Cheers for the weekend….
Looks like the auto-pilot and AI are playing well together. N833DF flew wonderfully in VFR and light plus turbulence this weekend. Flew a coupled approach on the GPS23 into SBY,…
Maintenance… I’ve gotten it all wrong
I drive my own stress levels occasionally by trying to achieve zero squawks in a machine this sophisticated and this experienced. Today I test flew the second new Attitude Indicator,…
Yeah Baby!! 420 Multi-Engine Hours
I purchased this airplane with the intention of building multi-engine time. After a spurt of flying these last two months, I just passed 400 hours and am climbing to the 500…
KVDF-33N: Tampa To Delaware Airpark Direct – Feb 2nd to Feb 5th
The Harley shop didn’t open until 10am, so I filed for an 11am departure thinking we might not get off until noon. I took a look at the developing weather…
At KVDF: Tampa Harley Trip – Feb 2nd to Feb 5th
Ted and I picked up the rented Street Glides and launched from Tampa for Punta Gorda. For now – I’ll just jot down a few bullets from the many places…
KRBW-KVDF: Tampa Harley Trip – Feb 2nd to Feb 5th
After lunch and a rest break, an easy 2 hour flight would be easy. Weather was clear the rest of the way, and the Harley shop was open until 7pm.…
33N-KRBW: Tampa Harley Trip – Feb 2nd to Feb 5th
Idea was to fly to Tampa and rent Harleys; ride down the coast of Florida from Clear Water to Punta Gorda; return to Tampa and fly home. Simple, right? Actually…
Critter alert 2/1/12
Flew from KGED after picking up my airplane from some maintenance. Departing RWY 22, I saw a HERD of deer (about 12) running across the approach end of RWY 4.…
Maintenance Update / Florida Trip 2/1/12
Georgetown Aero did a great job fitting in a flap adjustment, new fuel door fastener, adjusted nacelle caps, and of course – ordering and replacing that weak AI. I was…
Difficult Maintenance Decisions – Weak Attitude Indicator
My attitude indicator showed signs during the last three flights of spinning up and erecting slowly. Just last week when I came home from Florida, the AI took 10 minutes…