I must ashamedly admit I forgot to include a post about my training with Patty Wagstaff last fall. I mean, how to do you FORGET to boast about training with THE PATTY WAGSTAFF? How could I forget something that is a bucket list item for me? I am who I am...forgetful (really, I'm distracted easily because I cannot mentally process several things at once.). Nonetheless, in 2025 I had starting thinking about taking a basic aerobatics course so that I could be prepared to fl

In July 2025, I relocated from Jefferson, GA back to Columbia, SC to help my mom, be closer to my children and my friends. I also had to take a break from the stressful job. That lasted 10 months and I was headed back to Athens, GA after accepting an offer to come back to the poultry plant and in my old job. Why I did that is another post in itself that I may or may not write later. When I relocated back to Athens, I chose to buy a house instead of rent one so that I co

I confess that I have not been in the shop for 2 reasons: 1) It's been really cold here in Jackson County, GA and my heater isn't good...

I am thinking about the next kit even though I still do not have the 1st kit yet. The empennage is still in the "Parts being produced"...

Tonight I went back into the shop and worked on my practice kit. This first small project focused on the different types of rivets I...

Tonight I started working on the 1st of 2 small practice projects in the Van's Aircraft Practice kit and I got thoroughly confused on...

My mind continues to wander as I wait for the tail feathers to arrive (December 2021 maybe?). I don't know who's more excited about...

Waiting for the empennage (or tail feathers) of my RV-8 to arrive just plain sucks and the mind wanders quite a bit about what I will do...

When I went on active duty with the USAF in 1994, I ventured into the amateur built aircraft world when I purchased the plans for the...