Hi Doug,
Good to hear that you've finally wised up and pulled the plug. ;-)
Speaking of the Pumpkin Drop, it's coming up on Nov 5. With T's
health issues, we are still having to be cautious about having
house guests, but if anyone is within traveling distance, come on
down for the event. Planes start arriving around 10:30 AM, lunch
at noon, and the P-drop starts around 1:30. No admission charge of
course; just drop something in the donation bucket to help cover
the cost of food. Flyer is attached; if you need more info just
call or email me.
Charlie
601-572-7198
ceengland7@gmail.com
On 10/23/2022 6:19 PM, Doug Lomheim
rv9flyer13b@gmail.com wrote:
It looks like our Group has been silent
since 1 Sept., so thought I’d post this to make sure it’s not
something on my end! I have finally decided to retire from USAF
work and get moved back to OK City where my RV-9A w/13B project
has been awaiting some “love” since I retired from the USAF
Reserves in 2015. At that point I took a job working air
defense in Germany, and remained there until 2020; and being a
glutton for punishment I followed on to ACC HQ (Langley AFB, VA)
for the past two years; but now have realized it’s time to turn
this challenging work over to younger pups, and get a few things
done that I’ve put on hold for over a decade!
My initial plan is to move
the fuselage out of the hanger into my insulated garage where
I have a small space heater that keeps the temps at 62 degrees
during the winter months. I bought Bill Eslick’s final
intake manifold that he flew with for a number of years, so
once the hoses exhaust and wiring are tidied up, I’ll
hopefully be doing some engine runs by Feb/March. I purchased
the 13B from Tommy James (in NC) back in 2006 (I believe)
after he putt about 90 hrs. or so on it powering his Glastar.
It hasn’t run since then, so not sure what will happen when
I finally crank it over… water leaks? :)
After watching Dennis
Haverlah’s great installation back in 2006-08, I decided to
copy his final iteration that has worked so well for him, in
hopes of having a good functioning system from day one…we’ll
see.
By finally joining the
“retiree” club, I’m now also looking forward to being able to
attend Charlie’s pumpkin drop once in a while, and any other
"alternative engine” get togethers that present themselves
in the near future.
Fly safe out there!
Doug