Pilots N Paws Fly-in, SC Breakfast Club (Triple Tree Aerodrome, SC)

Today was the first annual (maybe?) Pilot’s N Paws fly-in at Triple Tree Aerodrome just south of Greeneville, SC. Pilot’s N Paws partnered with the South Carolina Breakfast Club (a group I now want to hang out with more) to host a breakfast for both groups. As far as I am concerned, it was a great success.

Without saying a lot about how much I love Pilot’s N Paws (see my first rescue here), go check out their website, and sign up to rescue puppies, it’s ridiculously easy and rewarding.

Triple Tree was such a great venue. What an amazing place.

As usual, I’m posting these pictures, and may come back later for some more commentary. I’m working on the trim tab right now, hence a lot of pictures of peoples’ tabs. Also, there were a ton of planes there, maybe 150? Of course, most of my pictures are of RVs.

Of course, if you find a picture of your plane here, and either want a copy or want me to remove the picture, just let me know (easiest way is to make a comment on the post.)

: After a long 3 hour drive, I’ve arrived.

: Looking across the runway to the grounds.

: Looking back over the lake toward the approach end.

: Here’s the beautiful pavilion where the SC Breakfast Club was serving breakfast.

: The Pilots N Paws RV. (Ha. RV joke.)

: Here’s my first in-person RV-10. Too bad I didn’t get to see inside.

: This was either a Quickie 2 or 200. Except the landing gear is inboard of the wing tips. Maybe it’s something else.

: Nice cub-yellow RV-7. (What’s wrong with this picture? Hint: Look at the wingwalk non-skid.))

: I like the dark grey panel color.

: While I was walking around this Mustang (Midget? Titan?) pulled up. Cool airplane, but the pilot looks out of scale.

: I can’t remember what this airplane is, but it looks FAST.

: A nice slider RV-6.

: Nice clean panel, but this reminds me that I don’t want a keyed ignition.

: Looks good from here.

: Classic panel layout. (My fingers are too fat to have the toggles that close together, though.)

: I was interested in how the tip-up thing works. I’ve never seen one up close.

: Nice fiberglass work. Looks like 3 screws per side. Bravo.

: Don’t mind me, just looking at trim tabs.

: Rocket steering link and (I can’t remember which) non-Van’s tailwheel fork.

: Same panel as a few pictures ago. I also like the lighter color panel. Clean layout, though.

: Don’t mind me, just looking at wingtip lights.

: Good place for an air temperature sensor.

: Slider RV-7A. I don’t love yellow, but this was still a really nice paint scheme.

: That’s the Garmin stack I’m interested in for my airplane. Also, I like the wemacs (eyeball vents).

: Bent trim tab ears. I think I’m going to cut mine off and make little ribs.

: I thought this was a bad place for the Nav antenna, but I didn’t notice it at first.

: That’s a lot of right rudder trim. I hope I don’t need that much.

: Don’t mind me, just looking at wingtip lights.

: Tip-up RV-7A. I love all RVs (group hug!), but I am really attached to the -7. (It has a big rudder, though.)

: WHOA! This is awesome. This guy really finished this joint up nicely. Everybody be jealous.

: Three screws per side plus one in the middle. Nice work.

: Good place for a strobe (still shielded from the pilot’s eyes).

: I actually like that he didn’t add a fiberglass strip over the canopy joint. (Weird latch handle, though.)

: Nicely organized and clean. (I’ve toyed with switches up top, but I’m torn. Decisions, decisions…)

: I like that canopy latch on the side. Easy to understand and operate.

: Wingtip looks nice and clean after moving the strobe to the top of the fuse.

: Nice prop, and I definitely like the horizontal induction.

: This was a Thorp, but I thought the lights-in-the-cowl thing was interesting. And by “interesting,” I mean, “no.”

: Another Thorp pic.

: This doesn’t do the place justice. More later.

: Green is good. RV-6A.

: Nice classic layout. I’m worried about knee-bumping with an eyeball vent that low. Also, I love the split master.

: Very practical inspection hole. Not aesthetically pleasing, but undeniable inspection ability.

: Same panel. (This reminds me. I haven’t really thought about my parking brake handle location.)

: This brought a tear to my eye. Bravo Mr. Sam Taylor from KC, MO. (http://flightaware.com/photos/view/653577-4c392efe6ab72c0951cdaf60d640c9437bc23ebb/aircrafttype/P28A)

: I like the gray panel, and those toggles are appropriately spaced for my fingers.

: Hey look! Commodore colors.

: That switch subpanel looks amazing, but I don’t think I could fit my knees under there.

: Don’t mind me, I’m just looking at that Andair fuel selector.

: That’s a pretty cool place for headset plugs, but unreachable in flight. Hmm.

: Great finish on the cut-instead-of-bend tab ears. I’m going to strive to make mine like this.

: Nice fit and finish all around.

: Leading edge light.

: Nice cowl pin retainer.

: The second com antenna is on the right wing. I wonder what the thought process was there.

: BEAUTIFUL PROP.

: Another nice cowl retainer.

: Hookers. (I hope that doesn’t group me into a bad Google search results page.)

: Sometimes I am jealous of SC. (Also, nav antenna location. Eh. I’d rather aim them backwards and poke someone’s eye out.))

: I’m not going to go the military route, but this RV-8 looks good.

: Nice accessible 12V power for the passenger. Good thinking.

: I love the small eyeball vents. I need to find those.

: I am planning two Infinity stick grips, so I’ll need to replicate this Copilot stick switch enable buttons. I’m going to do “trims” and “switches” (PTT always hot for pilot incapacitation reasons).

: I’m not going to name any names, but I’m positive that the tab will never catch on the elevator here.

: Another rocket steering link with (I can’t remember which) non-Van’s tailwheel fork.

: There was a lady and her dog hanging out in the shade in front of the left wing. “Is this your -8?” “Nope, just stealing shade.”

: Nice fit and finish here, too.

: I didn’t think we were allowed to not close off the HS and VS tips. I’ll have to re-read the directions.

: A picture from inside the pavilion.

: Another picture from inside the pavilion.

: More pavilion shots.

: A bad picture of the spokesman for the SC Breakfast Club and the president of Pilots N Paws.

: Another shot of the Pilots N Paws RV.

: The pavilion from far away.

: Just a shot of some of the grounds.

Good motivation for more airplane work.

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