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I just got back from an amazing Cheyenne flight this Friday, and I’m still high on it as I write this on Sunday morning. Bare with me as I lead…

The Cheyenne is back and ready to fly. We flew less last year to allow maintenance items that were coming due to be completed. Squawks were cleared and avionics were…

Night departures aren’t inherently dangerous, but they do carry additional risks that should be considered. This is an account of the first three minutes of our second night departure on…

My own airplane is fresh out of annual and ready to go up to Lancaster Avionics to finally get the wire fixed on my right fuel flow transducer. This thing…

NOTE: I mentioned that I’d continue to update this post as more information became available, and I’d also be updating the price as I get a better feel for the…

UPDATE: Replacing the fuel servo has fixed the issue. Returned to service a few weeks into August, just in time for the annual. Annual completed with no squawks. Troubleshooting and…

Great Attitude: I am very happy to be alive and doing what I love almost everyday. Lots of love, fishing, and awesome flying. First off, Beverly and I found a…

The flight down required quite a bit of planning due to forecast moderate icing from 9,000′ to 22,000′. I reviewed the PIREPs, cloud cover, and AIRMETs as shown below, and…

March 27th Flight from Wilmington, DE to Atlanta’s Fulton County airport (KFTY): This was my first flight with Michael J as my copilot, and not with Jeff. Jeff has a…

Negative Transference: Jeff and I drew up a plan with Lancaster Avionics and went out to test our YAW Damper and missed approach procedures. Based on discussions with Jim and…