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Thursday, December 25, 2008 - Uvalde TX

Flying Low, Foscue Creek Park, Demopolis AL, December 1, 2008
Flying Low, Foscue Creek Park, Demopolis AL, December 1, 2008

Throttle position sensor report

I put on about 175 miles today and am happy to say the new throttle position sensor I installed yesterday cured the the stumbling and transmission problems I've been having. Even better, it smoothed out the transmission shifting which has always been just a bit rough. And as a bonus the cruise control works again. It never did work reliably and eventually it quit altogether. It hadn't occurred to me the throttle position sensor might influence all these things. My automotive experience predates the computer age and I really know very little about how these modern engines are controlled. Anyway, we have a happy camper here. I don't exchange gifts on Christmas but I'll accept this one.

Continuing my journey west

My plan is to follow US 90 west to Alpine TX over the next couple of days. I-10 and US 90 are the only practical choices one has to cross southern Texas and I prefer to stay off the Interstates when I can.

Travel route for the day

From San Marcos TX I went

To Bourne TX and then

To Uvalde TX

Get directions and a Google map

Night camp

Wal-Mart Parking Lot in Uvalde TX

Wal-Mart Supercenter in Uvalde TX

Wal-Mart Supercenter Store #782, 3100 East Main, Uvalde, TX 78801 - (830) 278-9117

Norden Bombsight training at Deming NM

During the Second World War, Deming was again the designated location for a training base. This time, the Deming Army Air Base was established east of town to train young airmen in the use of the secret Norden bombsight. The trainees were processed in groups of 500 every 6 weeks, and they flew their missions in the 150 AT-11 Beechcraft trainers, designated the Kansan, each armed with up to 10 practice bombs.

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