did a local flight

[SkyPirate]

today the weather was co operative,..and I was able to walk pretty good,,so I couldn't resist and had to do a short local flight,..departed M48 (Houston MO) headed south to KTVB (Cabool MO) then North East to K33 (Salem MO ..then back to M48,..total about 75NM
in the town of Houston I hi lite the airport in red ..a line in upper right of photo

[Paul Z]

I do like your Paint Scheme

[SkyPirate]

Thanks Paul,..I got the final proofs back from Aero Graphix today,.so I should have the wheel pant decals on and new N number on as well soon,..also got a "SkyPirate" decal for pilot door )

[DesertFox4]

Glad you got a good flight in Chase. Nice photos. No snow.;)


I do like your Paint Scheme
I agree with Paul. Nice looking Kitfox.:)

[SkyPirate]

Steve,..today we hit 56 degree's but right now the winds are picking up,..we are suppose to get snow and below zero wind chill ..2 weeks ago we had over a foot of snow lol so here in central MO it's one extreme to the next

[DesertFox4]

Brace yourself for some more cold weather Chase. I won't even tell you what our temps are here and how nice January has been so far.;)
Supposed to dip down to 14 below in Minnesota with big winds. :(


I took today off and flew with my brother who is down from Minnesota and who is not missing the below zero temps and 50 + below zero windchills back in Minn. Also flew with a newly built Super Cub and a really nice vintage 172. Fun day and fun weekend. Took video but will take a while to process and post to Youtube.
Maybe tomorrow.

Stay warm.

[Av8r3400]

It's been said before, but Damn, Chase, that is a great looking plane!

[SkyPirate]

Thanks Larry,. she is still growing on me,..:) going thru the box of goodies that came with the purchase last week,..I found the oil door kit,..It has the tail/tow package with the slide on boot with foam guards for flaperons,..I keep looking with hopes of finding a MGL V6 radio lol but after digging thru the goodie box and not finding it after 3 attempts,..I have reluctantly come to the conclusion that no matter how hard I wish it lol it aint happenin :)
I did find an extra trim actuator though ..complete with brackets..

[SkyPirate]

Awesome with the video Steve,..cant wait to see it,.I need to get a go pro too,..soon ,..can only convince Chris of the "need" for one thing at a time lol

I flew a cub last spring when I was in McKinney Texas,..it was a legends cub,..not very fast but a fun flyer,

[GWright6970]

Great post!!! Thank you!

[Dorsal]

Looking good Chase :)

[SkyPirate]

Finn, Madison has been looking up weights of different camping gear for our trip this spring,..when we head north I am stopping at FFR (factory Five Racing) in Wareham then scoot around boston and head north to NH,..hopefully if everything goes well,..as planned,..would be cool to get up with you

[Dorsal]

Absolutely, just let me know where and when :D
We also got new lighter weight and smaller camping stuff, makes a big difference.

[Dorsal]

BTW, now would not be a good time Brrrrr.

[SkyPirate]

I hear you and concur ..16 out right now here,,we are taking 2 weeks this spring ..headed to Tenn,,then North Carolina,..we were going to florida,..but that changed,.visit friends and family in NC then head north to visit more friends and family :) I'm stopping at FFR ..Dave Smith the owner of FFR has promised me a test drive :) I'm going to try and get a few pictures of my 5 sitting next to one of his Cobra's, if I had the bump cowl ..it would add to the nostalgia :)

[SkyPirate]

https://www.factoryfive.com/wp-content/themes/factoryfive/images/slideshows/mk4-roadster/mk4_1.jpg

MK Roaster..aka AC Cobra replica,..it's a kit

[Dorsal]

Nice, a fellow I used to work with built one of those, very sweet machine.