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OSH 2023

Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2023 1:52 pm
by Colonel


Many Bonanzas. Could be all of them?

I know I'm a pervert, but I really enjoyed watching the Barons land in formation.

Re: OSH 2023

Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2023 12:57 am
by Scudrunner

Re: OSH 2023

Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2023 11:47 am
by Nark
Was able to sneak out of my secret squirrel training and snag a front row seat to Air Assault.
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Re: OSH 2023

Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2023 3:56 pm
by Colonel
I saw those whirly-thingies and wondered if that was you - your backyard after all.

Re: OSH 2023

Posted: Sat Jul 29, 2023 4:56 pm
by Slick Goodlin
Looks like it was a particularly nice year out at OSH. Wish I could have gone but the $2500(!) in round trip gas was off-putting.

Maybe next year.

Re: OSH 2023

Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2023 2:03 pm
by Colonel
I know 100LL is crazy expensive.

But people keep telling me there’s no inflation.

Re: OSH 2023

Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2023 2:21 pm
by Slick Goodlin
Colonel wrote:
Sun Jul 30, 2023 2:03 pm
I know 100LL is crazy expensive.
Seems like mogas is even more expensive in the long run. Someone must have put some in the Cubs because their fuel level floats have both sunk. There’s a fix but I have to time it just right. I wonder what it’s done to other seals and things in there…

Re: OSH 2023

Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2023 3:23 pm
by Colonel
That's the problem with mogas. You have no idea what is in it - and it varies from tank to tank -
and no idea what your 70 year old aircraft fuel system will tolerate.

Did the Alcohol get you?

Pro Tip from an old pessimist ... anything "soft" (ie non-metal) like hoses, belts, gaskets, seals, o-rings, diaphragms ... after 10 years, it doesn't owe you anything. It might last a little bit longer if it doesn't see extremes of heat and chemicals, but think about changing them. Sooner or later they're going to cause you problems, regardless of any paper on the subject.

Re: OSH 2023

Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2023 5:08 pm
by Slick Goodlin
Colonel wrote:
Sun Jul 30, 2023 3:23 pm
That's the problem with mogas. You have no idea what is in it - and it varies from tank to tank -
and no idea what your 70 year old aircraft fuel system will tolerate.

Did the Alcohol get you?
Beat guess is that’s what ate the sealer off the cork. The corks have a date with an oven on low heat before getting resealed but I suspect it’s going to make the whole house smell like gasoline and like I said, timing will be key to my survival.

Re: OSH 2023

Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2023 9:40 pm
by Squaretail
Colonel wrote:
Sun Jul 30, 2023 2:03 pm
I know 100LL is crazy expensive.

But people keep telling me there’s no inflation.
Actually I think 100LL is one of the few less inflated things. I mean it’s price is still up, but not the same as lots of other things. I mean, why are muffins so friggin expensive? I digress. But I paid 2.75/L today, but I remember it being 2.35/L same place 10 years ago. I think it’s a 1.90 at home at the moment up from 1.65 again 10 years ago. Over 20 years ago, the school sold it for 2.03 a litre, for as long as I can remember. By contrast those muffins were under 2.50 for six, now they’re almost 10 bucks for four!? Why is it so hard to get a bran muffin these days! Is it the raisins!?