Re: Wes's Onex #89 (Small world)
Posted: Sun Aug 02, 2020 10:26 am
Hi Guys,
Got in another 45 min. flight yesterday. I intended to get some serious pattern work in. After the third landing I noticed some oil on the right side of the canopy. The right valve cover gasket was cut again :-( Since my engine has close to 10 hours on it I decided to go ahead and change the oil, torque the heads, set the valve lash, and change the gasket. In the middle of the the process I realized I had left the gaskets at home, I didn't have any anti-seize, I forgot the adapter for the torque wrench, ... So I'm back home for supplies. I also ordered the gasket that Chris suggested earlier. Maybe that will be the end of that :-)
While I was working someone said "Hello, anybody home?". A couple came in and we started talking about the Onex. After a few minutes the lady showed me a pic of the gentleman's airplane. Lo and behold it was Kenneth Hollrah, owner and pilot of SubSonex 0008. I'm sorry, I forgot the lady's name (Dee?). Anyway, what a delightful couple. We talked for a good hour before they headed back to Oklahoma. They were just out cruising looking for historic airports on a beautiful Saturday morning.
There I was at KONY, the loneliest airport in the world, and ...
Wes
Got in another 45 min. flight yesterday. I intended to get some serious pattern work in. After the third landing I noticed some oil on the right side of the canopy. The right valve cover gasket was cut again :-( Since my engine has close to 10 hours on it I decided to go ahead and change the oil, torque the heads, set the valve lash, and change the gasket. In the middle of the the process I realized I had left the gaskets at home, I didn't have any anti-seize, I forgot the adapter for the torque wrench, ... So I'm back home for supplies. I also ordered the gasket that Chris suggested earlier. Maybe that will be the end of that :-)
While I was working someone said "Hello, anybody home?". A couple came in and we started talking about the Onex. After a few minutes the lady showed me a pic of the gentleman's airplane. Lo and behold it was Kenneth Hollrah, owner and pilot of SubSonex 0008. I'm sorry, I forgot the lady's name (Dee?). Anyway, what a delightful couple. We talked for a good hour before they headed back to Oklahoma. They were just out cruising looking for historic airports on a beautiful Saturday morning.
There I was at KONY, the loneliest airport in the world, and ...
Wes