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[AcroGimp]

Wrapped up the Conditional with no surprises and only a couple needed new parts (emergency system air tank, new bushing for elevator trim tab).

Got switch panel put together for new internal/external lights installation.

Also got the cockpit LEDs installed in front cockpit (must have damaged a section though, need to make a small change to get it all to light up).

My mechanic brought a Smoking Airplanes 3.5 gallon tank, pump and needle valve removed from an RV-4 - looks like we'll install that this week.

Last mod is a freshly painted new spinner (no pics yet).

'Gimp

 

[Jim Logajan]

Dang, awesome pix. I've never heard of this fly-in, and 350+ airplanes? That's fantastic.

What's the airport identifier? Mary and I are starting to build "the Ultimate Cross-Country Flightplan" that will hit every major fly-in in the U.S. in one giant, months-long flight -- sounds like we will have to add this one!

Info here:
http://www.waaamuseum.org/events-classes/fly-in

 

[comanche pilot]

Dang, awesome pix. I've never heard of this fly-in, and 350+ airplanes? That's fantastic.

What's the airport identifier? Mary and I are starting to build "the Ultimate Cross-Country Flightplan" that will hit every major fly-in in the U.S. in one giant, months-long flight -- sounds like we will have to add this one!

Sorry for the late reply. 4S2 is the identifier. It was my first time going to this fly-in, and it looks like it's one of the biggest in the northwest. I'll be planning to attend all three days next year! Many drool worthy planes in attendance.

 

[Skywalker]

Terror or excitement??

Excitement, I think!

I vote for 'excitement'...

 

[Skywalker]

We were in Seattle, WA for some days and took the opportunity to go flying. Unfortunately there was a TFR over Seattle the day the weather was REALLY nice. We took the plane to the islands north of Seattle.

Dragon Island?

Mt. Rainier and Everett just before sunset:

We finally got our flight over Seattle:

Space Needle:

 

[exncsurfer]

A26, home on the ramp at KILM:

from this page, doesn't look like many airworthly ones left:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_surviving_Douglas_A-26_Invaders

This WWII hangar was gone today. It was scheduled but I was surprised to see it gone from one visit to the next.

 

[Fredbob711]

So this past Sunday on the last day of our vacation to Hawaii, my wife and I took a little trip over to Maui Flight Academy. We flew with Laurence, and we did the Maui/Molokai flight. It was a bit of cloudy day, but the views were still amazing, especially for someone that lives and has only flown in the midwest. Laurence acted as kind of an instructor and tour guide while we were flying, describing some of the history of the areas we were flying past. The flight was a bit bumpy which the wife did not enjoy, but for the most part wasn't too bad.

It was my first time in something nicer than a 70's era C172. Also my first time flying behind glass. It was a little pricey, but not outrageously so to my knowledge (no SR22's for rent in the St. Louis area so I don't have personal experience with the prices)

This is the tallest waterfall in the world coming off the sea cliffs on the northern coast of Molokai
Edit: Curious so I checked this, apparently this is not accurate, tallest in the world is in Venezuela at over 3,000 ft and the tallest in the U.S. is Yosemite falls at about 2,400 ft. This is #9 on the world's tallest list.

Kalaupapa airport as we were coming in to land

Southern coast of Molokai

Trying the links from Google Photos, so don't know if these are actually going to show up... it's not working in the preview so I may have to come back and fix them later.

Edit: got them working.
Edit 2: Shrank the 1st and 3rd pictures down a bit per exNCsurfer's suggestion

 

[exncsurfer]

Fredbob711, FYI, with google photos, you can resize these in your browser prior to copying the url to set the size you want, or you can edit the URL, at the end of the URL you'll see something like: w1663-h935
Just change those numbers, you can just leave one axis too and set either w or h to some number.

for example, tiny version of your last photo(width 400):

darn it, my post started a new page, go back and look at Fredbob711's shots on the previous page.

 

[German guy]

We were in Seattle, WA for some days and took the opportunity to go flying. Unfortunately there was a TFR over Seattle the day the weather was REALLY nice. We took the plane to the islands north of Seattle. [...]

Here is the video of our flight over the San Juan Islands, north of Seattle: https://youtu.be/QYfp3dbxMHI

 

[Maciej]

Just found this on my memory card from my last flight.

 

[jordane93]

So this past Sunday on the last day of our vacation to Hawaii, my wife and I took a little trip over to Maui Flight Academy. We flew with Laurence, and we did the Maui/Molokai flight. It was a bit of cloudy day, but the views were still amazing, especially for someone that lives and has only flown in the midwest. Laurence acted as kind of an instructor and tour guide while we were flying, describing some of the history of the areas we were flying past. The flight was a bit bumpy which the wife did not enjoy, but for the most part wasn't too bad.

It was my first time in something nicer than a 70's era C172. Also my first time flying behind glass. It was a little pricey, but not outrageously so to my knowledge (no SR22's for rent in the St. Louis area so I don't have personal experience with the prices)

This is the tallest waterfall in the world coming off the sea cliffs on the northern coast of Molokai
Edit: Curious so I checked this, apparently this is not accurate, tallest in the world is in Venezuela at over 3,000 ft and the tallest in the U.S. is Yosemite falls at about 2,400 ft. This is #9 on the world's tallest list.

