Day 2… Rough River
It is unusually cold here today. The morning was in the 40s. After breakfast its out to the flight line.
I took off the cowls of the plane and quickly a small crowd gathered around the plane checking it out. The day turned out to be windy and cool .
Over 65 canards showed up. Lots of new faces, lots of people asking all sorts of questions of me. Apparently I must be a sort of go-to kind of guy for tech stuff. Just call me Yoda. I really enjoy sharing what I have learned over the years.
Ed and and Sue Richards. Great firends.
The work I did on the bird turned out to be a BIG hit. This is one of a kind plane for sure and with a new paint job and interior, it will be show stopping LongEZ. It is the most technologically advanced LongEZ in the world and I am almost positive the fastest one in the world. I am glad I had the chance to work on it even though I cant wait to deliver it and move on to other projects. As much as I liked building her, I definitely I like wiring the best. Wiring in a plane is the brains and nervous system of the bird. After a plane is built ANYONE can fix the engine, and fuselage, but if the wiring is mess up you have MAJOR problems. One can spend endless hours trouble shooting the problem. Most can do good glass work, but I see very little outstanding wiring work. It is complex and mystifying to most. I find it challenging and artistic in some ways. If I ever work on a plane again for someone else I will ONLY do the wiring aspect of it. I’ll leave the engine and glass work to someone else
After lunch in the tent, I check out the plane flown by my cabin mates, Gram and Mary were late arriving in RR due to a radio issue. They asked me to check it out and found the radio connection had come loose from the panel because a wrong retaining ring was used. Why their mechanic or radio shop didn’t see this is beyond me. I did a quick field repair and life was good again. They can now use it on the way back to Texas.
Had a wonderful day with my friends. I love coming to this event because it is canard….only canards.
