorcycle and a boat, trailer and truck.
I find myself wondering whether an IFR rating and instrumentation in the
plane will ever be worth it to us, given the kind of flying we do and where I'm
based. It is not a question with an easy answer.<BR><BR>If I were rich
and single, a full-IFR RV-7 slider with a 180 hp CS would be almost a no-brainer.
As a married man with kids in college, a VFR, nosewheel, fixed-pitch,
doggy ol' 6A makes more sense in the near term.<BR><BR>Wondering where I will
find the time to train for conventional gear and IFR ticket, much less to build
again - last time was a long and lonely 4 years :-) but still, part of me
wants to do it!<BR><BR>-Stormy<BR><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 8:45 AM, Randy <SPAN dir=ltr><<A href="mailto:djdist@bellsouth.net">djdist@bellsouth.net</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Glad you made it back on the same day! Carolyn
& I returned from Mt. Airy yesterday at noon, dropped her off in Concord
to get her car, then I took off for Rock Hill and had to pick up an IFR from
CLT to get to Rock Hill! Was able to cancel 5 miles from UZA. Not
a good VFR day! </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>See ya soon!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><BR>Randy Utsey<BR>D.J.
Distributing Co.<BR>1429 Bryant St.<BR>Charlotte, NC 28208<BR>800-585-4126</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr>Yeah, Ocracoke is a repeatable trip, to be sure!<BR><BR>I'm looking
to things that need doing on the 6A, and it's a long and growing list.
Know of a source for SS wheel pant brackets for nose wheels? Attawayair
evidently makes them only for the mains. Darned aluminum is not up to the
punishment on a Van's nose gear. My brackets are once again cracked about
all the way through. (Turf strips...)<BR><BR>It's also battery replacement
time, transponder troubleshooting time, and of course, time to repack
the wheel bearings. Maybe it's time to get out of aviation with my sanity!<BR><BR>-Bill<BR><BR>
<DIV class=gmail_quote>On Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 2:10 PM, Larry Bowen <SPAN dir=ltr><<A href="mailto:Larry@bowenaero.com" target=_blank>Larry@bowenaero.com</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=gmail_quote style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex;
BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid">Welcome home. We've all had trips
like that. Pam and I spent two unexpected days in SE Ohio on the way back from
MI once. <BR><BR>One of my favorite beach trips was staying at that cottage
on Ocracoke. <BR><BR>.
<P>Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry</P>
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<DIV dir=ltr>We came on home today, so no plans for us to grab BBQ in Carthage
tomorrow. <BR><BR>The return home took 8 hours, of which 2.4 were airborne,
and the remainder in various FBO's waiting for the radar to show a clear path.
We stopped 30 miles from Grand Strand for cheap fuel at KCPC, and had
the worst case of vapor lock I have ever experienced. It too an hour
and a half before the engine would start and stay running more than a second or
two. As an aside, I believe my second Facet boost pump is all show and
no go, so time to replace it with my third one in 700 hours. Might explain
why the electric solenoid primer system didn't seem to help getting any fuel
to the engine while attempting a hot start. Later, we had not red but
pink (really bad) radar returns blocking out final 75 miles home this afternoon,
so we got to know the Danville FBO real well while we waited it out.<BR><BR>Safe
home now, shortly before the temp/dewpoint spr
ead sn
apped shut like a trap and filled out valley here with thick fog which is blocking the full moon and any chance we might have had of seeing the left-over Perseids tonight. Myrtle was wall to wall people, mostly of the squealing toddler variety, and not a beach we will be doing again any time soon. Glad to be back, and looking forward to the next get together, whether by plane or motorcycle :-)<BR><BR>Stormy<BR></DIV><PRE><B><FONT face=cou/Navigator?RVSouthEast-List color=#000000 size=2><A href="http://www.matronics.com/Nav=====" target=_blank>http://www.matronics.com/Nav=====</A> </FONT></B></PRE></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV><PRE><B><FONT face="courier new,courier" color=#000000 size=2>
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| Subject: | Re: stormy & miriam |
I share a lot of your same thoughts, Ed, except being one of the boomers wh
o
might never fully retire, the get-home-itis could remain an issue for twent
y
years or so. At least I will probably always be self-employed, so that
helps.
And Ron, believe me, I would not even think to undertake a new kit build
without the wife's permission - nay, encouragement. It's not worth it
otherwise.
-Stormy
On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 10:37 AM, Ed Anderson <eanderson@carolina.rr.com>wr
ote:
> Tough decision, Stormy. Fortunately have all my kids are way past the
> college stage (grandchildren are at that stage {:>)), so I don't face so
me
> of the same constraints ' but, then being retired adds some of its own
> (mainly $$). But, when I built my RV-6A (Yes, with training wheel that I
> have really come to appreciate on those days with 25kt cross winds), I bu
ilt
> it with light IFR instrumentation, heated pitot, etc. I took the ground
> school and also the FAA written exam on the route to getting my IFR.
>
>
> Then I did some real soul searching and decided that getting an IFR ticke
t
> might not be the smartest thing for me in my situation. I came to
> realization that:
>
>
> 1. I would probably NOT fly frequently enough to maintain IFR skills,
> which could lead to me getting myself into situations that were best n
ot to
> be in
> 2. It cost more to keep the IFR certification of the equipment current
> 3. That being retired there was really no reason I had to be anywhere
> at any particular time ' that any weather, I could wait out. Forced
to
> spend 5 days in Fl once at a fellow fliers house along with 4 others w
ho got
> confined by the weather ' spent 5 days drinking beer, eating pizza a
nd
> telling/hearing more lies and stories than one could imagine. A reall
y
> tough 5 days that I would have likely missed had I an IFR ticket. Not
that
> this is necessarily a recommendation against one {:<)).
