Flying Thread

[FJ1200W]

World of Warplanes is a blast.

[fj1289]

We are at 50 hours.  Due for an oil change and valve adjustment.
https://youtu.be/-4Aq1mwo1O0

Awesome to watch! 

[Waiex191]

First time flying today in a long time. We put in a new oil pump with a pressure relief cover and eliminated the filter. The flaps were re-rigged and are good - the airplane trims up pretty stable hands off. Before when I had it hands off there was a big gap between the flap and the wing trailing edge.  Maybe a very slight right turn. We left our phase 1 flight test area for the first time and gave Adam his first landings away from home base. This is DeKalb, IL where Adam goes to college at NIU.
https://youtu.be/s0AfWNbP4cA

[db321]

We are at 50 hours.  Due for an oil change and valve adjustment.
https://youtu.be/-4Aq1mwo1O0

Thanks for posting the video. I would have loved to learn how to fly when I was younger.

[Waiex191]

We are at 50 hours.  Due for an oil change and valve adjustment.
https://youtu.be/-4Aq1mwo1O0

Thanks for posting the video. I would have loved to learn how to fly when I was younger.

There is always the option to learn to fly when you are older!  Lots of people have done it after kids, retirement and so on.

[Millietant]

I didn't learn to fly until was over 50. Got my PPL (H) at 52........ wish I'd done it 35 years earlier 

[Waiex191]

Stalls:
https://youtu.be/8dc6eIq7N1s

[Waiex191]

First flight to Oshkosh:
https://youtu.be/ZD8azfO-AA0

It's a 5 minute time lapse.  We are warming up for a long cross country in a couple weeks to Tennessee.  We will visit my parents and take my dad for a ride.  It's about 450 NM.

I'm starting to think about aux fuel as I'd really like to get to one of the Australian FJ rallies.

[Waiex191]

First spins and rolls.
https://youtu.be/UBR5g4Hr004

[Old Rider]

Impressive stuff must be a great feeling doing those rolls and spins with a airplane you build by you self 

[Waiex191]

I took this picture 31 years ago after an aerobatics lesson. That's a Pitts S2A and the location is Treasure Coast airpark in Florida.


I recreated the picture this morning after an aerobatic flight.


Same bike!

[Waiex191]

Taxiing back at sunset, grabbed this picture.

[Troyskie]

Well I missed this thread big time.

Nothing to see here, just heading up to the shops for some more sun screen

[Sparky84]

Hey Troy ,
Did you mow your lawn just to land your helicopter ?

[Waiex191]

Nice!  Is that your R44?  I miss flying helicopters.

A few weeks ago we flew 430 NM down to Tennessee and took my 87 year old father for a ride.  We have 109 hours on the airplane now.