Allen joined me at the hangar and we located the idle mixture screws underneath each carburetor. The instructions say to close the screw all the way in and then one and a half turns out. Turns out that’s how they…
Bad vibrations
The airport opened during the week so when I got home from work mid afternoon I thought I would start up the engine and taxi around, get my air legs back, so to speak. The engine would not start, I…
Repairman Certificate
Last weekend I set myself the goal of kickstarting my Phase 1 with a resumption of flying only to find that the airport is now closed for a month (estimated) for airport lighting improvements. No warning, no notice. Lovely. I’m…
Fear of Flying
I’m sure you have noticed (if there is even anyone still looking) that there haven’t been any updates in a quite a long time and while you might think I’m too busy enjoying my newly-minted STOL to post, sadly the…
Still Here!
Updates coming soon, I am still around and the plane is still in one piece.
Back on the Flight Line
This weekend I was able to replace the blown capacitor and fuse in the charging circuit, put everything back together and test. This time I am happy to say that the ‘faulty circuit’ lamp from the regulator came on with…