Matt Dralle
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Joined: 08 Nov 2005
Posts: 26320
Location: Livermore CA USA
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 Posted: Fri May 28, 2010 8:55 pm Post subject: Livermore To Salinas In 30 Minutes... Phase 1 Pirep! |
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Wow, what a beautiful evening for a flight in a brand new RV-8! The sky was clear; the clouds were few, the wind was low. I decided to fly over to Salinas airport and clocked in at exactly 30 minutes! I was down to about 1/3 tanks, so I gassed up. Kind of pricey, though, at $4.75/gal. There's a really nice cafe' there at the airport so I'll definitely be heading back there for a greasy cheese burger at some point! In one of the hangers I peered in and saw not only a sweet RV-8 in RED, but also a sweet RV-10! Turns out that both built and owned by the same guy! Imagine, having two homebuilt airplanes! That's crazy! Oh...
I walked around the corner and found the airplane paint shop the Livermore airport guys have been telling me about, T&P Aero Refinishers. Best of all, the owner was there and I got the tour and we talked about paint jobs. He recommended against Candy Apple (transparent red over silver or gold), because of the rivets. I guess the gold/silver pools in the rivets and there's no way to get a good look. But, there are some paints that will give a very similar look in a single stage. He also said that clear coating wouldn't be a problem. He's going to write me up a quote next week, and I'm on the calendar for October 2010 to get painted! Yahoo!
The flight home was simply beautiful! The sun was low in the sky and there was just enough time when I got back to Livermore to shoot about 5 or 6 touch-n-goes! The sun dropped behind the hill just as finished my last one! Sweet!
The Airplane Flying HOBBS meter now reports 20.3 hours!! So far no major issues.
Matt Dralle
RV-8 #82880 N998RV
http://www.mattsrv8.com - Matt's RV-8 Construction Log
http://www.youtube.com/MattsRV8 - Matt's RV-8 HDTV YouTube Channel
Status: Phase 1 Test Flying - 20.3 Hours And Counting!
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