I am moving forward quickly with preparations on my Zetec engine prior to the transplant into the Vanagon. I have completed the SK-A (adapter) and SK-C (cooling) steps of the conversion process which means that I am a few steps away from being ready to pull the old engine out and put the new one […]
Bostig, stories, van, WestfaliaIt’s hard to believe that the first month of 2009 has come and gone! I didn’t manage to write during January, since I was busy working on my resolutions and goals for the new year. Piano The only resolution I have made any measurable progress towards is learning to play the piano. I have been […]
Bostig, resolutions, stories, vanWell, it’s almost the new year and I decided to set some goals and make some resolutions for myself this year for one of the first times in my life. It’s not like I feel guilty about being fat and need a resolution to make me carry through. It’s just that it’s fun to think […]
Bostig, kayak, ramblings, resolutions, storiesWhen I first found out that I was stranded in Omaha, NB in the middle of my long Christmas flight itinerary from Denver to Elmira, NY, I became angered but didn’t take it out on the Northwest Airlines employees. Instead, I decided to make the most of my time Omaha. After all, when else would […]
storiesYou read that right, Gumby took to the skies and flew over Boulder, CO today on his quest to return to New York for Christmas! I felt confident enough to fly with Gumby on the 3rd flight with the live video downlink after just completing this 2nd flight. The new Futaba 7C 2.4GHz RC transmitter […]
digital, plane, stories, videoAfter much preparation that included soldering a custom video wire harness with +5V and +12V connections, configuring my computer to accept NTSC video via USB to video capture software, and fabricating a custom aluminum mounting bracket, I finally got my EasyStar RC airplane out with hopes to fly to it from the first person view […]
plane, storiesAfter an initial checkout of my recently built EasyStar RC airplane on Friday by Erik at LASP, I took it out Saturday morning near my house for my initial flight. The November day could not have been nicer- 60’s, sunny, and very little wind. I wound up flying for nearly an hour on a single […]
gps, mapping, plane, storiesI did my last rafting trip of the year on the Colorado River through Ruby-Horsethief and Westwater canyons from Thursday, October 16 through Sunday, October 19. I had absolutely perfect weather for mid-October with temperatures in the 60’s, not a cloud in sight, and none of the brutal afternoon winds that plagued my trip down […]
outdoors, photos, storiesOn Friday, September 26, I flew back to Philadelphia and Moorestown, NJ to attend Vinnie Balsamo’s wedding. Vinnie was one of my best friends in high school, and it was great to get back there and hang out with all my old football buddies. It was an amazing reception, but as with almost all weddings […]
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