Building a Progressive Aerodyne SeaRey

  Spring, so we know what that means....      And once back home, for now I've decided to give up trying to make my own hand grip. I...

Several years into the build Progressive Aerodyne went to a new wheel/brake system, it included a reservoir installed on the back of the bul...

 MANY thanks to a pilot/friend who offered to do it, and Greg at Polyfiber tech support who said "Sure, it's done all the time. Wh...

 Fuel system is all wrapped up, I could have the engine running a couple weeks, just in time for winter to shut us down. Instead it's ti...

There's risk in life. I've had more close calls driving on I-5 to/from work than I've had in airplanes.    I've been working...

Godspeed, General Anders. You were the kind of person we all hoped people like you would be.   Heritage Flight Museum     The best stories w...

 Time for the annual pilgramge, combined with a visit to the factory. err....... Jim's shop. An hour in-person is worth more than 10 pho...

Farewell to the Sun n' Fun Air Ops Shack  It was old, it was tired. It leaked when it rained, baked us during the show, froze us in the ...

 First, many thanks to Bob Grantham and Derrick Aubuchon for their blogs, they've helped immensley. Second, when it comes to the radia...

  I was having a bit of trouble getting the wires to stay in the rectifier plug last night, the connectors kept getting pushed out when I t...

 Up: Harbor Freight motorcycle jacks lift her up to swing the gear.    Down: Road trip to the Mothership (Lockwood Aviation in Sebring, FL) ...