I’ve just about got everything I need pulled together to send back to the FAA for my medical, and I’ve got a couple of flights to get in before our Labor Day vacation, so tonight we went out and did some night flying. I’ve always enjoyed flying at night. It’s so calm, typically very few […]
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Here’s my 2012 Condition Inspection Recap, you can find me Condition Inspection Checklist in the Downloads section under Owners. Aside from the general inspection, tasks completed included Oil change (AeroShell 10W50 with CamGuard added) Fuel injectors ultrasonic cleaning Adjusted the alternator belt tension Engine Compression Check #1 – 76/80 #2 – 75/80 #3 – 75/80 #3 – […]
Read MoreWell, it’s time for our annual insurance renewal, which is never really fun, but has not typically been a big deal. We’ve been carrying hull insurance, which for the uninitiated is like comprehensive on a car, while we were doing our flight testing. This will likely be the last year we carry it, but surprisingly […]
Read MoreCongratulations are in order for our Velocity friends, the Brainards, as they have agreed to buy Hugh Dunn’s Danny Maher original (short wing retract) Velocity N5165U. Hugh built it in the late nineties, and flew it to Oshkosh a couple of times, but has not flown it in a few years. He’s at the point in […]
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I’ll post a full article shortly, but we’ve started the condition inspection. That went pretty well overall, with Jerry and Reiff helping out, but Reiff did notice a tooth on my starter had fractured. I’ve sent that back to B&C for repair. In the meantime I’ve changed the oil and added CamGuard for the first time. I don’t expect to […]
Read MorePete and I moved on to another new skillset today. We did both unusual attitude recovery and simulated instrument (IFR, or hood time) flying. We started with some soft and short field work as a recap of the previous flight. I did OK, but still need some work there, the last couple being pretty good, but the […]
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