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What did you do with your RV this weekend? (10/10/2020 - 10/11/2020)

DeltaRomeo

doug reeves: unfluencer
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...lotsa fog here in N.TX Saturday. Sunday looked promising but the forecast called for 97*F so I stayed home and worked the ToDo list.
No flying (sad face).

You?

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As mentioned elsewhere on VAF, I've been experiencing +/- 5 PSI oil pressure fluctuations during cruise flight recently. The oil pressure has been well within limits, but the fluctuations were new, so I've been looking into it... After we swapped fuel & oil pressure sensors a few days ago (no help), this morning, I removed the oil pressure relief valve, spring, and ball and inspected for anything abnormal. Nothing noted, so cleaned up the parts and reinstalled, and then took the plane for a test flight.

It was a bit cloudy this morning (2700' OVC when I left) so I decided to head east where the clouds were breaking up. Quickly, it became apparent that the oil pressure problem was solved. So, I kept heading east and sent a text message to my parents that I'd be landing the airport near them (KUDD) in 20 minutes.

I landed in Bermuda Dunes, and then met up with my parents. Gave my Dad a quick ride in the RV, and then after landing, I visited for a bit, and flew back home. Very stable oil pressure to & from, and the weather cleared up nicely. A nice day of RV flying!
 
It was a gorgeous day for flying in MN! I wandered aimlessly around the hundreds of lakes near here, and found this nice cluster of colors below. None of us can recall a year here with so many colors. The red maples are past peak, for the most part, but still there is magic in this:

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We had 4 RV-10s visiting AOPA Headquarters to see the Sweepstakes 10!
 

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We flew down to Columbia to see the Mizzou LSU game with my son - a Student at Mizzou. A pretty exciting and unexpected win. Hurricane Delta forced the game to be played in MO instead of LA. As typical, we waved at BillL as we flew over Peoria.

Larry
 
I disassembled N8PH for paint. 100 hours and no issues, now racing against the calendar to get it done before the weather turns too cold. Finishing the hangar paint booth today and tomorrow.

Reminder - grease the spars and spar bolts on assembly. It made the wing removal process go better than expected.
Carl
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Took my 8 up today for some sightseeing over the Orange County coast. First smoke-free day in weeks. Absolutely gorgeous!

Dana Point:

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The coast looking NW from Dana Point:

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I think I'll get used to flying my RV in SoCal.
 
First engine start on my 14A. Transition training next week in Oregon And the first flight after that.
 
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Flew KELLI GIRL to Pine Bluff, AR, for Bulldog Flight's FFI Formation Clinic. Two dozen pilots and RVs in attendance. Flew 8 formation training sorties as a flight lead, checkride wingman, and safety pilot. I led two 4-ship deltas in two seperate 17-ship mass formations. HUGE time!
 
First Flight

Flew into KFFA on Friday. It's been on my list since they completed the new visitors center at Wright Brothers Memorial National Park. The visitors center has nicely done displays with a full-size replica of the 1903 Flyer. I had a very enjoyable visit although the combined flying time to & from was greater than the time spent on the grounds.

For those who haven't been there, plan your visit on a nice day as it's primarily an outdoor memorial. I spent about 3 hrs. on the grounds and felt it gave me plenty of time to take in everything both outside and in the display area in the visitors center. I brought a folding bike with me in my -7A to get around. Otherwise, plan on a fair amount of walking.

Observations:
-Bring your own food as there is no concession stand and other food options aren't close by.
-The runway is in good shape, but has no lights.
-No night operations are allowed.
-The ramp is in average condition with tie-down ropes.
-The pilot building is serviceable, but in a "tired" condition, with rest rooms, which are locked at 4:30 pm local time, the closing time for the memorial.
-The outdoor portion of the memorial appears to always be open. The locals have learned they can access the grounds freely through the vehicle parking area next to the ramp to walk, jog or bike around the grounds without having to pay the vehicle parking fee at the main entrance. Depending on your perspective, either this enhances security of the parked airplanes because of the additional foot traffic along the path next to the easily breached fence around the ramp or compromises security because of the numerous non-airplane oriented people passing close-by with nothing but an orange traffic cone to prevent drivers from entering the ramp and runway where a gate in the fence once was.
 
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I had a great time at Pine Bluff Formation Clinic, my first dabbling in formation flying! I hope to Solo on the next clinic. But, I got to ride along and take pics and video of the "All Up" on Sunday!
 

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Add another to the list, had a great time at Pine Bluff for two days, even if I had to bug out early so as not to get weathered in, sorry to miss the all up.

A Phenom 300 showed up Friday, with multiple multi-ship formations returning, breaking overhead, and an AirBoss making advisories on CTAF. The crew seemed a bit confused. Maybe next year our humble host will help smooth out such an arrival with some RV knowledge! :D
 
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