This is not the typical "What have you done" thread.....
I spent the last few days working on odds and ends of the "new" M1151A1. Fluids, filters, clamps, joints, being changed, tightened, inspected, greased, etc.... I finally was to the point this afternoon that I wanted to do a test drive up a county road to see what would leak, ratttle, rub, or smoke. Murphy's threatening presence and my senses being hyper for any sign of an impending failure led to quite a funny moment. About 1.5 miles into my "test flight", and just about the time when the temps were rising and the fan was beginning to cycle, a pair of F-16's on a low level came screaming by. I looked just in time to see my wife almost leap thru the open turret hole. My surprise was that her reflexes were faster than mine! These vehicles make enough noises on their own without the sound of freedom overhead! BTW.... no leaks, drips, or smoke by the time we returned home.