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RV-8 and the Post Inspection Flights
5/1/21 and 5/2/21 - I was very happy to have my condition inspection done for another year. The one big thing that I still needed was a...
Steve
May 2, 20215 min read


RV-8 and the 2021 Condition Inspection
Age: 20 Years Time: 2,172.0 Hours 4/9/21-- 4/12/21 - I started this years condition inspection with a brief hop to warm up the oil. The...
Steve
Apr 18, 202114 min read


RV-8 and the WigWag Module
3/27/21 I finally got around to installing the WigWag module from the Flyleds that I got with the lights I ordered earlier in the year....
Steve
Mar 27, 20213 min read
RV-8 and the Blustery Day
Saturday 3/13/21 was a nice day at the end of a 5 day stretch of nice weather. It had been dry and mostly sunny all week. Of course,...
Steve
Mar 14, 20213 min read


RV-8 and the 5 Weeks Since I Last Flew
It has been a wet and depressing winter here in the Northwest. Between rain and snow (at least you don't have to shovel rain) there have...
Steve
Feb 28, 20214 min read


RV-8 and the FLYLEDS
2/13/21 - My 2001 RV-8 came with the standard Duckworks Landing/Taxi lights that were commonly available at that time. They are nothing...
Steve
Feb 13, 20214 min read


RV-8 and the 1/22/21 through 1/24/21 Weekend
Friday 1/22/21 was such a beautifully clear day, and what's even more unusual it was forecast to be so all week, that I felt compelled to...
Steve
Jan 24, 20215 min read
RV-8 and the Second Weekend of 2021
After another long stretch of rain (except for a few weekdays which don't do me any good), we had a relatively clear, dry Saturday. ...
Steve
Jan 10, 20212 min read


Mounting Cameras In/On Airplanes
I got my first flyable airplane in 2001 (just months before 9/11, how's that for timing) and since then I have been looking for ways to ...
Steve
Dec 22, 20207 min read


Brakes Can be a Real Drag
12/19/20 - After my last flight on 12/12/20, as I was pulling the airplane back into the hangar the right brake seemed to be dragging...
Steve
Dec 21, 20203 min read


The Day the Trim Died
9/6/19 - Once again the weather consisted of far too many clouds. The coast was completely covered so Forks, my first choice was out. The...
Steve
Sep 15, 201918 min read


Installing a FlightFlix Camera Power Supply in an RV-8
Several months ago I purchased a GoPro Hero 7 Black, primarily for the image stabilization that was said to be quite good. I mount my...
Steve
Aug 10, 20197 min read


Just another lunch at Chehalis
Saturday, December 15th was a day better than anticipated. We had just come off of a long week of rain and low clouds and though no...
Steve
Dec 17, 20184 min read
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