You know this video is 7 years old and that wing has long since been retired because it was almost worn out?

@@NelsonsWings I built a hangar here back in 2001, when there were only 4 or 5 homes. for many years, the residents, who continued to grow in numbers as the place was developed, lobbied for us to move down there. I'm fortunate enough to have a house on a lake less than 2 miles away. Back when I was flying for a living, they just couldn't seem to understand that I spent half of my life at the airport. I certainly didn't wanna live on one. Additionally the only community amenity is the runway, no clubhouse, no swimming pool, no other fun features and enough contentiousness for 15 neighborhoods. There is a saying that more or less goes "every residential airpark community, is only two funerals away from being perfect...". Had I ever moved there, I certainly would not have added a stabilizing effect to the community, as my disdain for the pretentiousness of the average general aviation pilot, has grown exponentially since I started flying PPG. Nonetheless I've got many friends there and there are a few really good solid citizens.

that seems to be the consensus. thanks for your feedback!

as I have done hundreds of other times. See my response to Clint...

@@Trike. whatever

nah... just big and loopy. It's a 3 line free flight glider. Pretty hard to mess it up.

lower right hand quad

So when you use a wrong oil you brake a propeller.

@@chacoasertec If you're lucky. Sometimes it's just instant death.

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Haha Steve! Hope you're doing well.

Good luck! It's that time of year...

@@YankeeinSC1 My 2000 Super Duty has the 5.4 V8 but no vacuum pump that I can find or hear running. Seems like the vacuum is getting pulled by the intake manifold? I can get the AC blowing out the vents if I jiggle the vacuum lines and power/grounds but it quits working after a few minutes.

Yes. ultimately found one of the factory installed wires was crimped under one of the thermostat installations (because I'd replaced those trying to find the problem). As things heated up the wire would get squeezed and short out tripping the breaker!!!! POOR Quality Control in post pandemic manufacturing.

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and lots of altitude! it's a big lake and still cold enough to be dangerous this time of year. I hardly ever fly over it because so many trees and virtually no outs for miles in any direction. if you had a motor out the best you could hope for would be crashing in the water next to somebody's dock, or next to a boat and ask them, or beg them for help

dude I can't tell you how beautiful our lake is this time of year! Not too crowded. Water temps are still cool enough that there's no algae or hydrilla growth... but it is very infrequently that I make the risk acceptance to spend much time flying over the water. Like I told someone else, the stars really had to align for this to work out. Correct wind direction, good enough winds for me to launch from my place and then of course congruity with poor Steve's schedule... because he's still working (flying) for a paycheck. This however may have convinced him to take up PPG.

I kept plenty of altitude until I knew there were people on boats in his cove in case of a motor out. That last tree on the left hand side needs to come down for this to be more usable. As it was, it took over a year and a half for the stars to align for this flight, with good weather, right wind direction, enough desire to try and poor Steve's grueling airline schedule.

@@YankeeinSC1 I've watched it a few times, beautiful area. One to remember..

Awesome. I sold (traded in) that truck back in 2017. You should consider taking up paramotoring. Great summer hobby (see my other vids)

Best of luck. It's a great adventure in either direction. Seeing Mexican hat at the bottom and camping for a few nights in Bluff made it even better (Even if those Bluff residents were all mask mandate nazis and vaccine proponents) Go for a steak at Comb Ridge in Bluff!