The winds are scattered and appear to be thermal driven. East Beach is SE at 7, Levee is ENE at 3, San Leon is NE at 6. Surface forecast is generally toward...
Just got back in this evening. If anyone went to East Beach, they would have quickly discovered that fog would have been an issue all day. A detailed report...
Today, was a day that numerous pilots gained valuable experience, each with their own issue, yours truly included. When I arrived at TX City, Keith had just...
Beery, Do you guys sell rebuild kits for Walbro carbs? If so, how much are they, if not know where I can get one? I'm not sure which model is on my old ...
I should have a rebuild kit for a Walbro 32B, but if I am not mistaken, I believe you should have a 37C on the Simonini motor. I would order my parts from: ...
It's going to be rather iffy for flying today. Winds are predicted to climb from the 9-12 mph now to 16 mph. Already, winds aloft at 3000' are 34 mph and...
Okie doke, will check them out. I priced out everything I am going to replace/rebuild on the engine. $365 for main bearings, needle bearing, oil seals, reed...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080301/od_afp/australiaglideoffbeat_080301015538 Obviously, a relative of ace pilot and world famous, Hobo the wonder dog, this...
That layer of cold water off the Galveston beach that caused the fog yesterday is still there and causing wind separation on the beach again. It's cool and a...
Beery, Nice photo's. I especially like the shot that has the twin condo towers on East beach just peeking out of the fog. Would have been cool to get a...
Dane, Be careful if you are changing out the main bearings. I was told that wasn't something the average person could do, as well as the fact that Simonini...
Hay Digger! I forgot to mention that I saw you doing the "Poplar Walk" on Saturday at Texas City (flying down the length of the walking trail lined with...
-yes, Mike that is areal kick, especially when the wind is gusty. I almost hit the top of one of those arrows once. Digger-- In ... they ... all ... ...
I got an email from an experienced ppg pilot in FL who has flown a lot of motors over the years. Here's the note he just sent. Showtime Andy I'm getting to...
Andy, The Austin area forecast looks ok for Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon though a touch on the cool side with temps in the mid 60's. I've made arrangements...
Hey Brian, Thought the higher level winds looks pretty stiff. That site doesn't tell below 3000' I may take my motor with my to work just in case. Hope it all...
Well, Showtime didn't show. He had work to do. Somebody ought to get him straightened out. :) In all honesty, he didn't miss much. Brian and I got out to the...
All my services are saying Saturday will be a Flyday (looks Beachy). Only IWindsurf is predicting Sunday will have flyable conditions around mid-day. Mike L....
I'm seeing the levee for Saturday if things don't change with the forecast. Potentially in the afternoon if the winds turn it could be the beach with winds...
-Man, finally getting to fly. I got Guiermo's prop ready with a fancy paint job and balanced. Digger-- In TXWingNuts@yahoogroups.com, "Andy ... could be ... ...
Flying Saturday at the Levee was more chore than fun. It was cold and bumpy and the bumpy bit made it unpleasant to try anything 'precise'. I got there around...
Yeah, I packed it in early at the levee. After a 1 hr flight that included a flight out to the end of the dike and back with freezing hands, that was enough....
Tuesday?? USAIRNET is predicting 12 to 16mph North wind and IW is predicting a briefly flyable north wind around noon that turns West for the rest of the day. ...
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