Oshkosh 2011

I had a friend that got there before us and happened to catch some pictures of our landing and taxi into Airventure.

Back on the ground at Coffey County by Friday evening 7/29/11.

Our stop on the way back was at Iowa City, IA.

Taxiing to 36 for departure.....hmmm, I suppose I should pay attention and not be taking pictures.

The co-pilot making some last minute phone calls.

Packed up for departure on Friday mid-morning.

The 120/140 Association had their supper on Thursday evening. It was a little rainy, but we stayed dry and the food and fellowship was great.

Enjoying the event with friends.

The airplane is all tied down for the week. A friend that drove brought all of our camping gear along, so the next step was to get it all set up.

Our camping spot was off the end of runway 36. It made for a fantastic approach view while 36 was active.

An early departure from Portage had us to our camping spot in Oshkosh by about 8:30 AM on Monday morning.

We arrived at Portage, WI on Sunday evening and stayed the night here.

Our first stop was Centerville, IA.

Departure from Coffey County on Sunday afternoon 7/24/11.

Headliner Installation

Airtex sent along some pieces that go along the rear door post, but it looked a little too much like a Chia pet with these installed for my liking.

The side covers installed

The backing plate for the instrument light.

Installing the instrument light.

I had some help during this project.

Glueing the headliner to the side of the fuselage in the baggage compartment.

Tucking it around the sides.

The most aft rod put in place and everything fitting well.

The toughest part of the installation went really well.

Beginning the installation by locating and cutting out the sky light windows.

The next step was to reposition the com antenna so that it would not interfere with the installation.

The first step for the new headliner was to come up with the mounting brackets and come up with an installation for the radio speaker.