Jan 27, 2019 – Automated Approach Practice
Ok – so I’m at the 15 hour mark, but don’t see any harm in checking out how the autopilot is working. I performed a detailed preflight this morning and…
Jan 26, 2019 – Cross Country Flight to North Carolina
I am realizing how much I’m going to enjoy having a large and nicely equipped hangar right near my home and work. Having a nicely equipped airplane inside that hangar…
Jan 25, 2019 – Test Flight #6 & Pre-Heat Report
Report on the new Twin Hornet pre-heat system before the latest test flight is positive. Weather over the last three days has gone from bitter cold low 20’s to mid…
Jan 22, 2019 – PreHeat is here; and so is the cold!
I’m not flying today. I have a sim session starting this morning at 11am, and that won’t leave me enough time to do a daylight flight and put the airplane…
Jan 17, 2019 – Test Flight #5 Williamsburg
I’m feeling much better about things this dreary winter, with my two languishing projects behind me. Last year with the airplane and deck projects both struggling, I’d about had it…
Jan 16, 2019 – No Flying Today
I loaded my little Toro snowblower into the CRV and drove over to the hangar around 10am this morning. I also brought along the gas can to fuel up the…
Jan 16, 2019 – I need to Fly this afternoon!
I am looking for a way to drop my airplane off in Lancaster on the 27th or 28th of January. If anyone is available to offer a short flight home…
Jan 11, 2019 – Test Flight #3
Paint Repairs: I flew up to Smoketown the other day and met with Kendall at Lancaster Aero. He backed me up and gave me a great price to repair the…
Jan 6, 2019 – RETURN TO THE SKY!!
I began the day not knowing if I’d get the airplane home today or not. There’d been so many false starts and disappointments to date, I prepared myself to come…
Dec 22, 2018 – Oh Canada!
This one is a story worth telling, and I hope I can convey how satisfying it was for me. I really enjoyed the challenge of working with this young lady…