Nov 9, 2020 – Anniversary Flying
These are crazy times. I’m not at all happy with the politics of today, but ready to get on with my life. It will all be fine – the pendulum…
Oct 7, 2020 – Fall Flying
Flying has been great! I’ve been flying quite a number of hours per month lately. I’ve also been busy studying for work, learning handgun safety and techniques, dieting and exercise.…
Aug 10, 2020 – Prelude to a Cluster Flight
August 10th was a Monday this year – my late mother’s birthday by coincidence. I’ll try to piece the story together of my trip down to Dallas this time, and…
Aug 2, 2020 – What I’ve been looking for
I am doing what I’ve always wanted to do. I retired from engineering and have successfully transitioned to aviation. I’m instructing in jets, and my airplane is in great shape…
Jun 16, 2020 – N833DF Follow-up Test Profile
I heard from JPI regarding my replacement temperature probes. I am a bit disappointed that they didn’t run to the mailbox and send out new probes. Instead, they asked me…
Jun 12, 2020 – Oil Change and Re-inspection
Oil Change Complete! I dropped off the airplane yesterday morning, and both Paul and Ralph jumped on the work and completed it in one day. You can see the squawk…
Jun 10, 2020 – Phase III Flying
Sorry – I couldn’t resist talking in phases with all this virus stuff still holding us back. I have been busy at work and too lazy to fly after working…
May 30, 2020 – One really good day!
This past Saturday was one really nice day for me. The weather was very temperate and there were only a few clouds hanging out around 3000′. I’m still flying conservatively…
May 12, 2020 – Bumpy CHT inspection
As you know, I’ve been tracking an issue with the left engine CHT #3 reading. You can get a sense for what it’s doing looking at the graph to the…
May 11, 2020 – Left Engine CHT#3
I am ready to go fly again this morning. My last flight was on May 3rd, and you can watch some of that flight in the video clip below. The…