Jun. 07, 2020 | Share This Post:
One of the Skyview Classic screens in Skyscraper needed repair. No problem, remove 6 screws, pull a few connectors off the back and away to Dynon it went. Unfortunately this left Skyscraper sitting in the hangar with a hole in...
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May. 09, 2020 | Share This Post:
Last year when we visited the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument in St. Augustine we purchased an annual pass to the National Parks. After doing some research into National Parks in Florida I found that you can camp...
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May. 03, 2020 | Share This Post:
With Sun N Fun cancelled and Oshkosh not happening this year I figured it was time to make use of the Covid 19 pandemic and capitalize on some airspace that would typically not be available for pattern work. Without a...
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Apr. 19, 2020 | Share This Post:
With the theme parks shut down for Covid-19 I thought I would take N7ZK on a sight seeing tour. ALL of the parking lots were empty and the parks were void of movement too. No boats in the lagoons, buses,...
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Feb. 23, 2020 | Share This Post:
Our EAA chapter is very involved with educating young people about aviation. One of the things the chapter does free of charge is put on an (8) week course for kids 10-15 years old. The course covers all aspects of...
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Sep. 10, 2019 | Share This Post:
Shortly after acquiring our RV-10 I contacted Angel Flights as we finally had a craft capable of taking someone a considerable distance at a considerable speed. I was sad when I found out that experimental aircraft are excluded from carrying...
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Jul. 25, 2019 | Share This Post:
After flying the ’68 Cherokee 140 (no autopilot, steam-gauge ship with a cruise speed around 100 knots) to Oshkosh from Orlando in 2018 I was really excited to take the wife and kids to Oshkosh in the RV-10. We loaded...
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May. 05, 2019 | Share This Post:
As luck would have it I was offered a flight to ride slot with Jimmy Fordham in the #4 Team Aeroshell North American AT-6 “Texan” for a quick flight. Early in the mornings at the big air shows the team...
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Apr. 20, 2018 | Share This Post:
While at the Melbourne Air and Space Show in Melbourne, Florida I met an incredibly generous Colonel who offered to give me a tour of the B-2 at Whiteman AFB in Missouri. A few weeks of paperwork (DD2400, DD2401, and...
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