Larry wrote: > I'm sure they felt put out about the whole thing but they are two great > guys and I'm sure they will get over it. :-)
Well, the flight back where I detoured over the Apalachian foothills helped a little, and then I did 8 touch-n-goes at Fayetteville and Hazel Green to further ease the pain. It was a gorgeous day, and the last landing was right at sunset. I'm really loving wintertime (sorry about that, Jones) and the super visibility that you get with it. Troy said with 100 hours on it I really should paint it, but I'm having way too much fun at the moment. Some Moontown buddies are threatening to build a paint booth, so I might just "fly in" and paint it one night, but I'm not sure the wings are ever coming off of this thing again. It was great to meet Robert, a new KR friend today, and to see Troy again. > I had thoughts of joining the three of you but had to work. :-( > It would have been about an hour and fifteen minute flight > for me with no cabin heat but hey, that's no hill for a climber! You shoulda come, but I guess we could make it next weekend somewhere else! [watch out, Dan and Jerry.] Bring that thing down here for a couple of hours and we'll fix that heat problem. Troy was telling me today that he' never had cabin heat, and never had the need for it (and he built his in 1992). His cabin is well sealed, but yours probably is too. Mine was prone to serious drafts, until I found some weatherstripping at www.mcmaster.com that fixed that. Apparently those big mills radiate enough heat to keep you warm without a connection thru the firewall. See http://home.hiwaay.net/~langford/flights/05122145m.jpg . Another 2.5 hours of taildragger KR time for the logbook today.... Mark Langford, Harvest, AL see homebuilt airplane at http://www.N56ML.com email to N56ML "at" hiwaay.net
