Boyd and I are at Norfolk, Virginia, continuing our USA perimeter flight. Norfolk turned out to be a great place to land for an inexpensive rental car not to mention the ideal location to spend part of Memorial Day weekend. We honored the spirit of...
It's pretty cool when you can fly through 7 states, even small ones, in a few short hours. OK, we're not talking Texas here, but I was happy to take in Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and Virginia, all before lunch...
[caption id="attachment_47422" align="aligncenter" width="280"] You guessed it, we did Cape Cod today! The airport ID's give you a rough idea of our course but we actually flew the entire shoreline of Cape Cod, northern tip of Provincetown and all.[/caption] [caption id="attachment_47411" align="aligncenter" width="323"] Bye Bye Maine.[/caption] [caption...
It's going to be sad leaving the beautiful State of Maine behind us but very exciting New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Rhode Island lay ahead. Boyd and I are continuing our flight around America in our experimental RV7, two happy souls enjoying the heck out of...
I've been excited about the prospect of flying around the rim of Maine for a long time, but the reality of it set in this morning. Yesterday we'd flown from Niagara Falls, NY to 59B at Jackman, Maine, and that last hundred miles brought home...
Today was Day 2 on our USA Perimeter flight and fly we did - Niagara Falls, New York to Jackman, Maine. [caption id="attachment_47352" align="aligncenter" width="471"] A bumpy flight. Note to self: next time cross the rough stuff EARLY in the day![/caption] If what's happened so far is...
It's going to be hard to top Day 1 of our USA perimeter flight, but we're going to try our best. Niagara Falls was today's destination, and although the low ceilings hang on longer than predicted, blue skies finally won the day. [caption id="attachment_47329" align="aligncenter" width="570"]...
After much planning and prepping our big day is finally here. Today Boyd and I depart on a flight around the perimeter of America in our experimental RV-7. With the condition inspection complete, avionics bug fixed, WingX updated and dozens of small but important preparatory...
Since posting that Boyd and I will soon be departing on a flight to circumnavigate the perimeter of America, the postman surprised me with an unexpected delivery. The moment I opened the Priority Mail envelope, I knew I was holding a gem! Given our plan...
Taildragger retractables: Globe Swift, T6, P51 Mustang, Corsair, Bellanca Cruisair and more. It wasn't a taildragger but it may be the wildest thing I've witnessed while taxiing an airplane - someone making an accidental gear up landing on the runway right beside me. I'd just landed...
