Moving Day!
After almost 3 1/2 years, N425KW has finally left the nest. No, not in the first flight sort of way - that'll have to wait. On Thursday morning the roll-back truck arrived to pick up my baby and haul it to the airport. (Click images for full size.)
Getting the plane up on the ramp was disappointingly anticlimactic, in that the heavens didn't part and no angels sang. However that may just mean that the towing company knew what they were doing and nothing went wrong. The tail never even came close to scraping the ground.
A few tow straps and we were ready to make the 10 mile journey to the new pad.
A few passing motorists had odd looks on their faces, but for the most part other drivers seemed rather oblivious. Probably too busy texting their friends.
Once we arrived, I hooked up the towbar to keep the nosewheel from spinning around the wrong way and gently guided it down the ramp as the truck once again did all the work.
Safely tucked away in the (heated!) hangar, alongside a friend's RV8A build:
All in all a very easy trip that went more smoothly than I could've imagined. Huge thanks to Andover Towing & Recovery for their friendly professionalism and for getting my baby there in one piece. Time for a celebratory ale!
After almost 3 1/2 years, N425KW has finally left the nest. No, not in the first flight sort of way - that'll have to wait. On Thursday morning the roll-back truck arrived to pick up my baby and haul it to the airport. (Click images for full size.)
Getting the plane up on the ramp was disappointingly anticlimactic, in that the heavens didn't part and no angels sang. However that may just mean that the towing company knew what they were doing and nothing went wrong. The tail never even came close to scraping the ground.
A few tow straps and we were ready to make the 10 mile journey to the new pad.
A few passing motorists had odd looks on their faces, but for the most part other drivers seemed rather oblivious. Probably too busy texting their friends.
Once we arrived, I hooked up the towbar to keep the nosewheel from spinning around the wrong way and gently guided it down the ramp as the truck once again did all the work.
Safely tucked away in the (heated!) hangar, alongside a friend's RV8A build:
All in all a very easy trip that went more smoothly than I could've imagined. Huge thanks to Andover Towing & Recovery for their friendly professionalism and for getting my baby there in one piece. Time for a celebratory ale!