Month: March 2018

Fuel fuel everywhere and not a drop to drink

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…