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Ramblings about flying for fun and profit

Reno-Stead Airport

  • No Aviation Links the Week

    Sorry folks, I just couldn’t find any worthy flying article links this week. Maybe all the usual writers were out on vacation or something. I do have a few photos for you though. One of the many fun things about being based at Reno-Stead Airport is that it is often a fuel stop for some…

  • A New Restoration Project

    As I mentioned in the last post, I saw an unfamiliar hulk sitting on the ramp at the Reno-Stead Airport the other day and was compelled to take a closer look. I walked around the fuselage a few times while the crew was looking at their new project.  All the writing stenciled on the surfaces…

  • Aviation Articles for August 5, 2011

    Here are some flying articles that you may have missed this week. The way to live on an airpark This article is from the Denver Post. I guess all it takes is being a successful orthopedic surgeon to be able to live your aviation dream. The Rutan Boomerang This article is from Wired.com. If you…

  • Pylon Racing Seminar

    Being retired has it’s advantages in that I can pretty much guarantee that I will be in town for events that I would like to attend. Sometimes the home projects even line up with the right free time. I was working in my hangar the week that this year’s Pylon Racing Seminar was being conducted…

  • Lunch with Some Friends

    I try to fly my personal plane at least once each time I am home between airline trips. It keeps me current flying a taildragger and it keeps the aircraft’s engine parts lubricated . Besides,  it’s fun. This past break I called a friend (Don) who lives south of Minden, NV (who also happens to…