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  1. Yakman

    The I'm going out flying thread 2016

    We have Ellsworth AF Base here and up to the middle 1980s we a bunch of B52 Bombers and KC and EC 135s. A few of those planes were manned by Navy pilots too. We also had 150 missle silos till early 1990s. Now we have B1 bombers.
  2. Yakman

    The I'm going out flying thread 2016

    All i can say is garden and lawn work sucks. Damn honey do list, i want to go flying too.
  3. Yakman

    The I'm going out flying thread 2016

    It's nice to see a bunch of guys out flying and having a good time. It 's also nice at times when you are by yourself or your best pilot buddy are the only ones there.
  4. Yakman

    Plane Restraint

    My $1 single look nylon tow strap works well. Bought it at a rummage sale sometime ago.
  5. Yakman

    The I'm going out flying thread 2016

    We need some up here
  6. Yakman

    The I'm going out flying thread 2016

    And already in extreme fire danger. Typical govt, if ain't broke, fix it till it is.
  7. Yakman

    The I'm going out flying thread 2016

    We've had those winds too. And on Monday, one of the Parks Services decide to have a controlled burn of a 1000 acres and by mid day yesterday it was wildfire of 4500 acres. So it been smoky as well.
  8. Yakman

    The I'm going out flying thread 2016

    They wanted a different bird to shoot at then.
  9. Yakman

    The I'm going out flying thread 2016

    With free wood replacement from Pilot makes it a bit easier.
  10. Yakman

    The I'm going out flying thread 2016

    You are welcome.....
  11. Yakman

    The I'm going out flying thread 2016

    @ChickenBalls, @flycanic brought his scale over and it is as pic says.
  12. Yakman

    The I'm going out flying thread 2016

    So nice here this afternoon. Called into work for sick leave. I had a visual problem, i couldn't see going there. I went flying tho.
  13. Yakman

    The I'm going out flying thread 2016

    Dumb ole thumbs happens a lot.
  14. Yakman

    The I'm going out flying thread 2016

    I agree with 49dimes, i'm running a DA85 with a zoar 26x10. I get good rpms and it pulls my AW Yak fairly i think.
  15. Yakman

    The I'm going out flying thread 2016

    It got quite windy here yesterday and winds are about 24mph today, so it's a good day for maintenance.
  16. Yakman

    The 'What did you do in your workshop tonight?' thread

    After he gets done with the fixing it will be much better than it has been in a long time. And now the rest of the story, in doing a bit of research of this plane. Never heard of a PAU Yak 54 so, I sent PAU an email for some history of this plane and got back from the owner that they never had a...
  17. Yakman

    The I'm going out flying thread 2016

    I wouldn't have flown it either, you done the right thing. Good on you for trying to help them.
  18. Yakman

    The I'm going out flying thread 2016

    Where's that guy that says, gimme the sticks i'll fly it.
  19. Yakman

    The I'm going out flying thread 2016

    I went out this morning for some wind flying, straight down the runway for a change. I didn't burn anywhere the gas you did.
  20. Yakman

    The I'm going out flying thread 2016

    Sorry to hear some fellow flyers having troubles.
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