Rob,
You have a lot of confidence in the new parts and pieces and how they are put together....
I know it is a good OH shop, but I also know some cautious careful guys that would run 100 hrs VFR before any SE IFR.
Me, for instance.

May the Force be with you.
lc

Littlecub wrote:Rob,
You have a lot of confidence in the new parts and pieces and how they are put together....
I know it is a good OH shop, but I also know some cautious careful guys that would run 100 hrs VFR before any SE IFR.
Me, for instance.

May the Force be with you.
lc

No just not very smart

Littlecub wrote:Rob,
You have a lot of confidence in the new parts and pieces and how they are put together....
I know it is a good OH shop, but I also know some cautious careful guys that would run 100 hrs VFR before any SE IFR.
Me, for instance.

May the Force be with you.
lc

And how long have you known Rob, LC? You know and I know he is not all that normal

A couple more shots from yesterday 12-3-11

ASOS 008 ovc 6 miles mist calm





Good day

This is where I went on Friday -

That Clipper looks amazing with those big tires!

OregonMaule wrote:

That's spooky looking. Don't be dragging your wheels through the scuz.....

Made a landing at Delta International and let Tieton run around for a while.

Took advantage of a gorgeous day and flew up to Leadville, CO to practice landing at 10,000ft. It was cold.

I spent the last few days re-rigging my wheel skis ( to fit my new Roberts Cub style landing gear) in between doing other stuff. To do this I need to elevate the tail to simulate the AOA in flight, while I have the mains jacked up. So, the whole airplane is elevated.

Long story short: I got all done, and had about an hour left of daylight to make my first ski flight of the year. I started cleaning up the hangar while the pre heater was doing it's thing, and that's when I noticed: Somewhere in all the excitement of re-rigging the skis to the new gear, I had failed to LOWER the tail to simulate the taxing attitude, so once I did let the tail down, the ass end of the skis were rubbing on the floor Not a huge deal, another hour or so, and a few more nico press swedges, and I'll be good to go. I figure every hour spent working on the plane pays huge dividends in flying time, and that includes screwups.

mountainmatt wrote:

Hey Matt,
I always thought your plane looked good, but those tires man....it's bad ass!
Tell me how you pull that off again? I need to just grow a pair and go buy some tires.

Damned Patriotic!!

Red Plane
White Snow
Blue Sky


Very Very Nice

wtxdragger wrote:Damned Patriotic!!

Red Plane
White Snow
Blue Sky


Very Very Nice

Yep....... Very cool!!

Didn't go anywhere in particular. Just flew my normal patrol route in the Sierra foothills.






And a quick run through "The Trench"

I thought I knew California. Where's that butte?

It's between Oakdale and Sonora. It's basically a long lava flow that has been broken up by the river. I think it's called Tuolumne Table Rock or something like that.

What do you do when a fellow 170 owner decided to show up at Delta International and help saw down some trees with a brand new chainsaw? Try to chop his thumb off with said chainsaw. Sorry Rob. At least I got to finally use my airplane first aid kit.

All kidding aside I felt horrible and was worried that he might not be able to fly off the island.

That new seaplane prop of his is impressive.

Don't feel bad about my thumb Steve it wasn't your fault.... It was Husqvarna's fault... I say we sue them and get O-360s for our 170s!






Despite my injuries my ability to fly was not affected... except for using my thumb to make radio calls.