Mustang II    Custom-built Experimental Airplane
Experimental Homebuilder photos from construction through flights to the Bahamas and Alaska
Mission: To provide information, education and motivation for the Mustang II pilot, builder or enthusiast.

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States visited - 49! Short field Video page Landing, fullstop, then Takeoff - ALL in under 1,000 feet!

Total Flight Time : 1,154 hours, 1,419 landings First flight was June 19, 1998 - 27 years ago Audio Greeting  (443 KB) ; MP3 format  (323 KB)

Alaska 2011 - Alaska 2010 Alaska 2008 - Alaska 2007 Alaska 2006 - Alaska 2005 Alaska Home Page - Denali Alaska 2022 flight and Blog 2025 Flight AK-MS Part 1 AK-WA   Part 2 WA-MS

Photos Featured Video   Alaska Glacier Video Compilation Profile view 1; Profile view 2 Instrument Panel   ;   Hi-Res Inflight   Returning from Oshkosh 2015 Project History and Construction Photos: Part 1:   27 photos - Center section through "On the gear" Part 2:   41 photos - Wings, systems, engine, cowling Part 3:   14 photos - Project 80% complete Part 4:   32 photos - The final stretch including First Flight Part 5:   36 photos - 1999 to today: "Enjoying Flying"; Young Eagles Windshield / Canopy Mod   54 photos - Canopy lowering mod Modifications in Progress Miscellaneous Photos   links to images First Flight Photos   4 photos Videos: My YouTube Channel Alaska Glacier Video Compilation Alaska: Glaciers east of Anchorage - Sept. 2022 (HD) Alaska: Colony Glacier - 2022 (4K) Alaska: Baranof Island - April, 2022 (4K) Alaska: Mt. Fairweather - April, 2022 (4K) Alaska: Bering Glacier - April, 2022 (4K) Alaska: Harriman Glacier - April, 2022 (4K) Alaska: Chugach State Park - April, 2022 (4K) "Approach and landing at Oshkosh 2019" Video of tailwheel during landing with leaf springs (1:02) Video of tailwheel during landing with original rod spring (:26)     Entire pattern of above (timelapsed) (1:11) Flying over Eagle Glacier, Alaska YouTube video - July 21, 2011 Flying over glaciers near Anchorage, Alaska      YouTube videos - July 12th and 17th, 2010 Travel Photos: Flight from Alaska to Washington to Mississippi  June, 2025 Sixth Flight to Alaska  April, 2022 - Journal with 91 photos AirVenture 2018  35 photos Flight to the Total Eclipse  August 21, 2017 AirVenture 2015  64 photos    AirVenture 2014  21 photos    Fifth Flight to Alaska  May, 2011 - 45 photos Fourth Flight to Alaska  May, 2010 - Journal with 30 photos Alaska to The Lower 48  2008 - Journal with 69 photos Flight above the Arctic Circle  24 photos Flight to Seward, Alaska  26 photos Flights in Alaska - 2007  35 photos Third Flight to Alaska  2006 - 74 photos Bimini, Bahamas trip - Oct. 2005   112 photos   Part 2  85 photos Second Flight to Alaska   Summer, 2005 - 44 photos Québec and New England trip   26 photos   June, 2003 First Flight to Alaska   June, 2002 - 80 photos Mayaguana, Bahamas trip   30 photos   June, 2001 Bimini and Key West trip   15 photos   July, 1999 Sun-N-Fun 2002   41 photos   SNF and Sun 100 Race - Mustang II style Sun-N-Fun 2001   18 photos   From a Mustang II enthusiast's perspective Other Builders and their Photos & Videos:   Mustang Builders and Fliers   Part 1  Part 2 Kirk Harrell's Mustang II  28 photos John Veale's videos John Veale's Mustang II  19 photos    Part 2  15 photos G.R. Bill Guernsey's Mustang II Jay and Joe Fleeman's Mustang II    6 photos Steve Crocker's Mustang II    43 photos    Other Builders' Project Photos: Part 1:    38 photos     Part 2:    31 photos    Part 3:    44 photos Other Photos:   Non-Mustang & personal photos Our Cessna 150 Our Cessna Cardinal, Cardinal panel

Information Annual Inspection checklist Bahamas Entry Letter Biography of Bob Bushby , Wikipedia page Bob Bushby biography by Wesley Bushby "The Building, Modification and Flight Testing of a Mustang II Experimental Airplane"   A term paper describing the building process, psychological factors, etc. Canadian Validation Letter Cruise at Flight Level 200    Posting    Photo , FL190 Flight Manual   Downloadable files to help make a Mustang II Flight Manual Flight Tips Frequently Asked Questions - FAQs  Brief Description and Facts Lessons Learned   Tips for builders Limitations  N727RH specifications Map of Mustangs Part Numbers (N727RH) (1.2 MB) Project Description   Modifications, details and system schematics Service Letter for Mustangs , Service Bulletins page Tricycle gear conversion "Trips of a Lifetime" article   in AirVenture 2006 Program Weight & Balance Spreadsheet (Excel format) Weight & Balance Spreadsheet (Mac Numbers format) Travel Stories: Alaska Journal - 2022    Sixth Flight to Alaska by Mustang II Alaska Journal - 2010    Fourth Flight to Alaska by Mustang II Alaska Journal - 2008    From the Arctic to Mississippi Alaska Journal - 2005    Flight to Alaska by Mustang II Alaska Journal - 2002    Flight to Alaska by Mustang II "You went WHERE?, for WHAT?"     The story of the flight to Mayaguana and Rum Cay, Bahamas in the search for license plates "Bimini, Bahamas by Mustang II"    The story of the flight to Bimini and Key West Ike Bartlett's Mustang II flight around the world Other Mustang: Mustang E-Mail Group Mustang FaceBook Group Mustang Aeronautics (No affiliation) Mustangs For Sale  (From Mustang Aeronautics web site) Mustang Links  Links to Mustang II related sites Wikipedia Article on the Mustang II CAFE M-II Performance Report 1995 AOPA Fly-Off RV-7 vs. Mustang II 2013 "What My Mustang II Means to Me"   by Kirk Harrell Other: Aviation Links  and FAA Info , TFRs , NOTAMs    FAA Experimental Aircraft Advisory Circulars, A/Ds, NOTAMS, Links to other aviation sites, suppliers, information, photos. Bio , Aircraft Status CFI items , Learn to Fly   For aspiring Student and Private Pilots P-51 fly-by audio  (98 KB) Things to do in Alaska 2009 Calendar appearances

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