Sky Harbor Air Park (1MN8)

N44 31.7, W093 19.5, FGT (115.7) 218 degree radial, 9.0 nm, CTAF: 122.9

4311 Cass Court, Webster, MN 55088

Last fall, it was great to get back to Sky Harbor and re-live the great gatherings we’ve had in the past. Our venue changes slightly this year to the home of Marilyn Tallarita but the plan is the same as the last 30-plus years!

Bring your family and friends plus a salad or dessert to share.  The grill will be cranking out brats and hot dogs courtesy of the fine folks at Sky Harbor and all the other necessities will be provided.  A free-will offering will help the incidentals.

Fly-ins welcome of course!!  Unicom on 122.9 and please, please, please fly SAFE!!!!  Look for the friendly parking crew.

Flying Directions:  1MN8 is a 2700 foot turf runway 30-12.  Field elevation is 1100 feet.  Left hand pattern at 2100 MSL.   Parking will be along the parallel taxiway on the south side of runway by Marilyn Tallarita’s home in the center of the runway near the windsock.

Driving directions from Minneapolis (staying on paved roads):  going south on I35 to the Elko/New Market (exit 76.)  Go east on CTY RD 2 (Deuce Rd.) Turn right on Pillsbury Ave. Go south and then right (west) on 45th St. W and cross over I-35.  The road becomes 40th St. W. Turn left on Canby and then right on 45th St. W and then right on Cass Court.  Marilyn’s home is at the end of the cul-de-sac (4311 Cass Court.)  Congratulations!!  You made it!  Lost? Call Chris Strenstrom at (612) 245-4520

The TC RV Builders Group now has a set of aircraft scales available to loan to our members.

Details on the "Tool Crib" page.  Check it out!!!!!

FOR SALE......

MT Propeller Model MTV-15-B 72” Two Blade Constant Speed Prop

(No Damage History, off Always Hangared Aircraft)

Compatible with RV-3, RV-4, RV-6, RV-7, RV-8, and RV-9 aircraft using O-340, (I)360 and 375 engines

0 hours since complete IRAN service. Disassembled prop and cleaned all parts. Blade #1 leading edge replaced, Blades sanded and re-painted. Hub cylinder re-surfaced and re-anodized. Re-assembled prop with New Seals. All new hub mounting hardware. Angles set and prop re-balanced. All work by MT authorized shop Precision Propeller of Boise.

Includes Fully Assembled Front and Back Plates, and Spinner!

Total time since new: 841 hours. I can’t technically advertise this prop as “overhauled”, but it’s as close as you can get; it is flawless and ready to bolt on and fly with a great savings in cost and labor from new (approx $17,000 including spinner).

ASKING $8500/BO

Tom Mosby KLVN, thomas.mosby@gmail.com

612-280-0532

Carl Ziegler has posted a HUGE collection of building tools and test equipment available to club members for loan.  Head over to the "Tool Crib" page and check it out!!!

Video of our 2024 Spring Meeting ...  The RV Roundtable with Tom Berge.

Lake Elmo airport (21D) is in the process of implementing a noise abatement initiative.  The Metropolitical Airports Commission, which manages the airport, has been proactive in addressing a significant increase in noise complaints over the past year.  This document discussing this topic and also includes a comparison between flight operations and noise complaints at the local reliver airports. 

Video of our 2023 Spring meeting at Lake Elmo.  Guest speakers Eric Janssen and Pete Howell.

Enjoy....

The September issue of the RVator's Log is now available HERE.....

The June issue of the RVator's Log is now available HERE.....

The March issue of the RVator's Log is now available HERE.....

Mark Owen's RV-12 has been flying for several months.  Every RV that takes to the air has a back story that is unique.  Here's Mark's story...........

The March issue of the RVator's Log is ready for your literary pleasure.  Click HERE....

Most of the club was at our Summer hangar party where we honored RV-guru extraordinaire Tom Berge.  We presented Tom with a commemorative book with a ton of "Tom" photos and testimonials from club member on Tom's impact on their projects and planes.  Here's a link to the publisher where you can page through and enjoy the book!!  You can enlarge the size of the page for better viewing.

Our resident tech counselor Tom Berge recently returned from Austria where he reassembed Joerg Pfeiffer's RV-9A.  Joerg's RV had been based at the Lino Lakes, MN airpark for a number of years.  He splits his time between the U.S. and his home in Austria managing his company JP Powersports Engineering.  This fall Joerg decided he wanted to move the airplane back home to Austria.  In late November, he and Tom took the airplane apart, crated it up in a standard shipping container for the trip to Europe.  After it arrived, Joerg contracted with Tom to come put it all back to together.  So in March, Tom and his wife Karen spent two weeks in this most beaitiful part of the world splitting time between RV "work" and sightseeing.

Here's a short clip of the engine start on March 17th.  Keep in mind the battery has been sitting in the airplane since the end of November and traveled on trucks and ships for all of this time with no attention whatsoever.   The Odyssey PC680 is a pretty robust battery and will hold a charge a LONG time without human intervention!

Here's a couple shots of around the local area in Nuziders, Austria (about an hour's drive east of Zurich.)

Driving to St. Moritz

This is certainly not Minnesota!

Pretty impressive place to fly your RV!!!

Tom Irlbeck tribute page

Tom Irlbeck reflects on his  57 years as a pilot, 71 1⁄2 years of flying....

RV-4 pilot John Field recently took his niece Mono for a ride in his beautiful yellow -4.  She wrote him this REALLY COOL thank you note...  You'll love it!!! (make all that labor worth every minute!)