Rons Flying

Well, the boys in Texas always like things big and here is a good sign of it. A very good customer and friend of mine bought a Compair 8 and had it painted. Not only does this plane have a big engine but it has big teeth too! We flew it back to Florida to the radio shop who built the panel for this plane and here it is inside my hangar. Tom does not like his planes to sit outside so in it went. I did the test flights on it originally and then got to check out Tom for his insurance. The builder who lives in Texas did a great job and Tom had no problem flying it; he is a new tail wheel man but seems like its not a challenge at all for him. Not only does Texas have great food (like in Plano) but those two customers are great guys too.

Seems like the Texas guys keep me busy! I flew a Zenith 601 from Texas to Colorado after a spar AD was done. This was a windy trip to say the least; 40mph most the trip but I have to admit this little plane lands really well in the high winds. The place I took it was Laveta, Colorado and the guy I met there was a veterinarian named Larry Moore. He and his wife were great people and their home in the mountains was beautiful. Larry took me all over the area the next day because I was grounded due to the weather and I got to see all kinds of cool animals and a super wild looking building — took a pic below. Sure is fun to work when you get to meet really cool people; Larry’s wife even cooked me Elk sausage for breakfast!