We had a good breakfast this morning where we ate with 2 guys from Jackson, Miss. They had just purchased an RV plane from one of the airpark residents and left this morning with their first stopover at Page, AZ. Bob Brown took me to an alternator rebuilder in a nearby town, Salem, OR. The rebuilder tested both the alternator and voltage regulator and assured me that both are in working condition! So, back to the plane. When we removed the regulator earlier, I recalled the wire connector was unusually loose. We focused on that component first while the alternator was being reinstalled. We cleaned the connector and made some mechanical adjustments to have more insertion friction.
We pulled the plane out of the hangar and cranked the engine. Lo and behold the alternator worked. After lunch, we made a short flight from Independence to Van's factory in Aurora, OR. After a short tour, we returned to Independence to spend another night at this fantastic airpark.
Tomorrow, we will take a short flight to the Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum that houses the Spruce Goose. From there, Doug Preston, our trip leader, says we will fly up to visit some Idaho mountain grass strips. Stay tuned.
5 comments:
YEA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I knew you would get your plane fixed. I'm looking forward to seeing the "Spruce Goose".
Hey Scah-lott,
Why are you letting Rhett do all the typing?? We were looking forward to seeing your observations and thoughts on the trip! We've already been hearing for years how Rhett nearly crashes on every landing. (grin)
Ya'll be safe and have fun!
Hangar Bum #16
Higgi just looked at these pictures and has noted that you were in a typical government fashion supervising! Glad to see you got it fixed!!!!
-Aaron Sumner
Hey Bob, Be aware that the Reno Air Races are going on this week at Reno Stead Airport (4SD). Josh and I are flying in Thursday via Southwest Airlines and will be staying through the weekend. It's probably out of your way, but just thought I would mention it!
Don
Aaron, Bob may be looking on in picture two but he is on the ground working in picture one!!!!!
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