Flyhound

I spent $42K on a rebuilt engine, then paid $5K for shipping (That covered both shipping the new engine, and returning the core) and...

Lots of pretty blue sky pictures here, but sometimes flying on marginal days can provide more dramatic images. These shots were taken in...

That picture was taken at Sullivan Lake (09S) in NE Washington State. Here's a video of flying there if you are interested:

I love being professionally disinterested. I'm retired. I get up when I want and go to bed when I want. I play outside when it's...

If whatever they are aren't violating airspace rules or regulations, then leave them alone. If they are violating airspace, then the...

I looked carefully at building a 4 seater about a decade ago. I found that I couldn't build a plane as cheaply as I could buy one, and...

So, what's the little frowning face on the lower panel in the center? Never mind - I watched the video to the end and got my answer...

My mechanic put a butterfly valve in the oil cooler housing with a control knob in the cockpit. Now I can vary the amount of air getting...

Thanks all - good feedback. I'll continue with my current plan!

I've flown in to AirVenture 5 times. Each previous flight got me on the ground the Saturday before the event officially opened and that...

Back in the 1990s, I fell in love with a gal in Hungary that I met while traveling to see a total solar eclipse. The phone bills were so...

On my first training flight, the instructor told me we'd done enough. It was time to fly back to the airport. I had no idea where it...

Changing mechanical "points" and adjusting the valves on my VW every time I changed the oil. Ancient and not very efficient technology...

Yeah, I can see winter flowing downslope to the flatlands below. It even looks cold.

Be careful what you wish for. Canada still doesn't recognize Basic Med, so getting rid of the 3rd Class medical would stop a LOT of...