Kalaupapa airport as we were coming in to land

Southern coast of Molokai

Trying the links from Google Photos, so don't know if these are actually going to show up... it's not working in the preview so I may have to come back and fix them later.

Edit: got them working.
Edit 2: Shrank the 1st and 3rd pictures down a bit per exNCsurfer's suggestion

Looks beautiful.

 

[Skywalker]

Pictures from the Michigan Upper Peninsula - taken the last weekend:

Mackinaw Bridge:

Mackinac Island:

Pictured Rocks:

Autumn is coming...

 

[exncsurfer]

Pictures from the Michigan Upper Peninsula ...

great photos, thanks

 

[mnewb1]

That was cool! I should fly up that way as well

 

[VanDy]

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[Ghery]

This flew by a few days ago. Where am I that I might see something with these markings?

 

[jsstevens]

This flew by a few days ago. Where am I that I might see something with these markings?

Switzerland?

 

[Ghery]

Switzerland?

Close. I'm in meetings in Stresa, Italy. On the shores of Lake Maggiore. The lakes goes up into Switzerland. This guy came flying by earlier in the week.

A couple shots of the lake and the last is the hotel where the meetings are being held and we're staying. Nice resort area.

 

[jordane93]

Did a short cross country today. FRG-ACY-ISP. Solid IMC the entire way. We dropped the plane back at Islip to be hangared because of the incoming storm and my student's dad gave me a ride back to FRG in a Bell 407! He let me fly it most of the way there up until the landing. Props to you helicopter guys. I don't know how you do it. Here is a link to my first helicopter ride. https://www.facebook.com/jordan.elguera/videos/10153570822570726/?l=5384736346571116430

 

[AcroGimp]

Some teasers from the mod work the Yak has been undergoing the past couple weeks after the conditional inspection was completed.

LED Cockpit Lighting

Aveo Powerburst LED Wingtip Nav/Pos and Strobes

New Switch control Panel for Internal/External Lights

Smoke System Tank Install Mock-Up

Wrapping up wiring today, engine run and prop balance with new spinner on Sunday after attending the MCAS Miramar Airshow all day tomorrow.

'Gimp

 

[AcroGimp]

Following up from yesterday's mod work post, prop spinner backplate and prop mounted, also completed my first multi-chain wiring harness today - circuits tested good and got it mostly installed, should be done on Sunday. Feeling more proud of that than I probably should but a nice production quality harness.

'Gimp

 

[AcroGimp]

Nose job is complete, a real PITA but so looking forward to seeing it all together.

'Gimp

 

[AcroGimp]

Finally, after 5 weeks of Conditional Inspection and multiple upgrades I flew the Yak out to Borrego Valley (L08) to watch the final day of the IAC Chapter 36 Borrego Hammerhead Roundup Aerobatic Contest with a few friends.

'Gimp

 

[Abram]

Had a great night flight the other day coming back home from Tampa to Ft. Lauderdale.


Holding Short Runway 1R

Departing Tampa

Arrival at FXE

Abram Finkelstein
N48KY

 

[AcroGimp]

Couple gratuitous shots of the Yak reassembled and shaken out.

Gotta say, super fun and damn good looking.

'Gimp

 

[evapilotaz]

Gimp that is one Piece of Junk. Actually its a nice looking Bird. Happy Flying.

David

 

[VanDy]

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[VanDy]

Put the kid to work!

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[jordane93]

En route to TEB. We decided to take the scenic route.

 

[FloridaPilot]

En route to TEB. We decided to take the scenic route.

Awesome!!

 

[Skywalker]

Very cool / awesome picture!! We definitely have to fly the Hudson River Exclusion again...

 

[Maciej]

En route to TEB. We decided to take the scenic route.

Far Rockaway to Verazano to Hudson River?

 

[jordane93]

Far Rockaway to Verazano to Hudson River?

We came from Atlantic City so we just followed the Jersey shore north towards Sandy Hook and to the VZ

 

[Maciej]

We came from Atlantic City so we just followed the Jersey shore north towards Sandy Hook and to the VZ

Ah nice!

 

[Jay Honeck]

Last night's view over Port Aransas.

Our scattered marine layer, as always, made for a great sunset.

 

[Jay Honeck]

Tonight's view. Got night current, for the first time in 18 years!

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[Skywalker]

We flew from Mettetal, MI (1D2) to Grayling, MI (KGOV) on Sunday - these are the pictures to and from Grayling:

Flying home:

 

[Skywalker]

Scenic flight over Grayling, MI and the Au Sable River:

Grayling, MI

I like this picture because of all the colorful trees:

This is a really nice area. We paddled on the Au Sable River in October last year and we enjoyed every minute.

 

[GMascelli]

-08Romeo over KILG Wilmington Delaware
-C5 practicing a hold on the TACAN 32 into KDOV AFB, Dover DE. 1k' below us as we fly over the AFB.

 

[flhrci]

Video of the departure from runway 28, KDLZ in Delaware, OH this morning. Don't have an engine out!


Video too big to attach here is the link:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bw5QzuqvS887ZjU0V1hORE9Qa1U/view?usp=sharing


David