My 2022 Flying Adventures
2022 - This years plans. Get the wings repairs painted
and finalize the insurance claim. Try to make it to Sun N Fun and maybe
Oshkosh. Hopefully get Marsha to take a couple weekend trips.
Jan – Mar 2022
Finished Condition Inspection, rebuild pilot side LH brake cylinder, changed
the oil at 15 hrs. in Dec. and went back with the mineral oil till the
50 hr oil change. I got the plane ready just in case all
the duck get in a row for Sun-n Fun this year. Talking to Evoke Aviation
Design to schedule my plane to get the wings painted. This will finish
up the repair from last year. It sounds like they will be able to get me
in right after S-n-F.
Below is just some site seeing pics
Apr 2022
Sun-n –Fun or bust. The ducks where all in a row and
I contacted my buddy Paul Redding to see if he wanted to fly down with
me and he said yes! We wanted to go Wed. and come back Sat. but weather
did not allow that. We decided that we would fly down to our fuel stop
in Moultrie, GA and make a call, what to do from there. Weather was not
good all day Thur. at S-n-F, so we could spend the night in Moultrie or
it looked like we might be able to make it to Cedar Key, FL. We decided
to book a room at Cedar Key and try to make it in there. As we got close
to Cedar Key the ceiling got low and visibility got low also, we were
real close to turning around but just made it in. It would be seafood
for dinner and a room for the night. Our plan was a sunrise takeoff for S-n-F. We
were up and at the plane before sunrise and ready to take off as soon as
the sun came up. We got everything ready and off we went, no airspeed
indication. I forgot to remove the pitot cover. Once around the pattern,
landed, removed the cover, and off we went, again. We crossed Lake
Parker about 7:45am along with a few others. Later, I saw pictures taken
about 8:45am of aircraft holding over Lake Parker and Lake Hancock
because of a FedEx plane departure, which was not a good time to arrive.
We had a really good time. The Homebuilt Camping Hospitality Tent was
hopping and the place to be every night. A cold front had passed through
and the temps stayed low the whole time we were there. I took a shower
Friday night and I won’t do that again if it’s been cool all day. The
water was ice cold. Saturday night airshow the temp was low 60’s but the
wind was blowing. I was so cold that I got in the sleeping bag in my
tent and didn’t watch any of the show. Paul put his sleeping bag on and
sit out there in the wind and watched the show.
Click the above picture to see all the pics
from our Sun-n-Fun Trip
We headed home Sunday morning and we stopped at Moultrie for fuel. We
got the courtesy car to go find lunch. We were given a tip for a good
family style buffet, so we decided to give it a try. That turned out to
be a great choice. Market Barbecue - Great place to eat if your passing
through Moultrie when they are open.
Apr 23, 2022 - I delivered my plane to
Evoke Aviation Design in Gadsen,
AL to have the wings painted. My buddy Danny Powell picked me up in his
new classic 1956 Cessna 172.
May, 2022
Here are the pics from Evoke Aviation's progress below, metal prep work,
masking and paint
complete. May 13 - Plane is finished and ready to be picked up! Hoping
to go get it by May 21.
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