>
>
> In the over ten years since I made that decision, circumstances have
> confirmed the wisdom of choice (at least for me in my situation).
>
>
> But, I am glad that I have not yet had to give up flying ' hope to have
one
> more decade of it. I suggest that looking up from your very,very nic
e
> motorcycle at an RV zipping along might not be compensation enough for
> having given one up. Now building another one ' that is something wort
h
> thinking about {:>)
>
>
> Just my 0.02 worth
>
>
> Ed
>
>
> Ed Anderson
>
> Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
>
> Matthews, NC
>
> eanderson@carolina.rr.com
>
> http://www.andersonee.com
>
> http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW<http://members.
cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm>
>
> http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html
> ------------------------------
>
> *From:* owner-rvsoutheast-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:
> owner-rvsoutheast-list-server@matronics.com] *On Behalf Of *Bill Boyd
> *Sent:* Monday, August 18, 2008 9:40 AM
> *To:* rvsoutheast-list@matronics.com
> *Subject:* Re: RVSouthEast-List: stormy & miriam
>
>
> Randy, I'm doing some serious soul-searching these days about whether to
> build another one (better this time), maintain and upgrade what I've got,
or
> just sell it and get a nicer motorcycle and a boat, trailer and truck. I
> find myself wondering whether an IFR rating and instrumentation in the pl
ane
> will ever be worth it to us, given the kind of flying we do and where I'm
> based. It is not a question with an easy answer.
>
> If I were rich and single, a full-IFR RV-7 slider with a 180 hp CS would
be
> almost a no-brainer. As a married man with kids in college, a VFR,
> nosewheel, fixed-pitch, doggy ol' 6A makes more sense in the near term.
>
> Wondering where I will find the time to train for conventional gear and I
FR
> ticket, much less to build again - last time was a long and lonely 4 year
s
> :-) but still, part of me wants to do it!
>
> -Stormy
>
> On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 8:45 AM, Randy <djdist@bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> Glad you made it back on the same day! Carolyn & I returned from Mt. Air
y
> yesterday at noon, dropped her off in Concord to get her car, then I took
> off for Rock Hill and had to pick up an IFR from CLT to get to Rock Hill!
> Was able to cancel 5 miles from UZA. Not a good VFR day!
>
> See ya soon!
>
>
> Randy Utsey
> D.J. Distributing Co.
> 1429 Bryant St.
> Charlotte, NC 28208
> 800-585-4126
>
>
> djdist@bellsouth.net
> www.djdist.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> *From:* Bill Boyd <sportav8r@gmail.com>
>
> *To:* rvsoutheast-list@matronics.com
>
> *Sent:* Saturday, August 16, 2008 2:34 PM
>
> *Subject:* Re: RVSouthEast-List: stormy & miriam
>
>
> Yeah, Ocracoke is a repeatable trip, to be sure!
>
> I'm looking to things that need doing on the 6A, and it's a long and
> growing list. Know of a source for SS wheel pant brackets for nose wheel
s?
> Attawayair evidently makes them only for the mains. Darned aluminum is n
ot
> up to the punishment on a Van's nose gear. My brackets are once again
> cracked about all the way through. (Turf strips...)
>
> It's also battery replacement time, transponder troubleshooting time, and
> of course, time to repack the wheel bearings. Maybe it's time to get out
of
> aviation with my sanity!
>
> -Bill
>
> On Sat, Aug 16, 2008 at 2:10 PM, Larry Bowen <Larry@bowenaero.com> wrote:
>
> Welcome home. We've all had trips like that. Pam and I spent two unexpect
ed
> days in SE Ohio on the way back from MI once.
>
> One of my favorite beach trips was staying at that cottage on Ocracoke.
>
> .
>
> Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
> ------------------------------
>
> *From*: "Bill Boyd" <sportav8r@gmail.com>
> *Date*: Fri, 15 Aug 2008 22:44:27 -0400
> *To*: <rvsoutheast-list@matronics.com>
> *Subject*: RVSouthEast-List: stormy & miriam
>
> We came on home today, so no plans for us to grab BBQ in Carthage
> tomorrow.
>
> The return home took 8 hours, of which 2.4 were airborne, and the remaind
er
> in various FBO's waiting for the radar to show a clear path. We stopped
30
> miles from Grand Strand for cheap fuel at KCPC, and had the worst case of
> vapor lock I have ever experienced. It too an hour and a half before the
> engine would start and stay running more than a second or two. As an asi
de,
> I believe my second Facet boost pump is all show and no go, so time to
> replace it with my third one in 700 hours. Might explain why the electri
c
> solenoid primer system didn't seem to help getting any fuel to the engine
> while attempting a hot start. Later, we had not red but pink (really bad
)
> radar returns blocking out final 75 miles home this afternoon, so we got
to
> know the Danville FBO real well while we waited it out.
>
> Safe home now, shortly before the temp/dewpoint spread snapped shut like
a
> trap and filled out valley here with thick fog which is blocking the full
> moon and any chance we might have had of seeing the left-over Perseids
> tonight. Myrtle was wall to wall people, mostly of the squealing toddler
> variety, and not a beach we will be doing again any time soon. Glad to b
e
> back, and looking forward to the next get together, whether by plane or
> motorcycle :-)
>
> Stormy
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