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Pete's RV-8 Web Site
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Date: 9-12-2009
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Brief Description: MERFI at Grimes Field, Urbana Ohio - Page 1
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MERFI at Grimes Field, Urbana Ohio - Page 1
I decided to take a break today from building and attend the Middle East Regional Fly-In at Grimes Field in Urbana, Ohio. I figured there would be a number of RV-8s present to inspect closely to pick up some hints and ideas. I also planned to look at some of the particularly difficult areas from a builder's perspective.
The plan was to depart Dayton International Airport about 0800 for the short hop over to Urbana but my Archer let me down for the first time. I apparently have either a battery or starter problem. I suspect it's the battery but the troubleshooting will have to wait. I hate driving to a fly-in but there was no choice. Anyway, Grimes Field is only 40-45 minutes away so it all worked out.
There was an array of RVs at the fly-in but strangely enough, I found no RV-8s. I did find two F-1 Rockets, RV-3s, RV-4s, RV-6s, RV-7s and at least one RV-10. I took too many pictures to include here but in the next pages, I have included some of my favorite planes of the 400 or so present on the field.
The F-1 Rocket below was recently featured in EAA's Sport Aviation magazine. It was one of the very best homebuilts on the field.
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Rick Gray's F-1 Rocket
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The Rocket
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Rocket Cockpit
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