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Sandy's RV Aircraft Files

Bent gear legs Bent gear legs

As you probably know I am converting an RV-8A kit to a more standard 8 configuration.... 

My RV-8 Homemade Heat-Curing Box My RV-8 Homemade Heat-Curing Box

Interior painting is quite a can of worms if you visit most of the sites for home... 

RV8A to RV8 Conversion – Adding the tailwheel RV8A to RV8 Conversion – Adding the tailwheel

Installing a tailwheel assembly into a basically finished RV-8A tail was one of the... 

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Our life in Ecuador

Ecuador years coming…stay tuned Ecuador years coming…stay tuned

Normal day flying in Ecuador was 15-20 take-off & landings per day. Typical... 

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I have been through some terrible things in my life, some of which actually happened. — Mark Twain

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A World Without 100 Low Lead? A World Without 100 Low Lead?

Here’s the bottom line: 100LL is going away. “Don’t fool yourself,” warned Alan Klapmeier, co-founder of Cirrus Aircraft. “The industry hoped 100LL would survive, but it is going away.” What does that mean for you? That’s what the industry and federal agencies are trying to figure out now. The demise of 100LL was a hot topic at this year’s... [Read more of this review]

Why would anyone want to be a missionary pilot? (Part 1) Why would anyone want to be a missionary pilot? (Part 1)

From our hometown newspaper after being accepted with MAF (click to enlarge) I was involved in this area of aviation basically for 17 years.  Three in training at Moody Aviation (at that time in Elizabethton, TN, now in Spokane, WA), and 14 with Mission Aviation Fellowship (8 as pilot/mechanic and 6 as a stateside recruiter).  All that to say, this... [Read more of this review]

Do Short-Term Missions Make a Difference Do Short-Term Missions Make a Difference

This article is taken from Christianity Today and is based on a recent study by Dr. Kurt Ver Beek of Calvin College.  His findings are surprising I’m sure to most rank and file Christians.  However I’m not so sure those of us who spent years on mission assignments are shocked. Each year in Shell, Ecuador, we as mission community (4-5... [Read more of this review]

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