Just canceled a trip to meet up with Blackrock and his family at Cavanaugh Bay. Thunderstorms last night and soaring temps (North Central Idaho is hotter than Northern Nevada...What is up with that ????) Temps in the 100's by 10:00am. Very narrow windows for flying in Idaho and then when you get there you better have water to sit in, going to fire up the boat grab a beer and sit in the lake and hope the heat breaks.

Sorry we we are going to miss each other on this trip. This has been a strange weather year alright. Hot temps and high humidity here at CB. At least there is no smoke. We fueled in Cascade and it was over 85 and humid as heck. It took almost 1,000 feet to get the Bearhawk airborne due to the DA and being near gross weight!

GumpAir wrote:Went out towards middle of nowhere Nevada today...

Ended up looking at lots of the playa, and not landing. We've had T-storms most nights for the past few weeks, and the desert is WET!

If anyone is heading out that way to play, make sure you're the second one in, not the first.

Gump

Still WET out there.....

Didn't fly to the Bettles Bush Bash today. Did anyone else attend?

I also did not attend. I need to make one one of these days.

Missed it this year also. Made the 1st one, was OK after I had enough beers & stayed close to the fire. Hardly noticed all the no-see-ems.
Chickenstock is another event to check out. You can camp on the strip there.
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Plane is still in the avionics shop so I had to find some thing else to do....... guess I will use this thing I used to use before I had a plane.....

From mechanics hangar to mine.

I had a "too big to fly it" solar panel to deliver to a customer in the Jackson Hole area yesterday, on very short notice. This 300 watt panel was almost too big to fit in the little Toyota SUV, but pulling the front pass.seat (back seats long gone, I use this rig like a little panel truck) solved that. Turns out the ranch I delivered it to is next door to Harrison Ford's spread, in a real genteel section of "rural" Jackson. Real subtle big ass homes, hidden back aways from the road, not in your face new money places, but older BIG money places that don't flaunt it. My gas for delivery was paid, and it was yet another day of high winds and heavy rain, so perfect for NOT flying, got the rig real clean also (rural Idaho car wash).

Once delivered, on a whim I blew off the rest of the day and drove north along the Grand Teton National Park (couldn't see shit in the WX, but I know what they look like, seen them before) and then made the big loop through Yellowstone, exiting at the West entrance. A careful review of the Park info first, informed me, and who would have guessed, that it is NOT OK to pet, attempt to ride, or otherwise get too close to the wildlife. I've flown this route about every year, even in the winter on skis, but first time in years driving it. So I was getting that enhanced sense of awareness (or maybe it was too much coffee) that happens when you drive through a place you know from the air. Very light traffic, and almost continual rain, with the dog with his head out the window the entire time, it was oddly great fun. Terrible flying WX was the icing on the cake, it was fun imagining how I would fly the route (park altitude restrictions aside) that day, it would have been terrifying mostly, it made me really appreciate the 4 wheeler! But damn those trees are big and tall, and lots of them, but I did notice almost all of the road was powerline free, so if I ever have to choose due to a engine problem, I know where I'm heading. 515 miles, 3 qts. of coffee, and 30 + mpg overall. The rig is squeaky clean also. I want an airplane with the interior volume of the little Toyota, along with the big rear door, but it needs to burn less then 4 gph and handle my strip, maybe a mini Flying Boxcar type design (seriously).

I did not fly down to Fresno yesterday. Couldn't get anyone from the local paper to commit to come out and pick me up at Chandler. So I flew the tan minivan instead.

Met up with Jason (Tadpol) on thursday and then Matt (MoutainMatt) on Friday for lunch. I did fly out here to Co, but it was commercially so it doesn't count....

Went to a Brewery....Amazing!!!





Went to Crave Burger with Matt...we went all out!!

What you see here is a Waffle bun....with some maple syrup, carmelized nuts, egg, bacon, cheese, buger & a chicken strip! OH and powered sugar!

That looks delicious!

This weekend I flew my desk at the office. 6 major assignments due in the span of three business days... Earliest I left to come home since Friday was 0215!

No flying for me. Mag went out, prop in the shop and now I found out I need a new fuel pump. I am going to need a second job to support my flying!

Preheated this morning hoping fog would move on by day break and I could get a sunrise flight in.


Didn't happen.

Oh well. Maybe tonight. It's supposed to be a beautiful weekend here anyhow.

30 hours in RAP

Beauty day...went for a hike up to see the Dino's. Smaller than I remember from childhood vacations to the Black Hills. Good memories.

Jake

Thanks so much to 8gcbc. Ted for a great day sailing off waikiki. Always a pleasure meeting other pilots. .

iceman wrote:Thanks so much to 8gcbc. Ted for a great day sailing off waikiki. Always a pleasure meeting other pilots. .

We had a great time! Mahalo Bro!

A 65 mile drive across several ranges that took over 1.5 hrs, driving Miss Piggy while delivering and setting a large solar array. Frustrating, after flying to the jobsite previously several times in about 20 minutes! Kind of like Superman, no, exactly like Superman Nothing like driving a big slow vehicle in contrast to flying your own airplane to make you appreciate the fact you are a pilot.

I think that's Hwy 30 headed east towards WY. I have a similar pic when I stopped to check my load of calves headed to the feedlot in CO. 32 years has gone by pretty fast.

In waikiki did the aviation museum on ford island. Worth the trip. Buildings and hangars still have bomb and bullet holes. Always a humbling experience even thpugh i have been before