New web site requires a new thread... I just dont want to dominate the "where did you fly today thread" with 15 plus photos every time I fly.

Great day on the North Circuit. Hit 9 holes today and 4 of them were new ones. The new horizontal feels great along with the new Jackscrew, bushings and my 8$ paint job to cover the green replacement parts on the tail section. I did the numbers my self. You can tell up close...

One guy today at the airport said that I sure know how to beat up a really nice aircraft... Isn't that what its for?? That sam guy also once told me that he had 20 thousand hours of flying and he has never even dinged a plane. I think I will just leave that comment alone... It does however make me think about the line that says something along the lines of getting to the pearly gates beat up,bruised and battered. I think you have heard that one before.

Anyhow, great day in the mountains and desert. All before the huge T-storm rolled in. Here are some pics
Stampede SW


A new one at Stampede


Have not been to this one for awhile - Chillkoot Ranch


Nice new parts and paint...


Frenchmans Ranch and all 40 acres FOR SALE!!! $399K This could be a flying church. Tax free


The owner of Frenchmans plane - Great guy - Hung out with him for awhile today listening to his stories. He is 80 and still flying



Did several touch and goes in this dried up river bottom but did not stop. I dont like snakes...


Black Rock - home of the hippies, Burningman and lost souls that Bumper finds when he is flying


This one will be called "Little Blue Shoe" its just another little lake bed in Nevada



The lake beds are in great shape. Very dry with deep cracks


I have no idea what this is...anyone? Its not a bed frame


This guy had a bad day


Maybe the pilot survived and now lives here


We call this one Dead Cow lake bed - Notice the different texture in the mud. Not deep cracks here but flakes



The quintessential middle of nowhere Nevada meth lab


Last stop today on the way home I went looking for BCP member Chance. He has a lot of land with an airstrip. Buzzed his house 3 or 4 times but know one came out. Ended up landing at his strip. Normally I just land in the green grassy field closer to his house but having never landed at his actual strip before I figured it needed to be added to the circuit. He has a really cool spot!


All that riding around in the plane I then needed to get some exercise




Thats my day today...so far



AKT

That metal springy thing looks like an old car seat to me.

And for not liking snakes that was one big snake hole you took a picture of.

Looks like a great day Kevin!
The thunder bumpers looked pretty ugly from here by mid-afternoon! Exercise looks like a much better option!!
Thanks for the photos!
MCH

I like the new numbers... it adds character! And my guess is that what you found out there used to be a recliner.

What happened with the need for new numbers?

Hey Kevin how's that MT prop holding up with all those off airport landings. Anything more to report on it?

Tom- You will have to read my blog or an earlier thread here about the huge rock I took on the horizontal.

As for the MT prop NZ - I cannot say enough good things about the MT prop. Today I was cutting some long grass and landing in a few fun spots. The MT looks great. You have all heard my performance reports. Its kinda unbelievable honestly. I have made a lot of landings now and she still looks purty. I am concerned about others reporting about cracking and such so I am looking it over daily. Aside from the grass stains and dead bugs she looks brand new.

Here was my day on the North Circuit again:

#1 - Stampede SW
#2 - The Island
#3 - Stampede N
#4 - Loyalton High Boy.....
#5 - Chillkoot
#6 - Frenchman's Ranch
#7 - Hop Skip and Jump
#8 - Nervino - 600
#9 - The Ranch
#10 - Bumpy Barn
#11 - Totem Pole 2
#12 - Totem Pole 1
#13 - Stampede NW
#14 - Truckee 02L

All in under 2hours of flying. Its hard to get 18 holes in.

Just a couple photos today. Spent most of my time landing, turning around and taking off. My camera battery kept acting weird as well. I know I need a new one. Half of the time it was dead and the other half it showed full bars...hmmm

Bumpy Barn



Frenchman's





Good day

AKT

Great pictures Kevin!

Just a fun morning flying around the "South Circuit". These photos are just a few samples of the endless flying opportunities we have when we hold our High Sierra Fly-in, in October.

Had a few new landings and several that many of you will recognize. Flew past your house a couple times today Gump hailing you on the Dayton freq., 122.9. Anyhow, winds started to pick up (seems like thats the theme this summer) and I figured it was time to get back to the hanger.

Here are some photos.

South East bound to what we call the "South Circuit". Big Blue here


Where there is water, there is green


The "Tire Factory". This is a cool spot to land and look for big tires! Its part of the circuit. I did not land here today however. Just a flybye


Wild horses here. I forget what we call this spot, maybe its "Wild Horses?" This is where we lined up the 15 or so planes last year for the team photo during the fly-in.


Some very tall grass here. Did 5 or 6 fly-byes here looking at it for big rocks and logs then committed. It was fun. Its part of the dry lake bed thats now grown over so I was very confident in the fact it was going to be smoooooth. I was more concerned with the idea that it could be soft as it was so green. Ended up doing a light touchdown and some serious mowing and then came back around and committed to it. It was dry as bone.


MT Prop getting a good test today mowing grass


New spot on the lake. Fun approach and DEEP SAND



This spot here is "3 Wagons". Many of you have landed here. This where Blackrock took Z for the Bearhawk ride. Piperpainter is also very familuer with a spot very close to this... The sand on the beach here was deep and soft as well. The lake itself is very dry and hard. The Red Mooney can now land out where it did last year no problem.




Parting shot. Good times on the "South Circuit"


AKT

Nice pics, Kevin. I need to get out there for some flying soon.

Great shots. Can't wait to get over there again!

Really beautiful country up there, great pics. Hopin to make the High Sierra fly-in or Reno Races to check out the Nevada wastelands, looks like a helluva good time!!!

Sweet deal over there for sure...

Looks like some fun spots! Was just thru there in this.

Hi Aktahoe, I read your flying posts all the time and drool over them. Then a week ago Sun July 28, there was a guy stranded at our airport due to weather, for a couple hours in the morning on his way to Oshkosh. Well he started telling various stories about a friend of his that lives in Tahoe in the summer and Cordova in the winter and flies a 180. I think his stories started when he asked me how I use my 180.

This guy was quite the character. I never really caught his name but I know from his companion Mike that he is the President of the Truckee CA EAA Chapter and that Mike is the VP, they were flying an RV-10. He kept a pilot lounge full of people in stitches with his renditions of this 180 pilots antics, it was very obvious he had a lot of respect for his friend.

Probably listened to his stories for close to 2 hours, it was great.

Keep the posts coming,

Marty

Thanks for the good words Marty! You must have met Tim. He is a great guy. Former phantom pilot. He is also the realator connecting the dots for my buddy to buy Frenchmans ranch here.

Thanks for the tale!

AKT

That springy thing on the playa might be an old animal trap of some sort. Great pixs and hope to see u in oct.

One of my favorite spots up high yesterday. Then to this little gem I found out about.





Bath tub warm - 3 large pools all within about 200' of each other



Lots of frogs in another pool close by



A few resident cows in the area


They decided I wasn't going anywhere soon


AKT

Is that Sky Cowboys Champ? Do they have a melon drop there?

Good morning here on the "North Circuit" with Flyenger.

Here are some pics











AKT