We made a couple visits to Snake Island (aka North Fox Island) and have to thank The RAF and all the volunteers for helping to get a really special resource back online and available to aviators. It's fabulous!

Nice memories being created here. Looked like a great time.

Great video Rich. That is on my list of places to go for sure.

Fun video, really enjoyed the score.. Your right axle nut may be a little tight, or maybe a sticky brake.

Well done. That was fun.

rw2 wrote:We made a couple visits to Snake Island (aka North Fox Island) and have to thank The RAF and all the volunteers for helping to get a really special resource back online and available to aviators. It's fabulous!

Great video!!

TradeCraft wrote:Fun video, really enjoyed the score.. Your right axle nut may be a little tight, or maybe a sticky brake.

Interesting that you noticed that...

1) When I first got that plane the tires had worn unevenly and vibrated if left to spin in the wind after take off. So I developed the habit of tapping the brakes to stop them. That habit persists to this day even though I have much better tires.

2) That footage was sped up a bit to make it more entertaining to watch, so the gap between breaking ground and tapping the brakes essentially disappears.

Thanks for commenting though. Maybe next time it will be something that I need to fix!

rw2 wrote:Interesting that you noticed that...

1) When I first got that plane the tires had worn unevenly and vibrated if left to spin in the wind after take off. So I developed the habit of tapping the brakes to stop them. That habit persists to this day even though I have much better tires.

Was hoping that might be the case. I used to do the same, but the Shinn brakes in the Taylorcraft wear so quickly that I just let em spin.

rw2 wrote:

TradeCraft wrote:Fun video, really enjoyed the score.. Your right axle nut may be a little tight, or maybe a sticky brake.

Interesting that you noticed that...

1) When I first got that plane the tires had worn unevenly and vibrated if left to spin in the wind after take off. So I developed the habit of tapping the brakes to stop them. That habit persists to this day even though I have much better tires.

2) That footage was sped up a bit to make it more entertaining to watch, so the gap between breaking ground and tapping the brakes essentially disappears.

Thanks for commenting though. Maybe next time it will be something that I need to fix!

I noticed that too. We got taught in the C-12 course to tap the brakes before retracting the gear, so out of habit I do it in my plane as well. I just figured you had retract time.

CamTom12 wrote:I noticed that too. We got taught in the C-12 course to tap the brakes before retracting the gear, so out of habit I do it in my plane as well. I just figured you had retract time.

I do have retract time and was indeed taught that. I hadn't put the two together until you said it though!

Thanks for putting together and posting this video! It was nice to meet you out there. I was back there this past week for a quick overnight and was happy to find the grass mowed and the runway dry and firm after the few days of rain we had!

We were walking down the beach when we spotted the radio tower and then the bunker at the base, it was such an erie feeling finding this big abandoned concrete bunker and radio tower on this otherwise abandoned island. Gave me flashbacks to watching the show "LOST"!

I'd like to try and make it back out at least once more yet this year but I think the window of good weather is closing up. Fox Island is such a nice place to get away we sure are lucky to have it and an organization like the RAF to keep it open.