hand grip for my wife's side. fits to the roll bar. I like the one on my side. I need to remember to lift my ass over it, but I'm getting better. the benefit of a secure grip is worth it. sometimes it is wet, or I have a bike on my shoulder, or both. this is how I print it. you may notice the design...

custom panel cover... 10-minute design job. owner opted to drill since he had a pattern. it made a nice part.

down low at cool temps the aircraft performance is great. I wish Winter would come stay longer. 5500 fpm climb with a light pull. you just can't beat cool weather for total performance.

dialing this one in.... thickness increased at side support location, increased angle 5 degree to allow side support to rest on metal. this tucks the mount in to the vertical stab and will also provide a positive stop. you probably only need this camera surveillance if you are going into Empire airp...

January flying averages about 30 daily arrivals and departures. then is goes to 60 by April, and then to 90 by June. that is another reason I like Winter flying. one day this Winter, when it was -20C, I was the only light aircraft airborne for 50 miles. note: OSU airport reached 350 one day last Jun...

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well, it appears to be a difficult location to make a forced landing. year of manufacture was 2024, so it was new. https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/376681 An experimental Van's RV-9A, kit built by JMTT LLC, crashed on a road at Hwy 53 and Hill City Rd. in Jasper, Georgia. The sole pilot was take...

Columbus Ohio Museum of Art. flew into OSU Airport, $10 landing fee. it's a busy place with lots of jet traffic and flight training. OSU has 3 runways and were using 27 L and R with a high loading. contacted clearance delivery to get out and needed to hold short at a taxi way for a while, a busy pla...

well, another electronic ignition lead becoming loose. this is becoming a pattern. these are happening with relatively low hours. 219 Hrs at time of accident https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/107044/pdf On April 8, 2023, about 1830 central standard time,...

a little rain on the way out. on departure for home, wind 60 deg from the left 22, G27. left wind is worst case. needed some right brake on takeoff to keep it straight until the rudder became effective. my lucky water bottle returned after being missing for a month. picnic table at the perfect angle...

vert stab tri-cam positioning rod... friends welded this nicely, perfect fit. easy on and off. https://i.postimg.cc/rm0CBMV1/IMG20240325162050.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/J7X5Krdm/IMG20240325162130.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/MGGYY1gr/IMG20240325162148.jpg https://i.postimg.cc/7hS1L9Tb/IMG20240325162225.j...

forward bracket version 2, better. for $30 you get a nice trail cam, batteries, 32 GB memory card, mounts, etc. and very clear to setup and operate. it works. amazing value. there is no way this trail cam can be built and delivered for $30 unless they are making millions of them. and yet the electro...

vert stab tri-cam.... a couple prototypes. they all seem to work but I don't like the center bracket on the last one. it pushes the camera too far forward and may catch more wind. if I were to use one today it would be the second one, but I needed to shave off some of the trial camera. I am modifyin...

on the road, light rain and cool. stopped in to have a McDonalds breakfast burrito. for $2.59 you don't get much, and it was terrible. I can make a homemade burrito for less money and 10X better.

first protype vertical stab tri cam is pretty good. lifting the cam in place was easy with the rod but no wind in the hangar. need the rod fork. the mount is designed for that and should be fine for lifting in windy conditions. I'll be rolling back into Empire (Y87) this Summer with all cameras roll...

guacamole on the side. not for the purest but I thought I would take the risk and try it. eat it on the side. would I do it again, maybe, but not normally because it reduces the pepper burn. you want the burn. homemade food is 10X better than restaurant, at least American fast-food restaurant, and t...

vertical stab cam mount.... brackets designed for .125 bend radius so I needed to find a way to make that radius. I used 3 sheets of .032 to make the bend radius. learned a couple things. when making a less than 90 bend you need to adjust the brake bend sight line. otherwise the brackets are perfect...